New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-20

north and south were fully 500 feet long, and
the other two of half that length. All con-
tanned fifteen or twenty rows of benches. BY
O'Clock these stands pretty well filled.
Their seating capacity, according to official
figures, is 1880 Few benches We're vacant
when play was begun, the attendance was
over 10000. Many spectators, of course, stood
up or squatted ON the ground.
The east seats were those OF Harvard and they
were glorious in u mass of 1uttering crimson.
Hall the people there had flags and all wore the
COLLEGE colors in some form. Red feathers were
stuck in many hats and some women were in a
wealth Of crimson attire. few extremists among
the men had on long crimson busters" Across
the Geld blue was displayed in similar profuson
The smaller stands at the ends Of the field wero
filled indiscriminatoly with adherents of both
teams.
ARRIVAL OF THE ELEvENS.
Conspicuous features of the park were the
mascots. Yale had her well-known bulldog and
Harvard had her John, the appleman John wore
q crimson gown and mortarboard cap, lie shook
hands with many of the older graduates, al OF
whom remember him. Governor Russell con-
slant attendant Of athletic contests In which har-
ward plays, walked TO his seat just before the
elevens arrived and was loudly applauded' Doth
sides shouted defiance at one another with 'heif
cheers AS soon as one section of stand finished
its "Rah rah, rah, rah. rah, rah. rah' ran
rah," another took il up. Parodes on various
popular songs were sung, the words asserting con-
ddence In Harvard or Yale. The Glee CIuo from
Cambridge sung some OF the tine-hoAored coiiege
airs.
Shortly before o'clock party OF shaggy
haired clumsy looking young mon tuniDieu oFei
the fence into the field, The Harvard battaiiohs
arose 10 their feet as one man, waving flags and
cheering The uncouth fellows quickly took on
overcoats and sweaters and stood in dirty canvas
suits, with crimson sleeves and stockings frac-
tice was az once begun. From another corner
came another lot of men, and then it was time
for tho Yale contingent to cheer until it got red III
the face The newcomers were also in dirty
canvas suits. but their sleeves and stockings were
Of blue They, too, tossed and punted the Dali
about
HARvARD'S AGGRESSIVE WORK.
CAPTAIN Trarord won the toss and chose tho
north goal, as the wind was blowing from H.
Yale. therefore, had the ball Expectations Oh
one-sided contest were dispelcd in short oIuer'
The men in crimson started In for vigorous
offensive campaign, and before long had carried
the war into Africa. The play was, IN the man,
superb on both sides. AL tho beauties OF the
game were displayed The tackling seemed rough
70 the women no doubt, but the players were
not Miss Nancys, and didn't mind the necessary
violence. No one was ruled oil the Held TOT
foul playing.
Harvard hopes wore jaunty air. but fell at
I, T. Bliss fine run. The ball was worked past
the crimson's ive-yard lino and the scorer put up
the announcement that touchdown had btcA
made The Yale cheers were premature, how
ever Stilman snapped the ball back to McCor-
mick. who hesitated and was lost. Lewis darted
in. and the bali rolled from Captain McCormicks
hand among the Harvard men. Before either side
could do much, the first half ended, and Yale men
cursed their luck.
Harvard spirits were buoyant, and they rose TO
the highest pitch when the team played toward
Yale's goal early in tho second half. Those who
complain OF the decadence OF kicking in the game
of football must have felt sratiled at the frequent
punts Several times Yale had formed IL v" ana
then sent one of the backs around the left end
Harvard tried this manoeuvre, and Cpton aided by
good interference, gained twenty five yards around
the right end. Then he was hurt and 60 was En-
mons The left end absolutely had TO be pushed
from the field by the physician and the coachers,
and he wept like q child at having quit playing.
Then came the touchdown for Yale. from which
Butterworth kicked goal. Harvard recovered
her senses and played a stiff game until the end,
keeping the ball largely on the enemy's ground.
The mon were lined up as follows.