Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-24
OVATION
 FOR TAFT 
Crowd at Ball Game Cheers
 Candidate.
SEES A YALE VICTORY.

Helps It Along by Leading Applauss
 and Waving Pennant - Makes Ad.
 dress Extolins University Man Whs
 Gave Life For His Country In Phil-
 ippine War-Greatly Concerned Over
 Condition of Congressman Sherman. I Morgan Goes to Vale to Receive Hon.
 orary Degree From the University.
 New Haven, Conn. June 24.-Secre-
 tary Taft wasn't in the convention hall
 at Chicago last week to hear 15,000
 persons yell themselves tired over him.
 He got pretty fair idea of what a
 volume of sound that convention cheer
 ing was when he marched across Yale
 field in the sight of between 15,0O0 and
 1S,000 spectators who were there to
 see Eli trail the crimson of Harvard
 in the dust in the varsity baseball
 game.
 The instant Big Bills'' form was
 seen entering the main gate the grand
 stands and bleachers were transformed
 into tumultuous waves of arms tossing
 aloft the blue of Yale and the crimson
 of Harvard. The enthusiasm of the
 women exceeded that of the men. The
 cheering lasted ten minutes and ceased
 only when the beginning of the game
 turned the hero worshiping from the
 war secretary to the hines on the dia-
 mOnd.
 Morgan In New Haven. J. Pierpont Morgan arrived here, not, as report had it. to hold conference with MT. Taft, but to prepare himself for the conferring on him today of the honorary degree of doctor of laws. The fnancier came from New York on special train and at once went to the home of Anson Phelps Stokes, whose guest he has been.
 MT. Taft's one public address was de- livered on the campus, when he formal ly presented to the university in behalf of the class of g: flagstaff in mem- ory of Augustus Garfield Ledyard.
 Ledyard was '9S man who went out in the Spanish-American war with the Yale battery and afterward obtained a commission as second lieutenant in the Second United States infantry. He sought active service and was or dered into the Philippine campaign, in which he lost his life in native ac- tion on the island of Negros.
 He was splendidly brave fellow, and just before he was killed had won promotion for gallantry under fire.
 Secretary Taft expressed great con- cern over the condition of his running mate, Congressman James E. Sher. man, who is i'll in a Cleveland hospi- tai. He sent a message to Mir. Sher- man and received an encouraging re- ply from him.
 At the Yale-Harvard game, as the secretary marched with his class to and from Yale field, the streets were banked with people anxious to pay their respects to the war secretary. They shouted his name, they greeted him with Yale pennants bearing excel lent likenesses of him and scores of fond mothers held up their young chil- dren that they might see so distin- guished son of "Old Eli"
 The claas of '7s, headed by secres tary Taft and Judge Howard c. Hollis ter of Cincinnati and Master Charlie Taft, formed for its march to Yale field to witness the Yale-Harvard base ball game. It was notable that Secrs- tary Taft disdained the use of an au. tomobile which was placed at his dis posal and insisted notwithstanding the excessive heat upon marching with his After the procession of ,lasses had been formed for the parade 10 the field the class of '7s. with it's inc military band, boarded street cars which carried them directly to the Tale field.
 Heads His Class Ia Parade.
 As the class of '7S swung through he entrance of Yale field. headed by Big Bill" the vast crowd of 140O0 'ose to its feet and under the leader hip of the yell and song directors be- 'an the thrilling cry, with it's added inapper of nine s'Tafts." Secretary Taft never will forget the scenes which he witnessed during the next hlrty minutes. The great throng re- nained standing as the parade of pic garted classes marched round the field. He was greeted at very stand with cheers.
 Enthusiastically the secretary. an .ale man, acknowledged the great oYa- lon which was accorded him. Round nd round the field again the parade moved. all the classes. each of which ras headed by band. It was an In- piring spectacle. Each of the classes ! turn demonstrated it's ability to en- ertain the crowd and to express Its nthusiasm for Yale. The parade de- iyed the game for quite half an hour. The enthusiasm of the great throng eveloped into a great demonstration ] the fateful seventh inning. when the iurdy sons of -oId FIT clInched their ictory by scoring two runs. The war ecretary rose from his seat and. wav- lg Yale pennant in one hand and Is hat in the other. led the cheering. hen. under the directorshlp of the ale yell leaders. the crowd sang that ne old hymn. For God. For Country nd For Yale with inspiring effect he score Of the game pas: Tale. 6, arvsrd. c.
 Thsesore Reoss~sit. Hsywsksr. Oyster Bay. \ Y. June z4.-The sun