Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-23

a New Haven, Conn, Nov. 22.-The
highest football honors of the year.
among the eastern colleges, if not in
the country await the winner OF to-
lnorrow's struggle between Harvard
and Yale on Yield field. The myth
cal but generally recognized title oil
Eastern football champions OF l9l2
has come down TO the annual con
test between the Crimson and til
Blue for the decision, after passing
bv every other team. Harvard and
Yale are the only colleges in the
East. except Pennsylvania State, which
has met opponeAts generally regard
ed as a lesser calibre. Yale was tied
by Princeton, but as Harvard defeat
ed the Tigers. Blue victory, tomor-
row, was conceded by the experts 10
rank as an accomplishment Of un-
doubted championship merit. Both
!, teams are expected to display Sc
ries of offencive and defencive maneu
vres of higher stage Of development,
than any yet shown under the latest
revision of the rules
.sf Expect $1,000 Persons.
-lef Thirty-fiv thousand persons will be
banked on the wooden stands of Yale
.4at1ield. Seven-eights of the army of
spectators will come to New Haven
by train, trolley or motor car. Recent
additions to New Haven hotel accom-
9smodations brought to the city the
baaargest Night before" crowd in maay
81 Years. The streets were throng, while
rooms and dining tables in some of
the hosteleriess commanded high prices
~ Flag and souvenir vendors carried on
90 a brisk curbstone trade.
Rattinu he dc
in the hotels. While Harvard eontin-
--.ued the favoIite the flood of Blue
zazponey, which appeared late today,
z%narrowed the odds from 10 to to 10
Ill to g. Some wagers were at even mon
IL ey The Yale team passed the night
- on the outer edge of the city. remov
~ ed from the tumult and shouting. The
- Harvard squad, which separated. yes
rs terday, was reunited at New Lon
~ don. 90 miles down the sound. and,
a. this evening. ran through its forma-
IL tons indoors in d last workout
Y# Both Elevens in Good Condition.
u Both eleyens We're reported to be in
II good playing condition. Even those
n players who suffered injuries during
- the preliminary season, were all said
II to be fit and ready to play the game
- of their lives
M The Yale team will go into the
NJ game averaging per man nearly 10
aS pounds heavier than Harvard and with
n this weight well distributed both in
and back of the line Harvard's light
# er team has played together with very
- Few changes in its lineup since the
~ beginning of the season and showed
~ an attack against the heavier Prince
- ton line sufficiently formidable to or 5ss
the Tiger goal and TO bring the Grim
son within goal kicking distance thre.,
q time-.
~ Until last Saturday. Harvard was
~ regarded by many followers of foot
M pan as decidedly superior to Yale in
= boofing the ball. because of Brickley's
success at drop and place goals and
- feiton's high and well directed punts.
q Flynn Felton's Equal.
But in the Princeton game Yale uncoy-
cred Felton's possible equal in Lefty
- fiynn, the tall Sophomore fulbaek, and
- fumpeiiy by his remarkable 50-yard drop
as KICK. which enabled the Bull Dog"' to
escape defeat by the Tigers" took rank
e with Brickley an accomplished field
W goal kicker. In the opinion of experts.
n the TWO teams are on equal footing in
"a the matter of kicking the bali around.
- Comparatively little is known of the
relative strength of the two teams in
rushing. The usual Harvard lineup on
the offence is the fake" kick formation
- with a few fake forward pass aligH.
81 ments for end runs
The Yale offence has more CLOSELY foI-
Eiowed the so-caled old-fashioned type.
Reserve Plays.
III Close followers of both teams believe
Wthat each has disclosed plays which have
N peen held in reserve from some crucial
play In tomorrow's game. The wonder
- Iui goal kicking ability of Briekley and
Pnmpelly has shown. in the opinion of
#experts, that the danger zone in tomor-
nj rows game will be inside the 40 and nos
slbly the 5o-yard line instead of the 25-
a yard mark. Although neither Harvard
Mnor Yale has been defeated this season.
each has been forced to play a uphill
Mgame in several contests In which op-
opponents had secured lead
a, faie's goal line this season. has been
held inviolate, While the Crimson goal
has been crossed twice by opponents.
@once by Brown and again by Prince.
- ton. but the crimsons defence is cen
sxsidered strong
Yale had its final practice on the field
~sthis afternoon, more than an hour hein,;
Mspent in signal drill and punting PUN
@pelly kicked number Of field goals. one
MSbeing from difficult angle at the AZ.
Ward line.
- The probable lineup:
yIARvARD. YALE