Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-11-24
Everything in Readiness
for haIVard-Y Game.
Both Teams Finish Training and
Are Resting for Fray.
The Biggest Crowd Ever at a Game in This
County Is Expected Saturday.

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 23.-Prepara-
tions for the annual football contest
between Harvard and Ya,e which VIII
be played, this year, in the Stadium
Saturday, were nearly completed, to-
day. The $4,000 ticketholders have re-
ceived their red or blue strip of paste
board, and from the demands by those
less fortunate followers of the game
who have been unable to get tlcKets
there is every indication that there
will not be a vacancy at the klcK-oI'
Saturday afternoon.
The crowd that will witness the game
will be the largest that has ever as
sembIed at an athletic contest In this
country. The seating capacity OF the
Stadium, which is about $4,000. has
been increased by the additional stand
at the open end on the north and by
several rows of seats along the inner
circle and on top of the great cement
structure.
Both teams have finished their train
ing and. tonight, were resting within
a few miles of the scene of the con-
test. The Yale team came from New
Haven. today. and leaving the train at
a station in Newton, went to the Wood
land Park hotel, where they will re-
main until shortly before the time set
for the game The Harvard squad was
taken away from Cambridge, this al
te,noun. to hotel at Marblehead.
where they will have the benefit Of
bracjng sea air and be away from the
excitement attending the assembly or
the crowd at Cambridge until Satur-
6ay noon. Before leaving for Marble
head, the Harvard team went through
light signal practice and a similar prac-
tice will be INDUCED in at Marblehead,
tomorrow.
The team. much to the regret OF the
pIaye,s. and the entire university. went
away leaving it's captain. Daniel j.
Hurley. at the City hospital In Boston
suffering from a severe injury to his
head. the result of which is causing
considerable anxiety.
1t is expected that Knowlton. the
right end of the team. will act as field
captain, Saturday.
It is understood that the Yale team
is in good condition for the game de-
spite the hard game with Princeton.
Saturday, and that the members will
he nut through short signal prac-
ticG, tomorrow, on one or the NeWtoii
athletic football grounds.
Despite the fact that over 10000 foot
ball tickets for the game have been
distributed by the athletic manage
ment. OF the two universities and that
there Is a great demand for them. COM
paratively few have reached the hands
of spectators. 1t is said that the deal
ers. owing to the scarcity of tickets
and the rigid provisions against SELL
ing them have been compelled to re-
sort TO questionable methods in obtain
ing any at all.
1t was reported, today. that Severa
hundred counterfeit tickets were II
tho hands Of some of the spectators
That the great army of spectators WHIT
will sit for several hours will have al
uncomfortable time and are likely to b.
wei, soaked with a cold rain is tn,
prediction made. tonight. by the loca
weather bureau. A break in tn
drought conditions which have pre-
eH by the farmers In New England bu
10000 football enthusiasts would like t
see 1t postponed for one day.
The last big game on which 1t raine'
was at New Haven in 1898. when Har
ward defeated Yale. II to 0. Yale is tn
favorite and a very strong one for tn
game. Saturday. but wet field and
slippery ball may make playing cOndi
ton somewhat uncertain.