Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-25
BROWN WILL MIX
WITH COLGATE FIR
EASTERN FEATURE

New York. Nov. "a P)-Ths
greatest menace to Browns unde-
feated, united march to the top Of
the eastern football world Is rest
ing just over the horizon today
waiting to provide the feature of .
Thanksgiving day grid card that
boasts five major rivalries.
Colgate is bringing to the huge
Stadium at Providence an eleven
that shows little in its record to
cause the Bruin anxiety, but the two
defeats and tie on the Maroon es-
cutcheon tell Brown no story OF
easy victory in the final battle Of
the season tomorrow.
A tumble on the one-yard Ane
brought Colgate defeat against Navy
and the upstate New Workers chose
to display their poorest brand OF
football in the loss to Pittsburgh.
The inspired struggle of Syracuse
could bring no better than q tie.
But against the formidable Ma.
room array, the Brown Bear will
hurl eleven stalwarts Of the var.
sity, who have yet to line up tos
gether In an effort to block an op.
ponent's try for point after touch
| down. In annexing nine straight
wins, the Brown goal line has been
crossed only when substitutes dotted
the lieup. An epidemic Of colds has
hit the squad on the eve Of the
game.
Companion features Of the Col.
gate-Brown clash bring together
four sets of traditional rivals In col.
I orful closing engagements. The
Nittany Lions of Penn State face
Pittsburgh in an effort to break the
string of defeats and ties that have
| bound Bezdek's warriors In IL Of the
last 13 meetings. Penn State scored
but one touchdown against the Pan
theirs in six years. Penn students
staged a bonfire last night, thus
! making certain Of celebration, re.
gardless of the outcome OF the game.
Pennsylvania's masters OF the
hidden ball assault, who have not
scored nor allowed q touchdown In
three games, meet q fighting Cor.
nell eleven at Philadelphia. The
ithaca stalwarts, full Of confidence
after the thrilling last quarter de.
feat of Dartmouth by scoring II
points when the game seemed lost,
threaten a Pennsylvania record that
shows defeat only to an intersec-
tional opponent. Penn has whipped
the red machine in the last two
meetings.
view L OK witnesses 2t1 last FOOT
ball clash of the season In the meet.
ing of Columbia and Syracuse. The
Orange has yet to suffer defeat In
series that dates back to 1901, but
injuries that forced "Whippet" Carr
from the Syracuse backfield early in
the season may hamper or prevent
entirely the stars appearance
against Columbia. The Morningside
Heights eleven has a fine victory
over Cornell as a bracer for SYRIA
cttse
The shadow of past defeats hangs
over Washington G. Jefferson as II
awaits the meeting with West vir-
ginia. The Mountaineers, beside
crushing wins in the past two years.
nave the added impetus of victory
over husky Georgetown to hearten
them for the fray.
Following close on the heels Of
, the holiday conflicts are the final
games of the year Saturday, when
! ancient foes again take the center of
the grid stage. Army and NAVY will
fight out their claims for eastern su-
premacy in the midwest at Chicago
and Georgetown sallies far from
nome to close the season against De-
troit. Notre Dame brings a nation
al contender east TO face unlocked
for strength in Carnegie Tech ana
| Holy Cross and Boston College risk
fine seasonal records in a New Eng
land classic.