The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-22
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FACTS ABOUT HARVAD AND
 YALE HEROES OF GRIDIR0N

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 22. - The climax of the eastern football season was reached this afternoon when the teams of Harvard and Yale universi- ties trotted into the stadium on Sol dfer's Field to play the thirty-fourth game between the eIevens of these fla mous New England educational fnsti- hutions- Time was when the teams u Blue and Crimson jerseyed players Eet with goal line uncrossed ana sole Assessors of the right to play for the Eastern football championship, but G@otbaH conditions and fashions have c4aanged since the days of Hefflefinger H%d mass play- As consequence Hale entered to-day's contest with a s&ason's record marred by defeat and aGoreless ties with minor college elev- ems, while Harvard, although unde- 1Rated. shares prestige with at least one other New England gridfron az EreEatiOn-
 Notwithstanding this unusual situa- ton there is not the slightest lessening of Interest or rivalry in the meeting aR the famous elevens, and the scenes or enthusiasm and excitement that lave preceded this football battle for the past twenty years were re~enacted both here and in Boston last night with added vim and vigor. The col ors of the two competing universities dl1ttered from windows and doors throughout the residential and busi- ness sections for miles around. Com merciaI window dressers have exceI4ed afk previous efforts in their displays cumbinfng the Crimson and the Blue, and mimic football battles were pre-. scented last night behind scores of plateglass barriers.
 Hotel mmodatious were at a, premium, and songs and cheers of both the Yale and Harvard cohorts rose from the Hub and it's suburbs. z-~T-z are needed to complete the setting for one of the greatest gatherings in the long annals of Harvard and Yale foot ball contests. Additional and tempo rary stands erected at the open end of Harvard's towering stadium have increased the seating capacity of the structure to approximately 44,0o0. Ev- cry ticket was disposed of days ago, and record receipts of approximately $S3,000 are assured. The few cou- pors that have reached the specula- tors are bringing extraordinary prices. for twice the stadium's capacity would not satisfy the demand for seats.
 Due to these eIeVenth-hour shifts and the welI-known ability of the Yale elevens to rise in their might against Harvard, betting on the game has been rather light and the odds small and huctuating- The Crimson packers have not lost sight of the fact that Harvard has yet to defeat Tale in the stadium at Soldiers Field Several times In recent years the Cam bridge eleven. thought to be an over whelming favorite over the Blue, has been either checked or defeated by the desperate rally and play Of Yale teams in the closing contest of the year. All these conditions and cir cun1stances are being taken into con- sideration by the Harvard adherents, whos are cautionfng each other and the players regarding. the danger of oyerconf1dence. It is but natural, therefore, that this feeling of uncer- tafnty should affect the wagering from Harvard standpoint and disappoinr the hopes Of Tale supporters who looked for sfzabTe odds against the Blue
 It is demonstrated by the history of the past tElirty-three games that Yale