The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-01

The Brown second eleven having shown
their indifference for the success of their
team, Manager Linden will hereafter get
some OF the schotl teams around the city
10 line up against the Varsity. The con-
tinued refusal OF the second eleven to
come out has resulted In very deplorable
state of affairs and is nothing more nor
less than a stain upon the honor of their
alma mater.
The practice which the second team
gives TO the first is just as essential In
winning games as is tho pushing of man
across an opponents goal line, or the
tackling OF one OF the rival teams on the
home elevens fve-yard line. Without
team to line up against the defensive
work cannot reach the desired standard,
nor can the offence attain that degree OF
perfection which marks successful
team. teaFH-te-fs practice against is,
therefore, an absolute necessity, and. IL
the spirit OF our own college is at so low
an cbb that the students cannot fArnish
the thing desired, then we must go out
side for IL.
So says Manager Linden. and yesterday
afternoon he secured the Friends school
eleven as a substitute FOR the second
team They played against the Varsity
for 20 minute half, and then the Sopho-
more team went in for the remainder OF
the game.
sheehan. Bartlett. Bates and Barry
were on the absent list yesterday and
these men were greatly missed before the
afternoon was over
The practice began with signal work
The Varsity, Friends school and the
Sophomores were on the field. and spent
about "A half hour I'm preparation for the
lineup. Friends school started I'm by re-
ceiving Kimballs kickoff and running II
back about FIVE yards. Then began "A
series OF rushes on the part OF the young
Quakers that was surprise both 10
themselves and TO the Brown team.
Time and again the heavy school backs
smashed the college line. and every
smash meant n gain. Cobb, Jones and
Adams simply ripped Browns line 10
pieces. From their own five yard line
straight down tine field. not losing the ball
once. they fought and tore their way un-
I'll they had the leather on the college Is
yard line This was more than Coach
Robinson and the on-lookers could stand.
and some OF the things that were shouted
at the Varsity would not look very well
in print. Finally. coming to their senses.
the college team held the tired school
boys for downs, then took the ball and
started up the field After the hardest
kind of work they succeeded in getting
across the Quaker goal line just as time
was called
The work OF the Friends school team
cannot be praised too highly. and IL is 10
be hoped that they Will be able to give
the team another hard practice before the
week is out
The Sophomore team went in against
the Varsity for the second half. and they
did very good work They did not buck
the line i'm SO brilliant style as had the
Quaker team, but they field the first
eleven 10 two toucndowns
The playing, on the whole showed the
varsity to be weak But this was due,
no doubt 10 the absence Of four o. the
best defensive players, and better things
ere 10 be hoped for next time
Manager Linden will try and get the
Freshmen team, Cranston and East
Providence high schools 10 come up to
Andrews field and play the Varsity be
fore the week is out
RrOVxn mn,