The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-11-21
Bv SAM CRANE.


NEW HAVEN, Nov. 21.-With 40
900 football enthusiasts anticipated
today the giants or the gridiron heid'
Yale and Harvard. prepared Tor pat
tie on The Yale field.
There was apparently no end TO the
Harvard money last night and thls
morning there were thousands more
OF Cambridge coin on hand, hrm OF
New Haven brokers announcing quiet
ly that 1t had $4,000 to throw out ON
Harvard at even money. This Dig
amount was pool formed by many
speculatively inclined Harvard stu
dents aud that it was sent In just
prior to the day OF the great contest
is the most convincing illustration
that could possibly be furnished OF
how confident John Harvard Is as TO
. the result OF the game against Ell
Yale.
Visitors From Afar.
New Haven has prepared for weeks
for the great day, and was ready and
willing to welcome the immense army
Of visitors that poured into the pretty
city from far and near and from ev-
cry direction. There were visitors
from Honolulu and even from far dis
tant Alaska The streets OF the pref
!. ty college town were thronged all last
night and up to the early hours OF the
morning with bustling, hustling hordes
of enthusiastic humanity, fairly bub-
ling over with the excitement OF the
scene and In anxious expectation OF
the game.
Yale Slightly Heavier.
Harvard comes down from Cam
bridge considering she has the strong
est team the crimson has had in years,
and the betting shows the student
body is willing to back its confidence
with the coin to an unlimited extent.
Harvard surely counts on victory, and
will 20 home broke IL she doesn't win.
Yale's average weight Is slightly
heavier than Harvard, 1S4 IL pounds
to 1872 IL. difference Of only two
pounds.
First Half.
l., The game started at 2:05 with the
crowd still coming into the grounds in
steady stream. Harvard won the
toss and chose to defend the south
goal with the sun to their backs. Hobbs
kicked off to Verweibe on Harvard's
5-yard line and he ran back five yards.
Corbett went through left tackle for
three yards. Verweibe punted to Coy
on Harvard's 52-yard line, Coy making
D free catch.
Coy ran through center for three
yards. Coy again tore through center
for four yards and first down.
Wheaton went through right = tackle
for three yards. Coy ripped Vhrough
left tackle for six yards. Again Coy
shot through right tackle for four
yards. Harvard's line crumbled up
like tissue paper before Coy's PUSHES
Wheaton made one yard at right
tackle.
Coy tore through the same left
tackle for six yards more, but Yale
was penalized five yards for holding,
| the ball being brought back to Har-
Yards 37yard line.
On fake kick Coy went around
left end for five yards. Wheaton's
kick hit Coy in the back and 1t was
| Harvard's ball on her own 45-yard
line. Corbett went through left tackle
for two yards. Corbett made two
more around right end. Harvard was
penallzed fifteen yards for holding.
Verweibe punted to Coy on Yalcs so
yard line. Wheaton went through
right tackle for two yards. Coy was
given the ball again and plunged
through center for five clean yards
The ball was brought back and Har-
ward was penalized five yards for Off.
side play. Verweibe punted to mid
aeld where Wheaton was downed in
his tracks. Coy went through right
tackle for six yards. The ball was
brought back and Harvard was penal.
ICED FIVE yards for offside play Whea-
ton went through right tackle on de-
layed pass for two yards. Harvard
was over-anxious again and drew
another penalty OF five yards for Oft
side play. Coy tore through left
tackle again for six yards,
Philbin gained one yard through left
tackle. Coy went through center for
six yards and a first down on Har-
wards 23-yard line. Wheaton gained
three yards through center. Coy went
through left guard for four yards. Coy
made only one yard this time through
left tackle, and the ball went to Har:
ward on downs on her l5-yard line.
Harvard Gains IS Yards.
Corbett made three yards through
left tackle. White on double pass.
went around left end for IS
yards. being roughly tackled
by Coy Corbett failed to gain
around right end. Another try