New-York tribune., 1913-11-23

NUNS Of reddish hue were adopted hr
Harvard girls and their escorts. The
violet, OF course answered the decorative
purpose for Yale. Flags there were. too,
and arm bands and strcamers. and be
tween halves a huge white ~ against
a crimson background blossomcd forth
in the Harvard cheering section, brought
about by the waving OF many silk hand
kerchiefs. II was striking and spec
tacular, and the crowd voiced its APP
proval.
This was not all. Harvard had a little
celebration after the last run was made.
the last punt kicked. II took the usual
form, in the mystic. fascinating snake
dance and an utter disregard Of perfectly
good headgcar.
The Harvard men in the stands could
hardly wait 10 get down on the gridiron,
where their team had fought 50 well.
The shrill whistle Of the referee ending
the struggle had hardly ceased to sound
when the Harvard cheering section
emptied as If by magic. Down the field
the almost hysterical undergraduates
poured IL was sometng To beat Yale
It was something more To beat Yale two
years IN succession: It was still higher
degree TO beat Yale In the Stadium, built
way back I'm 1905 for the first time liar-
ward has not had many opportunities 10
rejoice in victory over the Blue on the
gridlron; the record stood only six VIC
tories out OF thirty-two games, with four
a tie.
There was reason, then, for mnch mar
ity. even much wild abandon. The under
graduates tangoed here and tanEoed there
in n perfect maze. The human snake
wound first in, then out, under one goal
post, with hats flying over the crosShar'
then under the other, with what Few
hats that were left again ruthlessly
tossed about
But even emotions deeply stirred must
wear themselves out, and after the trst
glad expression of pent-up feelings, par
tiaI reason returned, and thought for
the beaten foe. Before the Yale stands
the men gathered and cheered long ana
Justify. This over, Decline was iaue
for the training quarters, just outside the
| fast emptying bowl, and there they gain
| cred 10 do more snEing, more shouting.
Each man was called by name, and
| those who did not know what victory
! ,,,oors IN a LOT of boys or. better per
haps, young men, were told In way lhat
! cannot be forgotten.
Harvard men just love their football
foam with Storer and Brickley. with
| Maban and the others. They just love
Percy D. Haughton, who has done so
, much for football in this college town.
| They lust love the scrub and every body
| and everything which made victory pos
sible to-day. Truly, no aiibis need be
written. The victory was decisive the
victory was merited.
This was more than a football story to-
| day. so one may be pardoned for goins
so far afield. When 1900 persons are
| gathered in one place there is reason to
| get lust a little bit enthusiastic. But that
mart Is over now and the games the
| thing.
! In the first place. Harvard out-played
Vale oretty consistently from end to end.
/ Not by much I'm the first half, when the
| Blue forces gained ninety-one yards by
| straight rushing, 10 seventy-two FOR the
! Crimson. but by wide margin In the
second half, except for a few moments
! when Yale cut loose with rush that
/ looked as If It might spell disaster for
| CAPTAIN Storer's men.
In this second half Harvard gained li9
wards by straight rushing for seven hrst
downs. 10 seventy-two for Yale. There
were three distinct marches down the
| acld which made one recall the old days
u,ban there was more continuity and
! greater finalIty to the running game
/ Three times these marches were checked
/ doom in Yale territory as the Blue defence
frightened up. but not halted. so far as
the score was concerned, as each time
thev ended I'm Brickley dropping a goal
! from the field.
What more could be asked of any FOOT
| ball eleven than the ability TO beat down
| n sturdy defence and carry the pan oy
straight rushing to within striking dis
tance and then TO score, with amazing