The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-30

retire, and sub-guard had TO be used
also, so that 1t was wonder the Massacku-
setts men won the second hsif-4-0.
The visiting team played surprisingly
strong game and have good reason to be
pleased.
Ye,terdsy's game closes the foot bal
season ie fo. the Brown s.,, team: terminal.
in the history of the sport at Brown
University. Starting this autumn with a
rank not at all above tho average for the
minor colleges, Brown now holds fifth
place In the intercollegiate rating, stand
Ing next to the four big teuns: Yale,
Harvard, Princeton and Pennsyivssia.
Cornell, the only other claimant for NTH
place, is inferior 10 Brown In comparative
scoring, inasmuch as Brown beat Dart
mouth 20-4, Dartmouth beat Williams
100 and Williams tied Cornell.
Apart from the unfortunate game with
the Massachusetts Institute of Techno-
logy, where Browns aeieat was puzzler
work OF the team, the crimson and
the blue are the only colors
victorious over the brown and white.
OF these two, Harvard has been
scored on by Brown for the first time in
her history and Yale was kept TO a score
Of 90 for a whole half. Again the re-
doubtable Dartmouth rush end, rsputed
against the score OF 2o-4, by which they
were beaten.
The Brown University Football Asso-
citation began the season under heavy en-
barrassmsnt, weighted down by unpsin
debts dating back fer three or feur years.
From financial standpoint football had
never been success In previous years,
and the coming year did not seem likely
TO be en exception. But at mas
meeting OF the students on September q,
two days before the first game, an amount
OF enthusiasm was evinced that fousd
material expression In subscriptions
amounting - $1,000, placing the as
tary basis resulted in lifting the
depression and encouraging the
football players and the student body at
large. Manager Hoye and Assistant
Manager Murdock prepared q schedule OF
dates that brought the Brown eleven into
opposition with some of the best foot
ball talent la the country.
The season opened September 2e
with practice game on Lincoln
Field with Fsrt Adams, . team COM
posed of soldiers stationed at Newport.
Score-Brown %, Fort Adams 0. Oot.
came the first game w;th Yale Mt New
Haven, where Brown at one stage of the
contest had the ball within si1tsen inches
of the Yale goal line, and undou btedly
the leather by a rank decision of a badly
ratified referee. Score-Brown 0, Yale 20.
The game with the Boston Athlstic
Association followed on Lincoln Fl Id,
Oct. 9; and, although a heavier tears, he
visitors sustained defeat. Sccrs-BreN n,
28; B. A. A., o.
Cambridge was the scene of the next
struggle, Oct. IL, Brown lin
ing up against Harysrd's staluart
bruisers. AT the end OF the first half the
score stood tied A, Mccarthy having
been showed over the line for the first
touch down Brown has ever made against
Harvard. Final sccre-Brown 4, Harvard
1S.
Two days later, Oct. 10, Brown and the
West Point cadets struggled for victory.
The Providence boys won Ny superior
team work and aggressive playing.
Score-Brown 10, West Point O. Oct. ~
was the date OF the Brown Andover game
at Andover, where the home team put up
q plucky game that kept the visitors TO a
low figure, score-Brown II, And
over o. Wesleyan and Brown fought ont
the next game on the day of
October 20, at Lincoln field. Much fumbi-
inc cost Brown at least three touchdowns; !;
nevertheless, she ran up pretty figure.
IL was IA tho second half of this Ra me
that Millard, the star running back,
broke his ankle and was prevestsd from
.:!dn p:s5ns Tor ias g. %,..yss u 1ss
o. October "a was blue
letter day fer Brown men, beins the date
on which the Boston Tech defestad Brown
by a lead ef four points. The Brown tea IA
played like wooden men In spite OF the
frantic entreaties of Captais Hopkins.
A pouring rain storm was thrown In gratis
and the Brown eleven came hore to
meet thoroughly disgusted crowd
OF collesians. College Hill at Tufts was
the scene OF the next contest, Brown
lining up before the Tufts team. Brown
secured fve touchdowns from which Mat
teson kicked five goals without miss.
Scoro--Brown 30; Tufts 0.
The second game with Yale was played
at Adelaide Park, Nov. g. The Brown line
held the famous Yale giants for four
downs repeatedly. Once the leather stayed
for half dozen plays within two yards OF
the Yale goal line, but IL could not be
pushed over. On the other hand Yale
could not score in the FIRST half despite her
best efforts, and at the end OF the half
the score was 90. The second half
from which Hickok kicked goals. Score,
Brown, o; Yale, -. The date for Nov. z,
with the Chicago Athletic Associations
had TO be Cancelled because OF rain. Nov.
9, Brown fought her hardest battle
OF the year against the Orange
Athletic Club at East Orange,
o phenomenal bluff play OF sending the
fullbsck through the center while the
end slid around and crossed the line for n
touchdown secured Brown the game.
scers-Brown II, Orange 10. The second
gsme with Harvard wa. contested at
-I.4s4Atlase, ,Nesr4A-Nfetehed referee
ing by Lswis OF Harvard prevented Brewn
from scoring. Scoro--Brovn, o; Hsrv-
ard, rs.
Nov. II Maine sont down her champions.
the Bowdoln team. At Linccld Field
"they cams" "they saw" and were
conquered. substitute eleven played
A.; Bowdoin, o. Dartmouth and
Brown slrove for fifth place IN the inter
collegiate rating at Springfield on the
unornfng of Noveuhcr "a The Nau