Word: snapping
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...rather early in the season to estimate accurately the strength of the foot ball team, yet the work Saturday calls for some comment. The most marked faults were a general lack of snap and a looseness of playing at critical points. Stevens started off with such a rush that Harvard seemed dazed for at least five minutes and could not get possession of the ball. Several times the ball was lost by pure carelessness; in two instances it was deliberately taken from Harvard players while running. The men tackled and blocked well, and the individual work was good. With...
...Exeter eleven which will play on Jarvis this afternoon is said to be a trifle inferior to the teams of previous years. The men are as a general thing ligh, but they are said to play with a deal of snap...
...made. Princeton undiscouraged by Harvard's lead played a sure and steady game straight through, and well earned the game. She fairly outdid Harvard, batting stronger, and fielding almost perfectly. Harvard's batting, except in the first inning, was very weak, and her field work lacked snap. The men seemed to be satisfied with the lead obtained early in the game and their work thereafter was characterized by little vigor or energy...
Another ten inning game was played on Holmes field yesterday afternoon between the freshmen and the Fall River High School team. Ninety-two played without snap, and the baserunning as usual was poor. The batting was weak except in the tenth inning when Cummin and Wrenn made clean hits, thereby bringing in the winning runs. Spalding pitched a good game, but his support from Hollis was, at times, very loose. Wrenn played a beautiful game at second base with the exception of his inexcusable muffs of thrown balls. Carpenter played faultlessly at first, and Cummin made good catches in left...
...freshman nine defeated St. Mark's School at Southboro, Saturday afternoon. The Ninety-two team played well together and batted strongly, but their opponents were very weak, and consequently the freshmen won the game without much difficulty. The freshmen lacked snap in their play however, and much improvement will be needed if a good showing is to be made against Yale '91. Appended is the score...