The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-27
Brown Endod Her Football Game With
a Crushing Defeat.
Odds on TotnesS Played Own at Ben
ningS Track Yesterday.

alton OF the work of q season or training
Brown went down to I'm defeat 10 her foe
with the most overwhelming score that
has been made against her In the history
Of her career as a follower OF the game.
When the battle ended yesterday at Man
chester there was a record OF 81 points
scored against her while she had nothing
20 show. except a crestfallen countenance.
All the season II has been the claim OF
the coaches that they were conducting the
training of the men so that the one ambi-
tfon of the college might be accomplish
ed, a defeat for Dartmouth. IL seems now
that they reckoned without n basis for ii
there ever was time when pet theories
fell on a football field there was one yes
terday Brown fought desperately but
only once did her lighting count and that
was when she held Dartmouth on the
one-yard line Otherwise she was out
PLAYED and outweighed And the surprise
OF Il was that before the game all thought
that she was nearly on par with her OPP
ponents and would at least be able 10
keep the score well in control.
Dartmouth. booted the ball finely, and
Turner almost always sent the ball TO the
Brown goal line from which II was inn
possible to run the ball back any great
distance. Witham, too, punted we'll the
few times that he was called on 10 do so
game was the manner I'm which the Brown
men rallied in the last ten minutes OF the
contest. when the score was $40 against
them. Keen Pearsall. Curtis and Corp
had been the halfbscks, but when Savage
and Walsh went In during the last part OF
the game. and Hickman followed later
the aspect Of things changed, and Brown
played Dartmouth to a standstill
IL was a hard battle in which weight
counted. Dartmouth depended almost en-
tirely on line plays though I'm the last
part OF the game she worked in trick
plays TO advantage, and once succeeded I'm
fooling the Brown men SO well that LII
lard ran more than 30 yards for touch
down. The Dartmouth men played team
game that will pass into football history
rs one OF the finest that the game has
seen.
Witham. Turner. Lindsay and sometimes
Hooper stuck 10 the man who had the
ball till there was absolutely no possi-
bility Of advancing. and gain after gain
was made In this way. Witham espec-
tally played a great game and proved
himself a wonder In interference. Tur-
ner was the particular all-Tound star for
Dartmouth. He scored four touch downs
and kicked an equal number OF golls.
Lindsay was not used In carrying the ball.
but he was tower Of strength on de-
fence.
ly and were both strong in carrying the
ball. The Dartmouth back field played
n beautiful game and the last set OF
backs played better IL anything, than
than the first set. Patterson, Foster and
Vaughan gave way to Mains. Knibbs and
Dillon respectively as the game pro-
eressed.
With a possible exception every Brown
man wac outplayed by his opponent.
That single exception was at centre.
where Golfer, lS5 pounds fully held his
own against Hooper, 236 pounds. Hooper
has been widely spoken of as the All
America centre. but he met his match In
Iron joe" and the non-partisan specta-
tors and even the Dartmouth men spoke
highly of his playing schwinn was the
most active OF all the free men on the
Brown team and he was all over the field
He also ran well with the ball.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
II was i've minutes before II when
Captain Webb and Captain Whitam met
IN the centre OF the field for the toss up
Dartmouth won, and chose the north
goal, with a slight wind In her favor
Brown had the kickoff. Russ made q
poor kick. and the ball went TO Guard
Gilman, who fell on il on his 35-yard line
Foster tried right and Patterson left oi
the Brown line. The Brown line held we'll
and It's supporters yelled their encour.
agement. Foster struck the right of the
centre for nine yards on the next play
the Dartmouth men pulling him along
The next two plays failed TO carry the
Dartmouth men ahead materially, but
Foster added a good gain. Vaughan fol
lowed with seven yards. Turner went
back for n cross tackle buck. but thu
Brown line was Arm. and he could no
gnin. The same play was tried agar
Immediately afterwards. however, anc
and this time netted nine yards. Vaughan
then carried the ball four yards tC
Browns 3i-yard line.
Foster crashed through centre for 81,
yards, and Turner added two more. Dart
mouth fumbled. but retained the hall
The ball was steadily pushed down tn
field till the Hanover men got togethe
and pushed Foster through MacGregor TO
the first touchdown. Vaughan kicked
very difficult goal, and at the end Of tel
minues play the score was 60 asains
Brown.
Turner kicked OF. Curtis caught th,
ball and made a pretty return TO the 5
yard mark. Webb was taken back an'
cent against Turner for six yards. KeeI
could not gain on a tackle play. Rus
nit Lindsay for two. and then Brown wa
foced to kick. Gilmore broke through an
blocked Hascalrs punt and Linsay caugh
the ball. Encouraged by splendid c$eer
Ing. Brown ntiu ninety dilu " Wdt NiI'
down with four TO go when Witham punt
ed TO Browns 25-yard line On the frs
play Keen brought the Brown rooters q
their feet by a sevcn-yard sprint aroun'
IAllard Higgins tried both tackle with
out gain, and then Hascall punted &
Mains. who had Just substituted Patter
con- retired because OF n troublesom
ankle.
Here Browns defence stiffened. bu
could not prevent a second score shoSt
~ after. within Fl mintes OF the startinI
of the game.
DARTMOUTH PLAYS F1ERcELY.
Brown again decided 10 receive th
bali on the kick-off. and catching tn
ball Curtis was downed on his 15-yar
mark. welch and Higgins could no
gain. and Hascall punted outside n
Browns A-yard line. The fercest kin
Of playing by Dartmouth carried tn
ball IN rushes Of four 10 FIVE yards 20 IN
two-yard line. where magnificent strug
| G1e took place Turner hit Webb an