Word: snap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...game should prove exciting and hard played throughout. Each team has made about the same showing against elevens with which both have played. The freshmen are light in the line but they have been playing with snap and have acquired a good deal of team play under Mr. Morse's coaching...
Some good material has shown up for the university crew. It is good, strong number in most cases, and in hardly any, does it seem to lack the necessary spring and snap to make it valuable stock to be worked into excellent furnishing for the 'varsity boat. Several men now playing foot ball have shown good qualities for rowing and will join the others soon. Judging from the present showing of new candidates, there will be a lively contest for the positions in boat this year...
...several times the freshman backs were downed before they could stir from their tracks. Considerable gains were made around Harvard's right end which could not hold its own. The freshmen were at times sleepy, but as a whole the game went off with a good deal of snap. The make-up of the teams was as follows...
...Ninety-five eleven is very light and has a good deal to learn about the game, especially the men in the line. The team however played a good offensive game and the backs showed more snap and team work than do the usual freshman backs. They did not fumble, ran well and showed that they were able to stand a good deal of hard work...
...game was an improvement on Saturday's game with the English High, still if '94 has any idea of winning the class championship she cannot rest on the laurels of yesterday's game. Lee at centre has strengthened that part of the team somewhat but he was slow at snapping back the ball. Cabot played at quarter after Earle was compelled to leave from an injury to his knee. It was his first game this season and he showed a lack of practice, but otherwise did well. The ends were slow on getting down on a kick and there...