Word: snap
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Newell Freshmen are large, and should turn out well after a little more experience. They are rather short forward, lack snap, and slump at the finish of the stroke. The Weld Freshmen, though smaller than the Newell, have had more experience. At present they do not row well together, and as a result their boat rolls badly. They have a tendency to rush their slides and hang at the full reach...
...special significance are the remarks of the Dean on 'soft' courses and 'snap-hunting'; for these words express the commone objections to the elective system. The statistical tables relate to the following points in the working of an elective system: what percentage of each class choose little or nothing but elementary work throughout their College course; what percentage drop the Classics immediately on entering College, or at the beginning of the Sophomore year; what percentage drop mathematics immediately on entering College; what percentage begin to specialize not later than the Sophomore year--that is, take at least half their work...
...second crew has the same qualities as the first except that it has more snap and less staying power. The make-up is: Stroke, E. B. Roberts; 7, Brooks; 6, Burton; 5, Bent; 4, Pumpelly; 3, Loud; 2, Covel; bow, George; cox., Boothby...
...innovation of a machine to develop the line defense was brought into the preliminary practice. It consisted of a long padded board mounted on rollers, running parallel to the ground about three feet above it. The men were lined up against it and at the snap of the ball lunged at it and pushed it ahead of them. If one side of the line was slow the machine slewed around and showed where the weakness was. After some work of this sort the linemen were given some hard defensive practice, while the backs were put through the plays. The first...
...Harvard's defense was a little the better, while in offense Brown had a slight advantage. Brown would have scored a touchdown in the first half but for the Freshmen's good stand on the four yard line. The Freshmen lacked team work and the backs failed to put snap into their play. The ends got down the field well and several times recovered the ball on fumbles. Pruyn's punting was good, but on exchanges of kicks he lost through Marshall's poor work in running back the ball. Of the Brown players, Crowell, Newton and Ball were...