The San Francisco call., 1913-11-22

fit as time and money and expert
medical advice could make them. Cap
tains ketcham and Storer were quoted
as saying that they felt ready for the
fight of their lives and they hoped
that an American would win it.
There was some uneasiness in the
Yale camp over the condition of Mar
tings knee Marting is the center
rush, doubling with Captain Ketcham
in that capacity, and he is not EXPECT
ed to do any kicking; that is to say,
he is not expected to do any official
kicking of the football in the course
OF the riot.
BOTH TEAMS CONFIDENT
But in the dear old pastime as she
is played by the genial boys you never
can tell when a good, earnest surrep-
titious kick Will be a grand stroke
for the dear old alma mater. and 1T is
just as well to have both legs in good
shape.
The captain himself. we are happy
to report, was never better. They say
he has been knocking his sparring
partners around to beat the band.
Head Coach Jones comes forward
with the announcement that his bunch
will present the same blue line of
heroes that faced Princeton a week
ago This does not speak very well
for Princeton, and practically elimi-
mates that bunch for consideration
this season.
Bulletins from a bush league station
known as Tyngsbro bring glad tidings
that Harvard has nothing to fear. The
team left there late this morning on
the way to the stadium with every
man fully expecting to do his duty.
There was some uneasiness about the
condition of Mr.. Hardwick and Mr..
Hitchcock. Neither of these gentle
men is at all fractured in any vital
part, but when the squad left for this
place in the provinces few days ago
it was observed that both Of them
looked rather drawn, as If it had taken
too much out of them to make the
weight.
There was a good deal of indig-
nation about IL, too. for it Is well
known that all of these battles are at
catch weights But the rest of two
days is expected to have them
fixed up.
In today's practice of the varsity
the celebrated young Mr.. O'Brien was
not performing at his fayorite per-
forming place on the end. quiver-
ing gasp of CONSERVATION quivered
through the student body when Mr..
Dana was observed at that position.
But those in authority hastily as
sured the loyal progeny OF John Har-
ward that Mr. O'Brien would be there
with both fists and pair OF feet
when the gong sounded this after
noon.
HARVARD FIGURES FAyORITE
Consider this, my children. 1t is a
xzonderful tin off on the Harvard of
today. Here is the whole outfit
wrought up over the prospect or an
o,Rrien being replaced by a Dana
WHY. we can bark back to day
when an O'Brien would have been
lucky to be able to buy a ticket for
the game, much less land place on
the team. That things have changed
is the principal reason that Harvard
was a slight favorite over Yale.
Our modest forecast of the betting
proyed as accurate as the habit Of
our forecast There was a lot of talk
of 10 to and 10 to 9 on Harvard. but
in strictly college circles the bulk of
the betting was at even money.
But technically Harvard was the
favorite for while her fair sons
would not stick up any reckless odds
on a victory, they were willing to
give odds that Harvard would score
as many points as her rival. This Is
merely another way of betting that
yale will not do better than a tie.
These last added much TO the gaiety
of the assembled populace. One of the
most popular sports here on the night
before the Yale game is to sit around
the Hobbies of the hotels and watch
the expression on the faces of the
tardy guests and plying the clerk
when an unpremeditated demand for
a room is made.
All of the store windows, saloons
and other popular spots of the his
toric city were decorated to the full
limit of endurance with the deep
crimson and heavy blue Of the OPP
posing armies.
Mayor Fitzgerald. who is one Of the