Word: snapping
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...practice of the 'varsity football squad yesterday afternoon was full of snap. Waters seemed to put new life into the tacles as they showed considerable improvement. Stevenson was more successful on defensive work. In the offensive work he frequently broke through but after he got through he never accomplished anything. Especially was this true when he broke through on kicks. He never seemed really to try to stop the kick...
...ninety-eight football team went through some sharp practice yesterday afternoon. After passing and falling on the ball, the two elevens lined up for a short game. Wheeler, Woodward and Captain Rice did the coaching. The men played hard and with snap...
Though there was occasional fumbling, the play was marked by more snap and dash than usual. After practicing signals for about half an hour the first and third elevens lined up as follows...
...seem to be able to do so yesterday. Of the men in the line Gould played perhaps the best game. He was active, got through once in a while, and got into the interference fairly well. Neither Beale nor Hamlen succeeded in getting as much snap into the men as Borden did last Saturday. Hamlen was exceedingly slow in giving his signals and Beale was little better...
Beale failed to get any snap into the playing in the second half, such as Borden got into the first half...