Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-21

New Haven, Conn, Nov. 20.--Ali signs point to perfect weather condi- tfons overhead and slow field under foot for the HaTvard-Fale football game here tomorrow afternoon. The forecast is for an old fashioned foot ball day, with a clear sky and cold, snappy atmosphere. The coaches fear, however, that the change has; come too late to benefit the gridiron, which to- night was soft and slippery, as a. re- suit of the heavy rain of Thursday.
 The slowing up of the turf; in the new Yale bowl. it is thought, will have a tendency to check the open play which has been the feature Of the local university eleven all season. and as a result the Blues have receded a point or two in the wagering odds. Early in the week the Ellis were backing their team at almost even figures. liar wards best offer was 10 to on the Cambridge combination. Tonight the quotations wagered from to to 10 to ', and Yale money was not over abundant. s
 There was no drop in the enthusi= asm of the prospective spectators, however, thousands of whom were ar irving by railroad and motor car every hour. It WHS the largest night-be before crowd that New Haven has seen in many years, and the task of accom- modating the late arrivals assumed puzzling proportions long before mid night. The hotel registers contained in the union, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii an Islands and even Europe.
 Tickets for the game were just as scarce as though the game was to be played on the old gridiron instead of in the new bowl with it's seating ca was a constant demand for coupons all afternoon and evening which could not be supplied. Even offers of large premiums over the face value of the tickets failed to bring forth, the paste boards, since the spectators appeared to have failed entirely in their efforts to secure tickets as in past years.
 From a football standpoint the day was a quiet one for the rival squads. The Yale players had an hours signal drill on Yale field, followed by a short bunting and drop kicking session in the bowl, after which the old uniforms and harness were burned in accord ance with time honored custom. This was the final football ceremony likely to take place in the old Yale field and was witnessed by many former Yale players. Tonight the squad is sleeping will leave early tomorrow forenoon for the New Haven Country club for the final hours before the game.
 The Harvard squad, some 70 strong, was quartered in New London and will not arrive here until an. hour or two before the contest. The Crimson schedule for the day consisted of an hours signal drill at Plant field, fol- lowed by a blackboard talk on the new plays and the defensive tactics to be employed against Yale. Coach Haugh- ton refused to state whether Captain Brickley would enter the game at any period against the Blue. but it. was re- ported at the temporary training camp that an authoritative statement on this point might be expected to- morrow morning.
 Coach Hinkey announced the Yale lineup as follows: Left end, Brann; left tackle, TaIbott; left guard, Con- Toy; center, White; right guard, Wal StillInan; quarter. A Wilson; left halfbacK, Ainsworth; right haIfback, Knowles; fullback, LeGore.
 The officials for the game will be: Referee, Nathan A. Tufts, Brown; u1n- pire, David Fu1tz, Brown; linesman, Fred W. Murphy, Brown; field judge, Dr. Carl Williams, University of Penn sy1vania.
 After consultation of Harvard coaches lasting until 11:30 o'clock to- night. the Crimson lineup for Satur- day was announced as follows:
 Left end J. Coolidge; left tackle, Parsons; left guard, Weston; center, Wallace; right guard, Pennock; right tackle Trumbull; right end, Hard wick, quarter, Logan; left halfback, BradIee; right halfback, Mahan; full back F'rancke.
 Captain Brickley ran through sig nals at full back in the secret prac- tice today