The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-10-17
BROWN
Football Practice, Exciting Rush
and Tennis Records.

The football practice yesterday after
noon was great Improvement over that
OF the day before and Captain Bates ex-
pressed himself as very well satisfied. The
men worked well and the drill was the
hardest OF the year. The feature af The
practice was the line bucking of the Var
sity.
IL was intended that the Friends school
should line up against the first team hut
for some reason the boys ala not nut in
an appearance. Consequently scruh
was chosen which was strengthened hv
Chase 90, slocum Oi and trainer Hug
gins Coach Robinson played left guard
for the Varsity.
The first team ran signals for some
time; they tried two new trick plavs. one
Of which seemed to work very we'll Van
Nostrand. new man at half, did fine
work, In bucking he did not hit the line
just right, but on the whole his work was
promising
on the lineup both teams played fierce.
ly; little Of this life II displayed in
games would put new aspect on the
score. No regular game was PLAYED
After the races werc over the sopho.
mores and Freshmen had football rush
This was sort OF rough and tumble
game of association football which has
replaced the historic cane rushes. The
game consists OF batting. kicking or
throwing the football across the oppo.
nents goal line and an unlimited number
may participate
When referee Paine blew his whistle |
motley collection OF about 200 men which |
looked more Ike hoboes than college stu. |
dents gathered around him. They we're \
all clad In their worst lookink old rsas /
ana all had their faces painted ike In.
dians. When the ball was tossed I'm tho
air they made mad rush for H. Back
and forth they suraed across the field
frst the sphere would be beneath a
Nreathins mass of legs and arms and
then u would shoot out from the bupeh /
ana the whole crowd would go scurrvins
after H. For nearly an hour they kent |
This up. running and shouting but ac-
nomplishirg very little. The Freshmen
maintain that once they forced the ban
across the Soph's line. but no one else
was sure OF IT,
Just as they were firing OF this some
me noticed that a small white flag with
9Oi on II had been hoisted up on the fac
'tan on University hall. An made \ rush
or the old dormitory; up the stairs they
won't four steps At a time
The first men who arrived AT the attic
loor were dsmayed TO find il SECURELY
ocked. Bars. however. did not long de-
ain this mob OF crazy-headed Freshmen.
They beat down the door. ieaped upon
he roof and hauled down the fae The
lag was then torn into shreds and dis
ributed among the faithful
Naturally they wound up az the news
aper offices and there they bebeld a
light which appalled, them While they |
ad been wasting surplus energy on moth
~ the Sophomores by the use OF few
rains. had played neat trick on Them
ONE members OF 1904 had visited the Of
ces and reported the outcome OF the rush
: Sophomore victory by u score OF 6 10
and bulletins TO that effect had been
urg in the windows =
Chagrined and enraged 10 think thcv ,
ad been duped, the Freshmen rushed ,
ITO the Journal office and tore down the /,
nensive sign. ,
At the News office they were accorded
different reception. The clerk locked I
70 door on them and kept them chatting
Inside like crowd of monkeys shout
"a gesticuiate ~ they would he remain
calmly At his desk. and did not make
ie slightest move 20 take down the tan. y
lizing sign from before their eyes q
A. length discouraged by their vain ef. 4,
rts they dispersed. end skulkcd back To a
Ieir rooms The more sensible ones were =
us forced TO realize for the first time a
st Freshman does not own quite All q
surveys :,
The preliminary and first rounds or the | -
mis- tournament have been compieted ! Y
Ith but two exceptions ~
rhe defeat of ". n. nm. 'o3. by Otis '0l ! Y
ne great surprise. 80 Hill won tho ! g
ornament last fall and was looked upon |
"A possible winner again this wear lie I ri
artcd ont atrnng md took The nrsf - :,