Norwich bulletin., 1913-11-22

Boston. Nov 21.--Not since the night when Boston made early colonial history with an innovation in the way | of tea parties has this staid and digni- fled New England city shown the | stress of excitement that prevails on | the eve of the 34th game between the | football elevens of Harvard and Yale universities Judged from actions and conversation of the inhabitants and | their guests, the gridiron battle of to- morrow is the one event worthy ot serious consideration.
 With more than 50,000 football en- i thusiasts awaiting the weatherman' S l final selection of atmospheric condl- 1 tions, he coolly admits that it may be warm and clear tomorrow afternoon ! or cold and rainy. Fortunately. how 1 ever, his dubious forecast has failed to check in the slightest the scenes of gaiety and excitement that are a fea ture of the Harvard ale game played in the Cambridge stadium every two years. Boston and the adjacent college city are seething tonight with those clever celebrators who take time by the forelock and thus forestall regrets and financial panics that follow in the wake of defeat
 Standing Room Only"
  tions tht resemble the boom days of a western mining town. Rooms at the leading hostelries have been unobtain- able for several weeks, and railways and lounging quarters are tonight blocked with cots whereby the boni- Standing Room Only signs decorate the Hobbies Of all the theatres.
 Odds Favor Crimson.
 Ticket speculators are receiving from S35 to $50 for 8 pair of the few seats in their possession and every one of the 47 ,000 persons who expect to wit ness the game appears to be anxious to wager just trifle" on the outcome of the contest. Odds range from 10 to ' to ? to 1 on Harvard, with g. prepOn- derance of Crimson currency in sight.
 In the midst of all thus hubbub the squads of rival grtdtron gladiators are seQuestered in quiet quarters outside the excitement zone. The Yale team and substitutes are spending the night before the battle at Auburndale. and an air of confidence pervades the tenn porary quarters of the Ellis. This feel ing was accentuated by She excellent practice of the Blue eleven in the stadium early this afternoon, when the team showed great speed in signal drill and Guernsey droplGclLed the ball over the goal bar repeatedly from difficult angles.
 E1dLH dAu WSISiIy ana SuDSJlIuU6 players have hidden themselves within the domain of the Vesper club on Tyng's Island, in the Merrimac river, near Lowell Aside from a little golf and a short signal lineup, 1t has been an uneventful 24 hours for them
 The coaches and trainers of both teams report their charges ready for the hard game that is expected by all close followers of the two elevens. Physically and mentally the players who will open the game in the stadium are stated to be on edge for the play. The same cannot be said of the strate- gists who are planning the moves which may bring victory or defeat
 LfneuPs in Doubt
 The opening Hneups appear to be the source of greatest trouble, espe- ciaIly for the Yale coaches. Some doubt exists as to whether Carter or Brann will be at right end for the Blue when the team first faces Harvard. and either Guernsey or Knowles may start the game at right half for the Ellis No eleventh hour changes have been announced in the Harvard ranks. but a Tumor prevailed in Yale circles that a shift in formation might be expected about ? o'clock Saturday. This report probably arose from the statement that in case Hitchcock should leave the play, Gilman would be shifted to his