Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-21

from the SPECTACULAR and spectators
standpoint
In the early days Of the contests the
teams met upon the college green and
fought out their annual game. ringed
by a thin fringe OF undergraduates and
town folk. Admission charges were
either nominal or entirely dispensed with
and the cheering OF the few hundred
spectators unorgaHizod and unimpressive.
Wonderful progress in the popularity Of
foot ball has been made since the initial
game and tomorrow marks another epoch
IN the game, Cor tho elevons of 1914 will
battle IN q stadium larger and more i'm
prcsslvo than any structure ever built
for COLLEGE sport In this country. Onto
the turfed and lime lined arena Of this
stadium will trot tomorrow afternoon
tho gridiron squads Of rival universities
while more than 7O.Oo0 spectators cheer
the players and substitutes.
small Fortune at Gate.
The advance guard OF the thousands.
who will contribute fully $4,000 TO the
athletic associations Of the two univer-
stiles for The privilege OF witnessing the
game are already pouring into this city
by train boat and motor car. The night
before gathering has taxed tho capacity
OF the local hostelrles to an extent never
before experienced here and the overflow
has been shunted into private dwellings
as last resort for the night This rush
- but the forcTunner Of the thTongs that
are scheduled to descend upon New
Haven tomorrow. With a new stadium
with seating capacity almost twice as
great an the former wooden stands at
Yale field additional thousands have
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the foot bali classics OF tho year. More
than 80 per cent OF the spectators will
come from points outside this city. Ac-
cordlng 70 the railroad management
about $500 persons will be moved by
special trains, twenty-five OF which viii
start from New York City and fifteen
from Boston In addition TO the regularly
scheduled service
That the game itself. aside from the
dedication features OF the new Yale
bowl" and the assembling OF a record
gathering OF foot ball enthusiasts, VIII
prove an exceedingly interesting contest,
II the general opinion OF the coaches and
experts who have followed the work of
the elevens all season. Harvard is a
slight favorite In the wagering. due to
the showing made In the eight games
played to date and tho feet that Percy
Haughton and his successful coaching
system holds full sway at Cambridge.
Yale on the other hand Is Just finishing
the first season Of a new campaign OF
foot bail under the trtelaEe OF Frank
Hinkey. former captain and end at the
Yale teams OF 1898 and 1894.
Crimson L. FRVerite.
This slight prependerance of support in
favor Of the Crimson Is due chiefly how
! ever, to the better showing made by
Harvard In the preliminary games Of the
schedule. The Cambridge eleven haa won
all It's games. with tho exception OF the
| contest with Penn. State. which resulted
In tie at ~ to 10. In six OF the first
seven games Harvard ran zap double fig,
ure scores. Michigan alone being able &c
hold Haughton's pupils 20 a single touch.
down without the accompanying field
goals which have marked all the other
contests, Yale has also proved that 81
possessed a strong scoring attack. but
/ has played erratic foot ball, especially
on the defense.
! Two opportunities arc offered for a
( comparative score analysis In the game,
against Washington and Jefferson and
/ Brown. Harvard defeated the Pennsyl
vania team 10 10 0 on October 10. with,
two weeks later the same eleven wor
from Yale 10 TO 7. Against Brown IN,
Blue lined up a team OF regulars anS
substitutes In about equal proportions 81
that tho victory OF II to 7 carries greater
weight than the Harvard substitute,
eleven's scoreless tie with Grown.
blue Has Many Victories.
Whatever the relative merits OF tho isl
teams the Blue has a long string OF vic
tories over the Crimson 20 its credit
when the series Is reviewed as a whols
In the earliest days OF the game whe
the point system of scoring was unknown
Yale gained a lead which she has hel
so firmly ever since. Since 1883, who