The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
BATTLE OF GIANTS
Yale and Harvard Struggle For
Football Supremacy.
Over 10000 People Pay to See
the Teams Play.
ODDS ON HARVARD.
Followers of the Blue Are Cau-
tiOus In Betting.
Game Starts With Terrific
Punting on Both Sides.
Game Was a Draw, Neither
Team Scoring.

Cambridge Mass NOV. 1o-fF III
cool bracing weather we'll nigh per-
feet field and two of the strongest foot
ball teams in the country trained to the
hour it is little wonder that more than
10000 people had arranged for seats in
Soldiers field today to see the great
annual match between Harvard and
Yale, scheduled to begin at o'clock.
Fully quarters of those who
sought the grand stand perched upon
the banks of the Charles wore the Har-
ward crimson and had their throats
tuned for Harvard cheers, while the
remainder, a loyal New Haven crowd,
Haunted the blue of Yale and were pre-
pared to urge their favOrite to victory,
with the yell that has done great ser
vice in years gone by.
The wind came Iazily from the south
ward and there was little choice Of posi-
ton on the field.
The supporters of both teams ex-
pressed the utmost confidence in the
ability of their respective elevens to
win.
Before the game, as in the weeks
gone by, Harvard remained the favor
ite in the betting, although the odds
which two weeks ago were to or to
8 had dwindIed to 4 to and to 4.
Few Harvard men could forget the long
years of successive defeats and while
last years great victory was fresh in
their minds, long odds on the crimson
We're scarce.
The feature of the day prior to the
game was the assembly of the crowd.
Never before in the history of football
here has such a thrOng gathered to
witness a match. The facilities for
reaching the grounds were better than
ever before. The management had IN
creased the seating capacity of the
w
80 900 tickets were sold for the game.
With the enormous number of tickets
sold, the spectators succeeded in get
ting control of thousands OF the cOVet-
ed pastebOards
The Harvard players when they
reached the field, were all very conf
dent and appeared to be in great fight
ing trim. The only exception was BOaI
who was in rather bad shape from his
injury received early in the season. The
coaches, however, said that they ex-
pected that he would last at least one
half but if occasion required A. r. Sar-
gent would be put in his place.
Nearly all the players seemed to feel
that they had hard game before them
and that only the fiercest kind of ag-
gressive play would win.
DETAILS OF THE GAME.
Francis kicked off for Yale at 2:O6
p. m.
At 2:15 the ball was Harvard's on
downs. HallOWeu punted to Yale's 40
yard line. Sharpe caught and advanced
three yards. The ball went out of
bounds and was taken into Yales 4S
yard line.
Mcbride punted to Harvard's 20 yard
line. Daily made 10 yards. HallOweu
kicked to Yale's 40 yard line.
Pincl1e caught, but Campbell downed
him. Mcbride punted out of bounds
to Harvard's so yard line.
Harvard's ball. HallOwell kicks to
Yale'S so yard line. Sharpe kicked out
of bounds at HarVard'S so yard line.
a o n T6
Fincke caught and was again downed
by Campbell
on third down, Yale kicked to Har-
wards 45-yard line out of bounds Ken
dali ran II yards to 45-yard lire on
double pass and was dOWned by Fran
els. Daily ran around Ya1e's right end
to Yale's .45-yard line and was tackled
by Francis.
At 2:8O the ball was on Yale's 17-yard
2:35 on third down Harvard has one
yard to gain on Yale's 7-yard line.
Ellis made the yard. Now on 5-yard
line. Yale's ball on downs one yard from
her goal.
2:37-Sharpe kicked to Yale's 35-yard
line. DAILY caught. Harvard was given
Is yards because Gibson tackled DAILY
on fair catch.
Seven more minutes to play. Burnett
tried a place kick from Yale's 25-yard
line. No goal Ball brought out Fran
els kicked to Harvard's 45-yard line
DAILY fumbled but Sawin picked up
the ball and ran five yards. HaIlowelI
kicked to Yale's 20-yard line, out of
bounds. Fincke caught and made a
pretty run of eight yards, was tackled
and fumbled but in the mix up Yale
recovered the ball. Yale's ball on her
33-yard line. Donald was hurt but re-
sumed play.
Mcbride kicked to Harvard's 35-yard
line.
Sawin caught and ran with the ball
with the aid of interference to Ya1e's
45-yard line but time for the half was
called. No score
SECOND HALF.
The players lined up for the second
half of the game at 3:04 D. m. Burnett
kicked to Yales 10-yard line. Mcbride
puntedto center of field DAILY made
FIVE yards. Hallowel punted out of
bounds at Yale's 35-yard line. Mcbride
kicked to Harvard's 30-yard line. -Sawin
fumbIed but Daily fell on it at 30-yard
On an end play Kendall gained
yale gets ball for holding. Chadwick
takes Sharpe's place at left end and
Kean takes Richards place at left half
back.
After a delay over some disagreement
Yale carried the ball back 20 yards to
mid-field.
Reed took Ellis place.
Yale's ball on Harvard's 50 yard line.
Keane made the distance through
Harvard's left tackle
Yale's ball on Harvard's SO yard line.
Kendall was lifted in the air by the
Yale men and carried back i've yards
but the distance was not allowed.
Mcbride punted to Daily on HarYard's