The Worcester spy., 1898-11-20
VIGOROUSLY 1t
w aVed
OVER BLUE OF YALE.
A Great Game and a Great
Crowd at New Haven.

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 19-Har-
ward defeated Yale this afternoon, II
to o. winning glorious foot ball vic
tory, in clean, fast game. abounding
in brilliant plays, dramatic moments
and unsullied by the slightest vestige
of unfair tactics.
Success perched on the crimson ban
ner through no lucky turn of fortune.
The Harvard eleven showed themselves
masters of the game, excelling in every
department and playing such foot ball
as was never before seen, and was
well nigh marvellous under such miser-
able weather conditions.
Every point was made by straight
forward, open tactics, and no huke or
luck contributed in any way to the
power and concentration of attack. SUI
perior kicking and splendid physical
condition won the game for her easily
| The Yale players fought with a stolid
pluck. At the end they rallied grandly
out of sheer desperation, and finished
strong.
! a Harvard team not only succeeded in
defeating a Yale foot ball elevent but
rolled up the largest score made in a
| game between the two colleges since
| 1885. The crimson crossed Yale's goal
| line three times kicking two goals and
ending the game with II points to their
credit while Yales score was as blank
| as their faces.
There was considerable of the tradi-
/ vol gr.sft oh yprbn In u
Harvard's confidence increased as the
game progressed, until the frequent
scoring intoxicated her followers and
the demonstration at the end broke all
bounds
That the game could have been
| played under such fearful weather CON
ditions and yet be marked by almost
| less than the average amount of fun
| bling, was indeed remarkable, and il
was still more enjoyable, despite the
same conditions in that there We're but
| few delays, no Quarrels. an absence of
any questionable decision and a clean,
wholesome game throughout.
Yet the players themselves were not
the only heroes of the afternoon, for
While they braVed the possibility of in
| juries they had little to fear from the
| ultimate consequences of sitting inac-
| tive for three hours in a chilling rain,
as did over 18 900 spectators.
The vanguard Of the vast throng
which went to the field began to ar
rive shortly after the noon hour, after
a long tramp through mud and water,
and found the gridiron afioat and the
carefully prepared approaches to the
grandstands quagmires. The enor-
nous stands presented opportunities
for seats altogether uninviting, be-
cause of their Shiny condition. The
eXasperating rain, which had fallen
for two and a half days. was still
pouring down and the northeast wind
which howled with a. vengeance during
the forenoon, continued to send the
storm along with great violence.
By l o'clock the arrival of the spec
tators had developed into a steady
stream, and it was soon apparent that
the rain had terrors for so few that
practically all of the $4,000 persons to
whom tickets had been sold, would be
on hand. 1t was easy to obtain seats
Of spectators at low prices just before,
the game for the Yale management
had put upon the market large numr
ber of fine locations withheld to dis
courage speculation and because Of the
general impression that tickets would
be a drug.
If the pictures presented annually
upon these foot ball occasions are ca
pable Of Characterization as kaleido-
scopic, the scenes of today defy appro-
pirate description. Oil skins mackin-
toshes, rubber coats, table cloths, car
riage boots, sou Westers; in fact, ev-
cry imaginable kind Gf waterproof
protection, was pressed into service
and brought into relief by the limp
but dashing crimson of Harvard and
the same limp blue of Yale.
All the rubber clothing in New Ha-
ven was sold early in the day. and
then raid was made on the dry goods
stores and oil cloth was purchased.
Hundreds went to the field draped in
Oilcloth with only a single opening in
the centre through which bedraggled
heads appeared. The costumes of the
ladies' We're as grotesque as those of
the men, and many of them who sat
in the stands with absolutely no head
covering, presented an odd appe ID
ance when the rain had beaten do ~
on them for two hours and matted
their locks about their faces. But they
were cheerful and even wildly enthu-
siaStic at times. i'm spite of it all
BY 1.30 the two large stands on either
side of the field We're well filled up;
the west side allotted to Harvard, fill
ing more rapidly. Fifteen minutes la
ter The east stand. occupied by Yale and
her sYnpathizers, and borh end and
corner stands. We're practically full, and
at O'Clock, the houf appointed Tor the
beginning of the game, FOUND few va
cant seats in the great rectangular
square.
Harvards supporters We're confident
apparently While the Yale men We're
more sedate and hopeful. Harvard's
enthusiasm became rampant when
John the orange man, walked down the
side lines before the Harvard stands
waving ecstatically his crimson be-
decked tile hat and his red bowed walk
ing stick
A few minutes later the Harvard
band arrived. and started the singing
with the notes of a Cambridge refrain
a delay of Is minutes followed, but the
crowd was patient and when at 2.15l
Yale's heroes dashed into the field the
usual scenes followed.
No time was lost in preliminary prae-
tice. and after the usual official instruc-
tons the coin was tossed. Yale having
successfully called, took the ball, and
the. great game was on. Harvard took
the north goal, and with the rain beat
ing in their faces waited for Yale to
kick. The great stands were silent
now. but the stiffness was only mo-
mentary, and when Captain Chamber |
lain of Yale booted the ball. the cheers |
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