Colgate at Brown

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  New Britain herald, Connecticut, December 1, 1916, page 12

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  Jack R0urke Colgate Team Trim Brown, Pollard et. ~. Conquerors of Yale and Harvard Short End of 28–⁠0 Score-Noted Negro Held in Check-Local r #s Boys Share in Glory Providence R. T., Dec. 1-Brown’s s rosy dream of the football champion ship of the east was waited into ob’ 1ivion yesterday when spunky Col gate submerged the proud conquer ors of Harvard and Yale in a puddle of mud by a score of 28 to 0. A sea- son of gridiron surprises had produced no such upheaval as this, and when the Brown boys, with all their sisters and their cousins and their aunts, sat down to their Thanksgiving dinners after the football catastrophe, the Rhode Island turkey and the English plum pudding didn’t taste as fine as ! they expected. A teeming cold rain drenched play CTS and spectators and turned the gridiron into a. quagmire. Through the mud the husky Colgate hnemen pushed and dragged Browns am- Abitious players until their own anothers wouldn’t recognize them. Never before has an eleven which ghowed as much promise and also as much achievement as Brown has this season been overturned so thoroughly and humiliatingly. Colgate slid Browns athletes completely off their feet in the gluey muck and played Ed Robinson’s great machine to a stand still. It is hard to explain just what was the matter with the Brown players. Maybe their heads were dazed with air castles of championships and with anticipated All-Eastern and All American glory. Anyway Colgate, full of fight and football, just lifted of ho cfar If rH, them around Andrews Field so un ceremoniously that they were stunned. Colgate outchafged the famed Brown line, she riddle it with holes big enough to haul a coal truck through. she wheeled merrily around the ends and gave Brown a lesson in football she will not soon forget & Prophecies Go All Awry. Brown is the disappointment of the years eliminating days, and Colgate, especially considering the size of the college, comes pretty near to being the sensation of the season. When Col gate invaded the west and trimmed Illinois, football folks were surprised; when she tore the giant Syracuse eleven to ribbons football folks mar veled, but when, this same Colgate bunch ripped Brown to tatters yes terday afternoon football folks threw up their hands in utter amazement. It was hard, bruising oldfashioned football that wrecked Browns hopes Hubbell, Spencer, and Gillo, the Col gate back, were damned through the line with such force that in the third period Brown was being bowled over in the mud like a lot of tenpins, while al ,irr the field at rate of ten yards at clip. With each charge triumphant Colgate rubbed it in worse. The Ham ton for the much -heralded Brown stars and made them look like a group of youths just taking up a new , game The greatest shock to Brown was the thorough and complete suppress ing of Fritz Pollard, Browns negro halfback, who has struck terror into every team he has faced. Pollard was subdued. Never a chance did he get to rornp away clear and bring forth the lusty shouts which were all ready and waiting to greet him. Colgate watched the dusky stars every move so closely that whenever he carried the ball there were half a dozen pairs of strong arms ready to grasp him and bury him beneath a pile of steam ing mud-daubed players. Pollard Strong on Defense. Even though Colgate did crush out all Pollard’s chances to gallop his way to glory, they could not get him out of the way on the defense. Al Pollard has starred on the attack al season, so he starred yesterday after noon on the defense. He was the one man in the Brown team who was able to tumble the overwhelming Colgat, rush. Playing on the secondary de fense,s Pollard rushed in headlong ant often dumped the Colgate runners af ter they had successfully shaken of the other Brown tacklers. Colgate warriors tried in vain to box him III negro outguessed them and wiggle, his way through to spill rompin opposition. ..... .,,-... Browns tackling was way off form The players arms slipped from tn muddy moleskins of the Colgate mer They seemed dull and slow, too, i diagnosing Colgates attack. Many time the Hamilton players had broke loose and were on their way long be fore Brown woke up. Colgate’s never teasing assault O the Brown line netted four touch We Are Catering to HYMN DnVvTT DY<

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  The Bridgeport evening farmer, Connecticut, December 1, 1916, page 1

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  EVEN POLLARD CANNOT DEFEAT COLGATE TEAM Providence, Dec. browns rosy dream of the football championship of the East was waited into oblivion at Andrews Field yesterday after noon when spunky Colgate submerged thep roud conquerors OF Harvard and Yale in a puddle of mud by a score Of 28 to 0. It is hard to explain just what was the matter with the Brown players. Maybe their heads were dazed with , air castles of championships and with anticipated All-Eastern and ALL American glory. Anyway Colgate. full Of fight and football, just lifted ! them up at the very start and threw them around Andrews Field so UNI tremendously that they were / stunned. Colgate outcharged the { famed Brown line, she riddled it with holes big enough to haul a coal truck through, she wheeled merrily around fthe ends and gave Brown a lesson in football she will not soon forget. Brown is the disappointment of the syear’s eliminating days, and Colgate, Especially considering the size of the college comes pretty near to being the sensation of the season. When Colgate invaded the West and trimmed Illinois, football folks were surprised; when she tore the giant Syracuse eleven to ribbons football folks marveled, but when this same Colgate bunch ripped Brown to tat tiers football folks threw up their hands in utter amazement. 1t was hard, bruising, old fashioned football that wrecked Browns hopes. Hubbell, Spencer and Clio, the Col gate backs, were damned through the line with such force that in the third period Brown was being bowled over in the mud like a. lot of tenpins, while Colgate was rushing arrogaptly down the field at q rate of 10 yards a clip. With each charge triumphant Colgater ubbed it in worse. The greatest shock to Brown was the thorough and complete suppress ing of Fritz Pollard, Browns negro half back, who has struck terror into every team he. has faced. Pollard was subdued. Never had chance did he get to Sromp away clear and bring forth the lusty shouts which were all ready and waiting to greet stars every move so closely that when ever he carried the ball there were half “a dozen pairs of strong arms ready to grasp him and bury him bemeath pile of steaming, mud-daubed PLAYERS. even though Colgate did crush out all of Pollard’s chances to gallop his way to glory, they could not get him out Of the way on the defense. As, Pollard has starred on the attack all season, 30 he starred yesterday after noon on the defense. He was the one man in the Brown team who was able to tumble the overwhelming Colgate rush. Playing On the secondary de- Tense, Pollard rushed in headlong and often dumped the Colgate run ners after they had successfully. shaken off the other Brown tacklers. Cofgate’s warriors tried in vain to box him up as they did the others. but the elusive negro outguessed them and wriggled his way through to spill romping opposition. Colgate’s never ceasing assault on the Brown line Melted four touch downs, one in each period, and four times did the trusty toe Of West boot the heavy waterlooged ball over the crossbar for additional point. Browns men were helpless in the hands OF the New York state players, who toy ed with them much as a cat toys with a ball of string. On every rush the Brown line was completely smother ed, and upon the few occasions when the local athletes had the ball their formations were rudely Jared and shattered before they were we’ll started. Colgate’s eleven was drilled. like regiment Of soldiers and throughout the game played with unity and crushing agressiveness, in the face of which Brown made but a poor showing.

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  Norwich bulletin, Connecticut, December 1, 1916, page 3

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  Providence, R. l., Nov. 30.--The pow erful Colgate eleven administered a crushing defeat to Brown Uniyersfty’s football team on Andrews Field to lay. The score was Colgate 28; Brown 0. The game was started on a field tha was soggy and slippery. wet oecasion-4 ally by showers. Between the halves the rain settled to a steady downpour, making the field a big, slippery, mud :. dy pool, a condition that prevented from showing to its best advantage. Brown, however, was never danger Ious, Colgate’s heavy and powerful backheld gained almost at will. while on the other hand her line was stone wall against the Brown attacks. Anderson, Spencer, Gillo and Hubbell all starred for the visitors, tearing off runs around the Brown ends behind interference that the Brunonians could not penetrate, or plunging through the |toles that the forwards opened ill tine Brown line. Pollard, Browns dusky ha:fback. was a tower of strength for the home team on both the offense and defense but had no chance to get away on the treacherous field. Andan of Brown in the closing minutes of play, made the longest run of the game, 43 yards. but the team lacked the punch to fol- low up the advantage. The lineup and summary: Colgate 28 Brown Q Castellanos .....-...-..... Marshall Left End Left Tackle Barton Wade Left Guard carroll Sprague Centre Good (captain) Tarnun Right Guard Horning (Captain) ..-..... W!i;iams Right Tackle Nelson Weens Anderson .....-.-....... Purdy Quarterback Left Halback Right Halfback Fuifback Score by periods: Brown .........-s.-.-. y – Colgate :...7 7–⁠2s lipesman, J. J. Halloran. Time of oe- riods, 15 minutes. Colgate-Sco-ing touchdowns. -Ander- son, Neilsen, Hubhell, West. Goals from touchdowns West 4. Sibstitu- tions: Colgate, Watkins for Spencer, Scott for Watkins, Woodman for Bar ton, Frye for Castellanos, Bek for Hubbell, Laird for Gillo. Watkins for Eek, Harris for Neilsen, Cravatt for Anderson, Hayes for Harris. Brown: Conroy for Jemail, Spagna for Fa..- mum, Farnum for Williams, Bowman for Sprague, Brooks for Pollard Mur- phy for Purdy. Teets for SpA2ll, Nichols for Farnum, Jemail for coL- roy, Andan for Jemail, Brace fer Bow man, Zelcer for Devitalis.

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  The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., November 30, 1916, page 1

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  COLGATE BEATS BROWN, 28 TO 0 ANDREWS FIELD. PROVI. DENCE. r. l.. Nov. 30.--Colgate overwhelmed tho much -heralded Brown eleven here today. 2s TO 0. Tho Brunonlans were powerlcsa against the shifty. driving Maroon attack. which swept down the field. despite ankledeep mud and a steady downpour OF rain. At every department OF the game the brit liant Hamilton eleven outclassed Brown, Tho Maroon attack slid off tackle for successive first downs. the Brown ilneHmen being easily boxed. Pollard. the dusky Brown star. failed TO shine. and was smothered every time he took the ball. The first Colgate touchdown came with. in five minutes after the starting whistle. aud from then on Colgate persistently threatened the Brown goal. Anderson. Spencer. West and Hubbell. who punted for Colgate, starred for the ylctors. while Hill. houses punting was tho one rcdeeming feature OF the Browns playing FIrpt Period Within five minutes after the whistle, Colgate marched steadily down the field from Its 35.yard line TO a touchdown. which was scored ~. Aufaraoo after Hroytn had bait stubbornly on It’s one-yard line west kicked goal. After Colgate kicked of and Hillhouse had puIt

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Colgate leads 25–⁠20–⁠7 in 52 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.