The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-05-08
BROWN UNIVERSITY.
Preparing for New England Inter- Col
legiate Athletic Meet at Worcester.

Preparing for New England Inter- Col
legiatc Athletic Meet a. Worcester.
Mr.. Parker has been in Worcester max
ing arrangements for the receipt ion and en-
tertainment CT the team that will repre-
sert Brown at the meet of the New En-
gland intercollegiate Athletic Association
on May 23. The men who make a good
showing at Harvard and many more VINO
practice faithfully will compose the team.
Quarters for the team have been engaged
at the Lakewood Inn. Arrangements are
Icing made so that the team may go
earlier in the week il possible and get
some practice on the track. Tine matter
is now before the Faculty athletic COM
mlttee for consideration.
Besides the athletic games on that day
Brown viii play base bail game with
Holy Cross. This event will probably oc-
eur in the morning and the athletic
sports in the afternoon. All the other
colleges are straining TO their utmost to
send a winning team TO Worcester and
Brown il taking no back seat in the mat
ter. The faculty last year granted holi.
day on condition that 100 men should ac-
company the team and more than 100
went and the team returned with second
honors. This year, with the extra attrac-
tion OF o ball game larger number will
IL sill proba tility accompany the team and
do towards bridging the championship TO
Brown for 1895.
Secretary Brcadaux OF the Volunteer
Society will make his annual visit to
Brown on sunday and Monday, May II
and is, and will deliver an address to the
student body at that time.
Yesterday afternoon the athletic team
took its last practice before the Harvard
meet tomorrow. The men will rest to
day. All the team are in excellent con-
dition except Tyzzer, '97, who Is jUst re-
covering from an attack of the mumrs.
lyzZer was entered in the mile walk, but
Will not 80 with tho team. The meet
VIII be an Interesting one for several rea-
sons. Yale hps entered team and sew
eral of the prize winers in the New York
Aondon A. &. will be there. One of the
features Will be the relay race between
Holy Cross. Yale, VI. ]. T. and Brown.
Browns recent victory over NJ. !. L. will
give assurance OF close race OF these
teams at least. Browns bicycle team is
only an experiment as yet and little can
g prcphcsied as TO their ability.
The Brown baseball team will cross bats
with the Tufts College team tomorrow
afternoon instead of with the Andover, as
was previously arranged. The Tufts
team have been playing close game with
sll their opponents SO far and winning a
good percentage OF The games. The
Brown men will have 10 b. on The alert
or they may get close call.
The preliminary trials for the Hicks FriZe
Debate were heldin the early part OF the
weeH. The subject chosen was "Should
the United States Government build the
Nicaragua CaDai?" aud each contestant
was at liberty to choose either side he
wis ed. Each u-n was allowed ten min
utes and consumed his time merely I'm
argument. The committee OF judges,
Professor Appleton. Professor Munro and
Proisscr Lamont have made their deti-
sion as to the hot speakers ana the finals
VIII be held un the Thursday mig &C.
fore Class psv. The succcssfri co.sc-t-
ants are: Afdrmative-Grcgory ~. VII
cott John II. Deming, Alternate Edward.
=. Broome. Negative-Henry +. Starr,
William II. Thornley,, Jr., Alternate, J.
II. Randall