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

Equally Desperate Opposition
Blue FuIIback May Not Play.
At New Haven-Harvard We. Yale.
At Chicago-Carlisle Indians Illinois.
At Ann Arbor-Afiehigan Us. Beloft
At Madison-WIsconsi vs. Alumni.
At Privide9ce-Brown VS.. Dartmouth.
At Wllliamstown-Niliiam VS.. Amherst.
NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. 1S.-To-
day will 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 gridiron. No one can say who
VIII win. The blue smarting under de-
feat at the hands Of Princeton, viii
play desperately. and the crimson,
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 who may
not be able to be In the game. as the
RESULT of an injury received Thursday.
Yesterday afternoon Mcbride was tax
Ell To New York to he treated by a
specialist as a last hope that ne may
be able TO act as a substitute ait 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 practicng 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 viii be-
gin the game and Mcbride is not likely
TO play at all unless Townsend Is in
tUred. The change although a radical
ore, Is not considered so serious as il
T. light be. Townsend cannot punt, but
he is a good enc at catching punts
and IS one Of the 6p6ediest 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 a championship game
until Saturday. but n is a cool-headed
little man and made nearly all Of Yale 5
gains in the second half at Princeton.
! He can hold the ball when he gets It,
and this means much 10 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. ne viii not do any punting or
try for any goals from the field.
The Harvard men spent the day at
MeTiden and will come up to New
Haven in the morning. Today Chief
Coach Forbes and the old quarter
back. Bob Wrenn. put the finishing
touches 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 q rainy day for
the game. IS surckSrged with excite
ment. People are coDgregated on eve ~
corner in the vicinity Of the campus
and groups are discussing the one alb
scrbiHg topic Ia the hotel Corrid RS.
The TCutine hotel is the haadquarte s
OF Harvard men and Harvard sym
pathizers The New Haven house IS
as crowded as at state convention.
and guards, tacNlCs, half backs. ends
and CenteTs ara coming hack 10 TIE
| scene of former triCmpAs and Colege
associations. OF the y, 200 res rived
/ seats at the field. IS 100 had been sold
/ tonight. and OF this number 1t Is be
! heved that not over 200 are held b.
! spa Culators.
! The Yale field cridiron tonight Is as
| smooth as a billiard table and in per-
/ feet condition. Before the rain began
/ 10 fall. thirty-siX big bales Of straw
were laid over the grdiTon. Crushed
| stone. too. was laid in all the paths
! leading 10 the entrances. The new
( stands were completed this afternoon
| and there remains nothing to be done
I TO make the game a success. so far
/ as arrangements go. IL has In the past
! heen the custom for the team 10 be
| taken away. either 20 a hotel or 70
| the infrmary. as was done last year
| on the eve Of the hattie in order that
| the men may be- kept quiet and undis-
! turbed by noise or worTy. Tonight,
! however. they viii remain in their
| rooms.
There Is but very little betting thus
! far. and Harvard money is gong beg
Cing. Two thousand dollars were offer
/ ed al the New Haven house this even
I ing with the od Is 10 20 S on Harvard,
( but only a small portion OF tn money
was taken. At the other rendezvous
/ about the city, about the same coEdi-
/ tons exist as regards little betting, but
/ in every case the Yale mon Insist on
/ odds.
MERIDEN. Conn. Nov. IS.-By 10 O'Clock
| tonight the Harvard football players war6
4 bundled OF to bed 20 dream Of tomorrow
! great contest and victory. They are all ~
! in the pink Of condition ard eager for th'
| fray. They are not boastful or over con
1 asanf 81 they all fNpgrt win They