Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-11-22

Iltltfi tfltSts sftslfNsr sN''ft Aii'i
The climax Of the eastern football
season will be reached tomorrow at-
forna0n Is hen the teams of Harvard
and Yale universities trat into iht
tadium on Soldiers Iicid To play the
fHTrtv-IGGrIh game between the cloV-
ons of these famous New England
educational institutions. TiUc was
when the teams of I}luc and Crimson
jcrseycd players met with goal Inc
uatrosseu and sole pasSessors of the
riaht Ia play for the eastern football
championship hut football conditions
and fashions have changed since the
daga Of IoaIoGnger ana mass play.
AS = Consequence Yalc entcfs tomor-
rew's contest with seasons record
malfed by defeat and saoreIess ties
with minor college cleRens, while
Hafgata. although indicated shares
~ estIae with ~ boast one other New
England erldiron aggregation.
&4tulthetapdme this unusual sitaa
item there ia uaf the slightest lessen
ing al interest "a rivalry in the meet
H@ Of me famous elovene, aud The
aeeHas Of enthusiasm and excitement
thai have preceded This football bat
tie for The past twenty years are be-
ing re-enaeted hatn here and in Bos-
foe tonight #ffh a.lera vim and Vieor.
The caIers 4f ttfe lpa competing uni
versitias futfr. FROM WindnWs and
daars throuehoat the residential and
business sections Tor mites around.
Commercial window tiresser7 have ex-
colIed an previous effort in this dis
piavs combining. tha Crimson and The
3nne and mimic football battles are
presented tonight behind scores Of
uJafaptass barriers.
lfotel accommodation are nj . pre-
mi{lm. and songs and cheers of both the
yaia and Harvard cohorts rise from
the Hub and its suburbs. Fair wealth.
er and j fast field alone are needed 10
complete the setting for one Of the
greatest gatherings in the long annals
of Harvard ana Yale football con-
tests Additional and temporary
stands erected ut the open end Of
Hafyard,s towering stadium have in
creased fhc seating capacity of the
structure t9 apnroXimateIy "A. 900
Every fial;ef was disposed of days
aco and record receipts Of approxi-
uatoIv SN3. 900 arr assured. Tho few
coupons that have reached the specu-
Iatars are bringing extraordinary
prices for twice the stadium's canac-
ity Wonld not satisfy the demand for
seats.
So far as the actual play is con-
eerned. there is a wide difference Of
ouinfon regarding the contest and its
outcome on the general form Of the
season Harvard should rank as
stronr favaritc. since the Crimson
record is much more impressive than
thar of the plile. Harvard. although
scored on he several appancnts. has
defeated decteiccfy every team on it's
schedule. with The exception of
Princeton. and has rolled up large
scores against elpvcns that forced
yale fo fht limit 10 yin. Fhe one
aucstion that checks Crimson opti-
misn1 is thc Oliysieti and mental status
of the vale fcam as ii takes tho field
fco,orro3g The I,Ii eleven has shown
flashes Of great power at times this
soasnn. Frcauent shifts in line and
tacltficid have retarded the develop
mcnt az tbe toem. and acfeat upsct it's
snirit.
During the past two weeks. how
ever - host &c lannon's veterans haze
rallied 10 the call of the Blne and
worked steadily To drill into tie team
tho 6ner points Of Dlpy and the real
yaf. Gghfine spIrIf The success of
thie lost.helfr effort to raise the
eleven ia The usaaI standard of Yale
football taa,nq uas shown 10 some ex-
tent a, tho conteat with Princeton last
Satlrdav noproyenteut was no
tiqaabl4 In The few line-ups during the
Woei, and Harvard coaches and ad-
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