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Word: snapped (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1890-1899
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...surprising as it was overwhelming. The team felt confident of winning when they left for New Haven, but the hard races in the Pennsylvania games and the time trials on Tuesday seemed to take all the speed out of them. The men on the whole had no snap or vigor, and their opponents were very evidently in much better physical condition...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YALE, 80; HARVARD, 24. | 5/17/1897 | See Source »

...crew has a tendency to shorten on the body work, to be late in applying the power, and to lack life on the recover. The crew keep the boat on its keel in fairly good form and they are spacing well. With an improvement in time and snap the crew should make a creditable showing...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE WELD CREWS. | 5/3/1897 | See Source »

...been dispelled. The demand for tickets for the Cambridge performances has been greater than the supply and only a few poor seats can now be obtained for the Boston performances on Monday and Tuesday. The many specialties are most enthusiastically received and the whole show goes off with snap and vigor...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HASTY PUDDING PLAY. | 5/1/1897 | See Source »

...speaking at the trial debate last night lacked the snap and life that has characterized the former trials but the arguments were well handled. Dean Briggs and Professor Baker acted as judges...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Freshman-Union Sophomore Debate. | 4/30/1897 | See Source »

Yesterday afternoon the 'Varsity nine defeated Pawtucket on Holmes Field by the score of thirteen to six. The men played with more snap and showed a great improvement over their playing in the Tufts game...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Nine Wins. | 4/15/1897 | See Source »

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