HISTORY SHOWS WAXING PERIL OF BROWN THREAT

Saturday's football clash against Brown will be the thirtieth meeting between the University and Brown football teams. The rivalry is one of the oldest in Crimson annals since the two universities have faced each other annually with only two breaks, since 1893.

Saturday's game will also mark the first time that the University football team has journeyed away from Cambridge to do battle against the Bear. The Brown Amphitheater will be the fourth gridiron on which the eleven have lined up. Jarvis Field, the old Soldiers Field gridiron, and the Stadium are the other scenes of Crimson-Brown football encounters.

In the first eleven games played in successive years from 1893 to 1903, the University team consistently overpowered its smaller rival. The score of the initial contest, 58-0, is the largest one that figures in the history of Harvard-Brown games. In these eleven years, the Crimson teams piled up 264 points, the Providence team in the meanwhile being blanked seven times, and earning a total of 22.

University Meets Growing Strength

In the series from 1905 to 1916, the University still maintained her ascendancy, but with growing difficulty. In 1914, after 20 straight defeats, the Brown Bear held the Crimson to a scoreless tie. This achievement is especially worthy of note, as the University team of that year defeated Princeton 20-0 and routed Yale 36-0.

Two years later in 1916, in the twenty-third meeting between the two universities, Brown gained its first triumph over Harvard. This victory, a 21-0 triumph, closed the second period of Harvard-Brown football rivalry.

Post War Games Stand Even

After a two years lapse, in 1919, games were again scheduled, but in the past war period it has been with increasing difficulty that the University has held its own. In the last six meetings, the two elevens have split even, each having a string of three successive wins to its credit. Saturday's meeting thus becomes the rubber match for the post war series.

Bear Outscored by Crimson

In the last six encounters, Harvard has scored 53 points against the Brown eleven, which in turn has reached a total of 44.

In the 29 games played to date, the Crimson has been the victor 24 times. Brown has been ahead four times, and one game was tied. The total in points shows that the University has outscored their Providence rivals, 474-122.