Word: snap
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...short brushes between the crews they finished even for the most part, but sometimes the second gained by rowing a higher stroke. The first crew is now rowing with a more even beat than the second, and is better together, but the second seems to have more snap and life...
...that they could not last the distance. At the Longwood bridge Ayer's crew had reduced the distance between the eights to three lengths, and at Harvard bridge Bullard's crew was still leading by that distance. For the last mile both crews rowed with more snap and life, raising the stroke gradually to 32 and at the finish to 35. Bullard's crew finished about three lengths ahead...
...well, but has a tendency to over step. H. S. Hutchinson '04 is improving in speed and control. His batting is weak. F. H. Schoenfuss '04 is as yet awkward, being unaccustomed to the new motion. He does not start the ball high enough or finish out with sufficient snap; but on the whole he has good control. At the bat he steps away badly, slugs, and hits at bad balls. R. R. Alexander '04 and H. C. Dudley '02 are both improving...
...most interesting points discussed in connection with the elective system is the question of "snap" courses To evade hard work 173 men elected easy courses; 566 did not; 266 chose easy courses for other reasons. Investigation of the College records shows that the number of easy courses taken by each man is not great; of 448 members of the class of 1901, only 31 took more than four courses reputed to be "snaps...
...Yale team arrived in Boston at 9 o'clock last night. The team is strong and well drilled, having been organized early in the season and having already played several games. The Harvard eleven went through light signal practice yesterday afternoon and showed a decided improvement in the snap and precision of running off the plays. Eleven colleges are represented in the team and all the players were on their college teams, three having been been captains...