Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-11-20
HARvARD-YALE GAME
ATTRACTS LARGE CROWD
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Football Followers Take Possession
OF New Haven Night Before
Great Battle.
,sSS.UOO TO SEE THE CONTEST
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Advance Guard Forced 10 Delay
Arrival Until Today Because OF
Towns Crow dcd Condition.
Weather Forecast, Clear.
$4,000 TO SEE THE CONTEST
IBy Associated Press !

NEW HAVEN. CONN. Nov. 10
LeGions OF football followers took
possession of New Haven tonight on
the eve of the annual Yale-liarvard
game. Never in the long history of
this Eridiron classic has there been
a.snch an outpouring OF prospective
Spectators twenty-four hours before
the contest. All day the early arriv-
ais, in parties of from two 10 ten.
were deposited at the door of Salc's
hometown by train. boat and motor
car until at niehtfall the throncs o..
visitors were in virtual command of
the city.
Hotel and garage accommodations
were out of the question for late
corners, who were forced 10 seek
overnight quarters in distant towns
and hamlets. while numerous parties
-qf autoists en- route from Boston or
New York. learning OF the conses-
ton, delayed their arrival until to-
morrow. All New Haven agreed tina:
1t was the larges, gathering that had
ever appeared for a Yale Harvard
game Garage keepers estimated that
more than 1900 automobiles Will be
parked here before tomorrow morn
ing. Open-air parking space. under
to s25.
According to official estimates
: fully $4,000 spectators Will witness
more than $4,000 viii pay admission.
notwithstanding. the, enormous seat
Ing capacity OF Yale bowl, tickets Is
--the hands of spectators and these
ARE bringing fabulous prices. From
$40 to $50 was the charge for seat;
= located along the FIELD of play, and
- brisk business was done ~ these
afigurcs.
The Harvard squad. consisting OF
ants. arrived here shortly after noon
and held signal drill and kicking
practice in the bowl later in the
The Yale squad had It's last work
out previous 10 the game on the
= same g,idiron before the Crimson
Immediately after the practice the
Harvard squad motored TO Derby.
some son e,l iif, zen miles away, where the
Ssate hotel until Saturday noon. The
Yale team and substitutes will spend
= the night at the Yale infirmary.
2 Derby with only eight players GER
-tnin that they would be on the feld
al the kickoff. Coach Fisher said to-
he would start Fitzgerald or Buell.
1t quarter hack. Churchill. Humphrey
or Fitts at right half back and Faxon
he, close TO game time. he thought,
before he would .e able to say. The
Harvard coach said the heavy condi-
ton OF the field was n factor In the
situation. but all In all, he said, con-
ditions were not bad.->
Harvard,s eleven still ruled ia
Sorite in the wagering at odds rang
ing from 10 to 10 TO j.
while Yale supporters were unable
70 give concrete grounds for their
confidence, the opinion grew hourly
stronger tonight that Harvard was
In Tor surprise when 1t faced Yale
TOMORROW afternoon.
While none OF the Blue suppor,ers
predicted victory for the local coll
leglanS. warers OF tic score or a
one touchdown win for Harvard we're
frequently reported
The local forecaster predicted a
'tcar. warm day 70 rthe thirty-n,atn
came between Yale and Harvard
The probable lineup follows:
cutter .,..... left end Kane
into ........ left tackle. Faxon
sacosta .....left guard. Tolbcrt
ca {cantI,,1, .'rigkt guard. Woods
Walker .....right tackle Hubbard
Sean ........richt end Crockcr
Ncmpton ..quarter back FitzreraI Id
-aLdrich LEFT half. Owen
nelly right half. Churchill
Slhrm .......iull back -. .Horween
Captain