South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-20
HARVARD PICKED
To WIN CONTEST
THIS AT TE RN0ON
Dope Hands 1t to Boston EIeV-
en- Although Yale hooters
Are Expecting Their Team
to Show Strong.

BOSTON, Mass. Nov. 2O.-W bat
chance for victory has the supposed
lv inferior but thoroughly Shevlin-
lied yale eleven against the well bal
anced powerful Harvard machine
against which it be pitted this after
noon on Soldiers field before "a crowd
OF 47,00O2
Twas the burning question during
these hours that preceded the classic
gridiron clash.
The betting was TO against
Yale's chances; the seasons records
show Yale and the dope from any
angle that you viewed 1t decided
against Yale. But the Yale crowd was
not discouraged. 1t admitted a ght
inferiOrity in mechanical power, but
il was confident that this advantage
would be Offset by a display Of the
spirit and grit that has made Yale
famous: a return of the two factors
that have won glorious victories for
old Eli (Yale) in years gone by-won
when IL seemed that only a miracle
could win them.
However, all the chatter about
yale spirit" and what the ancient
plucky spirit would do this very day
did not Unnerve the Harvardites.
They intimated that Yale did not have
any monopoly on the spirit" output
and that Harvard might spring a sur
prise by an unexpected display of
spirit"
The terror that gripped the hearts
OF the Harvard men several days ago
when rumOrs were aftoat that Eddie
Mahan, the wonderful Crimson half
back would not play evapOrated to-
day. Sir Edward positively will ap-
pear.
The weatherman-tO the surprise
of everybody-made good on his pre-
dictiOn that it wouldn't rain today.
However. the stiff wind could not
completely dry the field that was
transformed into a sea Of mud by
yesterdays rain and the prospects
were that its sogginess would handi-
cap the speedy Harvard backs and
also would make the ball slippery,
thus adding TO the uncertainty Of the
game. The condition Of the field add
ed TO the confidence Of the Yale men.
They figured that a bad field would
make it any body's game and they
plunged rather heavily at the priVi-
lege odds on the chances of the Yale
eleven. 1t was estimated that about
500, 600 Harvard money and $50, 900
Yale money was at stake on the out
come of the fracas.
There were about 80, 600 visitors in
town and they represented every state
in the union. A number Of those who
came Tor To-Day $ game JOurneyed
from Cuba, Honolulu and Philippines,
while one Harvard grad" made an
S,0O0-mile trip from somev here in
the heart of Africa merely for the
purpose OF watching the Commute
battle.
IL was a quiet, orderly crowd, how
ever. There was no general ''rah
raining" and no frolocking. No one
would have suspected the presence
Of so many aliens had il not been for
the crowded condition Of the hotels.
At least 1000 Of those who came
here for the purpose OF seeing the
game came in vain. They were folks
who had reserved tickets but who
cancelled them after they saw the
miserable showing the Yale team had
made during the season. Yale's come
back in the Princeton game re-kind-
led interest, however. 1t was too late
TO recall their cancellations, all tick
cts having ben disposed Of by the
ticket committee. but this small army
5ourneyed here. and took the chance
OF getting a ticket from one source or
another.