The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-21
YALE FOUR TO NOTHING.
Result of the First Half Of the
Football Game.
BIG CROWDS IN SPRINGFIELD,
The Students Have Possession OF the
Streets, and the Natives are Compelled
to Walk ON the Back Ways-First
Touchdown Greeted with Lung Break
ing Cheers.

SPRINGFIELD, Nov. 21.-Once more
Springfield has been surrendered to the
college boys as willingly as ever. The
capturing army is numbered by crowds
only, and big ones. too.
Everywhere on the streets are to be seen
representatives Of the two contesting col
leges, wearing the red or the blue; they
jostle against each other and the natives
on the streets they stand at the corners
and let the goodnatured citizens go around
them, but there Is welcome for them In
every face.
The hotels are crowded to-day, and II is
impossible to find accommodation at any
of the leading ones. The Massasoit is the
headquarters for both colleges, and the
Haynes is next in favor.
The weather could not be better for the
game, cool and cloudy, with little or no
wind. There is no sun TO interfere with
the play and no heat to overpower the
players, but the spectators could wish
little more warmth in the air when they
think of sitting on those hard board seats
for hours this afternoon.
Talk about the scarcity OF seats Is dying
out. For the past twenty-four hours the
corridors OF the hotels and the billiard
halls have been constantly frequented by
spectators with tickets TO dispose of, first
decreasing figure that promises to go
back TO par by the time the game is called,
Most of the Harvard men came last
evening and at 1l:45 to-day. The betting
last evening was nearly even, but to-day
odds are given on Yale by professional
betters.
The Yale students came on two special
trains from New Haven, arriving at II
o'clock, and both trains contained scarcely
standing room. AS the morning ad-
vanced the crowd became more dense and
every one became infused with the spirit
of the day.
Flags and streamers floated from the
canes and shoulders of happy young men
and from the jackets of pretty girls. Few
are so little interested as not to show
their interest in some way. The crimson
seems to predominate in favoritism among
the local enthusiasts. Perhaps because
Harvard won the victory last year; but
the Yales are not without their admirers.
Amherst and Williams sent the largest
delegations OF any of the smaller colleges,
each quota coming in special trains from
the north. Other colleges represented
are Dartmouth, Technology, Wesleyan,
Brown and Trinity.
All are ready to cheer for one side or
the other, according to the inclination. 1t
is great day for the Alumni of the two
contending colleges, and men of all ages
who have once been students of either col
ltSt Cdn Dc seen every WHeTe. anu dTe Hol
TO be outdone by their younger brothers
because they are little stiff or their
throats are not so hardened to prevent
their yelling for their colleges.
The students and the football enthu-
siasts began TO gather on the grounds
shortly after noon and long before the
time set for the elevens to line up all the
seats were filled and the standing room
was complely occupied.
Capt. Trafford led his men on the
ground at LAS o'clock, and Capt. McChing
with the sturdy Yale kickers followed
Immediately afterward. Both sides were
cheered until lungs became weak.
1t was "a desperate fight from the begin
ming and not until near the close of the
first half was n touch down made.
IL was by one of the Yale men. Nc
Cung tried from difficult location, but
failed to kick goal.
The struggle recommended from Yale's
25-yard line, but no more points were
made by either side.
The first half closed with the score 4
to in favor of Yale, and the wearers of
the blue yelled and cheered vigorously.