The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-19
HARVARD AND YALE
nov PREPARATIOH II k.n
THE FOOTBALL cOSrqsr
Scenes at tho Respective Iastitpti.
PRIOR to tho Saturday Before Thanh,
giving Of Zach Year.

Through every college OF M. ,..,
this season Of the year. there go. az
wave OF enthusiasm for foo,-h.r II
smallest ones have their little 49,.
players to whom they book 10, 49,. Is
and fame and upon whom ts.v ..'
praises and favors
The more prominent instimi.-. d..
upon a football team as am ir5..-.......
factor They give 10 10 great s,,...'.
and care. AZ the openlu. or c.r
the men are sized up. eNperI.r..i a'
pick from mere and there. mon ,.-.
1rnk possess the qualities ff fo-,t.
practice Is begun, "a trainIr-
set, and before college DAYS e.+ r.-
into the fall, you read column.
newspapers about tle proefess .f
sport. 0t
The larger and older COLLEGES ,.......
have the best reprcsanauv,s b..
games, for they have ~ greater .r.....,
men 20 choose from. ana teff.. ....
TO teach them. IL is not ss-,,..
therefore, that at this season. s..-.
an eyes are turned toward M.
which comes or between Yale ..4
ward. In the football circles b.
greatest event OF the year. .f
For nearly two score years tho .f....
rivals have been accustomed O..
with each other. and corr.r,
strength. The place OF tha r...
OF late been Springfield an.s ..l '
Saturday before Thaullsefyir. s..
date. Long before any of tha --
Thought Of turning from OBJ. '
wandering back 90 college. OBJ. .--.
ball players have been praorl'rr b.
reured place. When COLLEGE ,...
daily exercise OF the men .s .....,
lowed by hundreds OF curious ..t.
ers. Every play OF any merit BIZ. .t
Every occurrence Is n0t.1 uHt
interest. Newspaper articles r-..
strength Of the two teams or.
read. As days pass by. games e-.. ..,..
which enable us tO judge eor..tI .
the resources OF each. Some +Ir. t-,.
the game the corrosr0r1.r.. t...
Yale and Harvard crows r.---..-..
large. Letters flow back and f.-a
most OF them are bulky h1t DO r,t o..
moment be led 10 believe tn.+
or brotherly love has moved ,bo t-.,...
OF those who DO the c0rrasrorl.-. r
IT you were 10 read few 0f fh.~ ..
would md that they generally rrr ,...
What odds are YOU fellows ri..r. II
your team this year"
As the days before tho game r-og. Co..
no pains are spared bv either ts..
paving the way for making fa o,r.....
brilliant one An the old rray.r. .,'
used 10 be great hands at tfa c,r. t..
ing their college DAYS. and who ca- --...
the time, come up t0 coad fbair -..,.....
sides. Secret practice ig BEGUN ,.t..
outsider IS allowed In ealo rr,, ~.
mysterious workings which for r. a..
time are 70 be revealed M sr-.r,rIl
80 important is this secrecy. tr.t u..
ward has cancelled an OF han .r....
ments up 10 the big game with Sal. t-
fear Of showing her style OF plar 81.
on the contrary believes eha can ...,
more battling with Che STRONGER ..I...
teams. and she. therefore. rlavs at ae..
opportunity a day or two I.f-. r.
game comes of. the enthusiasm .t f..
Cambridge and New Haven r...f..
very high pitch. Nothing i4 TALKED no
ia TIE rooms ard hauals off ooHr. r
except the outcome NJ the sprref.l
game.
Books and lectures are h-rq. as.fs
unnoticed Big posters tackled ON he
trees and walls announce .na raar ar.
proach or the big event There Ia DID fa.f
n loyalty shown on either SIDE ul
lass are resurrected. new ones mo- taken
io"n from their places on the wall. ~
iorns are brought forth from theft fnr
corners, and the afr SIS soon fun ~ ne.
'ordant noises.
But the night before the samrlsy on
Fhlch the game is played. vou can boz
zee a light or hear sound qh..t tte
ong rows OF dormit0ries which ara us.
tally 50 bright with the blaze of .fr1e
amps and the flame of gas .a.. r..-
ne professors have fOrsaken their rooms
md are travelling away o. see Oh. rert
lays sport
When the day OF the game alvnr at
asst. Il reveals a flood of humanity r0l-.
ng into Springfield. Special trains ra
un from Boston. New York ana 400 Nh.
arge cities near about.
For the quiet old New England town o.
8 a gala day. Seldom are such crowds
cen as that which moves GA masses ur
nd down the principle nor1ueH-nr.
Rags float from every pole and WIrI0"
shops street-cars. lamp-p0sts ana nr-
lagos are decked with them Bodies NJ
or Here's TO Yale"
At the old Mascot house ffo symr1-
hizers OF the two colleges meet and h.-
ONE n little sociable Some bets a-e
made. and all hang around waiting f0r
he hour 10 dine.
little after 10 O'Clock. the crowd Dr..
ms 10 move towards HampdaH park
here all IS in preparation f0r tHa hol-
ands 81 the iostling crowd which ar. o
ONE. on each side ~ the feii ari
ending about one hundred a1i frF r'
re tiers Of bleechers ono ell. f0r It
he other for Harvard AZ ereh eri ~
be Held and extending tha whole hfaaiN
I II. are bleechers for 0ute.i0r. Do l0'
OF take the crowd long Oh tl those fl
nd as the time draws near fl- rro
1encement Of the game sI M 0aff
lue and an eXpanse of waving crimson
ellis YOU that the reprasenuur.. NJ ea..
ollege are present iu fI.l fre. songs
nd yells ON the gir