Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-19
BLUE AND CRIMSON MEET
Thousands Flock 10 The City Of Fins
Today.
HARVARD WIPES YALE on THE CAMPUS.
ame OF the season IL Played Beforc VI
cited Bootcrs aud rartisans OF
the univsrsities.

New Haven. Conn. Nov. i9.-ThIs IL
the biggest day Of the year Tor foot ball
lovers. Yale and Harvard Will nght "a
football battle hero today that will
probably have place in nuug and
story at one 81 the two colleges for
years to come. II 10 always the victor
that celebrates itu achievements in
college rhyme and club corner. and all
the wlsccarcB were doing their best last
night to predict to which college should
comc the good fortune. Yale vt hur-
ward.
II H. certain that the game today will
be one Ut the largest attended and most
exciting In the long list Of annual
struggles that have taken place be-
tween the blue and the crimson. Tho
great game at Princeton week ago
aud the defeat or Yale have In no way
dcttnotcd FROM the interest In tuday'1
enthusiasts are On kvcucr watch than
ever. No regular championship among
the colleges can be- decided this year,
hut ufun the score und result u today
contest depends the place which most
critics will assign Go the members %
tho mig Four" Eur Instance, should
Yale dofoat Harvard today, Princeton
will have practically n clcnr title as
champion Tor the Tigers have beaten
Yale. and the Crimson. which Yale VIII
have Vanquiahcd. has overcome Penn
aylvan.n. NJ. On the other hand, Hair
ward defeats Yulr by the same score
~ did Princeton, the people Will de-
clare that Harvard and the Ncw Jvr-
acy college are on pat. Ana u by any
chnncc--which seems, tu be- aurO rather
remote-the Cambridge men should
thrash the Ella by good round score
then the critics viii AZ once put lihr'
ward In first place. Princeton ln second
Pennsylvania third. and f,loghte thH
brav. New Haven lads 90 the bottom.
Thus u ~ that the interest D. ut fever
heat and that both clcvena viii 50 on
the ncld prepared to nght the game "
thor lives.
Elaborate preparations have been
making ut New Haven Tor days 60 han
die the thousands that Will flock 10
the city Of Films. and to seat them on
Yale field. u lH estimated that frpm
1900 10 10000 people will be- present "
the weather II at all fair for the man
ayers announce that already 1900 tick
cts have been disposed n at g. each.
A large number ~ the members OF
the Harvard club have arranged 60 80
70 the game In body, while all the
modes Of conveyance that lead 10 the
Yale city will be- ahlnzo with the blue
and tho crimson. The betting on the
game has not been very lively. both
sides apparently being rather chtty.
What there has been wnEefcd has been
mostly even money though In occa-
uts.opro- Fnthcjb einEucr
slonni instances Harvard has been Civ
en- ten 10 nine odds. From reports
that came last night from Cambridge.
however. ., looks aH n there would be-
"a Hood 81 Harvard money nt New Hn.
Ven today, though even the most san
Tulne Harvard man viii not give odds
against Yale when the game On on
Yalc'- home grounds. II ~ said that
there IN considerable Princeton money
backing Yale 90 win, while the qunkcrs
are putting their dollars on Harvard.
with a view " rrgnlnlng some ~ their
losses made at Cambridge a fortnight
ago,
ON paper Harvard might be- picked
40 "A winner. but Victories In football
are not won VA paper Harvard 10
ahead In the kicking department un-
less MciiT7dc ~ Yale. H. good deal
better than he was at Princeton. And
as Harynfd'H kicking won her the game
against the QunkuiH u H. confidently
expected that the crimson will shower
punta into the Vale back field. iinr-
ward - also presumably trlnc strong
er than Yale IN her end Interference.
ana al quarterback the crimson Ger.
talnly has the better general In Daily
than Yale has In Ely Yale on tho
other hand has rush line that proves
itself regular hulwark against
PrIncetona attack. and Yale believes
that the Harvard line bu,k"rH viii be-
able 10 make few gains through H.
Yale has better line huckrrr than Hnr-
ward. but she has no backs who are
equal u Captain Dihblrc fur ail-round
ability.
II Yale should tumble and mur 'ho
way she did last saturday her chances
would be small but not even her worst
enemy locks for a repetition Of such
errors.
The game will be called at 2 y, m
I.ater-Alm0Ht continuous rain since
Thursday handicapped the Nulc-llar-
ward football game today The elab-
crate decorations OF the town were
spoiled and the rain kept the crowds
lu doors until late in the morning. The
straw covering OF the gridlron had done
ilH work rather better than expected.
and the field was In fairly good c0n-
diuon. The members OF the Yale var
slty team were up ana about the camp
us shortly after 1880 and later In the
morning went o. the gymnasium Tor a
last rehearsal of the signals.
The effect IT the storm on the game
was a topic ~ general discussion. eN.
perts were ~ the opinion that Har-
wards heavier eleven would have the
advantage. on the other hand many
bets which were made and posted last
night last night were declared IN ana
with lrawn By mutual consent and thu
odds n 10 81 ana o 10 on Harvard
dwindled down 10 even money today
BEFORE noon the betting Was at
stnndHtlll,
Following n the line up;
Yale Position Harvard
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