The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-20
DOINGS
At OLD
BROWN

scene OF another lively mass meeting last
night. As is usual just before a big game,
spirits ran pretty high. and especially
as our chances of beating Pennsylvania
this year are as good as they ever AVE
been.
Professor Courtney Langdon, who is
perhaps the most popular professor at
Brown with the fellows. was called upon
10 make an address. He spoke, urging
the students TO stand behind the team
financially, and as the greatest pleasures
in life were those for which most was
sacrificed. he urged them 10 help send the
team TO Pennsylvania with money enough
to come back with anyway, This has been
a critical time for the treasury depart
ment of the athletic association, this fall,
and both management and treasurer have
had to appeal to the students for funds
TO help out of the difficulty.
Professor Langdon said that we ought
TO expect something from the team in
return. There were three things which
we require from an athlete playing on a
team. athletic ability, scholarship and the
spirit OF a gentleman. The first. he SAID
we undoubtedly have, the second the
faculty looked after and so we need not
be troubled with that. and the third we
must be sure to have, both at nome ana
away. 1t was the one way I'm which To
distinguish the college. Have clean
athletes and whatever the score let IT be
said when we come home that Brown
played clean football. And, inasmuch as
an attempt was being made mt the pres
ent time to eliminate from the footpall
game the dirty features which char-
acterlzed so many teams. IL was all the
opportune for Brown to take u stand Tor
clean, upright playing. and TO even stanu
alone I'm its position II need be. lie
closed with a witty ..ory. followed by a
good hi XII on the part OF the students.
MANAGER P%arkhurst spoke, as he termed
n on the very disagreeable question or
money again" lie laid the position before
tho fellows and said that unless 500 was
forthcoming before the end OF the meet
ing that Brown would have a Worthless
check on deposit. and 1t did not take long
for all TO come up. Everybody ulppcu
down into lheir pockets ana IN a very
short while the required amount va"
placed a. his disposal.
After songs and cheers the meeting
broke up and the men dispersed.
This morning In spite OF the rain, iuily
200 students equipped with ralncoats an"
umbrellas assembled I'm front or chapel 10
the team down the mn TO ,he
train II was too wet for the banu' ou'
all exercises for the first hour had been
susrended and the rain had little effect
on the spirits OF the students as theN
ouicklv formed into n long line with thelr
respective class yells. They came down
the hin. ten abreast, singing the Victory
march and other well known college
songs and from Market square 10 the t"P
OF the hill. the long line r~esounded with u
volume OF songs n cheers that brought
oil the people TO their windows ana
caused many people 20 inquire what was
going on. The line passed up Westminster
street. where the zigzag or snake erect
was carried out, the students In twos
swirginy from one side OF the street 10
the other and those behind following.
Long Browns and Ki Kis and frequently
"Rrunonias' were given with q VIII anu
ring from 900 lusty threats made quit" q
respectable sound that woke the sleepy
tovnspeople up 10 the fact that Brown
was sending a team TO beat pennsylvania
The line passed up Dorranco street To the
depot through the waiting room To the
vast concourse from which the tralh
leaves. Here the fellows all punched up
n Harry Potter, '06. the chairman or the
celebration committee mounted an over
turned rubbish can and with a megaphone
directed the enthusiasm that swellcd
every breast into orderly cheers and IA
miiar old Brown songs. Here the team
was cheered individually. the starters
and management being remembered az
well The whole concoursc rcsounded with
such n noise as has not started the spar
rows and cobwcbs since the last send on
last Fan. In fact the few minutes before
the train arrived were literally filled with
Brown cheers and songs.
when the train pulled out every hat was
I'M the ar tossing about ON frantic arms
and every voice was strained I'm cheers.
just before the train went out OF sight. a
lusty Ki III was givens with a good
luck" on The end which followed the
train Into the range OF freight cars In the
yard. where u disappeared.
II was Acknowledged on all sides that IL
was the best send or given a team IN
some time. certainly so in the minds NJ
some OF the seniors who have seen them
all for four years.
Tho celebration committee took up a
collection and tonight about Is kilograms
are 10 10 sent 10 the team az Philadelphia
20 let them know that every brown man
4. behind them and eager Tor = victory
over old Tsnnsy Tomorrow.