Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-24
TODAY'S GREAT
GR|D|RON TILE
Yale and Harvard Are Nervous,
but Also Confident.

The Harvard-Yale game in New Haver
today will be the climax Of the foot ball
season. The winner will be regarded as
the champion, although If Yale should wir
Princeton. by virtue Of tie with Yale
would not be without it's supporters in
claiming equal honors with the Blue. But
If Harvard should win the Crimson's title
would be undisputed. If the game should
be tie there would be a three-cornered
division of first honors. A number of the
teams, Including Harvard and Yale. will
have their last chance of the season at the
new rules today-rules which have made
foot ball a more enjoyable sport than ever
before and which in their main points sug-
gest a maxim about letting well enough
alone. Today's schedule follows:
Gallaudet VS.. Catholic University, at Ken
dali Green.
Harvard VS.. Yale, at New Haven.
Brown VS.. Dartmouth, at Springfield.
Swarthmore VS.. Amherst, at Swarthmore.
Lafayette VS.. Lehigh, at Easton.
West Point VS.. Syracuse, at West Point.
Pennsylvania vs.. Villanova, at Philadel-
phia
Bucknell vs. Baltimore Medical, at Lewis
burg.
New York University vs. Haverford, at
Haverford.
Rutgers VS.. Ursinus at New Brunswick.
Annapolis VS.. Virginia P. l., at Annapolis.
Iowa VS.. Ames, at Iowa City.
Chicago VS.. Nebraska, at Chicago.
Oberlin VS.. Case School, at Oberlin.
Gettysburg VS.. Mount st. Mary'3, at En-
mitsburg.
Both Teams Ready.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.,, November pa
Yale and Harvard foot bail players have
done all the preparatory work that can be
done for the big game Of today, which is
fearfully regarded now as probably the last
game between them. Reports have reached
here that foot ball will be tabooed at Har-
ward December I, no matter whether Har-
ward or Yale wins, unless the Harvard au-
thorities change their decision Desire to
win the game is therefore strong with both
elevens almost to the point of desperation,
and the coaches are finding it difficult to
turn the players minds to some other in
terest than the struggle on Yale Field.
Harvard's men are segregated from their
excited partisans who are dropped here
by every train that rolls in from Boston
Nothing but light work was done at the
Pequot House down at Morris Cove by
Harvard yesterday.
But Yale's eleven was taken out to Yale
Field and had half an hour Of hard and
speedy signal drill. So poor was the work
that it is learned that the coaches were
harsh in their criticism of the nervous men.
When the gates were opened the handful
Of faithful followers of the eleven saw
only practice in punting and catching.
Tad" Jones was faulty and prone to muff,
and disabled Knox was poorer, because
he could not raise his wrenched left arm
and shoulder high enough to gather in
the ball. Bomar and Veeder were in fine
shape both doing very well.
Both Teams Nervous.
When the players were dismissed after
&:nner last night they were told to go to
the college inflrmary, on quiet Prospect
Hill, II they felt nervous. but to stay in
their own rooms If there was any doubt Of
their being able to sleep soundly out Of
their own beds. Some went to the infirmary.
but SO far as can be learned most of the
players were In their own rooms, at least
in the early evening. The coaches say that
Yale's rush line will be the same, OF course,
as against Princeton, and that Jones will
be at quarter back. But whether Captain
Morse will have Veeder and Bomar; Linn
the punters, in the back field, they are un-
willing to decide.
Forty-four special trains from New York
and Boston, Providence and Hartford
brought the crowd. Fakirs and florists are
reapfng their annual harvest. the expensive
violets being offered in profusion at fancy
prices and all manner OF color devices
being sold for trifiing sums to denote parti-
sanship. Hackmen are charging from $40
to $25 for hack parties from the ctty's
hotels to Yale Field. which is located just
over the line in the town of Orange. Every
first-class hotel In town is filed, and the
overflow is going to the secondary hos
tleries.
Tickets Very Scarce.
Never have tickets for the big game been
SO scarce nor SO high priced in the hands
of spectators, who are getting SIS for
good seats, and even 81 for "pie-cut'' stand
seats Most of the seats offered are those
sent here by Harvard students. The grid
iron was dry and firm for footing this
afternoon.
After signal drill Captain Morse and
fourteen seniors of the squad observed the
last foot ball rites, burning a pile of old
foot ball toys, and with hands claspcd
danced round and round singing, Here's
to good old Yale"