Omaha daily bee., 1915-11-20
C,.!.G9 IN BATTLES
BLUE WARRIORS
Harvard and Yale Meet In Final
Contest Of Their Respective
Schedules.
DOPE GIVES Ellis SMALL SHOW

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heir banners of crimson and blue flung
TO the breeze as In the old days when
they battle for the championship OF the
Eridiron. the foot ball teams OF Harvard
and Yale meet here today IN the final
contest OF their respective schedules. Al.
though shorn of much OF their former
glory there is not the slightest abatement
in general interest in the annual clash
OF the rival elevens and the greatest OF
ell eastern foot ball classics win be wit
aessed by a throng OF thousands which
will test the capacity OF the Harvard
stadium az in the years when the winner
was acclaimed the premier team OF the
season.
While there is no possibility Of new
attendance or gate receipt records this
fact is due TO inability to accommodate
more than 1900 persons In the stadium OF
Soldiers field. II the great Harvard
pmphhheater had the seating capacity
Of the Yale bowl II Is not unlikely that
the gridiron struggle OF the morrow
would attract a gathering as large as
that which was present at the dedication
81 the Ellis arena last autumn, when Har-
ward won from Yale 90 to 0. The demand
Tor tickets. which IL far in excess OF the
supply. has demonstrated that lure OF the
game is not dependent upon the elevens
Of the famous universities entering the
iinal contest OF the year with unblem-
shed banners.
Yale Outlook Not bright.
II such were the case there would be
many empty tiers In the stadium today.
or not in many years has Yale come TO
cambridge with such a dismal record as
a. A.
ing all consideration of the Princeton
game the fact remains that the Blue
lost four OF the first seven games OF its
schedule. being defeated by Virginia,
Brown. Colgate and Washington and
Jefferson. A desperate effort TO rally the
shattered forces Of the Blue was made in
the closing weeks OF the season. but with
partial success. A new corps OF coaches
was called In after Colgate's triumph
and agssnst Brown and Princeton the Ell
eleven showed marked Improvement
Compared with Harvard's record OF vic
tory over all teams faced this fall, except
Cornell. the outlook for the Blue to de-
feat the Crimson is not particularly
bright
Their are reasons. however, why Yale
has not entirely given up hope of being
able to save a most disastrous season
from rout by winning or tying with the
Cambridge combination in the closing
contest OF the year. The ELI foot ball
material Is not without its merits and
while Il is admitted that Yale made
wretched start the faithful adherents Of
the team believe that the eleven will
arise TO the occasion today and surprise
tho optimistic Harvard contingent. Cor
nell proved that the Crimson was not
invncible while Penn State and Prince
ton, although defeated several times,
threatened to overwheim the Cambridge
team.
Crimson Great Machine.
That Yale should succeed where these
powerful tealnS failed sasms unlikely, hut
the hopeful point out that man for man
there Is little advantage ono way or the
other Harvard. with its almost perfect
coaching system. has evolved fine foot
ball machine while Yale has yet to find
itself. Veterans recall that in 1910 much
the same conditions prevailed. Yale had
been defeated by Brown and the Army;
held 10 a scoreless tie by Vanderbilt; had
sreat difficulty In defeating Syracuse and
Holy Cross. yet rallied under The elev-
enth-hour coaching OF shevlin and sue
ceeded in defeating Princeton and holding
Harvard to a no-Bcore tie
Those who know the real meaning OF
tho old Yale fighting spirit; the possi-
biities OF the present squad and the driv-
ing power OF Sheviin, an emergency
coach. hope for the best and are not
averse 70 wagering reasonable sums on
the. Blue at the odds Harvard cohorts
have been offering To the great majority
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question OF victory or defeat IL not the
utmost import. The fact that Yale ana
Harvard are to meet in the greatest
sports event Of the inter-varsity year IA
sufficient reason for their presence IN the
stadium ON Saturday and they win be
there with their wives. sisters and sweet.
hearts until there remains not room for
another person. Other eievens may be
hailed as champions, but today ali that
viii be forgotten as the two ancient
rivals struggle In the green turfed Dit
surrounded by the towering walls of the
stadium 10 which will cling, In serried
rows. thousands OF the loyal followers Of
these universities.
Yale Villas Most GaAes.
Even though defeat be it's portion.
taie VIII not be without some conaoIa-
ton, Tor 1t VIII be many years before
Harvard can overtake the long lead that
the Blue gained in the early days OF
foot ball between the two institutions
since 1875 the teams OF the Blue and
Crimson have met on the EridIron thirty
nye times OF these games Yale has won
twenty-five; Harvard eight and five have
resulted in tie contests. Since 1858, when
the point scoring system was introduced.
Yale has rolled up a total OF 27s points 10
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