The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-11-20

From the playing OF the team last Sat
urday II is easy to see that Browns hopes
of defeating Dartmouth in the final game
Of the season at Springfield on Saturday
all depend on the work that can be done
this week and the amount OF football that
can be hammered into the players be-
tween this time and the contest.
Brown has played a very consistent
game all the season. But the most Of her
contests. and all Of her wins nave been
against teams that have not been I'm her
class, while Dartmouth has met the best
of foes during the season and defeated
some. tied with others. while at all times
playing with great credit against all. on
The face OF the records, while Brown has
been able 70 pile up great scores against
smaller teams. yet Dartmouth looks 10
have far the better team. The best line
on the work OF the two teams can be got
ten from the work OF each against Har-
yard. Brown was beaten II to o. while
Dartmouth tied with the same team, and
from the playing should have scored at
least two ~touchdowns for every one scored
by the Crimson team. Harvard was, in
deed, lucky TO nave come of as easily as
she did.
was able 10 gain whenever
and wherever she would during the game,
while Brown could not DO the same. In
rushing the ball Dartmouth was the peer
Of Harvard. In defense work she was
also the peer. When Brown played Har-
ward the record was not such and the
team has not played up to this time so
fast ball that the indications would be
that she could do as well as Dartmouth
did should the game have come at this
time or later.
Brown has a team that Is among the
first. II Is true, but at the present stage
is not the equal of the Dartmouth team
and unless the coaches can improve the
work of the team for the next few days
the hopes OF being able 70 defeat the
Green this season will be In vain. In the
game on Saturday there was much bril-
liant playing by individuals OF the team.
but there was not that consistent good
work that the team ought 10 show at TINS
date. Russ was at all times the star
performer and Dennie, on the other end
was always Just on the spot when needed.
The backheld, as the game first started,
was not what It should have been. and
he men I'm the line at times seemed 10
have gone 20 sleep. one or inc eHects
of the game was clearly shown, IN that
WeIkert. who had been playing Il iast
game all the season. was way OF coIot
in his work. This may have been ana
doubtless was uut, 10 tue AhVN '""' 'NC
coaches laid him of the first string OF
men during the past few games. AT any
rate his work was not at all characteristic
of the kind shown in the earlier games
90 tho season. The fact that the team
was largely made up Of second string men
may have aCCoumrCu for the slowness OF
the PLAYS and the general poor work, but
nv this time there ought to have been
developed by the coaches a second set
~ men that would be the equal OF the
nrst team. This has been the case with
the men at Dartmouth, and 1t !. IN ms
that the strength of the vearers OF tho
green lies. ~
The fact that Brown made the hign
score against Vermont does not mean that
q was done by good consistent work TOT
nearly all Of the touchdowns were MADE
on duke plays, and one time, had IT not
heen for the t~ouchback. Brown would
hove heen scored on. Fumbling ana poor
Judgment caused the score 10 Pile up
along with the great headwork or orc
Individual. Russ. the captain. His work
while fortunate. IL not the kind that VIII,
unaided. bring success 20 the team next
saturday. and this should be taken INTO
consideration when the training begins
his week. Brown. If she Is To defeat
dartmouth on Saturday, has 10 do mar
,,els IN the way OF absorbing football ms
week.