Word: snap
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...steadiness of Captain Howe that Yale displayed as good a game as she did. True, he handled two or three punts badly, but he was the only man on the field who could make any considerable gain on running back a punt, and it was he who instilled a snap into the Yale team which contrasted with the rather slow preparation of the Harvard men. He could not, however, instill a snap in the starting of his men, whereas the Crimson backs started with a rush that was sure to advance the ball a little...
...brisk wind and cold air that blew across the field put more snap and ginger into the men than they have shown for a week. Everyone who played in the Carlisle game was out in fine condition, both regulars and substitutes...
...last scrimmage of the week before the Princeton game tomorrow took place yesterday on Soldiers Field behind closed gates. There was unusual snap to the work, and the whole squad, with the exception of Potter and Felton, appeared in the best of condition and eager for tomorrow's contest. Potter has been given very light work all week but it is expected that he will be in condition to start at the quarterback position. In case he is not able to lead the team, Gardner, who has been out of the game for nearly a month, will...
...through one of the hardest practices o the season yesterday afternoon. An hour was spent in drilling the backs in putting out ends, running down under punts, and in interfering on simple end runs. Then the first team held a half-hour signal practice in which more snap was evidenced than at any time this year. The men started quickly and the plays were run off smoothly...
...regularly, and all three will get into the big games. Cooney, the former Exeter player, is playing a fine game at either centre or guard. Read, who was first string centre till injured, will return to play this week, but has an uphill task to displace Ketcham, the freshman snap-back of last season, who is playing a fast and powerful game. Indications are that Cooney will win the competition for the second string snapback...