Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-17
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BROWN TEAM NOT
IRON MEN; JUST
LOVERS OF THE GAME

LUvEnO UT IHE UAMC
Providence, r. L., Nov 10.-P,--
''They are not iron man. They're Just
IL college boys having a good time
playing football"
That is Coach "Tuss" McIaughry'
opinion of his Brown varsity football
team which defeated Yale and Dart
mouth to and 10 to on success
sive Saturdays without substitution
and then romped through Harvard 81
to 0 two weeks later. Sport writers
have dubbed them the iron men,
but McLaughry thinks otherwise.
This group of players has one of
ever seen. OF course they are rug
ged. vigorous bunch of healthy young
sters, all, if 1 may say it, we'll versed
in the groundwork of the game. But it
is spirit plus that has carried them
through, and, of course, we cannot
overlook the good fortune that has
attended us in the lack of injuries"
As a matter of fact, if McLaughry's
anything of iron about them be ac-
cepted. they might, perhaps, more
properly be dubbed Browns milk
men," for they have prospered on the
diet that brought fame to his winning
teams at Amherst.
The eleven have gained in weight
steadily with the exception of . time
! after the Yale game. McLaughry
players always have been trained to
drink a pint of milk directly after
practice and then lie down on gym
cots for half an hours rest. That is
one of the reasons for tse iron men"
their coach believes.
Only once during the season has his
team been in danger of going stale"
McLaughry says. That was during
the week after the Yale game, before
| the squad left for Hanover. Reused
to tremendous nervous pitch during
| the Yale encounter, the youngsters
were unable to get the memory of the
| game out of their minds, but left TO
| their own devices in the following
| practice sessions their running fire of
| Josh" and banter, coupled with excel
| lent physical condition. soon brought
| them back to normalcy.
| That the iron men" could have
! play gu the EHIiIt f1dINdIO game "ItH-
! out substitution was unquestioned. and
when 10 substitutes suddenly began
| warming up two minutes before the
| final whistle there were bowls of pro-
| test from the Brown stands and even
| from isolated sections of the Harvard
! side.
McLaughry might have let them I'm
| ish it out. To do SO probably would
| have established a football record of
| it's kind-three major contests within
| a month without subStitution-but
| the Brown mentor was wise enough to
] forego the chance of "swelled heads
and was thoughtful enough to remem-
| Der his wooden men, first string
| substitutes who deserv we'd their chance
| in a big game and letter.
| 1t may have been something Of this
| thoughtfulness, coupled with his
| ability to be a driver when the neces-
4 sity arises that caused one Of the
| Iron Men" to pass the remark to a
visiting newspaperman, playing for
! Brown? Yes. But the guy l really
7 play for is McLaughry."
| AS far as the present spirit OF the
! team is concerned, their eagerness TO
| extend the season another month in
| dictates just how far they are from
| being Burned out" They still have
New Hampshire University and Col
gate to conquer and neither coaches
+. or players entertain any false notions
of the struggle in store when they
, stack up against the latter here on
i Thanksgiving day. But already the
| players have expressed hope for a
post-season intersectional game. des-
| pite official frownS from the univer-
sity athletics directors.
As for the makeup of the team.
with two exceptions the "iron men"
; are New England born and bred.
Harold Broda, captain and left end,
halls from Canton, Ohio. He is con-
{ sidered one of the greatest wingmen
in the East and when he trotted off
the field at the stadium last Saturday
he had finished his eth consecutive
game for the Brunonians. He has
played III every varsity contest since
he became eligible his sophomore
year. Al Cornsweet. chunky Hne-
bucking full-back is the other for
eigner." He comes from Cleveland.
Thurston Towle of Pawtucket. cap
tain Broda's running mate on the OPP
posite end of the line. makes up the
second half of what Is considered
Browns greatest pair of ends. Ed
Kevorkian. left tackle. and Charlie
Consodine. center, are old team mates
at Newton. Mass. high school Louis
Farber. giant left guard. is a Paw
tucket boy. while Orland Smith. right
guard. and Roy "Red" Randall. the
Bruins clear thinking field general.
were team mates at Brocktou, Mass.
Paul Hodge, Kevorllian's running
mate in the right tackle berth. and
Ed Lawrence, right half back and
outstanding defense star played to
gether at Fitchburg, while Dave
Mishel of Lynn, left half back. pass
ing, running and kicking threat.
rounds out the Bay State delegation
by coming from Lynn.
Broda. Mishel and Smith will be the
only members lost by graduation next
wear. Kevorkian, Cronsweet and Far
Der are playing their first year OF
VARSITY football and the rest of the
outfit are juniors