New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-19
FOOTBALL.
ALL EYES on YALE AND HARVARD.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR THB ANNUAL
srru-GcLr A. NEw-EAvEN TO DAY-THoU-

ELABORATE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL
srrrGeIr A. NEw-EAvEN TO DAY-THoU-
SANDS TO WITNESS TIE BATTLE.
THIS is the biggest day Of the year for football
blowers Al Ncw-Haven this afternoon Yale and
Harvard VIII fight football battle that will prob
ably have Place IN song and story At one or the
l-wo colleges for years 10 come. II IS always the
victor that celebrates It's achievements in college
rhyme and club and al the wiseaores were
uoing their best last night 70 predict 10 when COZ
hege should come the good fortune. Yale or Har-
ward.
II IS certain that the game to-day will be one Of
hhs largest attended ana most exciting IN the long
Dist Of annual struggles that have taken place be-
tween the Blue and the Crimson. The great game
st Princeton week $50 and the defeat OF ialo
B. ave in no way eetracted from the interest In TO-
avs contest On The contrary football enthusi-
usts are on keener watch than before. NO
regular championship among the Big colleges can
he definitely decided this year. but upon the score
70 nd result q to-6ay's contest depends me place
(which most critics Will assign to the members OF
rhe ~Pir -Four" Fer instance. should Yale defeat
Harvard to-day Princeton vii. have practically
clear title &c champio7 for me Tigers have beaten
-YsIs and the Crimson which Yale VIII have van
ouishe6 has overcome Pennsylvania. L. on the
other hand. Harvard defeats Yale by the Same
score as cid Princeton. people will declare tnat
Harvard and the New-Jersey college are on par
~
rather -er1oto-the Cambridge men should thrash
,.he Els By 2 good round score. then the critics
.-v,u AZ once rut Harvard ia frst place Princeton
- second. Pennsylvania perhaps third ana rele-
rsts the brave NeW-Haven lads 10 the notion
Thus Il IS that the Interest e e. fever heat and
that both olevens will 60 on the nelo prepared 70
-Tvht the game o.. tAeir lives
TIaborets pfeparatious have been making ~
'~cew-Havcn for DAYS 10 handle the thousands that
viii flock to the city Of Ems. and 10 seat them on
Yale field Il is estimated that from hI'een thou-
sand % twenty thousand people will be present. Z
.he weather Is az ell fair. fQr. tho managers AZ"
nounce that already l-.5o) tickets. have been dis
Sosed CT at 81 each.
4 large number Of TIE members Of the Harvard
n-iub have arranged % 90 10 tie same n oody
while all tie modes OF Conveyance that lead to the
yale city VIII he ablaze WITH the blue and the
,crinoson. The betting he gama has not been
.-erv iivelv both SIDES being apparently rather
chary. What there has been wagered has oeeA
mostly at even money though IN occasional m
.etarces Harvard has given 20 20 odds From re
ports that cans last night .ror Cambridge. how
ever + looks as if there would be q food of Har-
Yard money g. New-Taver to-day though even
me most sarsuine Harvard man will not give odds
against Yals when the game IS on Yates home
grounds II & said that there Is considerable
Princeton money hacking vale 70 win, while the
CuaKers are putting their dollars Harvard. with
8 view Of regainns some Of their losses made at
On paper Harvard might be picked as a winner.
ifarvar6 Is ahead IN The kicking department unless
gfcBrice Of Yale IS ir good deal better condition
Shan ne was az Princeton. and as Harvard's
a,icking won her re game against ~ 9g9akers. f.
punts into the ale back ned. harvard Is also
presumably trine stronger than ale IN her END
3nterference. end al quarterback the crimson GER
1ainly has better general in Daily than Yale has
in Ely. Yale or the other hand has rush line
that proved itself regular tuwark against Prince
-ons atteck. and Yale believes that the Harvard
2ne-buckers Will be able to make few gains through
st. Yale has better Ane-buckers than Harvard, hnt
fhe has backs who the equal OF Cantam
iDioblee for al-around ability II Yale should FUN
1be and nuf the wav she did last saturday. her
chances would be small. but not even her worst
enemy looks for repet rcn - such errors 80,
Most men Who have heon watching carefully ne
play Of the two eleVens declare that the struggle
will be close one. with conditions figuring iarsey
ifhat their pets in petfect condition physica
and Il seems certain that the Yale PLAYERS nave
improved a good deal from their condition OF
week
The game vii Ne called ~ .. m. and when
7he referees whistle sounds this IS the way the
-wo teams vii line ur: