The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-19

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Al Maeison-Wisconsin VS.. Alumni.
! At Prlvideoce-BrOwn VS.. Dartmouth.
! At INSTRUMENTATION VS.. Amherst
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. ito
day viii mark the elimination of the
| Eastern football season. Yale and
| Harvard, the great rivals of the col
| lege world, viii battle for supremacy
| upon the gridiTon. No one can say who
| viii win. The blue smarting under de-
| feat at the hands of Princeton, will
| given confidence by the victory over
| Pennsylvania, VIII offer equally des-
! perate opposition.
| Yale is handicapped by the loss Of
| Mcbride. the big full hack VINO may
| not be able 20 be in the game. as the
result Of an injury received Thursday.
Yesterday afternoon Mcbride was tax
en- To New York to be treated by a
specialist as a last hope that ne may
be able to act as a substitute at least
in the game with Harvard.
When Mcbride left New Haven his
right ankle was paining him so that he
could not bear his weight on his foot
In New York he was put under the
care Of a specialist who treated the
lame ankle with electricity in the
hope Of getting the big line breaker in
condition TO play.
McBride's injury is the result Of a
kick he received in practice. He was
| behind the rush line practiclng punt
| ing and was hurt by the ends rushing
| in on him to block his punt The in
! jury was not considered serious at the
time, but today he was unable 10 be off
crutches.
! The coaches at once decided to nut
| Townsend, the half back. in McBride's
| place at full back Townsend win be-
| gin the game and Mcbride is not likely
| TO play AT all unless Townsend IS in
| JCred. The change, although a radical
| ore, is not considered so serious as il
| T light be. Townsend cannot punt, but
he is a good one at catching punts
! and Is one Of the spEedlest men on
! his feet that Yale has this fall
He weighs only $50 pounds, and
stands five feet eight inches He had
never played in championship game
until Saturday, but M is a cool headed
| little man and made nearly all OF Yale's
! gains in the second half at Princeton.
! He can hold the ball when he gets It.
| and this means much 20 Yale in her
| present condition.
! The coaches have also decided TO
/ play Ely against Harvard and De
/ Saulles has practically stopped train
! ing. With Ely and Townsend in the
/ game the Yale coaches viii feel a good
! deal more comfortable than they DID
/ with two brilliant but crippled play
| ers. Although Townsend viii play full
! back. he Will not do any punting or
! try for any goals from the field.
| The Harvard men spent the day at
Neriden and viii come up To New
Haven in the morning. Today Chief
Coach Forbes and the old quarter
back, Bob Wrenn. pat the finishing
cuches 10 the training.
The practice Of b tn teams today, was
| light and both are In fine condition
| for the game
The city tonight. despite falling rain
and the prospect Of a rainy day for
! the game. rs surcharged with excite
ment. People are congregated on eve-y
| corner in the vicinity Of the campus
and groups are discussing the one alb
! scrbiIg topic ia the hotel corridors.
! The Tontine hotel is the headquavte, ;
! of Harvard men and Harvard SYM
! pathlzers. The New Haven house IS
/ as crowded as at state convention.
/ and guards. tacKles, half backs. ends
4 and centers are coming back to tie
] scene OF former triCmpAs and college
! associations or the tS.2 200 reserved
seats at the field. IS 100 had been sold
tonight. and OF this number it is be
| heved that not over 200 are held b.
| spa culators.
The Yale field rr!6lron tonight IS rs
smooth as a billiard table and in per-
/ feet condition. Before the rain began
/ 20 fall thirty-siX big bales OF straw
| were laid over the gr8diron. Crushed
| stone too. was laid in all the paths
/ leading 10 the entrances. The new
/ stands were comnleted this afternoon
/ and there remains nothing TO be done
/ 10 make the game a success, so far
/ as arrangements SO. IL has In the past
! been the custom for the team to be
! taken away. either 20 a hotel or 10
| the irfirmary. as was done last year
on the eve Of the battle in order that
the men may ba kept quiet and undis-
| turbed by noise or worry. Tonight.
however, they VII remain in their
| roumS.
There IS but very little betting thus
! far. and Harvard money is gong beg
| cling Two thousand dollars were offer
! ed at the New Haven house this even
irg with the Cd Is 10 To s on Harvard,
but only q small portion OF tha money
! was taken AT the other rendezvous
/ about the city. about the same Coudi-
! lions exist as regards little betting. but
/ in every case the Yale men insist On
/ odds.
| MERIDEN, Conn. Nov. 1s.-By 10 o'clock
| tonight the Harvard football players were
/ bundled OF 20 bed 10 dream Of tomorrow
| great contest and victory. They are all IT.
| i'm the pink az condition and eager for IN,
| hdent but still they all expect 20 win. They
| realize that Il Will take all the strength and
| SKIN they can summon to defeat Yale in her
| own balliwick.
Charley Daily, the little quarter back. said
tonight:
| Wen win. because we've got TO win.
| and that expresses the sentiment % tht
| whole eleven, from Capt. nihhiee down.
The Harvard players had a quiet nigst
| and were Up hetmes this morning. all in n,
| best OF spirits Led by Capt ntbolec and
| Duncan the entire squad took a brisk walA
| in the morning Tor three-quartcrs OF ar
| hour and lunChed at noon.
| AZ s o'clock the men put on their foot
ball toys and went out 10 Hanover field fai
| light practice. Some 30 natives we're OF
| hand 20 give advice and watch the work
| which consisted chiefly IN punting kickinG
I and running IN answer 10 signals. TEE
/ practice lasted 3 short hour. finishing with
| both firss and second eleven rehearsing tbs
| signals.
There viii be no chsnEe in Harvard's In,
/ up from what was played In Princeton game
( though Farley and Lawrence are expected K
play for Cochran and Walsin respectively be