Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
Annual Foot Ball Match Between
Yale and Harvard.
BETTING EVEN, BUT YALE WANTS ODDS
The Weather Cold and the Grounds
in Good Condition.
SPRINGFIELD STREET SCENES.

members of the Yale and Harvard foot ball
elevens spent the morning very quietly as
was expected, and devoted their time to
preparing for the game.
The Yale men were hustled out of bed at
O'Clock. and fifty members Of the party,
including the team and substitutes. sat
down to breakfast half an hour later. The
meal was a plain one. consisting of chops.
beafsteak and toast with the absence of
coffee other narcotics. After breakfast
the men were taken into the gymnasium of
the training school. where they were put
through the code of signal, but were not
compelled to do any punting or other kind
of practice.
Ideal foot ball weather-cold and clear
prevails for the big contest this afternoon.
The air Is sharp with clear skies. but a
bright sun tempering the crisp air will rem
der the cold bearable to the spectators Of
the big game.
At the Grounds.
The grounds are in excellent condition.
In fact old foot ball men. who have looked
them over. say that better field for the
contest could not be wished for. Last year
there were one or two bad spots. but the
whole place has been carefully groomed
this year. and no t-eacherous places lie in
wait to down the unsuspecting players
One particular happy feature of the ar
rangement of the field is the painting of
numbers on the surrounding fence, so that
the spectators can tell at a glance just how
many yards the ball is from the center OF
the field. On either side of the field the
fve-yard lines are plainly designated.
This system of marking the lines will be
OF great assistance to the newspaper men
and spectators, as IL will be an easy mat
ter to keep tabs on the gains and losses.
The betting last night was very brisk
Considerable money is in the hands OF the
clerks at the big hostelries.
Hal Clarkson of Harvard son OF the
ex-assistant postmaster general, put up
SlOO even on the crimson eleven late last
night at the Massasoit-
one Harvard man put up 800 against
$50 on his team. When this last wager was
noised around all the Yale crowd were 10th
TO put up their money without getting
odds. What the Yale men wanted was 3
to 4. but the Harvard sympathizers invari-
ably held out for even money.
scenes About Town.
thicker than flies at a maple-sugar bee and
Justify proclaim their wares.
The modest red or blue button is on deck
this year in all sizes. Likewise the banner
with the little imitation foot ball dangling
from it, These and other like forms of con-
densed patriotism seen in profusion.
Canes are more in evidence than ever this
year. They are of all shapes and sizes. Even
the liquor dealers are getting into the push.
Their little bottles of stimulant intended
for use at the grounds by half frozen en-
thusiasts are decorated with the prevailing
colors.
All the flower stores have big stocks of
red and blue chrysanthemums. together
with violets-which are always great favor
ties with the Yale maidens. Every con-
ceivable kind of a publication planned to
enlighten the mind of the foot ball novice
az arh Of fna. fls.raf
tee or foxy old timer is for sale. y favorite
form this year is a pamphlet bound in pa
per. leather or cardboard, cut in the shape
of a Rugby ball. bearing on it's pages all
sorts OF pictures, records and other foot
ball memoranda. Some of the information
thus given out is of the most weird and
wonderful description. anS the buyer. after
absorbing 10 will not kn~- where he is at
About lis the Yale man boarded two
special electric cars and went to the park.
Harvard men were little later in rising
and did not appear until 100 The men
INDUCED In no training save long walk
Immediately after breakfast. A regular
dinner was dispensed with, the men only
being given luncheon.
The trip TO the grounds was made al
30 pm.
At noon the crowds began to pour into
. the gates and at 1:4J most of the seats
We're filed.
At least $4,000 people will see the game.
Both teams arrived at the grounds at
Yale won the toss, Harvard got the ball
The Game
The teams lined up at 2:lJ Harvard gains
twenty yards. but Yale has the favor of the
strong wind.
Harvard gains another five yards on an
open interference. One of the Yale men
has been hurt. but recovered quickly.
2=J-Butterworth kicks the ball to the
forty-yard line. Harvard's ball on the
forty-yard line. Harvard gains three yards
on tackle play. and then tries around
the end play, but gains nothing.
Yale kicks ball now on Harvard's ten
yard-line. Harvard kicks ball. now on Har-
wards thirty-yard-line.
Yale gates ten yards on Armstrong; run.
Yale fucl Dies the ball.
2:34-tI awards ball now on Harvard
twenty-yard line. Harvard kicks to thirty
fve-yard line. Harvard's ball. Butterworth
fumbles. Wrigntington runs around the end
and gains six yards. Waters makes two
yards through the guard. They are all now
in big bunch.
Yale loses two yards on the push play
Harvard gains three yards on round-the-
end play lale's ball on four downs Har-
ward gets the ball.
2:4o,-Waters gains four yards through
the guard and WrightingtOn gains three
yards around the ends. Acton gains six
yards through the center. This placed the
ball IN the center of the field.
2;43--Brewer kicks to Yale's forty-three-
yard line. Yale's ball. Butterworth kicks
10 Harvards fifteen-yard line. Harvard's
ball on ffteen-yard line Waters gains
three yards through the center
Capt Waters of the Haryards slightly in
1ured. He resumes play.
2;4.-Brewer kicks to Haryard's inward
line Yales ball. Mackie kicked in the
mouth He resumes play after sponging
Yale goes through the right tackle for three
yards Newell breaks through and gains
three yards.
2:45.-Lewis. Harvard's center. has been
injured Game stopped.
2:JO.-Game resumed
2:5O.-When the game was resumed the
ball was on Harvard's 20-yard line Yale
gains three yards.
Yale fumbles and loses ball. wrighting-
ton gains nve yards. Acton plunges through
center for yar1. Brewer runs through
right tackle for four yards
z;5e-Brewer punts ball on Haryard's Al
yaro line Armstrong fumbles. Harvard
pan on 30 yard line. Try open interference
ana Wilmington goes through center for
) yards "
SO2-Waters gains yards Ball Is dead
1ale runs for touch down on Harvard gets
yards Harvard's ball on Yale's 80 ward
Inc Open Interference by Harvard no
gam Hickok stops Wilmington.
First Half. No Score.
3NS-Harvard gets five yards for off side
play. Ball now on Yale's 2D-yard line
S:lO-Harvard loses ball on a tumble
Butterw orth punts ball back at 35-yarri
line.
3:12-Open interrarenoa b,- lt,r,.ora,