The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-23
Pennsy Played a Smuggling Football
Game and Brown Was Nervous.
Jack 0'brien and Al Kaufman Meet in
Best Bout This Week.

The members OF the Brown team had
despite the fact that they did not win.
that they arc still a foe to be reckoned
with, and that Harvard will have 20
look to her laurels next Saturday when
these two teams meet.
From the reports of the game last Sat
urday several things may be learned, and
among them are several that are not
creditable 10 the Quaker gridiron repre-
sentatives. The chief among these Is the
,disgraceful tactics used by the team TO
win and the open violations OF the rules
that the referee and the umpire seemed
70 overlook.
There is no doubt from the playing OF
the men that the Brown warriors were
nervous. and therefore could not play the
best game OF which they were capable.
The headwork used by and tho
bunting OF adams were the most palpablc
manifestations of this. In addition TO
this the team was up against a PROPOSE
tion that was heavier by Is pounds 20 the
man. The nervousness was caused by tho
fact that all the teams met previously
this season have been SO easy as 10 make
Il a new experience 20 run up against
something a match and more for tho
players.
The most deplorable part Of the game
on Saturday. however. was the disgrace
full manner I'm which. the Quaker players
deliberately went into the game TO lay
out and disable the best men on the visit
ing team. Quarterback Stevenson was
the chief offender in this. and he made no
covert attempt either. but openly, as III
given permission by the officials OF The
game. he from time to time tried To In
ture the Brown players, so as TO get them
from the game.
He began his work I'm the very first part
OF the game. when he ran his fist against
the mouth OF the captain OF the Brown
team and split his lips. thereby hoping
20 put him out OF the game. The act
was not accidental, was the verdict OF all
who saw IL.
Russ had caught the ball on the kick
Off and made a good run In before he was
tackled. While he was engaged In brush
ing of one Penn player. Stevenson sud
denly rushed up at speed and landed a
right-hand swing on the Brown captains
mouth.
Russ was temporarily laid out, his
upper lin was cut open and his nose was
badly swollen from the force OF tho blow.
vet the officials either aid not see this
Migrant violation Of the rules or else
winked at 1t.
InlS act WAS tIpukn " hhhN NV hN''N
ont OF any team that was trying To play
clean. manly football. and the offender
should have been Immediately ruled out
Of the game. Later in the contest Ste
venson made a vicious swing at Weikert.
and If the blow hutf- landed, this Brown
player would have gone into dreamland.
Weikert was running with tho ball. and
after making n good gain around Penn's
left wins he found two men I'm front or
him. one OF whom was Stevenson.
The other player made the tackle. Ste
xenson never attempted to grab his man.
hut aimed a blow at Weikcrt's face
which the latter neatly ducked just In
the nick OF time.
These mon were not the only ones 10
meet with the same experience at the
hands of the Quaker quarter. Adams
was kicked in the face when down by TINS
brilliant young football champion, II q
number OF the men in the line can attest
70 the activity OF his fists. while nearly
ell of them are nursing wounds caused Dy
tactics condemned by all followers or the
clean and manly game.