The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-04
SONGS OF THE PlGSKIN.
cHoRUsEs THAT THUNDER ON THE
FOOTBALL FIELD.

Sh@ENHNW"E "" "
Hsrmonteus Noise ThHt Tern the Tide
or Hsttte srs Threnten 60 Disrupt the
Grand Stsnds-One OF Theirs IL n Greek
There Is more in one OF the big football games
than appears 10 the eye. A blind man could at
tend any Thanksgiving Day or Springfield game
and by the use of his ears alone derive much
amusement and even excitement from 81. For
81 these mighty contests the college spirit
breaks out in all those distinctive yells and cries
and slogans and songs 80 characteristic OF the
undergraduates OF our universities. which are
never heard with the true ring and spirit other
where than upon the field Of battle, when fren-
sled thousands cheer their champions to victory
or inspire them against defeat.
The college slogans change but little from
year TO year. The long " Rah-rah-rah, rah-rah-
rah, rab-rah-rah. Harvard" and the nine rahs
given quicker and followed by Yale, were
shouted in past years by rival colleeians whose
sons are now rival collegians. Not so with
the songs. A few of the old songs, notably
Fair Harvard" and the Ell, Eli, Eli Yale,'
hold their popularity, and are heard at every
game, but for the most part new tunes borrowed
from the concert halls and furnished with APP
propriately partisan and enthusiastic words by
some poetic football crank rule the day. AN
ME Rooney" Comrades,' and even white
Wings" those well-remembered friends-or
enemiss-of past years have sounded over the
white-lined gridiron to sentiments that
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heard on the night after Yale.s victory over Har-
ward a crowd OF Yale men marching In lock
stsp through the streets shouting in ~sing,ong
tones with the ~ild''. fervOr this poetic gem
"noope'', ""oope' ""op'
whoono,v vhon,o
Hnrvard's in the soup.
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On asking q Yale bowler where the song came
''" "Ru %r smi, 1', mad. !. IN after ,,s v,u. MD
II In two minutes. Right on the spur Of the
moment. Amt 1t a smooth one2"
Of that occasion. Tbrcuobout tbe game tho
,unnort.rs NJ tho crimson bsd s,rct ~ Sy.air
Harvard " for music and tho old yell for cheer
ing, and Yale had varied it's nine " rahs" with
chorus which Aristophanes is supposed to have
e0hcoc'eu IN a moment OF surplus enthusiasm;
Brek.seh.kek'kek koax.ko-ax!
whoa.up, wboa.up,
HullAOaloo. Ya,..nalo'
But it then occurred to the New Haven con-
tingent that In event OF the expected victory
over Princeton on Thanksgiving Day they
ought to have some songs appropriate to tho
OCCASION ana comrades being then In full
blast, words to that tune echoed through the
same:
From y.l. we've come down here, boys,
To meet the Princeton team.
From tie game he lust have seen.
Fair HarTard's boys are beaten,
Yale pushed ahead the leather
WINE from harvard came the sruhta
CHORUS.
FOR were Yale boys, Yale boys
Always Ialtniul ana true,
Going 70 win the game, boys,
Sh0ut Tor the royal plle., {
No matter what Princeton may do. I
so cheer, boys, cheer Tor cur side OF the game, :
ID aio I'M u "'ySoi o'ue'
men that While Yale undoubtediv could sing
the morrow's conflict was not to be a corn
trial in the Rlee club line. hut a game of
ioothall and thar The Nev Uaven men wnnid
ir we'll 10 save their breath for n long Wall
home. since after ali bets were maid there wonid
few who would have the nrics ~ n r.turn
fare Neyertheiess. when tie Princetonians
gathered at the field on the eventual day, tney
10 had a song "Naooie Nnrnhv's TomeH
slightly distorted did dnty Tor The time and The
song caught the public fancy rather better than
thaf OF their rivals, when / 6Oo Princeton Voices y
rolled ont: ~ '" WIZ" q
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A. tSa,n III 2 s snsiI sssm play
But lust the same sbeyl Lose the game