Brown at Harvard

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  The Providence news, Providence [R.I.], October 28, 1893, page 5

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  BROWN AND HARVARD. TIE FIRST MEETING OF THE TWO F0OTBALL TEAMS. Men from College ON the Hill Not In Good Condition-Lsnsd snd stin After Andover Game. Brown plays Harvard today at Cam bridge for the first time in the history OF football nc this college. Az many az l5o ST. dents are expected to accompany the team and Lelp by their cheering 10 encourage the men. The general expectation has been, both In Provide ncs and at Cambria re, that Brown would give Harward tie hardest rub OF any team before the Yale game. Some even expected Brown to score. The Andover game, however. knocked out the men 20 that now only three are In perfect condition to play. II is doubtful II Captain Hop kins will be able to play on account OF his bad leg. Millard Is still suffering from the blow on the head received in the Audover game Donovan has twisted neck, Colby has bad shoulder and may not be able TO play for week At least, while all the three centre n en-, 8 NTH. Coombs and Hastings. are some what disabled and will not DO able to put up their usual game. The team will probably be the same that lined up at Andover but the men are 30 crippled that the chances are that Harvard will roll up as big a score against Brown as did Yale against Williams. During the last two days only light practice has been indulaed In, mostly practising the signals aud team work “ sterday the mon were moved around considerable, Wott being tried at half. Emory at full aud Lancey and Aidrich st tackle. Brown Notes. The Baseball association held their an nual meeting yesterday at o’clock, In the chapel. which was completely filled by the students. MarveI “a was elected presidents; Chamberlain 81, vice president; Sleeper ’95. secretary; Taft ’95. treas urer; Pack kard ’9J, scorer Andrews was put forward as “a candidate. but as there was aquestion ~ 70 his eligibility, Packard was almost unanimously elected. Stew art, “a, was elected on the board Of directors for the senior class. The nesting then adjourned, az the chapel had to be used for recitation. Yesterday afternoon about o’clock occurred successful robbery at the gym Dasium. The thief went through all the clothes on the tower floor and secured three watches. a society pin aud consider able spare change. L. Is suspected that the thief was young man seen hanging around In the dressing room. He Is described rs person about FIVE feet six inches In height. with q black mus tache, well DIR ssed aud wearing white chrysanthemum in his button hole. He evidently had been drinking and appeared i’ll at case In the plac, Anyone who can give any information will please report to Instructor Parker. Professor Poland delivered his weekly lecture. illustrated by ersopticon views, yesterday In connection With tho course In fine arts. Librarian Koopmnn lenturod to the freshmen on “Why and How Much to Read” The track athletic men are now get ing into active training. The sophomcres came ont to practise yesterday for the annual freshman sophomore foot ball contest. Over twenty men showed up. Only light practice was ildulged In. The Sears reading room held it’s annual auction of old papers Wednesday,. Military drill yesterday took on the likeness Of real battle, eight rounds Of ammunition being served out by Neutsnant Pardee. The firing attracted quite a number of visitors. The Glee. Bapj, and Mandolin club met yesterday and elected officers: Hinckley ’94 was elected president; U is ’96. vice president; Mabie ’96. secretary; John son ’96, treasurer; Cady ’95. auditor. The makeup Of the Glee club is as follows: First tenors, Hinckley ’94. George ’95. Old lam ’96; second tenors, johnson ’96. Learned ’97; first bass, Ham ’94. Coombs ’97, Rockefeller ’97; second bass, Parker ’96, Mabie ’96. Cady ’95.

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Harvard leads 78–⁠24–⁠2 in 104 meetings, counting the 103 since this game.