The Washington herald., 1913-11-23
SIDELIGHTS OF
THE Big GAME
Swan, Herald Expert, Says
Costello Would Be Star Be-
hind Harvard's Line.
SCENES IN THE STADIUM
Weather Perfect but Triie Warm for
overeoats-S250,00O Wagered
on the Outcome. "
SCENES IN THE STADIUM
BY c. w. SWAN.


Boston. Mass, Nov. 22-CharIey Brick
ley is a wonder. There is no denying
this fact, but be has a rival worthy of
his consideration in the person Of one
Harry Costello. the demon, drop kicking
little leader of Georgetown's 1913 grid
iron aggregation.
The performance of Brickley today
was nothing short OF marvellous. He
was not only, the scoring machine Of the
Crimson, but he was its main offensive
strength 1t was BrickIey who was call
ed upon TO plow through the line when
a couple of yards were needed for
first down, and he seldom failed in
pinch. Brickley intercepted one for
ward pass, and had clear field, but
slipped and thus lost a chance to cross
Yales goal line.
BrickIey is a good line plunger. but
it is his mighty toe which makes him
so valuable a man.. Costello is just the
opposite. He is a great punter, good
quarter back, and one of the best broken
field runners in America today, but not
a line plunger.
Put Costello on the Harvard team and
he would be even a bigger sensation
than Brickley. The Harvard hero has
a wonderful line, set of forwards
capable of withstanding a smashing at
tack long enough to allow the kicker to
AT least get set. Then, Brickley had
all the time in the world TO get on his
kicks.
Costello has never been blessed with
a line as strong as Harvards- he mas
never mad plenty of time to get his KICKS
off. still he has been a wonderful drop
kicker His record Of three wins over
Virginia via the drop-kick route shows
this.
Boston is wild with Harvard rooters
tonight The Crimson has defeated
Yale team two years in succession, and
one victory came in the stadium rms
is cause for great rejoicing in the Har-
ward camp itself, hut today's win was
81, decisive that the Blue rOoters are not
saying word.
While the Harvard team was going
through a short signal drill before the
game. Brickley gave the crowd an eXhl-
btion of his drop-kicking ability. Brick
lev booted five over the crossbars from
different angles in as many attempts,
first from the 35-yard line, and then from
placement from the 40-mark. He was
cheered to the echo for his exhibition,
hut. not by the Yale rooters, they
groaned.
Five Harvard men. three with red
sweaters and two with white, all with
big red megaphones, led the crimson
roofing. while in the central cheering
section red and white handkerchiefs
were distributed Systematically for tho
display of an animated white H on a
field of red. while the band played The
AarseilIaise."
The weather was perfect from the view
point of the spectators, but a trifie too
ward for the gladiators. The mercury
cIrrDr around s.. and the bright, warm
sun made furs OverCoats, and even top
coats unnecessary. Two hundred ana
fifty thousand dollars in wagers were at
stake today when the referees whistle
sent the teams into combat
Perhaps never before has so much
money been wagered on the outcome OF
A football conflict. And the strangest
rart of it was that the rival aggregation
went into the battle with the betting at
even money when all the dope" ruled |
that Harvard should have been top |
heavy favorite. Harvard, to date, has
engaged in eight battles and won them
all Yale. in the same number of games, |
has been once defeated and twice tied, |
twice by smaller and weaker elevens.
The great stadium horseshoe was riot
Of color. In the east section a dense
mass Of blue marked the presence of the |
Yale rooters The west section was |
blaze with Crimson, while the Blue and
the Crimson intermipgled in the center |
Of the horseshoe and in temporary stands |
that housed a mixture of the Yale and
Harvard supporters.
The Crimson regulars trotted into the |
field at 1:30 amid a wild outburst from
the Harvard section. The squad went |
through a snappy signal practice on |
field that was dry and fast.
The Harvard stadium can seat 1900 |
persons Most of the seats were sold out |
weeks ago, the students and graduates |
Of both colleges being given the prefer |
ence in the sales, leaving but few tick !
cts for the common peepul" Despite |
this, at least 500 persons came from far |
away cities without tickets in the hope
that they might buy from the specu-
lators But in this they We're disappoint- |
ed. The specs had but few tickets, |
and despite offers ranging from $50 to |
500 for a pair of tickets, few OF the
students who had paid only g each for |
their pasteboards would part with them |
Both squads visited the stadium in the |
morning and worked the kinks out of /
their muscles with a few signal drills |
The hunters Of both teams exercised |
their hooters and then pronounced them |
in excellent condition for the game.