New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-10
Many Players on Squad
Sure to Make Their Mark
on the GridirOn.
MUCH CREDIT DUE TO
ROBINSON THE COACH
High Praise for Yale Offence,
but Some Criticism for Off
Gals al Game.
BY HERBERT.

Providence. Nov. Brown Uniyer-
si;y has a football team worthy of
recognition on the showing Of the Yale
game alone When / heard the Brown
side of that IL 70 defeat last Satur-
day and maze all allowances for the
point Of view. which. OF course, plays
some part. the conviction was forced
upon me that Harvard would have 10
DEPEND ON something more than lot
Of second string men next saturday %
lGG 10 anything ike respectable
score. or even. perhaps. 20 avert an
othel upset in this year Of upSetS.
stopped here to-day on my way
back 20 New York 70 renew my &C
ouaint0nce with Ed. Robinson, the hea
coach. and to get look at the play
ers AZ close quarters. IL seemed al
most as If Robbie as they call him'
Earl Spracklin. an all-Amerlca quar-
terhack four wears ago: Buck White
move. his assistants, and Charley mug
gins. the trainer. were trying to outGo
he welcome and hospitality fairy
showered on me at Union, NHhamS
md Amherst last week.
Even President Faunce extended
greeting when | met him IN the traih-
irC house where he dropped IN 20 IN
onire about the players and get NJ
20 Irsf hand news from the coache>
sbout the Yale game. ! heard HIM
rromise. 90. that an effort would Dc
made 10 make 70 little easier toI
>ome Of the players 10 report earle
han 4:2O o'clock. now tha' the u"HS
re getting so short
Football Important a. Biology
~ course. biology is very impcr'an''
.u. 30 100. IS football, when a green
,aar car play Yale 70 Such c4oSe
,core that the "breaNs' OF the GAM
night well have brought aDoV' '''
~ changed the results. ....,...,
Robinson and his assistant Vp"eLSs
have had lot 10 con'ehu N''n -
- rore wen than usual ~ a UNI
80 -; vbero the eligibility rules are
- ,sgi5l,. enforced that Leslie clarke
- bse reason 20 be called the star
a. +he cam. was disciplined iof . We
"a Lent out of the Vermont game ~
.a1se he missed one recitation on ''S
following the celebration u
B~oy-r's l.Ota anniversary e...,
W., tho players reported loI pi@'
- ao,.lv i'm the fall the coacheS iouHI
themselves in the unhappy poS'1loN ~
Lay;nc 10 build new team SIouHu
nyac+icallv on veteran "a go
Mitchell. al centre. In two OF ~
--swes this year as many as eishI PieS
ers have taken the field WlthoLt S'' "a
nerience o. any college oo'u"--,; 60; ;,,,.
,,06er the Circumstances It is SuIpIiSlne7
that such a strong Ieo"
rbipped into condition. .,..i,.
Rro,yn NAV not have a particular!
- rentinc team this year, out am
-,';ii;,e, "a 90 record az saying mat
L.,:.;,, accidents and those englDli,N
NC Brown vii DC mighty 1oImloaole
an the oridirOn for the next V"O VI
loo Gears. The freshmen ana soPno-
,vo~cs Of whom the eleven is lafgelN
-,ede mn are showing enough PROMISE
"a indicate better things next season
Some Likely Material.
-. al Tran hear and from what /
..r. IN The light practice TINS after
Iosiie clarke will follow IN the
.oote.ens Of Earl Sprackling and
GORGE Crowther and earn place pc
fore 10 is graduated on many an an
star team. He wei his only loO POUNDS,
INIT ENJOYS all the qualities OF a reaIlS
,reat player. and is blessed WIN hN'
nral football instinct. -,...
Jimmy Murphy. too, is another pia!e5
who is small only IN stature any
,,,rdeoe Under the tutelage o.
=
MO brilliant. heady quarterDack' ana
roo+baU l.. not the only thing he does
Iii 4 successor to Harry Lauder mas
hoer found or. at least, that is "hal
~ teammates insist, and am with
+horr I laughed so much Tor hfteen
.;r,,tos this afternoon when Jimmy
cot telling stories that couple 0,
SXtra pounds OF fat must nave Deen
added.
Cantain Mitchell who in his quiet
way sets a good example 10 ms ieiO"s
and has proved fine leader, Is one OF
tho hest centres IN the East. while the
otber plavers. although not particular
" conspicuous IN their 'anous posi-
lions. are the hard working KIND VINO
are sure 10 get results IN time.
An example Of the spirit which seems
"a nervade the whole team was gwen
Al dusk this evening. when NorcrosS
and Maxwell repaired to the tachhng
dummy for a little extra practice on
tbeir own initiative after Robinson had
dismissed his squad with the words
Two or three laps. boys. and rub.
Ono word, however, should be shSd
for Gordon who, while not possessing
rho best form in the world, is ono OF
those free. easy kickers who only lack
experience 10 make them feared by any
imposing team. particularly inside the
25-vard line He makes drop kicks with
his instep. and gets great orlve on
the ball. which makes scoring possible
even from the 45-yard line. He got two
or three over to-day from that dis
lance. and was remarkably accurate
closer up. His punting, TOO, gives prom
Use of great things.
The team, as a whole. rs lght, aver
aging only 10S pounds against Yale
on SATURDAY to close TO ls5 pounds for
their opponents. Fifteen pounds to
man is quite a lot TO give away.
The plavers came out Of that game
SATURDAY in remarkably good condi-
lion. thanks 20 Charley Huggins, the
trainer and. with one or Two eXcep-
tions. all Of the regulars reported at
the field this afternoon for a snappy
formation drill that was pat ON large
~ for my benefit. The men seemed 10
enjoy the work. and are actually look
ing forward to the Harvard game.
Charley Higgins, by the way, has