New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-19
HARVARD PROTESTS GLASS
MAY ALSO OBJECT TO ANOTHER YALE
FOOTBALL PLAYER-CRINSON
MEN MORE HOPEFUL
Ipy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.


Cambridge Mass, Nov Is.-HarVard men were
deeply stirred to-day by the report from New
Haven that the Crimson athletic authorities had
rrotested Glass. the powerful guard on the Eli
team No official confirmation of the protest can
be obtained from the Crimson athletic authorities
however Professor Hollis chairman of the Har-
ward athletic committee. affirmed that he knew
nothing about IL. IF Glass has accepted money
FOR playing football" he said Yale will certainly
not put him in the game. That is all I care to
cav about the matter"
Farley. the head coach also expressed his iz-
,orance in regard TO the protest From an unofH-
cia source. however. II learned to-day that the
report Of the protest of Glass is based upon ex-
oellent grounds. Men i'm a position TO know say
that Harvard has been carefully looking up the big
fellows record. and is prepared to produce evil
dence which will keep him from the game with
Yale BY these authorities the silence on the part
Of Professor Hollis and the coach. Farley is con-
srued 10 nothing more than that an Informal
protest has only been made as Yet. and that they
are waiting hear from Yale before they will say
ANYTHING in regard to the matter.
1t was also said tonight rhat Harvard had evil
dence against one other Yale player. which il she
wished 10 produce it. would be sufficient to keep
him from the game prominent coach is also
reported 10 have said that least four Yale play
ers are ineligible 10 play in the game Saturday.
These men. the report says, cannot be protested
because documentary evidence cannot be produced
Altogether the football situation in Cambridge is
growing extremely exciting. For TWO days betting
on the game has odds Of > 10 given the
Eli team. Tonight the odds suddenly changed.
Yale men demanding TO 1. instead OF their former
figures. one bet of $500 made this ratio.
showing that Yale men believe in the protest OF
Glass and that Harvard men are ready to stake
their money that he will he out OF Satul day s
game Combined with the fact that Yale may be
crippled by the loss of this. her strongest player
Harvard men were encoura ged to-day by SPLEEN
did showing on the part Of the Crimson team
Followed by a host of coaches the eleven settled
down TO real work and IN two fast halves scored
four touchdowns against the scrub. Time after
rrle the varsity ripped UP the seconds line and
the coaches al smiling when they came out
from behind the big fence. MacMasters, the
trainer. in particular, wore smile that extended
from ear 10
Yes ne acknowledged THE boys put up a good
stiff article Of ball. II the best I have seen
yet. They all in good condition, too. and il 1
pun them through to-morrow's hard practice
all right l will depend on them TO give a good &C
count 81 themselves Saturday.
When the press censor came out later he echoed
"Scotty's" statements 1T is coming. by gum, and
We may eat them alive yet, was his exact word
ing Of the situation. Then he proceeded TO state
how the varsity had held the scrub for downs.
how all the players were in the lineup. what a
host Of coaches had followed the eleven. putting
life and ginger into the play. and what a marked
Improvement was noticeable in the defensive work.
This good work on the part Of the varsity had an
ward. and tonight. the Harvard Union more
than fifteen hundred students went fairly wild. as
they cheered and sang in preparation for the i'm
pending battle.