Word: snap
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...will take a great deal of hard work to get him in proper condition to face Yale. Cowling will play first base ; he plays his position fairly well, but is weak on "pick-ups" and ground balls. He tends to play in a lazy way, and needs more snap. He is a hard, though not sure, hitter and runs well...
...cold snap of yesterday was a gentle reminder that winter was still here, and caused a little delay to the other class crews going on the river...
...requisition, and for a large part of the time three were at work. It is early as yet to give any criticism on the individual rowing of the men, but a word might be said about the general style of the first ten. There is noticeable a lack of snap in the first part of the stroke, and also too much carelessness about keeping stroke especially towards the bow; while most of the men fail to swing forward far enough. The stroke has not yet been decided upon, and until one is found the work of the crew must necessarily...
...semi-annuals are at hand and the men think that they cannot spare the time but must now make up for that lost during the foot-ball season. Besides, even if they should begin to practice and train so late in the season, a cold snap would come, and there would be so much snow that it would be impossible to play; and all the trouble would be for nothing...
...Princeton men excelled in securing the ball, and in the snap and energy with which they kicked and tackled, while Harvard, who much surpassed them in weight, broke oftener through the rush line, but did not gain any decided advantage. [N. Y. Herald...