Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-21
ON THE GRIDIRON.
All Eyes Now Centered On the Yale
 Harvard Game.

The betting on the Yale-Harvard
 game yesterday was at even money. Indications point to large amount Of
 money being wagered on this event. Critics still believe that the eleveus
 are evenly matched, all things consid
 cred. While the Yale team is con
 ceded to be the heaviest in the country, the Harvard eleven is not far behind. Yale has sfX-fobtbrs in Bloomer, 1 Brown, Sheldon, StillInan' and Coy in l the rash line lbut Harvard can match | them with Campbell lee, Barnard. i LaFrfnce1 and Hall6well. I In point of | weight IiafE has the, hr&VieB ends, | while Yale has the bigger tackles. At | the guards the Blues have q straight, | advantage in avoirduDois, while it is about stand-Of at center. The back | fields are equally balanced, the great | line bUcker. Perry Hale, being matched l by Shirley Ellis. The game will. there
 fore, be contested by the heaviest and tallest players on the griliron this sea l son. The question of endurance, it | seems, is cutting q more important fig 1 ur2 than any other factor. and in this | respect Yale appears to have the call. 1 In all of their games this season the l Yale men have shown an ability to fin | ish strongly. h fact, they have played with more aggressivenesS and power
 in the second half than in the first. 1 This was the ease against Columbia | and against Princeton, Yale making l brilliant spurts ill both instances. The 1 statement coming from New Haven | that Wear may be displaced by Finclle | as Iale's quarter back is a source of | SatlsfactiOn to many supporters Of the | Blue who have seen Wears muffs and | fumbles in recent games. With Fincke
 al quarter back it is believed that | Yale's most palDable weakness should | disappear. whi2e the presence of l Sharpe at half back should strengthen
 the team in bunting and drop kicking. 1 Sharpe is a more skillful punter than l Hale and may come in handy if Daily and Ellis. the Harvard puntCrS, are in | their best form. Many experts have wondered why Fincke was not subSti- tuted for Wear some time ago. but the 1 explanation of the coaches has always
 been that Wear possessed the cooler
 head and showed superior judgment
 in handling the eleven. Fincke, how
 ever, made such a splendid showing at 1 half back against the Indians and
 Princeton that the coaches in view of
 Wears rattles, have probably con | cIudcd that the change is both timely
 and advisable. With Wear fumbling 1 in the Harvard game. it is pointed a25t | that the ieetness of the Crimson ends
 may result fatally for Yale. Fincke
 has had experience at quarter back
 and his substitution for Wear will not
 handicap the eleven as to signals and
 methods Harvard men argIlr that if 1 Captain Daily is himself Yale will be
 oUtgeneraled. Daily was never spri-
 ously injured. though he took to his 1 bed and for several days used crutch-
 es. He sprlined tendon back of one i of his knees and it was deemed wise
 for him to take things easily. Those ! who know how he is now say that | Daily will be at his best On this occa-
 sion, which means everything to Har- | yard. As far as the makeup of the
 elevens is concerned. Vale will put the
 same team in the field, barring IEmcke | at quarter hack and Sharpe at half | back, that defeated Princeton. while 1 Harvard will dPDgnl TpOn the same
 combination that vap0uished PennsEl-
 vania. except possibly Burnett Ut cen | ter in the place of Sargent. Tn point Of physical condition. the skill of two of the best football trainers in tha l country. Mike Murphy and Jack Me 1 Masters, will be put to thorough l test. Murphy SD far has exccllel all 1 previous records but McMasters has 1 prepared the Crimson team in recent
 years with much cleverr9ss. The de | mand for seats Is large but unavailng
 At a Now Haven hotel yesterday q l Harvard graduate offered $125 for five
 seats, but there was not one to be
 had at that or any price. It is doubt ful whether any will be placed on sale
 in New York, Julian Curtiss. who is
 managing. the game says that ,3a,0qG
 seats could be easily disposed of if
 there was room for them in the big I stands. '
 FITas -'', inn 70 I a- j .I-'
 Ithaca, 4Nov 21:-cornell began her
 final strain for the Pennsylvania game | yesterday. The practice was secret.
 and only those directly interested in
 the team were. allowed admittance.
 New Haven. Nov 21.-The full list
 Of officials for Saturdays game was | announced last evening. They are:
 Umpire, Paul J. Dashiel; referee, Mat
 thew McClung; timekeeper, A. E. Whiting. Yaleis lineman will be "Doc'' Hull.
 l. New Haven. Nov 21.-The Yale Law | schoolieleken will play the SDetrGit Ath-
 letic club in Detroit on Thanksgiving day. Arrangements have just been
 completed for the game. The Law
 school has strong team and the law Isyers vii have the use of all their play
 CTS who are now varsity substitutes I A game with the Chicago Athletic club
 for December is also being arranged. | Ansonia, Nov 21.-The Scorcher foot ball team has arranged a game for
 Satufday with the Waterbury'Y. M C. A. team. The members of the former
 were requested to report for practice
 last evening to get themselves in read iness.
 Philadelphia. Nov 21.-Pennsyl- yanias team of football warriors will line up at Annapolis against the strong l team of the Naval academy. The Red
 and Blue should win, but it will be no walk-over. The men were out
 early yesterday afternoon. For some l time kicking and catching practice was