Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21


ter, song and merrymaking were the
suoterfuges used in a hundred groups
of collegians in this town tonight, to
drive away the anxiety felt over the
prospects for the great football game
between Harvard and Yale here to-
morrow afternoon. All day college
nsen came into town to help swell
the crowd which is here early to en-
Joy the excitement which always is a.
setting for the struggle. Harvard men
were heartily welcomed on all sides
ard not in many years was the night
before crowd SO happy and so enthu-
siastic.
All the training has been done and
the rival teams were early sequestered
in order that they might get good
nights rest Harvard rested at Farm
ington, to which town the squad went
on Wednesday, and the Yale players
went to the college infrmary on Pros
pect hill or to Ed Coy's house nearby.
Ali the men who have been picked to
battle for their colleges supremacy in
the premier sport are reported to be
in splendid shape They are in buoyant
spirit, all through the long hard
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opportunity to measure strength, skill
knowledge and strategy against their
opponents. Both teams had light prac-
tice this afternoon. mostly OF signal
work with kicking by the backfield
men and short runs for the ends. This
was to tune up the men to the fina
note of preparation and good long
nights sleep will ease up their muscles
The Crimson players had their out
door work at the Country Club in
Pennington. Here. the Yale squad
went to the field to hold their dress
rehearsal and to show the alumni, back
for the game, just what they can do
Afterwards the scrubs built the
usual bon fire and around it there was
the "Roola dance" and cheers for the
team collectively and individually
Nothing developed during the day tc
indicate that the lineup in the great
game will be different than that previ-
ously announced The supposed weak
ness of Yale at the ends is thought
likely to receive much consideration
from old football players. who are
arriving between tonight and the time
the game is called.
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| however will be final. The knowledge
| of weakness will enable the coaches
| to plan out their game and to hole
substitutes in readiness for emergen
| cies. The Yale view is that Harvard
will play an open game, with forward
| passes at every opportunity Yale will
meet this with a powerful attack whel
| carrying the ball and Coys toe IL
| readiness for some high long punts
| when the Blue is in hard straits.
| The Yale coaches believe the Blue will
| win because of wonderful improvement
| shown since the Princeton game. Th'
weakness at quarterback is believed tt
have been remedied in Corey. If the end
are slow the uniform quickness of thu
| linemen is expected to offset this. YALE
| is expected to smother anything tina
| Harvard may show in running bach
| punts. double passes OF fake plays ant
| being forewarned against the fine de
velopment of the forward pass the YALE
men have teen drilled to intercept. Har
ward comes here full of confidence in hav
ing developed the game in every depart
ment and in making use of the fine
points Of the revised game. which in
cudes the forward pass.
The lineup tomorrow will probably be a.