Carlisle at Brown

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  The San Francisco call, California, November 14, 1897, page 2

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  BROWN THE WINNER. Burly Indians CT the Carlisle Scnooi Beaten in Most Fierce Struggle. NEW YORK, Nov. 13-The elevens from the Carlisle Indian School and Brown University played their annual gridiron battle on the Polo grounds this afternoon in the presence of about 3OOO spectators, Brown winning-lS to IA 1t was clearly battle OF strength against science, and science came out on top. The Indians had the better OF 1t IN weight. This is clearly proved Dy the fact that all their scoring WAS done when they used their entire team 20 attack the coliegians’ line Brown won, but not until after ferce battle in which two Indians, w heeler ana mcfarland, were so severely injured that their football career of 1878 is likely to be cut short. Less than two minutes after the kickoff Mcfarland was rushed over Browns line for touchdown. Gap tain b. Pierce tried for goal, but ‘he high wind that swept across the hela car rled the ball wide Of the mark. Then came close inf hting near the Irdians’ goal Brown had the ball within two var Is of the line, and their chances for a touchdown looked bright until Gammon’s tumble. which rol ed over the line. Metoxer fell on the leather, completing a safety and the score siood 4 to in favor Of the redskins. Whle both teams were battling for the ball on the Indians twenty-five ya”d line Hapgood, by some clever dodglng, got out of scrimmage and raced across the line for a touchdown. Richardson COM pleted the play by kicking goal. 1t was the Indians score next. Metoxen made touchdown and HUDSON kicked goal. As the half was drawing 10 C ose, Cap !ain Fulz aided by good interference, car ried the bali from the middle Of the field across the line. He finished up what was the prettiest play of the game by Kicking goal. This endel the scoring for the first half. Score. Brown II. Indians 10. Metoxen made q touchdown for the In dians in the second half but as Hudson failed at goal the score was tied. 1t led so unlil within three minutes OF the close of the contest. 1t was dark at the time and Cannon had no troube In making a touchdown. Goal resulted and the game ended 18 TO IA III favor OF Brown.

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Brown leads 6–⁠3 in nine meetings, counting the seven since this game.