The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-14
AT DEAR OLD BROWN.
PLENTY OF GOOD MATERIAL FOR
4 F0OTBALL TEAM
Even Without the Three Cracks Over
Whose Advent yaIe Has Raised Such
. Howi-Team Already at Work.

The Brown football team for this year
has better prospects for success than ever
before. Since Monday eleven men have
been in traiuinR. although college does
not open until the 20th. Practice is at 10
a. m. and 8 p. m. Passing. falling on the
ball, punting, line practice and running
are the chief features. The men are get
ting in some hard work and by the first
Of next month the team will be in fine
shape.
All the members OF last years team are
back. and much new material has shown
up while still more is expected.
New Athletic Material.
. Among the athletic material to enter
Brown are Donavan. Murphy and Mil
lard OF Andover. According TO the New
York Times OF September Q. these three
men were to enter Yale and their change
OF mind Is "A cause OF grief and remon-
STRANGE to the Yale blow ers. The
Times proceeds to stale:
"The reason of this sudden change Of
heart Is due to the action Of Brown in
exercising the same tactics which led to
her expulsion from the New England 1n-
ter-collegiate baseball association, con-
sisting OF Amherst, Williams and Dart
mouth, at the time she induced Pitcher
Sexton to leave Amherst and Pitcher
Woodcock to leave Dartmouth"
The Times claims that Brown offered
money to the young men. who, being in
moderate circumstances, did not refuse
the offers, Notwithstanding the efforts
of Yale to the G. ntrary. The Times gees
on to state that these offers were made
by Hopkins of Andoyer who entered
Brown during the last year and was
elected captain OF the Brown football
teams and the manager OF the Brown
baseball team, who were seen with the
three Andover men several times during
the spin.
YaIe's Baby Act.
That Yale feels sore at losing such
material is not to be wondered at but
that she accuses Brown of undetermined
means is beneath the dignity of a college
OF Yale's size.
Murphy comes from ST. Louis and
during the last year played on the Au-
dover team which beat Brown. Amherst
and Tufts and was beaten by Yale to 1.
He is without doubt one OF the best COL
lege catcLers in the country. He is also
football player and played tackle
on Andover's team during the last yei z.
II he had entered Yale he would probably
make that position in the Varsity team,
as both Wallis and Winter graduated
with 1913.
Millard played half back in Andover's
football team and played centreiield on
the baseball nine. He wasa heavy hitter
and good base runner.
Donavan played short stop on the An
dover team and was regarded as sure
successor OF Murphy on the Yale team.
He does not play foot ball.
Neither Have Yet Entered.
The facts OF the case are, however, that
none OF the three men have yet registered
at Brown and their entrance in that COL
lege is only a rumor. Millard alone has
signified his intention of entering that
university.
The jealous spirit displayed by Yale ut
the growing prestige OF Browns athletics
is unworthy of any institution. There
is no reason why every athl, te should en-
ter Yale. Otherwise there could be no
competition. Captain Hopkins. accord
ing TO his own statement, preferred the
Brown courses to the Yale on account OF
the fine elective tests. Millard Is
warm, personal friend of his aud nothing
is more natural than for him to turn also
to Brown.
Moreover, Yale can hardly afford to
charge other colleges with professional
ism or underhaud means. Jealousy and
disappointment is the whole story In
nutshell.
Other Charges Bascless.
The charges in regard TO Sexton and
Woodc )ck are as erroneous as the other
statements OF the article. Brown was
not in the association at the time these
men entered Amherst and Dartmouth
respectively.
Plenty of Good Men Besides.
However, even should these men not
show up Brown has plenty of good ma
terial In the line for centre are Butlar,
Brown '95 weighing l05. who played some
last year, Call '96 weight l95, and Coombs
n new mau. OF the three Coombs is
the most promising. He comes from
Yves brook academy, N. H., where he
PLAYED i'm the team. H weighs 2l0
pounds and is an aggressive man in the
line and remarkably q ick for large
man.
For guards are Smith. '96, and Hast
iugs, II. S.. both Of last years team. Hast
ings played in the Bowdoin eleven which
played Harvard close score a few years
ago. He knows the game thoroughly
and takes rank with the best guards in
the country. lie is sure of his posi-
ton. lie weighs 100. Smith played
guard and centre last year. He
is but ls and weighs 2f0 He Is rather
clumsy in handling himself and will have
To work TO make the team. Lancey. '95,
of last years team will also try for
guard. Lancey weighs lS5 and is strong
in aggressive play but lacks knowledge
OF the game.
For tackle there is plenty Of good ma
terial. Aldick '94 chamberlain '9i, Wott
'96 are the most promising. All showed
up vel last year and with
Millard aud Murphy as tackle it will be
one of the strongest places on the team.
Wott Is new man at the game, but
showed up wonderfully we'll last year,
aud with proper coaching this year will
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