The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-10-27

Today at Andrews Field occurs what
IS conceded by all authorities TO be the
biggest" football game In New England
outside of the annual Harvard games.
The contesting teams are Brown and
Princeton and the outlook seems to sane
tion all that has been said during the
past as TO fast, hard game between
two evenly matched teams.
The practice of the Brown team yes
terday showed high standard of excel
Ience In all departments of the game The
defence Is as near perfect as IL is possible
10 get In fact. all football experts are
unanimous I'm the opinion that. from
end to end. the Brunonian line Is ss
strong as any in the country. Che Of
fence on the other hand, has been work.
ed up 10 such a degree that the Tigers
viii have all they can do to keep one OF
the Brown bacKs from crossing their
goal line.
The two teams, when they line up to-
day, will be about on equal terms In ev-
cry respect Princeton obviously has the
weakest team that she has sent forth in
and Booth have not been replaced this
year. and the Jersey team keenly feels
their loss. No new men have come In
who are capable of iling their places.
end the result is that the Tigers must be
reckoned as the weakest of the big
Four"
Brown, on the other hand, has shown
by her strong, systematic work this sea-
son, that she is by far the strongest of
the second class teams; and there is not
much difference between the weakest OF
the first class and tho strongest OF the
second class teams Brown line. taken
as n whole. is "A line OF seasoned veterans
FAR ahead of some OF the new men in the
Tiger line who, have never before had
any experience on a Varsity gridiron.
Princeton, however. with Relter the Ter
rible is far and away superior 10 the
Brown backs. The issue of the game.
therefore. lies in the question OF Browns
line being able 10 hold the Princeton
backs Indeed. when we consider the
defence put up by the Providen 20 team
against Pennsylvania and against Chi
cago we certainly have license 10 expect
them to stop the Tiger rushes.
The reports from the JERSEY town seem.
also. TO augur well for Brown success.
The coaches OF late have been driving
the men with whip and spur. The Brown
Pennsylvania and the Brown-Chicago
games have put Capt. Pelrs men on the
anxious seats. Their work in the Lehigh
and the Annapolis games was very poor
indeed. Both of these teams. whom
Brown could easily beat twelve TO moth
ing. held the orange and black Mt one
touchdown, and II Princeton could score
but once through the weak lines Of these
two teams, she will certainly find trouble
in locating the Brown goal line.
Brown has her usual misfortune star
ing her In the face on the eve OF big
game. Bates. upon whom the brown and
white rely for most of their plunging
and for all their punting, was taken
with sudden cramps Immediately after
Wednesdays practice. and has been In
"a bad way ever since. The report last
night, however was that he was feeling
much better and would surely he in the
game today. But IL 'Bill' should be
unable to play there would he awful
gap in Browns machinery and her
chances of beating Princeton would van
ism like a spark in a barrel OF water
Never before IN her history has Brown
had such a golden opportunity for the
defeat of one OF the big four" All the
training and the practice of the past two
weeks have been devoted TO this one
end, and the players VIII all go into the
game TODAY with that idea firm in their
minds. Princeton. on the other hand.
has heard OF Browns boast. and is oe-
termlned TO show the minor college lis
place So there is no doubt but that the
game will be, for swift, hard. scientific
football. the greatest that Providence has
seen In years. The trouble heretofore has
been that Brown was thoroughly out
cassed at all points. This year such
condition Is completely eliminated. and
La
If Browns superior line can tire out
the Tiger forwards ard at the same time
hold the Princeton batks for no gain,
then the victory will go to the Providence
team r. however. the Princeton backs
can make more headway against Browns
line than the Brown backs can make UP
Then Princeton will win IL is question
ct Browns strong line and weak backs
against Princeton's weak line and strong
backs Tire name of Princeton, OF course.
carries xxi n 1t the great weight of pre-
cedent and OF former victories; but this
reputation after the first minute of play.
has very little influence on the result of
the gam The score will certainly be
close. liable, by the slightest turn or
trick to favor either team: and. although
the TIGERS may have n shade tho hotter
OF IL. II would nevertheless. be danger
Gus TO hazard a guess at the score,
The two teams will line up today as
follows:
BROWN. PRINCETON.
Bartlett. r. e...............,.,.r. O., Roper
Sheehan, r. t.....,......,..........r. T., Pen
Melendy, r. g...................r' g., wright
Wheeler. c.........,........s..'..''' Losey
Whittemore. ]. g................'L e. Dana
Keene !. t..................l l.. Schoheld
slocum, !. e................,L e., Lathrope