Rhode Island at Brown

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  New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], October 1, 1916, page 24

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  BROWN FOOTBALL ELEVEN BEGINS WITH VICTORY Providence Eleven Defeats the Rhode Island College by IS to 0. Providence. X. J., Sept. 20. Brown opened the football season this after. noon by taking her annual Opening game from Rhode Island State College. The score was Is to o. Browns got the jump on ‘hc visitors and clinched the game IN the first period, scoring two Of the three touch. downs. After that a flock of substi. tutes was sent in. At no time were The state college men dangerous. The game was an interesting one. and with only two weeks Of preliminary training the Brown squad showed up strong. Devitalis. playing fullback got them being good for about twenty wards.

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Brown leads 65–⁠23–⁠2 in 90 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.