New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-20
HARVARD DIES GAME.
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dust and the odor OF gasolene.
And everywhere the Crimson and the Blue
rutfereG in the November sunshine. oeeutl-
full day it was too. of the sort that might
well have induced the poet not to make that
celebrated inquiry of his about the rarity OF
a day in June. The air had just a touch OF
crispness like a Baldwin apple. while the sun
smiled warmly over the streets the hurrylng
thrones and the huttering banners.
II was the high class multitude that one sees
a; no other sort of sporting affair Lawyers
doctors ministers. capitalists. engineers. poll
tieians their cares for once forgotten. rubbed
elbows in the throng and cheered for alma
mater with all the enthusiasm Of their under
graduate days. Among the best known people
in the throng were Vice-Presdent-elec and
Mrs Fairbanks. who visiting their two sons
n Yale ana consequently occupied seats on
the Yale side Of the field; J. Pierpont Morgan
and August Belmont also took day off for foot
ball. coming from New-York in their private
cars. while the Presidents daughter Miss Alice
Roosevelt with party of friends. occupied
seats the Harvard side Of the field.
The seating capacity Of the stands about Yale
Field IS given something like thirty-two thou
sand. and every seat occupied. while on the
side lines standing up in the aises and prom
enades were enough more to bring the grand
total UP 10 something like thirty-hve thousand
persons. Yale. as always had the east stand
and powered It in blue from end TO end. while
Harvard Haunted her crimson from the tiers
OF the western stand. A band and cheer lead
ers headed the efforts Of noise manufacture
each side with quite the customary measure Of
success. The singing of both Harvard and
Yale was OF the most enjoyable things Of
the game, while Yale introduced feature that
IS q novelty for football games. when the entire
Yele section rolled out stunning cheer for
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the Yale band emphasized the compliment by
playing "Our Director which the Harvard
stand spplauded to the echo
Amid blare of band music end q gigantic
chorus OF enthusiastic how1s Captain Hogan led
his men on The field where they had been trained
LOT me Gays work for so many laborious weeks
Then for the FIRST, but not the last time the
famous frog cheer rolled over the field the
stored greeting that any Yale athlete would
give year Of his life to hear IN his own honor.
CRIMSON ELEVEN TAKES THE FIELD.
Harvard WIS only q fsw minutes later in ap-
pe2iing, and as the squad Of big fellows trotted
across to their side OF the gridiron behind Cap
tain hurley they got the sort of reception that
the partisans OF the Crimson have had corksd I'D
for them all the autumn. Every man was
wrapped In q huge crimson blanket and the
general effect was much like that of a party of
As the Yale team lined up for its warming up 1t
was seen that the line was the same as that
which had faced Princeton. Behind the line
there were two changes. Neither OwsIey nor
Leavenworth. who gained much ground
against the Tigers. on the field In their
places were Finn, at fullback and Morse at
right halfback. The Harvard players went
through their limbering-up plays, very much
had been expected. with little Starr doing the
passing.
The field itself was in fair condition. a bit
soft from the frost that had sterved out In the
warm sun. but much better than II would have
been had il not been covered over night with
straw and carefully sanded before the match
began.
Referee McClung called Captain Hurley and
Captain Hogan together as soon as the teams
had limbered UP. and the Yale chieftain cordial
ly extended his hand to the Harvard leader
who shook # warmly. When the coin was
tossed Hurley called it correctly, and at once
chose the south goal, thereby getting the sun
at his back and getting first chance at rushing
. with the ball
THE GAME OPENS.
The uprosr dwtndled 10 nothing as the Grim
son for the first time faced the Blue, and big
Rory" poised the ball for the kickoff The
next moment the din rose with the ball. which
settled IN Mills's arrns and went down for the
first OF many times at the 30-yard line. Face
10 face and breast to breast then strove Johnny
Harvard and Ell Yale. The FIRST rush gained
nothing. and yell OF delight went up from the
Blues stands- Then came the criss-cross. II
worked like charm. only as sperry was round
ing the right end with the ball, almost the en-
tire Yale team being headed for the left end to
head OF man who didn't have the ball he
slipped and came 10 earth Amid a groan of
disappointment from Harvard's Thousands
Gperry had TO punt
Then Yale took the offensive at midheld and
began her customary assaults on the line Slow
y but steadily Harvard yielded. Hogan opened
up holes three times for Hoyt Morse and Finn,
who made three four yards each Once Har-
ward held 10 the third down amid cheers for
her pluck, but Morse skinned left tackle for
1pur yards, and Hoyt by fine concerted. drag
gine and pushing. wAs carried through the CEN
TIRE for five more. Finn tried Montgomery's
END. but the Harvard man dropped him sharp
ly with no gain. and Hogan had to be called on
70 make first down He put IN one of his IA
nous bull rushes. which netted seven wards.
but Finn failed 70 gain foot on a delayed
pass that somehow or other hit a euag. Hoyt
could make only two yards around Montsomerv
and again Hogan tried TO make that difficult
Third down This time Harvard stood like
Gibraltar. and thousands of Threats tried to
split themselves as Harvard captured the ball
On her 25-yard line
But she couldn't get through that Chinese
wall clothed IN blue and Sperry puntes on the
third down just inside Yale territory Randall
making bad mess OF his attempt to tackle
Hoyt who rushed the ball back twenty vs,d.
IN consequence
romeo the TIDE Of battle just as before
..oioe ato hoyt alternated IN carrying the ball
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