Columbia at Brown

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 27, 1959, page 1

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  Brookins Sparks Columbia In 21–⁠6 Overturn of Brown PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. 26 P).--Harvey Brookins ran wild behind a hard-hitting Co. lumbia line for IA points and a 2l-6 Ivy League football vic tory over favored Brown today. Brookins, the 5-foot-8 senior halfback whose speed and pow er were frustrated by poor blocking a year ago. carried the ball los yards in the first half compared to 287 in the 1858 season. His efforts put the Lions ahead, 1876. at intermission. After that, the Negro premedical student who is president Of his class, acted as a decoy as the Lions turned to the air lanes to complete the upset of Brown which had entered the game a one-touchdown pick. Brookins scored in each OF the first two periods from a yard out. He accounted for As of 81 yards as the Lions marched to score with the opening kick off. When Columbia got the ball at the Brown “a as a re-

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Brown leads 37–⁠29–⁠2 in 68 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.