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Word: snap (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...pick from at the Weld, although the first Newell has more experienced oarsmen than the first Weld. The chief fault of the first Weld is its slow, lifeless stroke, which causes the men to hang at the full reach and to lack leg-drive. The first Newell has more snap, but is inclined to slump and to wash out at the finish...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FALL REGATTA TODAY. | 11/15/1901 | See Source »

...time allowed the Freshmen to make any gains through the line. The Senior formations got started quickly, and the interference on end plays showed much improvement. There was some fumbling, but the signals were well understood, and the plays were run off with snap and dash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Football Practice. | 11/14/1901 | See Source »

...made some substantial gains through tackle and guard. Later on, however, with the ball in their possession, the Freshman eleven started more quickly and pushed steadily down the field by means of line plunges. The interference was better formed and the men got into the plays with more snap. J. L. Knox '98, who has had charge of the Freshman teams for the past few years, assisted in the coaching...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Football Practice. | 11/13/1901 | See Source »

...game between the Yale and Princeton freshmen was won by Yale, 11 to 0. Superior weight and a fair execution of the tackles-back play gave Yale an advantage which was increased by the speed and snap with which the men played. Princeton once had the ball on Yale's three yard line but was held for downs...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Football Games Saturday. | 11/11/1901 | See Source »

...before, and an entire absence of team work helped to make this one of the most discouraging exhibitions the team has given this fall. By greater weight and a few fairly good plays, however, the first team was able to score three touchdowns. The second eleven showed far more snap and aggressiveness and several times h d the ball within twenty yards of the first's goal line. Well executed trick plays were the means of a number of the second team's gains. The first eleven made most of their advances on plunges just outside of tackle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman Football Practice. | 11/7/1901 | See Source »

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