Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-21
Harvard Got a Field Goal About Middle
 of First BaH
Yale Fought Every Iach oi Gronod SIubbornIy and tbe Crowd Cbeered ibe Blue
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HARVARD WINS GAME


 history written on the records of American universities shows that seven years ago team wearing crim- son colors battled with and defeated Yale in this premier sport. Three years before anothed Harvard team had won battle and meantime there had been u no score game. Harvard In an even quarter of century has had but three victories over Yale not including forfeited game to her just twenty years ago. Since 1894 Harvard has not scored point against her worthy rivals except in the years of victory. Harvard is here to-day battling with all the power within her men to add one more shin ing bar upon her athletic shield. Out on Yale field more than 35,000 peo- pie are massed to witness the great struggle, and the struggle is expect ed to rank with the best ever played esthis country. Almost evenly di- yided in their allegiance to the teams these thousands of peaople may be expected to cheer themselves into a tsate of frenzy. and delight over the battle for the stake which has a value above price.
 The weather to-day was ideal for the game. Frost lay like snow on the straw thatch which has protect Cd the gridiron within the quad- rangle of banked seats on Yale field but the morning sun caused this to quickly disappear and the moisture did not penetrate beneath. The at- mosphere makes furs and winter gar ments comfortable but it is not cold enough to nip and wither the huge masses of violets worn by the fair sex who have Yale sympathies, or the huge and showy clusters of gorgeous chrysanthemums worn by those young women who were anxious to have the Crimson win. The gather Ing as usual was one of color and striking effects fit for the brush ot the impressionist painter.
 The Yale team which stayed at the college infirmary last night to be out of the excitement which prevailed ev. club during tho forenoon returning at noon for luncheon at the New Ha- ven house. The Harvard squad came down from Pennington shortly after II o'clock and also went to the same place for luncheon. Afterwards the players went to gymnasiums to pre- pare for the game.
 One football day in New Haven is very much like another. The crowd pours in early, marches up and down the streets for few hours, swarms over the college section, and then about noon drifts out by many ave. nues of approach to Yale field, the wiser ones taking out their lunches to eat in the open air. Down town restaurants and stores have more business than they can attend to- as the city cannot easily digest for the time being the thousands which sud denly swoop down upon her. This year the percentage of out of towr people was greater than ever Few New Haveners without college friends had tickets to the game ant the railroad had to extend itself t( handle the visitors. Thirty-six spe cial rains came in during the fore noon. In the early hours the crowt wore Yale colors mostly. Toward! noon the trains from the east begar unloading the supporters of Harvard and Crimson banners, armlets ant chrysanthemums of rilddy hue soor yied with the Blue as the most no ticeable color. Banners of other col leges looked lonesome although bravely displayed by loyal supporter, of those institutions, the orange ant black of Princeton being the mos readily recognized. Itinerant mer chants lined the sidewalks with sou venirs of the day.
 Some ticket selling is said to hay, been in evidence during the morning but many deputy sheriffs and cit, constables scurried here and ther, running down reports that specula tors were busy. Arriving colleg, men went to the ticket department tt see If any tickets had been returned but this year very few tickets cam, back. The prospects for the gam, were everywhere discussed. Yal' men were just as confident as thos, from Cambridge The belief wa, that Yale's strength would be piftet against Haryard's speed. When th,