Word: snap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...weaknesses. At the beginning of the year Harvard had before her the task of developing three centre men and all the left side of the line and of finding a quarter-back. Yale had at the left side of her line and the centre, - except the one position of snap-back - veteran men. She had to find-a full-back. In other words, Harvard had everything to do which Yale had; and moreover had the centre to make...
...with a short intermission continued till almost five. The noteworthy feature of the play was the team work and general good play of the second eleven. The first eleven seemed to be still a trifle tired after their hard game on Saturday and unable to play with much snap, and the result was that the second eleven backs made long gains through the 'varsity rush-line. White scored two touch downs for the second eleven, making one of them from almost the centre of the field. Burgess also made some very good rushes...
...Harvard's line for further gains. B. A. A. regularly made in two downs her requisite five yards as far as Harvard's 25-yd, line. Then the ball went to Harvard on Kip's holding. Lake took the ball four yards around the right end, but on the snap-back a fumble gave B. A. A. the chance to take the offensive again. Harvard blocked more strongly and took the play on four downs. Trafford punted, Boyden muffed and Hallowell fell on the ball at B. A. A.'s forty-five yard line. Corbett went through the centre...
...make a dash at the line without hope of any help. The Trinity men broke through easily and frequently downed the Harvard backs in their tracks. The consequence was that Harvard lost the ball time and again on four downs. In the second half Harvard played with more snap and blocked off to better advantage than in the first half, when Harvard scored only two touch downs altogether...
...little surprising that such a large class should have so few strong candidates for the crew. And of the large men that are trying several will be dropped in favor of the smaller men unless they show that they can and are willing to put a lot of snap into their work. D. F. Jones '92 is on a sharp watch for everything that will go to show the worth of the men for the purpose at hand...