The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-11-10

Today at l2:02 the Brown football team
eft for Boston to have their annual set
TO with Harvard. Quite number II
rooters left with the team. and are
cheering them on at Soldiers Field this
afternoon.
physical condition, and each seems eager
10 set into the game and redeem their
Princeton record. Robinson has been
working hard with the men during the
past week and IL Is evident that they are
In better shape all around than they have
been before this year.
Bartlett was a trife indisposed the first
bf the w0ek, but he is all right now, and
he and siocum will play ends today.
Tim" Sheehan and heene. the best pair
pr tackles Brown has ever had. are both
pm their mottle and can be depended upon
10 work wonders against the Crimson
keene. through lack of proper coach
Ing, has never been able. like his part
per, TO get down and stop mass tackle
plays directed against him. John Emory
was down here a few days ago, however.
and he took the Maine man in hand and
gave him an hours private instruction
on the art Of defensive play.
The result has been easily apparent
frhe gains which the second have been
so accustomed TO making through the
left sice OF the varsity line have SUD
denly ceased and Browns left tackle
bias become about as impregnable as her
bright.
The three center men at Cambridge are
Virtually green and inexperienced. Two
|of them never played before this year.
and their showing thus far has been q
disappointment TO the coaches. They
ought TO be outplayed today by Browns
trio OF veterans.
There is no doubt that Browns line is
far superior to Harvards. With the ex-
ception OF Hallowell and Campbell at
ends the Crimson line is lamentably
weak, and should be successfully held
at bay this afternoon by the Brunonian
|heavy-weights.
Behind the line. however, Harvard is
far and away the superior OF any col
|lege team in the country. "Bili" Bates
can. no doubt, outpunt any OF the Cam
bridge backs, but tho terrific line plung-
|ings OF Kendall and Shirley Ellis. and
the snske-like lodging twisting runs OF
Sawin and Capt. DAILY are tho factors
that arc going to be directly responsible
for Harvard's presuWable victory this
Afternoon. No team yet has been ablo
20 stop the advances or these men, and
their work VIII probably carry the ball
XGAAoSb thO al Acdob tEktc
times
Browns backs cannot be compared to
|Iiarvard's. Bates is an excellent punter,
and Tom" Barry once in IA while gets I'm
|Cne OF his Richardson-like spectacular
sprints. The trouble all the season has
! been over a quarterback end the fight
has evidently not been settled yet. Scud-
der will start In today's game, but on his
first glaring mistake he Will be taken
out and either Abbot or Wade substitut-
led. Ball. who, while I'm a game, has
|sained twice as much ground as all the
Iother backs together, and has kept up
Ihis good work in every game in which
he has beer allowed to play, is still kept
lon the side lines, and obliged to wait un-
It'll either Barry or Capt. Washburn are
hurt. before he Is permitted 10 go In and
make some OF his ten and twenty yard
|eains. The opinion of all experts on the
hill seems 10 be that Balls place is at
fright half-back, and Rarry's at quarter
back. The powers that be. however, see
otherwise.
On the whole, then, the game today
will be the same old story: Browns
|strong line and weak backs outplayed by
Barvard's weak line and strong backs.
1T will probably be a case of Browns
dogged defence being pushed by short,
hard-earned gains down the field for
|nbout three touchdowns. The terrific
|plunging abilities OF the Crimson backs
will be sufficient TO hold the ball for
them. while Browns rugged defence
will make them earn every inch they get.
On the other hand Brown will probably
not have the ball enough OF the time 10
|allow her weak set OF backs to show
what they can do against the weak Har-
ward line.
The game VIII no doubt be a good one
and IL will be n case of Boston offence
against Providenos defence, with the odds
IA avoring the former.
Brown will go into the game today as
follows:
r. g.. Bartlett: r. g.. sheehan; r. T..
Melendy: c.. Wheeler; !. g., Whlttemore:
J. l., Keene; ]. e.. slocum; O. b.. scud-
der; r. h. b.. Barry; l. h. b.. Washh,trn;
4. b., Bates.