Word: snapped
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...preliminary work consisted principally of breaking through and running off the signals. There was the same lack of snap in the running of the backs, and the quarters have not yet mastered the codes well enough to keep the plays running very rapidly...
...game with Boston University, Brown had several substitutes on the team and yet won by a score of 44 to 0. With the exception of some rather inexcusable fumbling, the work of the Brown backs was excellent, and the entire team showed snap and endurance...
...short game was then played with the second eleven, the halves being ten minutes each. Garrison played at quarter on the 'Varsity and put much snap into the game. He also did some good tackling. Haughton made one run of forty yards, having obtained the ball on the 'Varsity's five yard line. The game was closely contested at the beginning, the second eleven making several good gains through centre and right guard. Burden then braced up and for the rest of the game the 'Varsity made all the gains, scoring two touchdowns. Wadsworth and Lee of the second eleven...
...Varsity backs fumbled continually. There was no snap in the work. Tha plays started slowly, were mixed up all the time, and everything was done in a listless manner. Garrison, who was new at quarterback, may have been partly to blame for all this, but Haughton and Brown deserve their good share of the blame...
...retirement of several of the best men. Doucette injured his knee, Wheeler sustained a compound fracture of the nose, while Cochrance and Sullivan were both laid off with turned ankles. Their places were taken by Burden, Swain, Maguire and Cozzens. Burden did fairly well although his poor snapping at times had something to do with Maguire's inaccurate passing. The play of the 'Varsity during this half deteriorated considerably over their previous showing. The tendency to fumble became more marked, and the men played with less snap. The punting of both sides was very fair. Haughton, however, outclassed Draper...