Word: snap
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...ragged, was more consistent and effective than on the day before. The backs started somewhat more quickly and the linemen opened better holes. The first was able to gain on the second at almost every rush, but the gains would have been longer if the men had put more snap into their play...
...Freshman practice yesterday was a decided improvement over the playing in Saturday's game. In the long signal practice which preceded the line-up the plays were executed with snap and accuracy. In the twenty minutes of actual play between the first and second elevens the men played hard and aggressively, and the first team scored three times on the second...
Baldwin and Lee were in the line-up and played well. Lee made several excellent openings, and worked well with the other linemen. Baldwin played with a great deal of snap and directed the plays quickly. Parmelee for the second eleven was effective in backing up the line...
...practice yesterday was light. The first team lined up and went through signal practice and then played two halves of ten and eight minutes against the second. The playing was slow and listless. The backs did not start quickly and did not play with any snap or dash. The interference either formed late or did not form at all. The linemen were slow in charging and lacked aggressiveness...
...first half the team showed considerable weakness in failing to score. The cause of this was fumbling and the slowness of the backs in starting. In the second half, however, the backs started quickly, followed the interference closely, and kept their feet, playing with a snap and dash that resulted in two touchdowns. There was no fumbling in the second half, and the plays worked smoothly...