Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-23
Harvard Square Alive With Foot ball Enthusiasts Decora-
 lions Everywhere
YALE 6 IN FIRST HALF

| IWOcu I1dIVdTu anu l dle, TedCuot
 Cambridge to-day. The old college buildings in the yard were resplend
 ent in Harvard flags and the stores .ir
 Harvard Square were gaily decorated
 with both coolrs, while undergradu
 ates, as well as old time students
 were rushing about receiving visitors
 Across the river rose the grey walls
 of the stadium, the scene of the days
 contest
 Many thousand additional seats
 were provided for by the erection o1
 temporary stands at theopen end
 along the side lines and on top of the
 great structure. The turf was well
 rolled and entirely free from frost
 but yesterdays. moist weather had
 made it a trifle slippery so that sev-
 eral hours before the game it looked
 as if the players might find the foot
 ing uncertain and quick starts. all
 most impossible.
 Despite the swarm of Yale enthusi-
 asts all sanguine of victory, the un- dergraduates of Harvard were still undismayed this forenoon and ap- peared unanimous in their belief that their team would win, notwithstand- ing Yale's undoubted strength and the recent crimson defeats. Still there was very little betting on the game and what wagers were made were almost entirely on the matter of the size of the score or on Harvard S chances of crossing Yales goal line.
 Reports from the quarters where the two teams had spent the night were of an encouraging nature and the different trainers had no hesit- ancy in stating that their charges were in excellent shape and with few exceptions able to play seventy min utes of hard football. The weather, from the viewpoint of thousands of spectators, was ideal, the day being typical of perfect Indian summer. The players, however, would perhaps, have been better satisfied if the tempera- ture had been several degrees lower, and the atmosphere more frosty and bracing. 'r'
 The day was eminently entirely given up to the game and practically all business in Cambridge, except that of entertaining the visitors, was for gotteen.
 Several thousand people, rather than risk meagre lunch accommoda- tions in the city, brought their own fare to Soldiers field so that the stad- ium, even at the noon hour, was a scene of considerable activity.
 In anticipation of a multitude of automobiles the Harvard athletic management arranged for broad parking space in the rear of the stadium covering not only three oth- CT football fields but two baseball dia- tnonds. In addition many of the resi- dents of that portion of Brighton near the stadium, threw open their yards for the accommodation of the motor cars.
 The arrival of these great squad rons of powerful machines, nearly all gaily decorated with either blue or crimson ags, was one of the spectacu- lar features of the day. Some of the cars were completely draped in bunt- ing while over the hoods in the rear were ung broad banners with the words Yale" or Harvard" in white | agaginst the blue back ground or black against the red.
 Many of the cars mounted flag poles on which were flown broad | streamers which snapped in the breeze as the automobiles scurried out to the stadium by the various roads.
 Game Starts at 2:O8.
 Burr started the game at 2:OS by kicking to Tad Jones; Coy took the | ball and punted to Harvard's twenty six yard line. On a fake kick New hall sent the ball over Coy's head | and Harvard got the ball. Captain Parker dropped Lack for a kick. but li was a failure. Wendell made three yards around Y7le's left end. Cap- tain Parker was unable to gain and was pushed back for a loss. Bride then went through the center 70 the thirty-five yard line. Bomar wss sent through for eight more. Bride got 10 the center of the field, where he was thrown heavily. Yale made only four yards on three downs. as liar yard was putting up a very strong defensive game. Coy made one yard md Bomar made two. The ball was ost at the eighteen yard line. Burr kicked to Tad Jones. who ran it back to the middle of the field. An Inside kick sent the ball to YaIe's thirty yard line Coy took it to the venty yard line for the first down Tale was penalized for holding and he ball vas taken back to the mid He of the field Coy went around he right end for three yards. HI vas Yaleis ball on Harvard's fifty ard line Eight yards were made Dn a forward pass and then Gov was hrown back for 2 loss Of ten yards.
 Yale Scores in First HaIf.
 With the ball in the center os the ield. Coy went through the center or two yards. On the next play he rent to Harvard-s thirty yard line. 30maT had been tackIinz 90 heavily hat he was unable to continue the .ame and PhiIbin wss sent il his llsce- He went through to Har- ards twenty Eard line and vas sent ( hrough the left for eight yards i 7ore- Another line pIunze and the all was oa HsrTzrd-s five yard line | hoe more Harvard brzcad. bas Yale Fzs not to be denied and the rext { .lzngs found the ball ca tks shrse t