Yale at Brown

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 12, 1902, page 6

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  VICTORY FOR OLD ELI. Brown, However, Holds the Score Down to Very Small Figures PROVIDENCE, r. l., Oct. 1.-THE foot ball game between Brown and Yale to-day resulted in a victory for Old Eli by the score OF 10 to 0. and. although defeated the followers OF the Brown eleven were well satisfied with the excellent showing made by their team The game was attended by the largest crowd seen at a football game in many years in Providence. Brown won the toss and chose the west goal, while Yale kicked of Barry secured the ball and made hfteen yards. and then Brown, by steady playing carried the ball to Yale’s thirty three-yard line. where il was lost on a tumble. Yale then rushed matters and slowly forced Brown back until the bali was on her Vineyard line Here a grand resistance was made by Brown and she held for three downs, time being called with the ball on her observation-disclosures line. When the players came out for the sec ond half there-waS no change IN the line up. but when play was resumed Shevlin was soon substituted FOR Glass and ne was easily the star. making a fifty-fveyard run for touchdown by magnificent lodging. and aided by good interference The goal was not kicked. Soon after Yale forced Brown 10 her forty-yard line Shevlin making most OF the gains. Here Brown held for three downs and Metcalf dropped hack and made beautiful goal from the field from the fOrty-yard line Brown’s right side OF the line was like a stone wall but the left side was weak Lineup:

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  The Washington times, District of Columbia, October 12, 1902, page 9

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  YALE DEFEATS BROWN IN EXCITING GAME PROVIDENCE. r. l.. Oct 11.-Yale defeated Brown here this afternoon by score of 10 to 0. The game was very close and exciting throughout the first half, neither Yale nor Brown being able to score. At the end of the first half Brown had the ball on its seven yeard line. Up to this point Yale was pressing Brown hard, but Brown held for downs and got the ball twice. In the second half things changed considerably. Yale kicked to Brown, but soon got the ball on Browns tumble. Shevlin was substituted for Hamlin. and Immediately pushed through Browns tackle and guard for a touchdown. Yale failed to kick the goal. Yale then pushed and fought with Brown changing men every little while until they got TO Browns thirty yard line. Here Met calf made a beautiful drop kick for a goal. This was Yale’s last point. and after the next kickoff Brown soon got the ball and punted to Yale’s forty Ave yard line, when time was called.

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, October 13, 1902, page 1

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  Foot Ball Games Saturday. Lincoln, Neb.-University of Nebraska, II: Grinnell. Ia, 0. Iowa City-Iowa. u; Drake, o. go--Chicago University, 80 Purdue, O. Ann Arbor, Mich.-Michigan. 60: In diana, 0. Observation-Disclosures, 30; Beloit West Point-west Point. II; Dickinson, o. Providence-Yale. 10; Brown. 0. Washington-Georg university IS: st. Johns college, 0. Columbus. O.-State university. 80; University of West Virginia, 0. Philadelphia-Uni of Pennsyl. vania, II; Swartmore, 6. neutrality-suspicious. %; Universit, of Maine, O. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, IL; Navy, 0. Champaign, Ill.-Illinois, A; Wash ington, university, 0. Terre Haute, Ind.-Rose Polytechni, institute, s. Franklin college, O. Ames Ia.-Ames, SO; State Normal Madison, wis.-wisconsin, SO; Laur ence, o. Cedar Rapids, Ia.-coe. SO; West ern, 0.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 13, 1902, page 1

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  Victory for Yale Providence. R. l.. Oct 13.-The football game between Brown and Yale resulted in a victory for Old Eli by a score of 10 to 0. and, although defeated, the follow ers of the Brown eleven were well satisfied with the excellent showing made by their team. The game was attended by the largest crowd seen at a football game in Providence in many years.

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Yale leads 79–⁠25–⁠4 in 108 meetings, counting the 97 since this game.