New-York tribune., 1905-11-04
YALE Il STRONG FAVORITE
Columbia Hopes to Score-Probable
Line-UD for the Game.

The dark blue of Yale and the light blue of Co
lunbia will hold the centre OF the field this after
noon when the two teams line UP for their annual
football battle at American League Park. Though
all the indications point to victory for YALE the
game promises to be interesting from end to end.
All the wise ones think Yale will win by big mar
gin. and the chance that Columbia will score is
said to be extremely small But football is game
about which you tell. Only last year
Yale visited West Point, expecting VIC
tory, but came back to New-Haven disappointed.
with the score II to in the soldiers favor Two
weeks ago Amherst thought that she had the game
clinched from Columbia when a clever drop kick
by Schultz tied the score. Something OF this kind
may happen this afternoon. and the light blue and
white may score after all.
All indications point to a hard If not
game. The Columbia eleven has been displaying a
do or die spirit this year. and has shown some fine
rallies in the games that have been played. Against
Amherst the team carried the ball forty yards
down the field after it apparently hopeessly
beaten. Against Princeton 1t made gain of twelve
yards in the last minute of play This same spirit
Will mean that for every point that she adds to
hard. - wa"
Special interest attaches to this game because It
on the respective abilities of Yale and Princeton
The schedule Of these TWO colleges is SO arranged
meet before their annual battle. Princeton man
second half against Columbia last Saturday. whiis
at least once IN the first part Of the game her goal
than this and hold back the rushes of the heavy
Ing the team from viii look o promsiag
Many thought, however that Princeton was not
GlaLy in the first half, and Yale may choose to fol-
"A comparison of the records of Columbia and
1ae Is over 2Alngly in favor of the NewHayen
q points with little diffcuity week later ter the D
same Wesleyan team kept Columbia from scoring
team that will line up to-day. At that time the
every p Players ike Baxs and Ross n hsss
learned lot Of football in four weeks and will give
n han 'Ea
team has also been strengthened by the addition
Besides Wesleyan. Yale has defeated Holy Cross
Training io school 2S & to O. Pennsylvania State Col
sylvana State team was the hardest nut for Yale
to crack, and the New-Havenites had TO exert
Xiable Xtiable record, Columbia has defeated Seton Hall.
defeated Columbia while tie games were payed
with Wesleyan and amherst. ~ e '
Of weight show shows l that Yale has ABOUT pound ad
apparent advantage Ross 2s6 pounds brings the
average Of the centre Of the Columbia line to POI
only 1871 pounds on the ends, however, and in the
average l75 pounds. while Columba's are only 1856
In the back field Yale has about three pounds the
posed posed to Coiumbas % 10 | 10 p'7 'e-'S Up
at IN 5hG SfaI be ha a and bas en haye met
torious only In 1899, the first that the
Haven and came back victorious by a score of 5
10 O. The next year Yale retaliatei by beating |
the biggest tally that the New-Haven team could |
make In 1902 game played but in 1903 |
Yale came. TO New York, and, after being held to
score for each III the first half. rolled up %
points in the second, while Columbia unable |
to score. Last year Yale had little difficulty in
rolling up "a points to Coumbias nothing
Whether victorious not, the Columbia delega- |
tion is making arrangements to cheer their team |
I'LL the last blow of the whistle. The Columbia |
Glee Club will be on hand in a body to lead tho |
singing and big bunch of Columbia men have
bought seats large number of students COM
ing down from New-Haven, and indications point
to the biggest crowd of the season at American
League Park this afternoon. The game will be
called at 2:30 O'Clock
The Columbia team had light practice yesterday
afternoon. Morley took the team up to American
League Park where the first eleven through
signals and Carter and Collins practised kicking
The statistics of the two elevens they likely
to line up follow: