The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-30
Our Football Men and Their Friends
Very Weary.
SCORE OF 5S TO 0 MADE 'EM TIRED
However, the Game Was . Very Good
One and the Brownttes Are Casting =
Hopeful Eye to tho Futurs-w eak
and Strong Points OF the Team.

Brown played Harva-d Sa urday for the
hrst time IN the history Of the two col
leges, as Brown has never before had a
football eleven strong enough to line mp
against the crimson. Since IL was known
that Manager George had cured date
with Harvard, speculation was rife as to
the probable score, and enthu usiastic sup
porters OF the Brown hoped to see the oval
carried across Harvard goal twice. Over
$50 students accompanied the team
and their CONSTANT cheering did
much to encourage III, men. A weary
set OF men came back TO Providence, 8 I'd
Ht the thought OF $50 score. aud most
weary OF all. the football men, who had
for TWO half hours allowed the Har-
ward men to jump on their heads. ki,k
the faces, twist their necks, slug and
break up and devastate generally VIII n
the umpire was not ooking.
Harvard played hard, ugh game,
showing that football Is
No ParIor sport
and the Brown men soon learned to fol-
low their example. aud In the second half
more than one Harvard man arose rub
bing his head, for IL Brown men didn's
know how to play bail. they knew enough
TO hold their own IL the other side
wished to scrap. The game, on the whole,
however, was clean aEd interesting TO
watch, and twice the attempts OF Brown
to score male the game exciting.
Brown started of at lively pace and
quickly carried the ball TO Harvard's flf-
teen yard line. Milard making a beauti-
ful run round the end OF twenty-five
yards. Brewer being the only man to keep
him from scoring. but he was competent
aud Millard got no farther and the ball
went TO Harvard on four downs.
The first Harvard play resulted ia a
touchdown. Brewer running los yards,
aided by the fine interference Of the team.
The new system OF interference worked
we'll against Brown, who seemed to be
Utterly powerless 20 prevent Harvard
from making long gains. and only the
fine work OF the backs in
tackling kept Harvard from rolling up
u much larger score. Browns second
attempt to score was in the second half,
when she forced the ball within Har-
wards ten yard line. With three yards
to gain on the third down, Donovan
passed the ball to Millard. who, by fine
run of % ysrds, had brought the ball
dangerously
Near Harvnrd's Line,
but Millard was downed before he could
start and the Harvard rushers quickly
carried the ball down the field for another
touchdown.
The work Of the men was at times of
high order. but they did not seem to be
able to keep up the same game through
out, ana lacked the necessary 'snap" to
carry the ball over Harvard's line. Some
excuse was the crippled condition of the
men, Capt. Hopkins being in poor shape
on account Of his game leg. and several
others in the team being more or less
disabled.
Mccarthy at full back played q great
game. His punting was fine. one punt sail
ing for fifty-five yards into Harvard Is goal.
His tackling was good, and twice he
nailed his man. surrounded as he was by
blockers He oucked the line for
good gains. Robinson in the second
half kept up his reputation as n
ground gamer and made the necessary
gain almost every time. He funhlsd
twice badly and was so slow in puntinn
that his punts were spoiled. His inter-
ference was poor but he tackled in first
rete shape.
Hopkins and Millard we're easily the
stars, Millard's two runs round the end
being the biggest gains made by any
team playing against Harvard this fall.
In fact Browns offensive game
was good for the most part and
gained more ground than any pre-
vious team, but the defensive work was
utterly lacking Neither did the men
seem to work together as we'll as usual.
and acted rather ratified at times. Deni-
son played a good game at end and got in
several goo0 tackles. Wott proved q
good ground gamer, but did not hold
his man very well. Hastings and Smith
proved Themselves eunal TO Mather and
Acton. but Coombs at centre was no match
for Lewis. Aldrich aud Llncey at tackle
did well and through Connor and Real,
the Harvard right tackles, Brown
made most OF her gains. Casey
at end did as we'll as
could be expected against Emmons.
Donovan a. quarter, though bol hered by
stiff neck. played a good game aud his
tackling was superb. He gave the sig
mails for the most part with good judg-
ment aud got into every play in good
shape.
Notwithstanding the large score. the
prospects Of the the tam are not so dis
couraging as they might be. The men
got many good points by meeting a snpe-
rior Am, and their work at times showed
what the men, with proper training.
are capable Of Football at Brown is yet
in it's infancy, but the time is not FAR of
when IL is question OF winning aud not
of scoring against Harvard or any other
team.