Word: snap
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...received high marks for two or three years hardly cares to court a D by taking a subject that he realizes he may get that mark on,- no matter though the course be both desirable and beneficial. The rule stands as a temptation to take snap courses and as a beacon light to earn men from instructors who have the reputation of being hard markers, although these self same instructors may be among the most desirable men to be under, in the college. Moreover it kills the ambition which a lower classman may have, for a D once received...
...uninteresting manner. The rushers on both sides were poor. Germer in attempting to make a fair catch collided with Devens and lost the ball. Bancroft got it and passed to Bradle, who made a touchdown. Perry failed to kick the goal. The playing now seemed to be without any snap. Harvard blocked very poorly and repeatedly failed to get touchdowns even when within 20 feet of the line. At last the ball was kicked over the Tech line and Slocum managed to fall on it first. Then Perry tried for a goal but failed and Trafford got another touchdown...
...result of yesterday's game was more than the most sanguine could expect. The nine played an admirable game at the bat and a variable game - both brilliant and bad in the field. Our battery worked with wonderful effect and the whole nine showed snap and cool calculation at the right moments. Such a victory as we gained yesterday recalls our career on the diamond two years ago and makes us look to the final result of the series with more assurance. Every man in the nine should receive warm applause of the whole college...
Yesterday afternoon Harvard was compelled to play her change battery and a substitute against the strongest college team outside of Yale, Princeton and Harvard. The result was fatal. The game throughout was played without snap or energy, the batting by Harvard was weak and careless, although many hits would not have been made in any event for Van Wormer pitched a fine game. Williams could not hit Bingham at all except Burden, whose batting was a feature of the game...
...whole the Harvard men had better put a little more snap into their game if they expect to make the showing against Princeton on Saturday and against Yale in the race for the championship that the college has a right to ask. The nine has severe hard iuck, but yet that should awaken it to greater enthusiasm and courage. We hope that yesterday's game will do something to stop the fooling which has been indulged in much too frequently lately. The score...