Word: snap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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Harvard's play was anything but first-class. The backs as usual made good individual gains; but they were helped little by the forwards whose interference, especially in the first half, amounted to nothing at all. The whole rush-line lacked snap and precision. It could not prevent Stagg's team from making gains by the same wedge which they used successfully in breaking Harvard's line in the first game. No part of the Harvard rush-line proved able to stop the play; for it went through by the tackles just about as frequently as between the guards...
...game was one of the best played contests seen in Cambridge this year, Both teams played with snap and tackled sharply and hard. The juniors after their victory over '92 were generally considered sure winners, the only question being about the score. Since the freshman game '94, however, by hard work acquired a strong team play and got their men into such condition that they were able to cope with their stronger and heavier opponents. '93 played a hard and plucky game but were outplayed at all points. Blake and Williams the sophomore guards broke through continually and effectually stopped...
Play at present is somewhat crippled owing to an injury of Wadsworth's shoulder and the laying up of Whitman, the temporary captain and one of the candidates for quarter-back. Wadsworth has been playing left end and with more snap and life infused into him can put up a strong game. He will probably be out again Monday...
...elevens played off their tie yesterday afternoon, the juniors winning by a score of 18 to 0. Since the game last Thursday, Burgess has been coaching the '93 men, and the effect of his advice was evident in the play of the entire team. Their play was full of snap and life; the centre men broke through well, the tackles would not be blocked off, and the backs were quick in getting away and fumbled very little. All these improvements can be traced directly to the coaching of Burgess...
...substituted. Soon after this Duffield was pushed over for another touch down. No goal. Lockett's pass for a kick was poor, and '93 got the ball and soon scored another touch-down, from which Duffield kicked the goal. '92 started from the centre of the field with great snap. Short, sharp rushes, and a dash between tackle and end for fifteen yards by Green took the ball to '93's ten yard line, but here the juniors braced and further progress was stopped. Time was called very soon after. The game was umpired by Bass, L. S. McNear...