Word: snap
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...appeared in that periodical for a long time. Though the "Twentieth Century Martyr" savors a little of the burlesque and would require some toning down to satisfy certain sticklers about good taste yet it is exceedingly witty and ingenious. The plot is amusing and is worked out with snap. Certain allusions to a respectable English lady novelist of the early part of this century will be appreciated by most of the readers of the story...
...strengthening the team seems to be in batting. An improvement must also be made in the general style and spirit of the play. Yesterday there was a tendency to the lifeless, mechanical work that was so noticeable and discouraging in last year's nine. The players must get more snap and vigor with their batting and fielding before they can hope to bring the intercollegiate championship to Harvard...
...crew, more then twice the usual number, but it does not appear that the unusual number has produced unusual material. The men do not seem to row very well nor do they look very strong. Although they have not been told to row hard, they do not exhibit enough snap in their work. They have been so far rowing with their arms straight without sliding. No men have shown themselves so good as be sure of a place on the sight and changes are made almost daily in the order of the crews. Mr. Alexander, '87, has been coaching them...
This change it is thought will enable the crew to get a sharper catch when they first get on the water and, it is hoped, will save the time that has formerly been wasted in putting snap and vim into the crew's work. These improvements will enable the crew to row from sixteen to eighteen strokes per minute right away, whereas formerly this rate was never attained until the latter part of February...
...former practice. Here follows an excellent example of the effect of legislation upon the game. Had this rule been directed against the kicking back instead of against the picking up in the scrimmage our quarter back play would not have followed as it almost immediately did. Legislation favored snapping the ball back as the best and most scientific outlet for a scrimmage, and it is upon this line that our game developed. Once started in this direction the development was rapid, and in a few years the system of snapping back and quarter-back passing had put the game...