The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-11-25


each Harvard-Yale football game fol
twenty years now the writer's of news
history have been obliged to open the
annual record of these encounters with
the trite statement that yale again de-
feats Harvard"
This, to be sure, is not literally the
fact, because Harvard has. since 1875,
when the record began, wrenched two
victories from the New Haven men.
And though again defeated today,
CALCULATIONS Of hopeless disgust over
Harvard's performances are not alto
Sether fair. Harvard, though beaten
today, played good football against
fates that might well night be seen in
a the air. a Yale partisan, hoarse with
yelling for the blues, this evening
!, voiced the feeling which widely pre-
Walled among spectators.
If 1 never before believed in Yale
ElclL said the irate man, Il believe in
itshow. l assure you that while Yale had
the better team, Harvard played the
better football, if anybody can under
stand what l mean by that"
The twenty-five men came over the
fence at the far north corners and a
thousand people and more to each man
Shouted and screamed at the sight of
them. The seating capacity of the
stands Of Hampden Park is 23,043 per-
sons Estimates Of the number of per-
sons who saw the game range from
$4,000 to 10000. Finally at o'clock the
men lined up.
Injuries Were Numerous.
In spite of the new rules, the time
consumed this year was greater than
last, owing chiefly to the examiRation
OF numerous injuries received by the
rI4ayers.
! Wrightington's collar bone was
broken, Halloweu was carried off the
field disabled, Murphy lay bleeding and
5nsensible on the ground, the result of
a hard punch in the stomach, Brewer
was hurt in the first half, but was able
TO resume play, though subsequently
retired by the physicians order.
Tonight, there has been some rumors
q serious consequences, the most nota-
one being that Hinckey, of Yale,
IN died Of his injuries. This seemed
inn Probable, because Hinclley was very
much in evidence at the close of the
gtne.
Seeded by a warmth like that OF an
ordinary September day.
Naturally, such exceptional football
weather made everybody extremely
happy, and the result was the throngs
on the streets gave vent to their
hilari0usness in shouts, songs and col
lege cries. The streets, hotel corridors
and public resorts were thronged. The
pushing, struggling, crowd was
thoroughly good-natured, however.
The great crowds in the streets were
bedecked with the colors of the rival
colleges.
Everybody Wore n Badge.
Everybody wore a badge some but a
miniature. others covering yards Of
ribbon. The crimson chrysanthemums
on the breasts of the Harvard's admir-
ers, were rivaled by the delicate violet
on the breasts of the Yale men and on
the corsageS of the Yale women. There
ATvere parasols Of red and parasols CT
(hlue Once in a while. to relieve the
lmonotony of colors, there would be a
11aunt of orange and black as a crowd
of Princeton adherents came along and
fhe red of Pennsylvania was pronin-
, ent after that college special had ar
rived.
The morning game between Dart
mouth and Brown took some of the
crowd to Outing park. IS early as il
O'clock, crowds began to fiocl1 tcward
Hampton park. especially those who
were not fortunate enough ID be in the
reserved section.
Harvard and Yale students, since
1875, with three exceptions, have annu-
ally struggled at football. The oAcep-
al years were 1917 and 1885,, when
re were no games. ana 1888, wnen
ward forfeited 20 Yale
he record Stan1s thus: