Brown at Columbia

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 9, 1902, page 14

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  BROWN RIDDLES COLUMBIA. PROVIDENCE FOOTBALL MEN EXCEL AT ALL POINTS. Win . Rough Game by . Score Of ~ Ia o Zig Tackles Plough Their Way Through the Home Teams Defence Seventy nv e. Yard Hun by Capt. Barry -Scyenty INV q J ard Hun by apt barry The active, aggressive and brawny youths OF Brown University who held Harvard ana Yale 70 close scores on the football field. met Columbia at the Polo Grounds yesterday and completely outplayed the local eleven. They shattered Colnmbia’s hopes OF score time after time. played havoc with her offence by throwing 1t back and riddled her defen ce by swift end runs and catapult line smashes from the Tickle bu ok formation. Brown won by n score OF rs to U and the small assemb!aRe OF Brown students saw their team win SO easily they wearied OF cheering. sending forth weird siren-like shrek now and then Just TO keep warm. OF the 5000 spectators IN cludiu. Mr. and Mrs. \. u. Vanderbilt many werr Columbia students and these never ceased 20 encourage their team with wells and SONGS. but though they waged the vocal battle bravcly. it was in “A hopeless cause il vas the most important gam” OF the season locally. but as “A contest IT was mere trampling down of on” team by an adversary that was fleeter of foot. stronger IN team developmcnt and better versed in the science and wiles of gridiron strife. IL was prominently a game OF rushing. with kicking In the background Nevertheless there vas a good deal OF oprn play, The ends we’re cir cled often tie making OF holes permitted OF frequent tsckllIg In the open and tho numerous Brown touohdowns were the source OF as manv ensuing kickors an q the couseo uent scattering OF the men. wlich embellishes the snort for the SPECTATOR. II was also rough game. Nobody was dis qualined. but rough WORK was liberal In quantity, impromptu wrestling matches and the jamming OF players head In the damp soil after he was down. Cries Of put him of. or -rule Linn out. often punctucted the contest when courle oi opposing players would get into controversy OF their own. Referee McCracken ,iortened the second half 10 2ii, minutes. - II was growing dark. This was at time wuen Columbia was showing symptoms Of the only real attack she Lad displayed In the game. and Coach Morley OF Columbia declared that the referee lad no right to call the game In this manner. The rules give an ofilcis authority TO shorten game. but stiDulatc that he must notify the captains before play begins. ITS rs dark now rs it Las been all afternoon. protested Morley. Dut tie Hight WAS getting poor “ en- the game ended and the outlook for a. Columbia score was very slim. no matter how Ions the Ham”. !. de B50H .s, pneI hs o rsr aons in hne style. Nhat with dragging. push inr and lifting they ,neeotlated many an used by Brown with irresistible effect. This Iaay splintered Columbia rcsistanc” as i IoMn , s9i sp’ sbs ana Sdne R strong chaps. We’re stars. Nh’tner running from back Of their line or from their places In the line, they seldom failed to tear on gains In big chunks and they were the mqinstay when Brown had 10 gain or lose the bal! on downs The Brown bq, ks were Just as Ell. peoially when aided by the tackle-back ar Isnrepfn IT, daIt Barry got oyer We, tne SFSns A ana ‘tir @ fs’ @ tfrcasa broken a, Ids with rare Judgment only some good tckIinS> by Columbia from be. than lac did lie and Hamilton and Lynch were very effective at end running, while the brunt of the adyanc. Trough the h,, me however, did not little bullet-hke ripping through the centre. Browns possession so much II was hard to pick out good points in tolumbia’s play; Man for man and “a team Brown excell.d Weekes made Two or three good end runs for Columbia. but hi, interference did not COM pare with Browns and the Columbia captain ends met the Columbia interference before il was fairly under way Russ was strong point in the Brown defence. and both he and littlT Schw inn wcr” ON the spot every time on runt- and missed no tackles. Schw inn was the point at viii h Col umblt’S end runs were aimed and for h. Weight h rGri ,’Ihni effort, TO break the Brown line, for on” reason because the Brown line was quicker to get into action Generally when Columbia hurled one of her backs at the Brown centre and there was a showing duel. IN. Brown men by their activity and strength would push Column smith when taken back Of the line late in the game hit the. thin brown line WITH more bGrcf “a end a’ to an” shd thsr ws not a point in tire columbia line that Brown did not pi.rcr. and tie Brown quarter back, bafflcd Colunb ia badly A. an illustration of his resourcetu ness lie once, wien Brown needed five yards 10 retain the ball. sig shit in tie lire. much like tie Indians wing SHIFT, and Barry coming around TIE other wiried Mornnrside cohorts The stanch support which the Brown baChs gave In back Ing W the forwards on tie deie1cc t wSs a nota bic sourc” OF Inability on Columoias The wind wa in Columbia’s favor when Lynch began the game by kicking OF to Woln. and then fel back for . kick There was fumblcd a poor pass and the Brown men we’re OF him for n lo--, Weckes and Duell made a fr>t down in two tries, then came tumble yard line Tho Providence team also was nervous and fuinb” gave the leather back to Colgmb,. Duel could n2t Ssin 1 ndWcekss tSckic-bSck rormS,ion for tho Art time at the the f fSii back, With he two HaIf back Just behind tho three Shcchan rammed through for five yards Webb made II three NOR” and Barry put the bali seven yards nearer Column bil’S Eo1l in two successive trie.. In n short space OF time-uot counting the halt. for breath which were numerous-Brovn had the ball sixteen yard. from IN” goal line and Webb crashed through Coumbin for twelve Yards. II was with tho greatest difiCulty TINT Column ba .torped him ~ al lie fought his way TO within four yn I’d OF the coal line and familton dashed through tho Rluc and White for the fr.t touchdown. which had taken about six minutes Golfer kicked the goal Goodman kicked OF 70 Sheehan and. lining up, Barry from close to his rush line kicked neatly 20 Weekcs on Columbia’s 3j-yard line. Neekes had no chance 70 run back The ball was no sooner IN his, arms than Russ toppled him over Webb hnck, cried the hole Lynch juidIed through CoIuu ba : left wing for four wards Barry tried CO. mubias left end and found II wanting. He was run outOi bounds q ter advancing fifteen yards Hamilton hit the centre so hard II yielded eight yards, Webb Jumred over the same spot and bounded along In Kangaroo fashion ten yards Shcehan went six more and another touchdown WINS Imminent Columbia made stubborn fight on the 4-yHId line and resisted well thet Brown was had only one more down lett when BIB fell back. With every Brown man In tho play the mass Dor” It’s way through the eDeny’s ranks with the Iieskn tightly graspsd In N”bh’s arms. 1t was a touch down and Golfer liftod the oval over the bar VI tolumhil’s drooIing spirits with Il ten yard end run, but lis hurdle play was stopped f,~ 20 gain, TIE ball went to Brown on Gowns and Weekcs stopped BaTry’s twenty bv ‘row’ll post another Brown touch down. and for n few moments Columbia’s attack compelled Brown TO retreat When Ne.kes was finally forced to punt, Barry Caugat tie ba II u Browns Seward line and dartcd over the lime marks at IN ann YnV Eft. ct rod G linz ala 81 linz

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 9, 1902, page 10

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  COLUMBIA LIKE A STRAW. BROWN ELEVEN MAKE GAINS AT WILL AND WINS BY 2s TO o. / the Columbia warriors were swept down the field as they have not been in many a day. Brown simply outplayed Columbia at every point. and it only the shortening of the second half by nearly fifteen minutes that saved a worse defeat for the White and Blue. The first half was a full thirty-ive minutes. and the second a little less than twenty-five. The playing was Of sufficient time to fully demonstrate that Brown has good team this year and that the Columbia eleven has deteriorated most lamentably. Columbia played poorly al Princeton but she did even worse yesterday. During the battle Brown advanced the ball close to five hundred yards. while Columbia certainly did not advance the leather more than fifty dur ing the entire afternoon. Even Captain Weekes | SEE med out of sorts. and when Weekes is not himself Columbia hasn’t much to cheer about on the gridiron. The Brown athletes. trained TO the hour. jumped at their metropolitan rivals right the start and they never let up to the end which came with the lighting of the lamps on the nearby elevated road and the heights on Coogan’s Bluff. Brown banged through the centre. through the tackles and skirted the ends whenever she felt like it. bowling the Columbia men of supposed muscle whenever they got in the way. as if they were so many tenpins Only twice did Columbia show any real strength aggressive ness and only once did the local team have n chance To score. When that chance came in the second half Columbia apparently muddled With the ball on the Browns 1O-yard line, Co lumbia had a chance for a goal from the field, but the opportunity was allowed to slip. and the only chance to escape n whitewash was gone Columbia had repeatedly shown her inability to break through the Brown line TO gain around the ends and when the ball got as close to the Brown goal line every enthusiast on the grounds expected Captain Weekes at least 10 try for goal from the field. Possibly Weekes knew that his line would not hold for him. and that may have been the reason why he did not try it, 1t was clearly Coumbia’s only chance 10 score. BROWN LINE STRONG. The Brown line was a tower Of strength and Columbia could make no Roadway against II. The ends Schwinn and Russ. we’re iron pillars when Columbia tried TO pass them, and Column bia early in the game abandoned any idea OF ground gaining in those quarters. The Brown guards and tackles also did their work well. while the backs ploughed through the Column bia beef with the ease that an autoplough viii deve into rich loan topped by sweet clover. Hamilton Lynch and Barry played superbly, Lynch and Barry doing the plungng. while Hamilton went through the Columbia line MAX ing holes for the backs through which a on a bicycle might have ridden. Columbia was also outpunted and invariably lost ground on an exchange Of kicks. bia was rough and slow. Both sides lost ground for off side play While none Of the players were severely injured. twice :he game had TO be stopped so that ambitious players who were wrestling in the open could be separated Fistcuffs INDUCED in the line two three times. but little damage was done. HOW THE GAME WAS PLAYED. Brown won the toss and selected the south goal, with the wind at her back. Lynch kicked Off and Columbia Immediately tried the Brown line for gain. After exchange Of punts Brown began TO batter down the Columbia line. and, realizing her superiority at once. she played with confidence and dash right through the battle. After FIVE minutes Of play Brown got the bali and carried it down the field for touch down without once losing It. Hamilton, Bar ~ and Webb did the ground gaining and did it well, Hamilton making the touchdown. while Golfer kicked the goal There was an exchange of punts. but the ball was generally in Columbia territory. Barry made a Iretty for fifteen yards and Lynch pulled him along the ground for five more. her 4O-yard line for the second touchdown. Webb making the points. Golfer again kicked n goal, and Brown had lead OF II 10 q. Weekes twice had chance to show his sprint ing ability, but his weak ankle gave out each time, and he stumbled badly After changing sides Weekes punted and Crowen carried the ball back half a dozen yards. Barry Immediately went around the end for twenty yards, and Lynch followed with twenty more the next lineup. Columbia got the ball on her 4O-yard lire for holding but could do nothing with il. for il was in possession Of Brown a few minutes later. For a time Column bia seemed to brace, but the improvement did not last long for she was forced to kick on her J0-yard line. Brown eventually took the ball in mdield and began again to batter down the Columbia line. Sheehan Barry, Hamilton and Lynch made successful plunges. Columbia braced again and worked the ball up the field Weekes again punted, and Barry caught the leather Browns 40-yard line He was as slippery eel and. with excellent inter ference. he had little trouble in carrying the elled being fully seventy yards. the best run Of the day. Golfer kicked goal. and the half ended with Brown in the lead by II to o. The second half was largely a repetition OF the first in that Brown did not weaken and Column bia showed no improvement. Lynch added another touchdown to Browns list after four minutes play, and Golfer kicked the goal max ing the score % to D. Hamilton made the final touchdown. bringing the total up to ~ Lynch was led from the field slightly injured. CRYING as If his heart would break The lineup: Columbia Positions Brown tSladkus Lett end Left tackle Welh Tumluson Left ...........S shaw lbude. Centre Alsberg (ShaW) Right guard ......... Cobb Smith (WhitwelD Right tackle Sheehan Woln earle Right end ............. Russ Goodman Quarterback t’owe Weekes. Left halfback ..... Harry Duen Smith Right haIfback. Lynch dogersl Sangland) .FulIback.. Hamilton Baker, Score Brown ~. Columbia. Touchiowns-Hap,iito,,n – anu ItShCh Goals from touch 1ania. Umpire-Morris Ely. Yale. Time-HalveS ~ thirty five and twenty-five minutes. Attendance 800 LEHIGH, “a: VIRGINIA G. Washington. Nov s-The University of Virginia / eIa, F1r h.

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  The Providence news, Providence [R.I.], November 10, 1902, page 3

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  Brown Ground Down Poor Columbia 28 10 0 in Sp endidIy Played Game. Providence Defeated The Champion Low ellis in Fast and Exciting Contest. position OF that team to Intentionally in Jure players. Brown was rough, but was Forced To be rough In actual defence A GOOD DAY FOR BROWN. Saturday was a good day for Browr football. for the Sophomore team won from Worcester Academy. II TO G: the Freshmen won from Pomfret School l5 10 II. and the College Hills defeated the Newton Athletics. 3 To o. The next game tor Brown will be with Boston College on Saturday. and week from Saturday the Brown and White vii line up against the Green and White cf Dartmouth at Manchester. For those games the Brown eleven should be in tn. best OF form. The next game will Le comparatively easy, and for the Dart mouth game the eleven should be at It’s hest. saturday night the students at Brown had celebration OF their own, beca use OF the victory over Columbia and this TOOK the form OF nightshirt parade, call on President Faunce, and a general demonstration OF college spirit that was interesting TO the spectators and amusing for all who witnessed the parade. ON OTHER FIELDS. Down at Cambridge Harvard defeated Penn on Soldiers Field I’m a game that was quite as much OF a victory for Penn as II was for Harvard. The Penn team was probably on the defensive the great er part OF the time. but at that IL PLAYED pluckily and well, twice bracing when a touchdown seemed inevitable and once holding the Crimson for downs on Penns Vineyard line The fumbling OF the Harvard backs was miserable and there was a decidedly poor idea OF foot ball shown by team that is assumed 10 be one of the two leading teams OF the country. OF this game an eyewitness writes: Soldiers Field at Cambridge was the scene of lively contest on Saturday last and Pennsylvania certainly opened the eyes OF the Harvard team and the spec tators. IL has always been said that the Crimson were very sportsmanlike in their athletics but many are inclined to think they failed TO show IL in Saturdays game. Time after time on eight occasions in all, freshmen were put on Harvards team when absolutely nothing was the matter with them while Pennsylvania played her men as they first lined up with two exceptions, only taking out a man when he was disabled. 1t was clearly case OF freshmen on the part OF Harvard against straight football OF Pennsylvania and even then the Crimson had all II could do TO win. The Harvard team also averaged ii pounds TO a man heavier than the and even at that great variance Harvard had her troubles with the Red and Blue line.

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 10, 1902, page 12

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  FOOTBALL HARVARD IS VICTOR Crimson Eleven Defeats Pennsyl. vania Although Winners Fun BILE Frequently. Bucknell Scores on Yale Through 8 Fumble-Brown Wins Game +. With Columbia. Cambridge. Mass, Nov. 10.--As was expected, Harvard defeated the University OF Pennsylvania on Soldiers field Saturday without difficulty. The score Of II to was about one-half of what it should have been as far the crimson was concerned. Four times Harvard was inside Of Penn sylvania’s twelve-yard line. but two fun bles, holding in the line. and a grand brace by the Quakers on their own three yard-line. kept the crimson from scoring additional points. There were other fumbles by Harvard during the game, not SO noticeable or so costly, but nevertheless sufficiently serious to make this a discouraging feature to crimson adherents. Except for a fine brace by Pennsylvania, during which the team made first downs, to the establishment Of the crowd, there was very little Of interest in the latter part of the contest, and the game ended with the ball in Harvards possession, as usual in Pennsylvania territory. he lipe-up

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Brown leads 37–⁠29–⁠2 in 68 meetings, counting the 67 since this game.