The Washington times., 1915-11-20
YALE'S SPIRIT MAY y
CHANGE WAGER ODDS
Eddie Mahan's Kicking and Run.
ming Expected to Win Con.
test for Harvard.

BOSTON, Nov. 2o.-Thousands had
been poured or we're pouring into Bos-
ton early today for the real football
classic of the year In the annual
struggle between Harvard and Yale.
with coaches and trainers lowering
near, the two teams were secluded In
suburban hotels. They were receiving
final instructions. and though no cham
pionship Is at stake, and both COM
batants have been soundly licked earlier
In the year. a light from whistle to
whistle was promised In the Stadium
this afternoon.
Tho old Yale Bulldog spirit asserted
itself last Saturday against Princeton.
The well-oilcd, smooth running Harvard
machine was never better oiled or roll
ing along moro smoothly. II Ia expected
therefore, TO he n fight between a team
fighting with newly discovered power
and an organized, confident body that
depends on it's work as "A unit, and the
precision Of Eddie Mahan's toe to carry
II to victory.
Harva rds and Ell Yales and family are
expected to be packed In the stadium
when the teams take the field at 2
o'clock. Hotels in Boston are overflow
Ing. All night long automobile parties
hustled along the roads leading to
Cambridge and today thousands OF
others arrived-cventually-o trains
and hurried to beauty parlors to restore
their youth, lost during u valuable part
of their lifetime spent upon rattlers
making delayed steals into town.
Harvard was the favorite In such
betting as was going on ebout hotel
lobbies and in clubs during the morn
ing. Eight to ten was being offered
that the Bull Dogs bark at Prin eton
will prove to he worse than his bite at
the Crimson. As the morning wore on
the tales of great form shown by the
Blue In practice began to circulate. odds
began to shuttle around and by noon II
was predicted betting would be an even
money proposition.
The weather and condition of the
playing field had a big influence on
the betting. The rain came down in
torrcHts yesterday. and the field was
a young lake last night. Today. how
ever. The sun was on the job in earn
est. and a brisk wind helped to dry
up the soft spots. Weather conditions
generally wcro ideal There was
enough zip in the air to make 1t Il
real football day.
Harvard ;his afternoon will try to
break the record Yale holds against
her Of never having permitted the
Crimson to score touchdown in the
stadium As n mattar Of fact Har-
ward has beaten the Blue in the
Stadium but once. That was via the
air route. with Charley Bricklcy as
the scoring machine. Yale mon are
banking on the psychological effect
this record will have 10 kclp cut
Tom Shcvlin and his men in defense
of their goal.
Standing out AS one of tho features
OF the game will be the kicking duel
between Mahan and Guernsey. Hsr-
ward has the best OF the weight in the
line by about four. pounds. Should tho
first line of defense of both teams hold
firm. scoring may BE- confined to the
air route. which means that the issue
will rest on the effectiveness OF the toes
Of tho Crimson leader and Guernsey.
who planted one over Princcton's bar
from the 54-yard limo.
Harvard and Yale have met thirty
five times since 1875. The Crimson has
been victorious eight times. five games
have been tied and Yale has taken the
decision In twenty-five struggles The
Blue has been beaten four times this
year against the single upset OF Har-
ward by Cornell. But the Yale fighting
spirit is mp. The Blue Is Shcvlinzcd.
They have gone back to first principles
fight and follow the ball-and 1t Is
this that will he EItted against we'll
knit machine. capable of producing all
tricks OF the latter day game. The line