The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-10-27

At Cambridge on Saturday the Brown
football team completed its schedule with
the big college teams and held Harvard
down TO a score OF TO o. the Crimson be-
ing able TO score but one touchdown and
a goal Aside from kicking the goal that
was the smallest score that could be
made, and while the Brown and White
did not score the result OF the game was
exceedingly creditable to the Providence
boys.
Many people looked 20 see Brown score
and bets were freely made that Brown
would cross the Harvard goal line. but it
was also expected that Harvard would at
least double the score il made. The work
OF the Brown team was certainly credit
able, and II may be pointed out that in
three games I'm Is days with Yale Penn
sylvania and Harvard Brown has scored
Is points and has had p points scored
against her All OF these colleges scored
but each team was able 20 secure but
single touchdown. and Metcalf OF Yale
kicked goal from the field.
There Is not another college that could
have done better against the three best
college teams in the country. and there
IS but one other team that Brown could
measure comparative strength with, but
the schedule does not call for game
with Princeton and the estimate of the
Brown team must be based on What IL
has actually accomplished.
AN ELEMENT OF FORTUNE.
In the Harvard game there was one
element OF fortune which must be con-
sidered Brown had the wind against her
in the first half. and when this factor Is
evident it will be seen that Brown was
at a disadvantages. Besides Harvard
had the ball at the kickoff and Brown
was placed on the defensive. or course
the chances were even and Brown had 10
take what was coming, but had the con-
dltions been reversed it is hardly proba-
BILE. considering what the result was, that
Harvard would have scored
To be sure Harvard's goal was never
endangered, but aside from the first half
Browns goal was never In danger. and
there you are The wind to aid In punt
ing and possession OF the ball. In the lat
ter part of the first half and the whole OF
the second. were factors which enabled
Brown to hold Harvard down. The only
big gains made by Harvard were around
right end. where Hascall was playing In
me place or RUSS. Russ is considered to
be one OF the best OF ends and II is not
improbable had Brown been playing Russ
the story might have been an even result.
neither team would have scored
Brown was penalizcd three different
times for offside play, this resulting In
q net loss Of 30 yards, and this is con-
siderable amount of ground to lose be-
cause OF faults. Harvard put the best
team IL could into the game. The line
was not the best that the college could
produce, but such are the fortunes OF the
game and so far as this goes Brown was
quite as unfortunate I'm being without
the services of Russ.
BROWNS FINE WORK.
Considering that Harvard has what is
believed 10 be one OF the best teams In
the country, chat the greatest game Will
be between Harvard and Yale) while
Brown possesses a splendid minor college
team. the odds are all In favor OF the
Cambridge team But for all that Brown
did splendidly. and the team went
through the game with but one change
and with no man hurt Harvard put In
five fresh men, and fresh men can do
something against tired man, even thoush
the fresh men be not as good.
In comparison with the Yale game yale
nlayed 81 minutes and Harvard -. Yale
was able to score 10 points I'm 81 minutes
against a team that Harvard could score
70 but six points against Ia EnInptes The
brown team had Russ in the game with
Yale. and Hascall was playing against
harvard These are points which should
be remembered 1t will probably be
maintained that Harvard played more
subs stitutcs than ala 1ale, out ihlc
back field was surely I'm as poor form as
Haryard's line or backs and so II may be
reasonable to assume IL was an even
thing between them 80 far as form goes
Brown played consistent football
throughout The team worked well to-
pether I'm this respect surprising the
CRIMSON men. and all things considered
cant Barry outgenerallcd the Harvard
,nen ON several occasions. The Brown
line was in fine form and the men worked
hard together. There were few end plays
that netted Harvard gains and the bes'
OF the gains made. aside from Herman
two runs. were against the Brown lire.
CRIMsON's HEAVIER LINE.
uarvards line was pounds heavier thar
Browns, man for man, ana yet th'
Brown men put UP n game that wal
nl,,clxy and which was consistent. Fol
line that was handicapped I'm weigh
the Brown men did quite as well a'
could be expected OF them against {
q team of the calibre OF Harvard. King a
centre for Harvard. weighs some
thing like 2i5 pounds and yet Joe
Golfer played the game quite as well anC
with seemingly quite as much life as die
King At West Point Boyer, the Soldier
eentre. played horse with King. and Col
,er reneated the operation on Saturday
Tbere were no gains made through Col
ter.
The big backs OF the Harvard team
Gained I'm line plays. slowly as rule bu
they gained, and Brown. by careful worl