Word: snap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...just how much this affected the strength of their team, any comparison of the college teams on the basis of yesterday's score would be misleading. It can be safely said, however, that Harvard played the best game of the season. The work of the eleven was full of snap; the men never stopped playing football except for a short time at the beginning of the second half. The rush line continues to show improvement. The presence of P. Trafford has greatly strengthened the centre and infused a degree of confidence into the whole line which it has lacked heretofore...
...seniors and a scrub eleven played a short half on Norton's last Saturday. The former had little difficulty in running up the score. Weld made three touch-downs and kicked three goals and the second eleven were forced to make a safety. Ninety-one played well and with snap and interest...
...Phelanran around the end and scored. Whitehead kicked the goal. Score, 11-0. Ninety-four made a little improvement but soon Phelan ran around the other end and almost scored when time was called. It would have been difficult for a team to take less interest, play with less snap and team work than did the freshman team...
...playing of both teams was full of snap, especially in the first half. During this half the Cambridge boys put up a very stiff game and came very near scoring...
Ninety-two played two twenty minute halves with the Cambridge Latin School on the common. The juniors had much the heavier team. Considering their light weight Cambridge played a very good game. Both sides were careless during the first half, but showed much more snap during the second. During the second half Cambridge came dangerously near scoring, but they lost their opportunity through their own fumbling as well as through '92's sharp playing. The juniors played the last part of the game with only 10 men, as Henry was disqualified. Score, Ninety-two 30; Cambridge Latin...