Vermont at Brown

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 3, 1912, page 11

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  CLOSE CALL FOR BROWN Noses Out Vermont Eleven by Narrow Margin. PLAYS STRAIGHT FOOTBALL Green Mountain Team Holds L Twice for Downs at Critical Points. Providence, Nov. 2.--Brown barely nosed out a victory over Vermont to-day by the score Of y to Z. The Green Mountain grid iron warriors led all the way down to the final period of play, and frequently demonstrated a marked superiority over the Brunonians. who showed very little Of promise, in view of the game with Yale but one week distant. Straight. old-fashioned football tactics varied with a thirty-two-yaTd run arouhu left end by Crowther, the diminuuve quarterback. was all that saved the day for Brown. the team displaying a deploraoie lack OF pop and ginger at times. Twice when Brown was WITHIN easy striking distance Of the Vermont goal once on the 25-yard line and once when the ball was but three yards from the goal Une-Vermont held capitally Tor downs and turned back the half hearted and spirltless attack Of the Brown BACKS Brown attempted the forward pass, the only new football tried. four times. and ! got away with It for a gain OF 10 yards’ Vermont was hardly better at the play making trial of the pass Ave times ana gaining nineteen yards the only time II was successful In the opening quarter neither team scored. but by line plunges and short ena runs. aided by the successful forward PASS noted. Vermont took the ball straight nm the field against the wind for sixty three wards in a series Of plays TO Brown S lard line when Zwicks tumble gave II 70 Brown. Just then the whistle blew for the end OF the first period. on the second play Of the second quarter Brown wos nenalized back to her 2i2-yard line for holding. and then lost the ball on a tumble after which Vermont easily rushed Il over in two plays, Seton carrying the leather. smith kicked an easy goal At this point Brown began to snow some lighting spirit, fash OF the form ! that marked the teams work against Har- Yard and following Crowthers thirty-t”oward run around the end to Vermonts o. ward line Tenney, Henry and Crowther MI rhe opposing line for consistent gains ana carried the ball over, Crowther settihl tho touchdown. Captain Ashbaugh failed |, -. ,,,.,,rt FOR a goal

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  The Washington herald, November 3, 1912, page 40

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  VERMONT SCORES ON BROWN TEAM But Providence Eleven Captures the Game BY IL to 2 Tally. Providence. R. l.. Nov. 2-Brown won u to :. but got bad scare in her game against the University Of Vermont eleven- on Andrews Field this afternoon. being outplayed in the ffrst two periods and succeeding only by the hardest kind CT football tn rolling up enough points to win in the second half The victory was won chiefly through the brilliant work Of Crowther, who starred IN the Harvard game, and Bart lett. who was put in-at q critical period Bartlett. who weighs nearly 30 pounds. crushed through the lighter backs for a touchdown and victory. Seton. the visitors right end. played q pretty game. Browns work was poor and the players showed the effect Of their battevtAg BY Harvard last Saturday. VermontsS score In tho first half came after slashing attack. tumble on Brown’s 1-yard line. Crowthers run ming back Of punts was the chief feature OF thA game.

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  Evening star, November 3, 1912, page 64

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  VICTORY FOR BROWN. Beats Vermont in q Poorly Played Game IL to Z. |. PROVIDENCE, R. l., November – Brown won a slow and poorly played game from University of Vermont, l. to 7, today Both sides We’re penalized many times. BY working the Minnesota shift in the second period Vermont drove Brown back, Seton going over the line, and Smith kicked the goal. Brown scored in the same period on a run back of a punt and line plunges Forward passes and straight foot ball in the fourth period brought the second Brown touchdown.

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Brown leads 15–⁠0–⁠1 in 16 meetings, counting the five since this game.