New-York tribune., 1911-10-22
MORE LAURELS FOR BROWN
SprackIing Leads Eleven to
Victory Over Pennsylvania.
0UAKERS PUT ON DEFENCE
New England Team Forces Fight
from Start and Plays Much
Better Game.
rBy Teletroph to Tho rribuno. !

rYN telegraph 70 Tho tribune
Philadelphia. oct 21.--Brown defeated
Pennsylvania here this afternoon by score
Of TO O. II was superior football by tho
visitors that Inundated the Quakers'
Spurred on by tho brilliant playing Of CAP
tain sprackling, Brown forced the fight
every minute, and while Pennsylvania
made n game stand the visitors were al
ways the masters.
CAPTAIN Sprachlire, the visitors star
quarterback, was chiefly responsible ior
the victory This wonderful player seemed
10 tcv with the Pennsylvania tacNers'
When he took tho ball on end runs from
his position he rarely failed 10 make gains
and in returning punts he lodged WITH
wonderful skill Time after time he would
oxtricatc himself from three or four tack
lers who seemed unable 60 hold him even
after they had their hands on him. His
efforts were ably seconded by Bean. Marble
and Tenney, the last named making the
touchdown.
The first half was played without either
team being able 10 score. The gridiron was
covered with mud and pools Of water
stood i'm some places. which made clean
football out o. the question. At the same
time there was very little fumbling. Al
though Brown had the advantage in me
FIRST three periods II was not until tho
fourth quarter that the touchdown was
scored. The third period ended with the
ball in Pennsylvania possession on its
own 1-yard line. at which point it had
been taken from Brown ON downs. The
OuakeYs kicked out Of danger and Brown
started back from the 35-yard line. Two
Ia fire
the ball 10 Pennsylvania's 2o-yard line, but
the next resulted in the ball striking the
ground over the goal line. and the home
team put IL in play on its own 10-yaId line
Barr punted TO Sprackling and the speedy
Brown quarterback sprinted back 10 his
own Award line, from which point Brown
began her irresistible assault
sprac cklins made three yards on the first
play and then executed forward pass
which Adams carried fifteen yards 70
pennsvlvaria's s 25-yard line. Here Captain
spracldinE began TO call upon Tenney'
who had relieved Bean. Tenney responded
IN wonderful fashion and never failed 70
gain. He made a first down in three fierce
plunges at Pennsylvania line, and then
caught q splendid forward pass from
Sprackline. which no carried fifteen yards
nearer the goal. with the ball on tho -
ward line the ball was again given to (
Teuney. Mercer. the Pennsylvania cap
tain, met tho Brown halfback as ne
Jumped through the line, and it looked as
though he would he thrown back. He Kept
On struggling however, and finally got
across the line for \ touchdown. Captain
epracklinc punted out and Ashbaush
Kicked the goal. For the remainder OF the
game Brown was content TO play on the de-
fence
During the entire first half the visitors
carried the fight 10 Pennsylvania. Three
times thew had the ball dangerously near
tho Quaker goal, but each time the Penn
,vlvania line would stiffen and rather
than lose the ball on downs Brown would
,rv for a field goal Captain Sprackling
made ali the attempts. The first two
made from the 80 and So yard lines, fell
short. due TO the rain-soaked ball The
third attempt was made from the Zc-yard
line and went wide cf the mark.
At the beginning of the second half. and
after Brown had scored, were the only
times that Pennsylvania made an aggres-
sive attack The first time Marshai
caught one Of Browns klcl-offs and raced
through the entire Brown team 1or Iort!- |
fve yards 10 Browns 4S-yard line. Two
line piungos gained only four yards, and
Barr tried q quarterback kick, which went
10 Brown. out OF bounds. Then the vis-
itors took the ball and put Pennsylvania
once more on the defensive
After the Providence men had scored
PENNSYLVANIA made desperate effort TO
turn the tide. Getting the ball on an in
tercepted forward pass OF Browns 45-yard
line, Mercer opened up with ten-yard ad-
vance. but he lost five yards on another
attempt, and had TO kick. For the re-
rnainder Of the game neither team had any
advantage
Only a handful Of Brown students ac-
oompanied the team, but they celebrated
IN royal fashion. In spite OF the steady
orizzle which fell there was an attend
snce Of nearly eight thousand
The lineup follows:
Brown 90. Positions. Pennsylvania t0.