The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-17
IN THE FOOTBALL FIELD.
HARVARD EXPECTS TO BEAT YALE,
BUT n WILL BE NO WkLKOVRR.

Many Conservative Critics believe the New
Haven Eleven Will Show Improved Form
fredericksburg Favors the Crimson
Team at 5 to 4 with Few Takers.
The betting on the Harvard Yale game yes
terd y was in favor OF the Crimson. at odds OF
5to4. Those who were willing to give 2 to
1 q week ago and got considerable money
dowa at that price are trying to LAY of" some
OF their wagers The opinion 10 prevalent here
that Harvard will not enjoy the expected walk
over and that the gamo will DO holly contested
from start to finish. The eugerness with which
Yale and Princeton men have been snnppinR
up odds OF late has convinced Harvard
supporters that the New Haven eleven
Ia stronger than is generally known.
Yale'S defeat at tho hands OF Columbia
is considered one OF the best things TINT could
have happened TO the Blue for the reason that
1t drew an army OF expert coachcrs to New
Haven who otherwise might have remained
away. On present and past form. however.
football men Of judgment inil to see how Yale
can win unless II should turn out that Harvard
has been entertained or some OF the Crimson's
star players should DO injured early in the
game. With n remarkable array OF talent. a
system OF coaching that produced phenom-
email eleven last year. a team made up Of voter
ans. and x, 900 "rooters" cheering for victory.
It does not seem probable that Harvard. on
Soldiers Field. will provo loser. In fact.
some ultra enthusiasts predict that tho
eleven. which has been playing all season under
q null. will score double figures They base
this belief on the superb back field run by the
country's greatest quarter back. DAILY. and q
rush line that was tested last year and found
to be invInclhle. Whether Ynlc can score or
not caro- to say but they believe that the Grim
son defence cannot be smashed un. They point
the University Of pennsylvania from nif ssor.
%y mere 70 oi PSs%d$SSSs 'hqG .SS $psss;
several reason.. They mink Tim Tho Crimson
thcrmore It Ia their opinion that the Yale men.
driven to desperation by the cuaches, will put
STSSs ,s sM Sd ss 9 the Gam
quick. unexpected touchdown may. be scored
BY the Blue before the battle Ia; been fairly
%Isht have "a, an "a atiacE q tsc Isttiss, some:
which 10 omnlrrcsent ip these football ina chcs
has not been overlooked In the cacula, ions. II
Haven to on Se sT be- at
point 10 the tide. Yale men also say that could
their eleven rlay Columbia TOMORROW instead
Of by at least III to o. But that Is another story.
Columbia is not Harvard. and the Grim.
80 the is edSSfg So far s sss; ' YH
has undoubtedly improved during the last three
weeks. thanks e expert COACHING. but Il Is
Sa gone S"ef caeh DEtc TSnar Mcs
ter and their helpers are TOO careful to allow
wards las. contest OF the senson, unless a game
with C9rnel, Is arranged T. Gan be aceeptel as
y Yne viii phs sn
any previous Event this ta!l barring accidents:
1t cSsss TIE ghI pitch had net been
but tho Harvard men were ccarly 't al
s"W saw the crm,on then @ers frank vino
admitting that all other teams were quito assed.
H Hnhs was pronoI .nS an easy marx for
predicted a score OF go to in favor OF Cam
bridge, Yale had not then taken . brace, but
enthusiasts who Intend to see the game will
leave for Boston to-day. Many will so on the
Sound steamers also are expected to be taxed
70 their utmost capacity. II was SAID at the
bundled fo ocs 9oa un1.
the game. According to Prof. Ho!l SIS state
ment in THE Sun OF Yesterday the contest
INK crowd on record.
CAMpRIpoE. Nov. 1o-Ths Harvard team
went behind the secret practice doors aga n
this afternoon and the students who watched
from the, on side saw little TO give them any
RAP GR hs az Ss sn o aas
i ipg to have had , little TO- make them tired AT
Fl 'n sus q sS 0tSs srd Ssd tc Sa
light signal practice with Just enough Of
a. . .ei1Is oo the ,h the s mep into n,O
services would not be- needed again until
ap at the midneid and gave a ringing chser
that was promptly returned by the first
heaps Rsse Tssn Srsns 70, the the
and sp soHa ms lo finn
s seR s'F aSs Sao other aea c ies
cleared them over to the dressing rooms on
"a stsunS tina; she' v wsEs fssF thS ss ss
tion 81 the building set apart for the
seSSeSo %Stiss en for man him mao and ppe . Sna
a. the boys hal a bath and were rubbed down.
pipes were lii for the first time since the train
q the men were kept as possible substitutes.
They we're. Gray. left end: Motley, quarter
Peyton and Talbot, tackles. and Wheeler V and
Barnsrd. guards: These men will be taken TO
set for the resi- "i tSs men Who had rTo Greas
time at their dinner hour. Jack allowed them
all the pic and 3D. other indiSest b!ss Thy
At the end Of an hour they assemble in front
as snd fans S Sn The
appeared the first team resumed their signal
Te ana e ala hs
were the only men To do any active coaching.
Burnett ant Sawin were also>set at work drop
and place kicking and Lawrence was tried at
the goa work from touchdowns. Tonight
Their" IA report about that the Harvard team
has nav system OF play from the
hand Of ,iorin Delanh which will bo
sprung on Yale on Saturday This. II is said.
tee, When the coaches were asked about IL
they refused to say anything, Ii was also said
tonight that the Lewis. defence Of which so
much was said prior 10 tho PENNSYLVANIA
team was not used On that occasion because il
was seen that Pennsylvania could make no
gains against the regular formation IL the
be SO Yale will have to use their
ingenuity IN more than ono direction
work Tor tho game practically done. the