New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-26
Rhode Islanders Show Complete
Reversal of Form and
Play Real Football.
CASEY IN THICK OF FIGHT
Comes Into His Own for First
Time-Game on Wet Field
in Hammer and
longs Style.
by Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Providence, r. l., Oct. 26.-Showing
/ complete reversal of form over that dis-
played in the Penn game of a week ago,
the Brown football team handed Spring
field a crushing defeat here to-day. The
score was IS to 6. Those who saw Brown
| play Penn could hardly believe that IL
/ was the same team to-day.
The line was almost impregnable. all Oh
I Springfield's gains coming on end runs
and forward passes. Browns attack was
invincibe and nothing better could De
asked of her secondary defence. The de-
feat by Penn worked wonders with the
team. and It went out to-day full Of fight.
and for the first time this season showed
the kind Of game of which the team Is
capable.
Roth teams we're handicapped by the
wet field. hut the Brown men proved
| themselves 20 be good mud larks. gaming
consistently and fighting every inch OF
the way. Springfield was under srea'er
handicap. her style of play being open.
Forward passes were tried over ana
over again. some of them being down
right failures. while others netted goou
gains. Schabinger showed himself TO DC
ono ~ the best forward pass thro"ers
ever seen here, practically every one VI
his chucks being accurate.
On. play stood out as feature. In inc
| .ocopd neriod where the visitors maze
,beir only touchdown they marched up
| IN. field about eighty-hve yards, for'y
vards being gained on two forward passes
- 70
| dor Of the distance was covered by means
Of two end runs. :, .,o,,.h
EunhlIng was in evidence all through
the contest both teams falling down Il"
this respect but the visitors were ihoio
hurt by It. ,o
| casey the big Brown fulloack. came
| into his own for the first time since ne
,oined the team. He seemed TO De every
,,here his line bucking and CONSISTENT
calming being textures, while his WORK III
socordarv defence was splendid. Bean
pu,,ed of several long runs ana Ni.
! Nei,rs tackles were Of star order' III
| fac, the whole Brown line, from emu ~
end. was like a stone wall ,.
p,own started in hammer-and-tohES
Ii and before the Springfield la's
80 oware OF il tho Hill boys nan
crossed their line for the nrs' scoi G
cnr,npdeld kicked TO Brown, "hich soo''
Toe, the bail on a tumble. sprihSle'o
couId not gain. and after failing th'ee
t,noss tried a forward pass when ias'Vu'
and ,ben Brown started down the he'u'
casey carrying the ball over on io'
ward pass. - ,ho ,ig-
E,ye minutes later Bean carried Inc pig
skin over in long end run lor inc
ord score and Casey kicked the soa''
n,ak,ne the score 70 to o at the emo Oh 'Ho
first period. o-ward
.,,sr springfield had tried for"aru
,ass IN the second period and ia'eu
| BROWN got the ball. The VisitorS "''
reraIized for offside. and casey So,
"a. IN. third touchdown. sprihshe'u
hracad and made its score at TINS juno
ure on two end runs and two oeau''' u
forward passes. s.,a AID
Starting the second half. Sprins'e'u wv
h.,,.r and for a period some great 10Y
hou was dished up. neither SIDE oeli'e
able TO score. The visitors "or me- ~
! forward pass successfully several u''o9
orIy IN lose the ball on fumole' anu
prown did practically the same thirs'
-, ,ho anal quarter Springfield weak
ened and a twenty-yard end run oS Do
ard two line plunges by casey c"i'''D
the ball over the line
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