New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-21
FOOTBALL.
HARVARD WILL WIN, HEAD
COACH SAYS.
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COACH SAYS
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Cambridge, Mass. Nov. @,-Whether Glass, the
big guard. will play on the Eli football eleven at
New-Haven on Saturday rests entirely with Yale
Such was the statement given by Professor Hollis,
chairman of the Harvard athletic committee, TO
The Tribune correspondent tonight Harvard has
every confidence in Yale Professor Hollis con-
tinued If he is ineligible feel certain that she
will not play him. We have a high opinion of Yale
honor. She will do the right thing. and if there
any well grounded charges Glass will not be in the
game Saturday. sure You can say for me
that Harvards officials will take steps TO inves
tigate the matter. No formal protest has been
made, and it would be shame to stir up things at
this late time
This is the attitude of the Crimson authorities
concerning the Yale did not protest King. yet
Harvard, on her own account, withdrew him from
the game She was satisfied that the big centre had
not SpOeSs athletic record. and she preferred TO
be weakened by his loss rather than to win a game
with a shadow OF rancor i'll will covering his
name. What Harvard did with King she asks Yale
to do with Glass. Professor Hollis says that
official protest has been made He evades the ques-
ton: Has anything been said unoicially concern
ing the athletic status of the big guard? Evident
ly, however. some sort Of a correspondence has
been carried on
The news that came from Syracuse and Ogdens-
burg to-day that convincing evidence had been
secured against the powerful Yale quickly be-
came noised about the college and threw crimson
undergraduates into a wild pitch of excitement.
Harvard have been keen the eligibility
question since King ruled out two weeks ago.
and it must be confessed they take huge delight in
imagining Yale's discontinue over the present
situation. Let him play they say If there's
any satisfaction playing a man whose record is at
fault let them have it" The feeling. however. is
that there Is strong likelihood that the big fellow
win not play, and many bets made al even
money.
The excitement which is felt here over the came
Saturday had a good opportunity to vent itself to-
day, when the team held open practice for few
moments on Soldiers Field The largest process
sion of the students formed a similar
sion at Harvard met at the Union at clock and
marched, $500 strong. TO Soldiers Field Here they
were augmented By graduates and enthusiasts from
Boston until the big south stand filed to the
when the team. under the leadership OF Captain
Wild cheer broke from the lips of the vast crowd.
Every man rose to his feet. Yelling like mad, and
the uproar did not subside until the eleven had
scampered across the VIDE field. entered the big
white lined sward. Then under the leadership of
big Frantz, cheers were given for the individual
players. for Captain Herman, for the head coach.
Farley, FOR the team as whole for the suesti-
tutes and for the second eleven Seldom in Har-
wards history has a bigger reception been given an
eleven going out to meet Yale and. what with the
today augurs much FOR bedlam at New-Haven on
Again in the Harvard Union tonight the excite
ment broke loose when fifteen hundred under
s5au1 ~ s Ssu 5e S "a ts g tS
leaves here for New-Haven tomorrow. Speeches
were gtvea BY Captain Herman, Fariey. Lewis and
others We've simply got 10 lick them Herman
said. Yale has mighty strong team and will
put up terrible fight. We have been handicapped
this season. but tell you right here are going
in to win that game # we have 10 die IN the at
tempt"
saying pontblank that he did not see how HaT-
ward could lose.
"Harvard's eleven has come out Just as we IN.
tended IL" he said. An the men are in perfect
condition and are on edge for Saturdays battle.
Every plan has worked ont perfectly. The plays
go or Wen. and every man is in as good condition
rs could possibly be expected am entirely sat
isfed with the development OF the team. l think
Il Is good II not better. than that OF last year
ard don't see how we can possibly lose"
The practice o Soldiers Field to-day, although
short. bore out the statements Of both Farley and
ball All the men were in the lineup and they tore
through the formations like mad After the under
graduates had cheered themselves hoarse the
coaches closed the gates and then rehearsed for
the last time the formations which they Will de-
pend upon win Saturdays game Tomorrow
morning at $50 the team Will be cheered on BY
crimson undergraduates at Harvard Square. teav
ing Boston a 2 o'clock and going directly to the
Pequot clubhouse on New-Haven Bay. Here they
will stay until two hours before the big game. The
thirty who win be taken are Barnard, Bow
ditch Bleakie, Clark Clothier, CObuTn, DAILY,
Force. Graydon. Harrison, Hovey. Hurry. Jones,
Herman Knowles, Knowlton. Leatherbee. Lyon,
Matthews, Mason. Meier. Mills Motley, A Mar
shall, c. Marshall, Moves. Oveson, Sugden. Put
nam, Shea. Stillman Whitwen. Wilder and Wright.