New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-21
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New Haven. Nov. Q-With every prospect es
ideal weather to delight the crowd New Haven Is
fun 70 overfowinz tonight with the msddest ner-
REST throng that gathered 70 see Taie-Ha--
ward football game Cots at premium IN every
hotel and boarding house IN town. and little won
der for tomorrow at 2 O'Clock Yale fresh from a
victory over Princeton. will fight 70 a finish with
the best team Harvard has turned out IN years
Yale men stirred by the prospect q the srif-
fest fight with the Crimson in many year.
and Harvard men. although they grant freely ths
difficulty Of lowering the Blue confident that
Burr will trot out on Yale Field tomorrow az tbs
head of a team that will give Joy the loyal ad-
herents OF the Crimson VINO have stood v1taous
vavering through six years OF crushing dtsapoofrr-
nent and OF hope raised only 20 be blasted At rns
last moment.
Harvard Is fun % confidence. and the fseltas
Of the men from Cambridge reflected IN the g1ss
with which ther ~ 20 their pockets 20 esVe-
Yale bets Harvard everyvhsre. and
from even money most Of the day slight odds q
to and to 4 were offered tonight on HArvard>i
One Harvard made four bets q 80 70 90 seen~
and seemed satisfied
Harvard men say that this Is Ha-va-ts yes-s
I'VE won the boat race" they and rs Won
the baseball game. Now. why can't We v1n o. fns
gridron?"
Yale men haven't much TO say. They realize has
they have a hard fight their hands. bur they Ars
doing no worrying They have perfect corfds1cs
in the team after the seasoning II got - P-1ncs-
ton and prefer 10 wait until tomorrow arrsrnooo
before saying anything But they lsc mighty Hdls
Of the stream OF Harvard money stay uncovered
The Yale eleven through signals for an hca1H
this afternoon and the backs had q long dr14 N
catching punts Harvard did about the same scrs
OF work at Pennington There will be no iasr nour
changes In either team. and both are said 70 D.
in the pink OF condition On this score there VIII
he no excuses from either side when ths duss q
battle lifts
YaIe's warriors are resting quietly AZ M II
Urinary tonight. to De removed a. much es pos
sible from the noise and hustle Of tbs town and
the campus Harvard has haven OF peace n rs
Elm Tree Inn at Pennington. whence tbs team
viii come into New Haven tomorrow morning.
dressing at the Young Mems Christian ASSOCIATION
before the game.
YaIa's team had its real baptism Of FIRE In its
reconstructed form a week ago IN the tussls win
Princeton But some parts Of the machine failed
to run smoothly under the test, and while tins
eleven that will take the field to-day IL diHsrsne
from the one selected earlier in the season, IL -
different, too from the one that began the game
last week Captain Burch is back IN the game az
right end but he viii hardly be able 70 Play more
than one half His presence on the team. however.
will be a great help at the start and MS abiiity
as an end will make him stay IN the game as long
as possible.
Coy who had a lot TO do with the victory over
/ Princeton is back his old place. and the Tails
attack will depend him for a good deal OF its
/ power. Hobbs is at tackle. where he proved him
/ self last Saturday. and Logan at left end
Captain Burr seems certain 10 start the gams
for Harvard and IL his shoulder is not hurt again
may for most Of the game He alone OF al
the Harvard punters has chance 70 hold his own
with Coy and his kicking. tOget her with MS splen-
did line work. will be invaluable to the Crimson
Next to Burr, and perhaps even before him IN thu
Crimson line. stands Hamilton Fish. r.. one OF
the best tackles Of the year In him Harvard has
one Of the most expert IN catching the for
ward pass that the season has produced although
Crowley. Harvard's right end. is not far behind
him Fish is a big, rangys powerful player, three
inches more than six feet IN height and possessed
of a thorough knowledge OF the game In eVe-y
detail He viii be opposed 10 HOBBS
Behind the line Cutler and Corey, VINO viii %
at quarterback for Harvard and Yale respectively
seem about evenly matched AT fullback Coy prob
ably outclasses Yer Wiebe and kennard- while az
the halfback positions Harvard has perhaps
little the better OF T. with White and COroer1
against Wheaton and Phf1bfn- White Is one OF t1s
best line breakers OF the year Leslie and Smith
Harvard-s second string. look quite as good as
Murphy and Fred Daily. Talss substitute hail.
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