The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-06
DOlNGS WITH THE BOYS WHO
Wear THE BROWN AND WHITE

Smith Brown, '0S, was seriously injured
in the practice game yesterday afternoon.
He has ben playing centre on the varsity
since Conklln has been unable to play,
and he has been putting UP an exception
ally good game. He Is very aggressive
and hard player and was practically sure
of winning his this fall.
In a scrmmage a noise was heard Ike
the report OF a pistol and when the play
ers had untangled themselves Smith tried
TO get up but failed, having broken IA
bone A doctor was called and he was
taken at once 10 the Rhode Island hospi-
tai The break was "a clean one and VIII
keep Smith from the game during the en-
tire season.
Last night in the smoking room of the
union the first mass meeting OF the year
was held and previous to the singing the
new insignia rules were discussed.
The rules were all accepted except rule
2, but an amendment was made to this
rule. changing the insignia 10 four-inch
English h, TO be placed on the left breast.
The athletic committee must consider
this amendment, however, before IT goes
into effect. The following rules were
adopted by the student body:
l. member of the Varsity second
team may wear "B" I'm white on a
brown sweater.
2 The basketball team shall be allowed
to wear the insignia In the middle of the
sweater.
g. In basketball. In case Yale, Harvard,
Princeton. Pennsylvania or Dartmouth
are not played, a participation In ma
jorty OF the games played shall entitle
the player to the emblem.
In hockey the members OF the team
shall wear a white block "B. IL. l."
B. In golf those men who have played
in the New England intercollegiate Golf
association championship shall wear the
white block "B. G.. IT,
All men on varsity teams shall wear
brown stockings, with two stripes, one
half an inch wide, and one and one-quar-
ter inches apart across the calf. All men
playing on class teams shall wear plain
brown stockings.
T. The Debating union shall not adopt
as insignia the hat or cap, but shall
adopt insignia appropriate 60 debating.
As soon as the rules had been thorough
" discussed and adopted the college band
appeared on the scene and the rest OF the
evening was spent I'm rehearsing the col
lege songs and cheers. Manager Elrod of
the varsity team and Keen manager OF
the college band made a short speech 90
the students.
Tomorrow afternoon the Brown Y. NJ.
G. A. will entertain another prominent
man. This time DR.. White will be the
speaker and he will speak on The Social
Evils OF a Great city"
Yesterday afternoon the bowling asso-
citation held n meeting and elected the fol-
lowing men as officers for the coming
year: President. G.. w Cheney, O7. vice
president, c. w. Shepardson. 'Os: score
tary and treasurer, G.. l., Grinnell. Os
a manager was also elected and n
! S:ernseher was chosen 20 ill this posi-.
| ton
Professor Huntington. D. Chaffee. Of
! ". - Bruce. '07. and r. NJ Anderson
were appointed by the executive commit.
! tee OF the Brown Debating union az meet,
! ing last evening. 10 choose question q
be handed into the Triangular DebatlnG
league for consideration for the varsity
debate 90 be held on March s.
The Freshmen football team will play
the second game 81 their schedule thi.
afternoon at Kingston. n. T. The Fresh
men lineup IL as follows. Hartigan. lefI
end. Seidler. left tackle. Racquet left
end; Lelder lett tackle: Raquet lpft
guard; Funk. centre. Cleveland right
tackle captain: Colby. right end: O'Nell-
Bunting. quarterback; Bates. left half.
bacL. Gammons. rlght half-back. Ellis
/ kohler. full back