New-York tribune., 1914-11-22
Sons of Old Eli Dedicate
Their Wonder Structure
to Harvard Holiday.
ONE SUPPORTER OF
CRIMSON CAUTIOUS
Blue Rush Line Said He Had ALI
most as Many Exits as the
New Ampitheatre.
By HEYwOOD BROUN.

financed by Yale men, but Harvard
took complete charge Of the dedicat-
ing exercises.
In measure honors were even. Yale
had the privilege OF entertaining the
largest crowd which ever saw a sport
ing event in this country within the
walls Of structure, and II was Hsr-
Yards pleasure to roll Up the biggest
score which she had ever achieved
against her ancient rival.
Everard Thompson, OF Yale, stated
before the game that 6s,l17 tickets
had been issued for the contest. And
as it happened 6S,ll7 persons attended
the game. There was no break in the
ranks.
One is tempted TO say that no
greatest crowd ever gathered in any
structure 70 witness an athletic con-
test. but in doing so there is the risk
e drawing criticism from somebody or
other who believes the yarns that Nero
at times entertained 10000 or more in
his Roman amphitheatre. Now, in the
days Of Nero there were no turnstiles.
and whatever reports have come down
20 US are entirely from rough esti-
mates. Is il not fair 20 assume that
the average Roman reporter upon see
ing 10000 persons at an imperial set
Of games would give the Emperor a
little edge and estimate $4,000?
IL is fair 70 assume that. and il may
therefore be stated that in all proba-
bility no greater crowd ever gathered
in any structure TO witness a sporting
event than saw Harvard and Yale meet
to-day
And vet this great Bowl, to the man
approaching It, seems no more than a
green hillock. topped with a wooden
fence. Into the bowels of this little
hillock marched the thousands to-day
as if they were the children of Hame-
lin following the Pied Piper. Every
man who went through the portals and
had his first view of the Bowl from
the inside paused for a minute or more
before he was able TO frame his thought
adequately. And after gazing long and
thinking hard he said, GOSH"
Only three cities in Connecticut
have a population larger than that
which dwelt in the Bowl this afternoon.
Into that structure the entire field
army Of the United States might march
and obey the order. Gentlemen. be
seated"
Every actor who appeared with Booth
might take a member of the original
Floradora Sextet into the Bowl and
persons who said Immediately after the
worlds series, 81 knew all along that
the Braves were going 70 win"
One had only 70 gaze az the thou
sands Of close backed human beings
10 become q Malthusian on the spot
Nevertheless IL was easy 20 get into
the Bowl and easy TO get out. As a
young Harvard man remarked In the
hour Of victory: "Yale's line and Yale's
field are both well provided fifth en-
frances and exits"
In early morning the crowd Of game
goers filled the Grand Central Station.
At noon the streets of New Haven were
as crowded as II the German rmy
were marching 20 the front. From
every point came automobiles. A sure
footed man with the time 20 waste
might have walked from New Haven 10
New York leaning from radiator % gas-
olene tank, and so on, without ever
once setting a foot 20 ground. Where
question which rose In the mind of
every one who watched the mobliza-
ticn of the football fans. And hen Mr..
Everyman saw the Bowl and he won
dered no more.
Roughly -peaking, twice as many
people viewed the game as attended
last year, but the supply of many
things which are essential 10 a foot
ball contest held ou. marvellously well
under the double strain.
For instance, IL was always said that
the amazingly high standard of femi-
n.ne beauty 70 be seen az big football
game was due 70 the fact that the
country was secured for the proper
types-that every available belle was
requisitioned Now. to-day there
were twice as many girls, and they
were all just as pretty as they have
been in cry other year. Th.re were
plenty of old grads, plenty of banners,
an az lte hour there vas still
plenty of stock in the bar OF the Hotel
Taft.
OF course, in the vast army hich
went 20 tle Bowl there were notable 3
from every walk Of life. An unscrupu-
lous person might guess and set down
the fact tiat he saw such and such a
great one az the game. This repre-
sentative of The Tribune, bound by
truth, must admit that the only per-
sons of note whom he observed were
F'canora Sears and Charlie Ebbets
They were not together.
Before getting at the game IL would
be well 70 mention the weather. The
New York Tribune said Fair" yester
day, and il would be. indeed. a caption,
reader who would wish % exchange tho
afternoon on the ground that the DAY
did not suit. Fine. indeed. was III,
day, and nobody could claim any par
ticular credit. for IL preserved stric
neutrality. True, there was chill enougi
20 bring the crimson 20 the cheeks. bu
the cold went still further, and equal
iZed matters By turning noses blue.
Harvard men revelled yesterday. 70
coming 20 New Haven they found them
selves again in a state which censor
no color IN the spectrum. The Grim
son, throttled by the law Of Massachu
sets, bio ned again. OF flags Their
were not many, but armbands wer'
plentiful. and violets and orchids an'
chrysanthemums abounded.
Once the crowd had filled the bow
the prevailing white of the structure
was blotted into black. but here, ther,
and everywhere were punctuation
marks Of color, and when the tide o.
fortune flowed for Harvard up spouteC
above the black req bubbles as IN,
crimson handkcrchiefs OF the HarvarS
rooters were held aloft Then nigh
/ the Bowl have been filed with spark