New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-19
GOVERNORS LEAD CHEERING.

II was no lack Of inspiring spectators that kept
Harvard from winning. for the Cambridge men
were excellently supplied with shouters. made up
OF San Juan heroes. Governors Of States and
other mighty ones of the earth-not to mention
horde Of crimson clad students and maidens.
One OF the features Of the game was the picture
of Governor Theodore Roosevelt Of New-York
and Governor Roger Wocott of Massachusetts,
standing side by side and leading the cheering
for Harvard. Dwight Davis. the crack tennis
player announced through an enormous Grim
son megaphonc just what the cheers would be,
and that It devolved upon the pair Of Governors
to lead the mighty crowd of shouters That was
just at the beginning of the second half. when
Harvard still believed in victory. but the voices
of so potent a delegation failed to turn the tide
II was. however. almost as good as touchdown
to see the fervor with which Governor Roosevelt
cheered waving his hat with an energy that
lifted the Harvard stands right to their feet
Well. what was the matter with the Harvard
eleven? There was comparatively little the mat
ter with Harvard, taking high class football as
the standard. The trouble was that Yale was
100 per cent stronger than was anticipated.
large sized surprise party came Harvard's way
in the first five minutes of play, and its donations
consisted of nothing except rude shocks
YALE's STAND BEFORE THE GOAL.
IN the first place. Yale as her coaches had
predicted started off with a very fast game.
and bv kicking constantly kept the ball on Har-
Yards side Of the midheld for a good part OF the
first half Then finally Harvard got possession
~ the pigskin in Yae's territory. and by eX-
actlv that game line bucking series Of plays
that II was known the Crimson would employ
worked the leather without once losing It, down
to Yale's two-yard line. Here every Harvard
on1ooker was serenely confident of touchdown.
though Yale had been holding her own so well
But the Blue made stand that was simply
magnificent. and that saved the day win the
ball advanced to two yards from her line 1aie
held like a wise and wrested the leather from
the arms Of the foe.
Whom Harvard had shot this bolt and 1t had
fallen short the faces OF the Crimson shouters
grew grave indeed and the men who had been
making . TO / and 2 to ] bets on Harvard
looked beseechngIv about for help But by
that time the date for hedging had gone oy.
Harvard had u chance TO score held goal
few moments later. but IT was diHlcut uE
and went 10 one side. I'm the second nan idI'
again started out with great energy ana Kep'
the play far removed from her own eoal INV"
the half had gone by, with only teW minutes
tc spare Harvard. meanwhile "heh she e"'
chance TO run formed her interference loosely
and until FIVE minutes before the game was over
gained little throughout the whole secohu 10"
bv straight linz hucking tactics WIN .ne '''''e
limit drawing near with opTalling raP'dl'S' 'ne
Harvard team took terrific brace anu so' ,'ie
hau do,,r near Yale's goal. But fatal fnnhie
,os, tho leather and the only remaining chAh'f
- Harvard 10 prevent tie was hNld E"'
ubicb UolIovell tried hard to make hui faileo'
Harvard used to good effect many VARIATIONS