The Washington herald., 1912-11-23
MONSTER THRONG
AT NEW HAVEN
FOR BIG GAME
Yale Harvard Contest To-day Will
Be a Gala Event in New
England.
BETTING FAvoRs CRIMSON TEAM


YaIe-Harvard football game tomorrow
the rival players, the thousands Of early
arrivals for the game. and the New
Haveners, to whom the day means a rich
harvest, went to bed happy.
A dry gridiron, cooler weather, sunny
afternoon for the 1900 fortunate holders
Of tickets, and a crowd of the finest
quality as we'll as quantity that ever
gathered for the biennial blue ribbon
event of the gridiron here were promised
or the eve of the battle that closes
the season for the old rivals.
Tonight the city's accommodations
for housing a football crowd were strain
cd to their capacity, and the crowd was
probably greater than that of tomorrow
night, because the Harvard visitors
boa stfully proclaimed that they expected
to go back to Boston to celebrate, while
many others stated that they planned to
get back to Broadway for an evening
at the theaters and uncrowded dining
tables.
The streets have been kept clear OF
SPECTATORS by detectives who have
secuted for several days without sighting
any game. The drastic new city law
covering speculating has driven dealers
in tickets on the streets. 1t is believed.
Every Precaution Made.
At Yale field itself the most careful
precautions have been taken against ac-
cident. This is the last year OF official
existence of the old wooden stands,
which were first used fifteen years ago.
and the Yale Football Association is
free to admit that fear of fire has been
felt and that every possible provision
has been made to meet II. Forty firemen
with all the spare chemical engines that
can be secured from the towns of New
Haven and West Haven have been Sc
cured to protect the stands during to-
morrow's game, and a strict rule against
smoking or lighting matches in the
stands will be enforced. The stands have
been inspected and pronounced safe.
1t is likely that some standing room
privileges may be sold. but there will
be no standing in the aisles allowed.
The police departments of several Con-
necticut cities have been asked to assist
in patrolling the stands. Watchmen
have guarded the stands nightly all the
week. and the playing field has been
covered with straw. which is raked OF
every afternoon for the practice. To-
morrow morning the chalk marks will be
laid a-fresh over the playing surface.
Betting on the game was sharp and at
even terms tonight Yale men have
been unable to locate any of the floating
Harvard odds of 10 TO s. A large sum
is expected from Boston early tomorrow
morning. and some of the Yale hackers
are holding of. hoping for slight odds
when this reaches here.
4 bet of to 3 that neither eleven
would make a touchdown was made
Harvard has not registered one against
Yale since 1891, nor Yale one against
Harvard since 1907. The last two games
have been scoreless ties. Harvard last
scored against Yale here when she won
from Yale, to 0, Victor Kennard's IA
nous goal from the field scoring the
only points.
If the men do not appear to have
changed their style of the Princeton
game tomorrow substitutions will be
made quickly and frequently. Gallauer.
it has been decided will start to-mor-
rows game as first substitute for end
and tackle. Bomeister has several old
injuries that may prevent his remaining
long in the game. and Sheldon and Car
ter may be placed early in the contest
on the wings.
should play a good part of the game as
second string guards and Marting is
booked for part of a period at center.
Cornell and Sam Dyer and possibly
Frank Lotus will be used at quarter
back, and Markle. Pumpeily, and Dick
Baker in the back field.
Yale has little in attack, except
straight football, possible end runs by
Lefty Flynn. forward passes. which
were neglected in the Princeton game,
and clever field goals by Flynn. Pumpel-
ly, Markle. and Philbin. both by the drop
kick or the place method. Yale is ready
to challenge FELTON,, Of Harvard. to a
punting duel and still be sure that Flynn
can more than hold his own in series
Of interchanges with the Harvard hero.