The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
FRESHMEN WON.
Defeated Providence High School by a
Score Of 10 10 4.


games OF the season was played satur-
day at Adelaide Park between the Proyi-
dence High school and Brown Freshmen.
The High school team Is one OF the
strongest school teams in New England
and the boys had great hopes of holding
their own against the Freshmen. The
game was played before good-sized
crowd. While the game was good one
i'm many ways the two features that made
IL tiresome We're the fu,nbiing by both
teams and the delays every few minutes
due To some High school mans getting
hurt. Paine was the especial star of the
High school delegation, excelling In every
part of the game, kicking. running
tackling and getting through the line. He
ran almost the whcle length OF the field.
about 100 yards, for the High schools
only touchdown. The High schools
tackled splendidly and repeatedly would
drop Freshman in his tracks. Mykins,
Hayward, Troy, Robinson and Paine each
made several 1ne tackles. For the most
part the Freshman line was like wall.
Fumbling and weak interference ac-
count for the small score Of the Fresh
men, for they outplayed their opponents
enough to have 80 points, but they would
throw away touchdowns on a tumble,
just as the scorer was setting them down.
They evidently did not want anything To
do with touchdowns il they could help it.
For the Freshmen Capt. Coffin was easily
tho star OF tho day He was into every
thing He runs well with the ball and
strikes the line hard and sure. He is sure
tackle and makes good interference for
his man to follow. His only fault Satur-
day lay i'm fuubling, but everybody had
the disease, and he probably caught 1t.
Pratt. Cook, Croker aud Cathro made
good gains. Gilmore and Woodworth
tackle we'll, also Croker The Freshmen
have material for good team. The game
in brief:
High school kicked of 10 the west 10
the 30 yard lire. The teams lineup
here with tho Freshmen in possession OF
the ball, and In about ten plays put the
ball behind the goal line for touchdown,
Coffin making runs of 40, TO- anu IL
yards, also making the touchdown. NO
goal.
High school kicks Off again to the 20
ward line. Coffin catching the ball anb
advancing 10 yards with IL before being
downed Cook and woodworth made
short gains then- -lnsa tho -bRu- on fumole
No !.
Robinson made two yards for High
school and Paine made 10 yards OH three
successive plays. The ball goes to Fresh
men on fumb.e No. ?. Coffin makes
tumble No. 3, but LeStage falls on the
ball. Coffin and Woodworth make yards
apiece, Phillips and Mcleod !. + ii.
;. holds for three downs and Croker
kicks to the 25-yard line. =. II. ;. can
make no impression on the Freshman line
and Paine kicks to the centre OF the field
n about 10 rushes 10y Cathro Croker,
Coffin and Cook the tall is carried over
the line but Croker makes tumble No. 4
and II is only a touchback. r. ii. ,.
kicks out from the 25-yard line TO the 90
yard line and Cathro brings the ball
back 10 yards before being downed.
Coffin makes a 25-ysrd run and then
the Freshmen lose the ball on the l5-yard
line.
y. II. S. lose the ball on tumble No. s.
Freshmen lose the hall on tumble No. g.
+. II. S. lose the ball on tumble No. z,
and the first half is over. The Freshmen
kick off the second half to the l5-yard
line ana Gilmore gets down on the man
for a nics tackle, after the bail has been
advanced 10 yards
On the line up Cathro breaks through
and gets the ball on tumble No. s. The
Freshmen advance it six yards and then
lose it on tumble No. 9. But again the
Freshmen line is solid wall, and Z. ii.
:. kicks from iive-yard line to the centre
Now p. IL. 5. is q solid wall and the
Freshmen are obliged to kick TO the 10
yard line. Troy makes 20 yards and "a
clever double pass, but T. III. 3, is
finally obliged tokick the ball going out
side on the i5-yard line. In just II plays
tho freshmen cover the A. yards and
Croker makes the touchdown, and kicks
the goal. 100. Coffin made six of the
eleven runs for total OF "A yards.
p. II. 5. kicksoff to the 20-yard line
and in seven plays the Freshmen advance
tic bal 6I yards, Pratt making run of
80 yards. Coffin makes tumble No. 10.
but falls on the ball. Croker kicks, Paine
returns it, and Croker is beautifully
tackled by Robinson. After gong 20
yords Pratt makes fumb:e No. ii at the
i5.yard line, and Paine seiziug the ball
runs 95 yards for touchdown. No goal.
1914.
1hs Freshmen kick Off TO the 20-vard
lire and tbs kick is returned. Le Stage
catchtug and running 10 yards only to
make fum ole No L.. In three downs r.
II :. makes no gain owing 10 Cooks
splendid tackling. But Paine finds a hole
tor 20 yards. Then +. II. >. make tumble
Is and Cathro gets the ball. Colin
makes six yards but Croker feels Obliged
60 make tumble No. H.. and u. III. ;.
has the ball H. the centre of the field when
time il called The line up:
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