The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-09
BROWN RIDDLES COLUMBIA.
PROVIDENCE FOOTBALL MEN
EXCEL AT ALL POINTS.
Win . Rough Game by . Score Of ~ Ia o
Zig Tackles Plough Their Way
Through the Home Teams Defence
Seventy nv e. Yard Hun by Capt. Barry

-Scyenty INV q J ard Hun by apt barry
The active, aggressive and brawny youths
OF Brown University who held Harvard ana
Yale 70 close scores on the football field. met
Columbia at the Polo Grounds yesterday and
completely outplayed the local eleven. They
shattered Colnmbia's hopes OF score time
after time. played havoc with her offence by
throwing 1t back and riddled her defen ce by
swift end runs and catapult line smashes from
the Tickle bu ok formation. Brown won by
n score OF rs to U and the small assemb!aRe OF
Brown students saw their team win SO easily
they wearied OF cheering. sending forth
weird siren-like shrek now and then Just
TO keep warm. OF the 5000 spectators IN
cludiu. Mr. and Mrs. \. u. Vanderbilt many
werr Columbia students and these never
ceased 20 encourage their team with wells
and SONGS. but though they waged the vocal
battle bravcly. it was in "A hopeless cause
il vas the most important gam" OF the sea-
son locally. but as "A contest IT was mere
trampling down of on" team by an adversary
that was fleeter of foot. stronger IN team de-
velopmcnt and better versed in the science
and wiles of gridiron strife.
IL was prominently a game OF rushing.
with kicking In the background Neverthe-
less there vas a good deal OF oprn play, The
ends we're cir cled often tie making OF holes
permitted OF frequent tsckllIg In the open
and tho numerous Brown touohdowns were
the source OF as manv ensuing kickors an q
the couseo uent scattering OF the men. wlich
embellishes the snort for the SPECTATOR.
II was also rough game. Nobody was
dis qualined. but rough WORK was liberal In
quantity, impromptu wrestling matches and
the jamming OF players head In the damp
soil after he was down.
Cries Of put him of. or -rule Linn out.
often punctucted the contest when courle
oi opposing players would get into contro-
versy OF their own. Referee McCracken
,iortened the second half 10 2ii, minutes.
- II was growing dark. This was at time
wuen Columbia was showing symptoms Of
the only real attack she Lad displayed In
the game. and Coach Morley OF Columbia
declared that the referee lad no right to call
the game In this manner. The rules give
an ofilcis authority TO shorten game. but
stiDulatc that he must notify the captains
before play begins. ITS rs dark now rs
it Las been all afternoon. protested Morley.
Dut tie Hight WAS getting poor " en- the game
ended and the outlook for a. Columbia score
was very slim. no matter how Ions the Ham". !.
de B50H .s, pneI hs o rsr aons
in hne style. Nhat with dragging. push
inr and lifting they ,neeotlated many an
used by Brown with irresistible effect. This
Iaay splintered Columbia rcsistanc" as
i IoMn , s9i sp' sbs ana Sdne R
strong chaps. We're stars. Nh'tner running
from back Of their line or from their places
In the line, they seldom failed to tear on gains
In big chunks and they were the mqinstay
when Brown had 10 gain or lose the bal! on
downs The Brown bq, ks were Just as Ell.
peoially when aided by the tackle-back ar
Isnrepfn IT, daIt Barry got oyer We, tne
SFSns A ana 'tir @ fs' @ tfrcasa
broken a, Ids with rare Judgment only
some good tckIinS> by Columbia from be.
than lac did lie and Hamilton and Lynch
were very effective at end running, while
the brunt of the adyanc. Trough the h,, me
however, did not little bullet-hke ripping
through the centre.
Browns possession so much II was hard to
pick out good points in tolumbia's play;
Man for man and "a team Brown excell.d
Weekes made Two or three good end runs for
Columbia. but hi, interference did not COM
pare with Browns and the Columbia captain
ends met the Columbia interference before
il was fairly under way Russ was strong
point in the Brown defence. and both he and
littlT Schw inn wcr" ON the spot every time
on runt- and missed no tackles. Schw inn
was the point at viii h Col umblt'S end runs
were aimed and for h. Weight h rGri ,'Ihni
effort, TO break the Brown line, for on" rea-
son because the Brown line was quicker to get
into action Generally when Columbia hurled
one of her backs at the Brown centre and
there was a showing duel. IN. Brown men by
their activity and strength would push Column
smith when taken back Of the line late in
the game hit the. thin brown line WITH more
bGrcf "a end a' to an" shd thsr ws not
a point in tire columbia line that Brown did
not pi.rcr. and tie Brown quarter back,
bafflcd Colunb ia badly A. an illustration
of his resourcetu ness lie once, wien Brown
needed five yards 10 retain the ball. sig
shit in tie lire. much like tie Indians wing
SHIFT, and Barry coming around TIE other
wiried Mornnrside cohorts The stanch
support which the Brown baChs gave In back
Ing W the forwards on tie deie1cc t wSs a
nota bic sourc" OF Inability on Columoias
The wind wa in Columbia's favor when
Lynch began the game by kicking OF to Woln.
and then fel back for . kick There was
fumblcd a poor pass and the Brown men we're
OF him for n lo--, Weckes and Duell made a
fr>t down in two tries, then came tumble
yard line Tho Providence team also was
nervous and fuinb" gave the leather back
to Colgmb,. Duel could n2t Ssin 1 ndWcekss
tSckic-bSck rormS,ion for tho Art time at
the the f fSii back, With he two HaIf back Just
behind tho three Shcchan rammed through
for five yards Webb made II three NOR" and
Barry put the bali seven yards nearer Column
bil'S Eo1l in two successive trie.. In n short
space OF time-uot counting the halt. for
breath which were numerous-Brovn had the
ball sixteen yard. from IN" goal line and Webb
crashed through Coumbin for twelve Yards.
II was with tho greatest difiCulty TINT Column
ba .torped him ~ al lie fought his way
TO within four yn I'd OF the coal line and famil-
ton dashed through tho Rluc and White for
the fr.t touchdown. which had taken about
six minutes Golfer kicked the goal
Goodman kicked OF 70 Sheehan and. lining
up, Barry from close to his rush line kicked
neatly 20 Weekcs on Columbia's 3j-yard line.
Neekes had no chance 70 run back The
ball was no sooner IN his, arms than Russ
toppled him over Webb hnck, cried
the hole Lynch juidIed through CoIuu ba :
left wing for four wards Barry tried CO.
mubias left end and found II wanting. He
was run outOi bounds q ter advancing fifteen
yards Hamilton hit the centre so hard II
yielded eight yards, Webb Jumred over the
same spot and bounded along In Kangaroo
fashion ten yards Shcehan went six more
and another touchdown WINS Imminent
Columbia made stubborn fight on the 4-yHId
line and resisted well thet Brown was
had only one more down lett when BIB
fell back. With every Brown man In tho
play the mass Dor" It's way through the
eDeny's ranks with the Iieskn tightly
graspsd In N"bh's arms. 1t was a touch
down and Golfer liftod the oval over the bar
VI tolumhil's drooIing spirits with Il ten
yard end run, but lis hurdle play was stopped
f,~ 20 gain, TIE ball went to Brown on
Gowns and Weekcs stopped BaTry's twenty
bv 'row'll post another Brown touch
down. and for n few moments Columbia's
attack compelled Brown TO retreat When
Ne.kes was finally forced to punt, Barry
Caugat tie ba II u Browns Seward line and
dartcd over the lime marks at IN ann YnV
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