Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-20
BY SANDY McNIBLICK

Easton, Pa, Nov. 20.--"Lafayette,
we are here"
Yep. and they're here with a crash.
a solid. pop eyed. believing student
body. alumni with their ladies', and just
plain fans, who jammed specials and
made parade of automobiles in endless
line streaming into this town, berib-
boned. flowered, pennanted. bawling bets
and college yclls for the institution of
learning twelve miles down the river
which they represented, Lchigh Uni
versity.
But two words Of General Pershing
were superfuous today. The Lehigh fans
could both be heard and seen. And the
good citizcnry of Easton. Pa, turned
out in equal numbers to greet them.
roofing just as hard for its favorites,
Lafayette.
The reason for all the hullabaloo is
simple. Lchigh and Lafayette meet in
football game for the fifty fourth time
In their history. For they fifty fourth
time the Lehigh Valley is in an uproar.
There isn't anything to talk about
for miles around this populous stretch
separating the two colleges but the mo-
mcntous game today. In the minds of
the population there isn't any college
game in the world that compares for a
minute with the rivalry and resultant
tussle each year when Greek meets
Greek, when Lehigh meets Lafayette.
Standing Room Only
The 10000 seats at March Field.
high on the hill overlooking the rest OF
Easton, were snapped up in II jiffy.
Hundreds were disappointed. You'd
think four times that number were
going to see the game this afternoon
from the looks Of this football -feycred
town.
Hotel lobbies are jammed, the streets
teen with a slow moving procession OF
| highly decorated fans and fanettes, and
automobiles moved everywhere with
great Lafayette or Lehigh banners and
pcnnants telling plainly what it's al
about.
Shop windows and buildings every
where along the main marts display the
maroon and white cOlors of Lafayette
with here and there sportsmanlk'
brown and white gOnfalon of Lehigh
The Dractice of both teams for week
now has been painfully and studiouslS
secret, but it's no secret that rea
game of football will be played here
! today.
blazoned button worn by the Lehigf
folk. while the big Easton team s id
mircrs admit their ambition today il
no less gaudy boutonniers-"Lick Le'
/ high ~
Lafayette is the favoritc. but the bet
ting. ah. that's different. Some deeI
md highly intricate reasons are bcini
advocated as 70 why the one team i
bettcr than the other. Frenzicd group
were swirling in mass formation ali owe
the most prominent lobbies this morn
ing. trying to get the real, insid
done" and then to get down bet.
After all the OrHtions had been mad
the bets were usually at even money
For nearly every speech ended up tn
same way. |. o.. "but then. you neve
can tell when Lehigh plays Lafayette.
II has seldom been more the case thal
this year. Both teams are confident
They've got to be-, to make It rca
game.
Edge" Annihilated
But up to last Saturday Lafayette be
Iirvcd il had n real edge over its anclcr
rival, in the Maroon and White line
Lafayette forwards outweigh Iehigh
line on an average of twenty two pound
Der man. And the backtield is almos
ms much more husky than Lehigh'
Furthermore the EastOn line is cOncedc
To be one of the best in the country.
But last Saturday Lchigh played tn
Penn State huskies. aSpirants to th
championship Of the East. to Z
, stundstill, and should actually have wo
the game, though outwcighed tiftcc
pounds to Il man.