The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-07

Although Brown defeated Tufts by a
score of 2s to 8 on Andrews field yester-
day afternoon, the Medford team put UP
hot fight and gave Brown an interesting
struggle
Brown made Iour touch-downs I'm the
FIRST half and one In the second. while
Tufts made hers In the second half, aid
ed principally by Hapgood a former
Brown player. who put up a strong often
sive game, but was rather weak on the
defence.
Brown tried Scudder at quarter and he
played very commendable game, get
ting the plays OF quickly and nfusing
considerable life into the team.
Brown displayed the best form that she
has shown this year. ana AT the outset
of the contest, played so fast and iicrce
that Tufts was completely paralyzed
and Brown scored four touchdowns In
rapid succession.
sheehan. Mashburn, Bartlett and Ball
played the best game for Brown, Ball
and Bartlett showing up especially well.
Plunkett played "A star game for TUFTS.
He was I'm every play, Brown making
few gains around his end.
Hapgood, Quill. Fagg and Perkins al
larly Hapgood, who made Tufts touch
down after some fierce line plungins.
Brown won the toss and chose the west
goal, having the wind at her back
Quill kicked OFF TO Washburn, who ran
back ten yards before he was cleverly
thrown by Plunkett.
Tufts holds and Brown is forced TO
punt. Bates sending the sphere 65 yards.
where II was caught by Ray who was
downed in his tracks. Tufts. cannot gain
and Quill boots the leather 35 yards to
Ball. who. aided by beautiful interfer-
ence that formed quickly. ran through
the whole Tufts team for touchdown,
Melendy kicking an easy goal.
The teams line up again and Quill kick
ed 10 Washburn, who makes Ave yards
before he is fiercely tackled by Plunkett.
Brown cannot gain and Bates again sends
the pigskin skyward for 90 yards. TUFTS
cannot make the required distance and
the BAH goes to Brown on downs.
Line plunges by keene, Melendy and
Bates brings the ball To Tufts Is yard
line, where Ban is pushed over foe
touchdown
on the kick-out for try for goal the
punt is muffed and the chance is lost.
Quill kicks OF again and Brown. by
strong line bucking and fast end plays,
soon brings the bah 20 Tufts 40 yard line
where Melendy fails I'm an attempt for
place kick by one foot. Tufts kicks out
from the 15-yard line. Slocum is inter-
fered on fair catch, and Tufts Is PEN
allied Is yards. This brings the ball TO
the 30-yard line and Meendy easily sends
IL between the bars for a place kick.
Brown quickly made her fourth touch
down. after some fierce line plunges by
Keene. Bates. Meendy and Sheehan. The
ball is carried over by Bates, Melendy
missing the goal Time was called with
the ball I'm Tufts possession on Browns
45-yard line.
In the second half Brown keeps up her
speedy work and soon makes another
touchdown, Ball, Keene and Washburn
figuring in IL 10 great extent Melendy
again fails to kick the goal.
After an exchange OF punts Tufts gets
the ball on Browns 40-yard line and be-
gins series OF attacks on left tackle,
sending Hapgood into The line repeatedly
for FIVE and ten YARD gains. and he was
quickly pushed over for touchdown.
No goal
Both teams played hard after this and
Brown would have scored again but the
whistle blew with the ball on Tufts Is
yard line. The lineup: