The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-11-20

NeW maven StagUefeO
 New Haven was staggered by the onrush of football fans who arrived on every incoming train from every point of the compass. The New York and New Haven ran specials rom Boston and New York city, and ln- termediate points contributed ther Thousands of Yale and Harvard sym pathizers who are here to yell them selves into a frenzy for the Blue and the Crimson. Other thousands mo- tored here from cities within ra- dius of a hundred miles or more. Hotels and restaurants. bulging with patrons last night, were swamped un- der the avalanche of business that hit them like cyclone today ana it was estimated that outsiders Will GOO ere they bid this mans town goodbye,
 The Crimson of Harvard and the Blue of Yale were in evidence on every hand here today. Rooters or the rival schoois-nearly every one at all interested, in fact-wore arm or hatbands and carried pennants. Shop windows flashed the banners of the rivals. too It was veritable red and blue riot.
 Betting Favors Harvard.
 Harvard will go into the game to- day favored in the betting. The big red team from Cambridge has snoWn consistent power all season and the wiseacres figure that Coach BOD Fishers proteges, with one of the sturdiest lines in the country and backfield made up of speedy ana versatile players will be able to ride to victory over the Bulldogs.
 The game today will be the 39th between the rival schools The series was started in 1875, but, unlike the Yalo-Princeton series, it did not con tinue without interruption. There were breaks in 1877. 1885 and 1sSS' but each time relations were renew. gp1 after one season. A disagreement growing out of the game of 1894 led 10 the calling off Of games in the next two seasons, but after an agree ment had been reached in the winter J of 1B96-97 the series was resumed and continued unbroken until the time of the World War. No games were played in 1917 or 1913.
 Yale has a big lead over Harvard in victories the count at the present time standing 23 victories for Yale 10 for Harvard. and tie games. In the early days of this series liar ward victory was unusual so mucn So that up to 1910 the Crimson nao won only , games of 80 played. losing 22 and tieing 8. An idea of the way the series went may be gained from the fact that Harvard's victories were scored in 1875, 1890, 1898. 1901 ane 1908.
 Tide Turns
 The tide began to turn in 1908, af ire Yale had won successive vic tories over the Crimson. Harvart and 1911, and followed with 4 sue cessive victories. Of the last II games Harvard has won 6, tied ant lost 2. Quite a difference from tn old days.
 In the game of 1881 Yale was tn winner, though the Ellis failed t. score. Under the rules prevallnl that season "in game, otherwise fonr mOr safeties less than its opponents shai win the game"
 The complete list of Yale-Harvar games to date follows:
 1S75-Harvard, goals; Yale 0. 1s76-Yale, 1 goal; Harvard o. 1s77-No game.
 1s7s-Yale' l goal; .,,a Harvard Ia o' 1SSO-Yale g.. 1 td.; Harvard Q. isSi-Yaie. 0: Harvard I safeties 1sS2-Yale, l g., tds.; Harvard. 1sss@Yaie, 2s; Harvard 2.
 1SS4-Yale AS, Harvard 0.
 1S85-No game. ~ 1sS6-Yale 29; Harvard 4. 18s7-Yale IT; Harvard s.
 iSSs-Yale. 6; Harvard 0. /1se0-Harvard 12; Yale 6. 1Se1-YaIe, 10! Harvard 0.
 1s92-Yale 6: Harvard 0.
 1ss3-Yale 6; Harvard o.
 1se4-YaIe 12; Harvard I.
 1S95-No game.
 1S96-No game. 1s97-Harvard o; Yale o.
 1s9S-Harvard IT; Yale O.
 1S99-Yale o; Harvard 0.
 19OO-Yale 2S; Harvard 0.
 10O1-Harvard 22; Yale 0.
 19O2-Yale 23; Harvard 0.
 19O3-Yale 16; Harvard o.
 leO4-Yale 12; Harvard 0.
 19O5-Yale 6; Harvard 0.
 S0O6-Yale G. Harvard 0.
 i9O7-Yale 12; Harvard o.
 YsOS-Harvard 4; Yale 0. 19Oe-Yale 8, Harvard 0.
 1q1O-Harvard 0; Yale O.
 1e11-Harvard s; Yale 0.
 1912-Harvard 20; 1ale U.
 1913-Harvard IS; Yale ,: 1914-Harvard 30; Yale 0.
 1e15-Harvard 41; Yale 0.