The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-22


NEW HAVEN. Conn. Nov. 22-AH is
in readiness for the annual struggle for
supremacs between the varsity football
eleYens o. Tale and Harvard on yaie-
field this afternoon. The weather is
perfect aEd the students viii have dry
bleachers 10 ST upon and watch the
game.
Both teams are IN the pink Of eondI-
tion AID each side is confident OF vic
toy. although the odds are 5 TO on
Yale.
Never before in the history of Yale
has there been such crowd quartered
in the Elm City Every hotel is taxed
TO its limit and special trains are ar
irving every hour. leaving their human
freight Of cheering. yelling football en-
thusiasts. gaily decorated wiki gaudy
knots OF biGe or crimson ribbons. the
eolors OF their respective favorites.
Miss Roosevelt There.
Many Distinguished visitors are here.
among Them Senator aad Mrs. Chauncey
u DePew. Mr.. ane Mrs whiteIaw Reid.
and their charming guest. Miss Alice
Roosevelt. who viii cheer on 10 victory
the boys from cid Harvard. her faiher's
alma mater Reginald Vanderbilt and
his haneee, Miss Catherine Nelson. ar
rived with Senator Depew's party.
On the private ear Dixie. came Edwin
Gould. and on the Leredo. the Sire
brothers John Mccall. Of New York. and
lis family. came on private ear. as did
adrian IseIIn. Ir. The latter arrived on
one OF the trains OF the Harvard CIuh
Of New York There being two. each OF
ten coaches
One special vas leased by the TAT
Versity Club or Boston. and one bv the
Puritan Club. Another brought The ath-
letic association OF Harvard graduates.
With tOday's contest the football sea
son Is practically over. except for the
Thanksgiving Day games and the great
Navy-Army battle in Philadelphia next
Saturday Another OF the most prominent
games Of today is the one al Norfolk be-
tween the Indians and the University OF
Virginia.
Intense Excitement.
Both Yale and Harvard await the he
ginning OF the great football game with
suppressed excitement Not IL nsuw
years 6ave both eIevens and the gradu-
ates and students Of both universities
been so confident OF victory. Yale mon
cannot believe that Harvard can win
and the Harvard men talk today OF the
number Of points in their score. That
10000 spectators viii see the game is
certain.
The Yale eleven had only fifteen
minues Of signal practice yesterday and
seampered OF the field like colts sfter
the traditional football rites had been
observed over the burning OF a small
pale OF football apparel
The players were permitted 70 min
sle with the crowds az the Sew Haven
House only fcw minutes af.er 1inn.-
and then sent TO the innrma-v 70 spend
the nisht
Captain Chadwick said: The Yale
eleven is ht 70 Play a hard game. ".
viii give a good account of ourselves.
and we believe we can win. but .rou'I
make that prediction"
Field Coach J. R. Swan said: Yale I'm
all right and Mike Murphy ssys the men
are in good condition He knows. We
ought 10 win
Harvard Men Eager.
Head Coach Farley. Of the Harvard
elev n. said when asked for a statement.
/ Harvard has a good team. and one
that SHOWS the game. Some Of the men
are more experienced thar the Others.
bUt The team is playing we'll together
and. we are ccnhcent. will show Yale :
good game While we arc unwilling %
claim a victory, we hope 10 achieve
che"
Captain Herman modestly said he
hoped that Harvard would win He ex-
poets 70 ind Yale a worthy fee and
one whom 20 beat is an honor.
A sensational. but discredite repc~t
is current thar Yale has learned some-
thing OF Harvard's play. This is posi-
I lively denied by the football coaches
and players. and Harvard men who are
here scout the idea they had signal
/ practice on the golf linEs of the Pequos