Word: browne
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Saturday afternoon the University football team defeated Brown in the Stadium by the score of 9 to 5, in a game full of brilliant features. The shifting formations, fake kicks, and trick plays of all sorts which were used by the Brown eleven on the offense, combined with the quickness of the team in following the ball on all occasions, were the main causes of Harvard's low score. The University eleven secured its only touchdown shortly before the close of the first half after Brown had been penalized 15 yards for interference with Newhall's fair catch...
...rushing ability which characterized the Springfield game, and which was entirely lacking in the game with West Point. The linemen, who were rather slow in their work, tackled with some sureness in the close formations, but generally failed to stop the runner in the open field. On the ends Brown had a great advantage, for Kennard and Macdonald were too slow in getting down the field under punts and were often blocked out of plays by the speedy Brown ends...
...fact that, he has had little experience as a halfback, was rather weak on the offensive. Lockwood gained a great deal of ground but fumbled several times at critical moments. As in the case of Mason, he was very sure in his tackles, twice stopping Mayhew, the fastest Brown halfback, after the latter had made a big gain. Fumbles were frequent on both sides, and the ball was seldom caught by either eleven in the back field with surety...
Many penalties were inflicted by the officials, including those for offside play, holding, illegal use of hands, hurdling, roughness, and interference with a fair catch. Brown suffered slightly more in the actual distance thus lost than did the University eleven...
...right end in the second half, played a fast game and was better in every respect than either of the other men who played at end. Burr and Kersburg were the main reliance of the University eleven on the defense, and at times on the offensive opened up the Brown line to good advantage...