Norwich bulletin., 1915-11-20
cRIMsoN'sANks A SLIGHT
 s,a .FAvoRiTE OVER YALE.
Teams Unable to Practice Owing to
 Rain-5Ig Demand for Seats.

Gam bridge, Mass, Nov. 19.-On the eve. of the annual Harvard Yale foot ball game the Crimson continues to rank favorite over the Blue, although the wagering odds have shortened steadily Influenced by uncertain conditions, the quotations narrowed fl om 10 to to to this evening, and it. was predicted that with the influx of Yale money tomorrow morning the Ellis would enter the game very close t.. if not an even choice, against the Cambridge e-even.
 The heavy rain which fell all after Loon Is believed to have penetrated the thick coating of straw spread over rhe stadium gridiron and softened the turf to an extent which will militate against ths fast open running attack expected rom Harvards backield WEile the forecast calls for clearing wea ther Saturday morning, high winds anc big drop in temperature are also Iredicted.
 fcothall fortunes of the two elevens a-t readiuslIng their ideas of the prob-. abilities Of rlay. The Yale backfeId mas considerable advantage in. weight over that of HarTards. adid on a wet, slippery tu,r this additional poundage would count for more than the speedy, e-uEive spridts of Mahan and Boles A strong wind sweeping in eccentric edd:es aboIl the high-walled stadium would also greatly handicap the field goal efforts of Guernsey and Mahan, aswe1 as rave the way for fumbling of epunts. :
 Because of the rain, neither team vas able to follow out the programme rlanned for the final day before the game. Ths Yale squad had expected to ependS several hours praettcing in 1he stadium and reached the gridiron early. Shortly after the varsity and hl st substitutes appeared rain began to Iaf heavily, anG the coaches ordered nfaVRTS tn eY1Yo ov.f<a ,fH snort signal 0rill and kicking work out. During the remainder of the day the squad remained indoors at the temporary camp at Auburndale and retired early this evening. The liar Vard squad SEent the day and night at Ire lNesper Country club, near Lowell. Aside from some indoor signal reviews. thtrs. was no attempt at practice
 The possib- ity of indictment weather did mot check enthusiasm in the big Eest of all eastern football classics and tonight every hotel is thronged with hundreds osf night arrivals. ] any of whom are having difficulty in sr"nFing sre IT asr,,e ,see9}mmodations Special other places will add thousands to the gathering T.fpfootba1l enthusiasts to- norrow. Close to 50000 spectators will cccppy Sevsfy sea in the permanent ands ternposary4 stands when the eleyenS line up at D. m., and accord :Ig to Harvard ticket. authorities four times that Lmber of coupons could have. beensspld were it possiblefto ac- diers' field.
 The demand for. seats, following .ale's' unexpected victory over Princeton, gave the speculators a re- markable chance to emulate the profits of lucky investors in war stocks dur ing the recent. Wall street activities. Pairs of ssets near the midfield sec ons of th.- stands, with face value of g each, sold at prices ranging from s59mtess$80 9 FairzzThursday night and .h's morning. The ticket market broke badly later in the day, when it. was :s.ning hetxiest, but prices stiffened as ain sharl ly this evening following he forecast of clearing and colder Harvard and Yale since 1875. # :T =