Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-24
Leave for Ne,y Haven This
Morning and Viii Hold
Short Drill in Yale Bo,Ul
This afternoon
PLAYERS CONFIDENT

Cambridge, Mass, Nov. A.-The
Harvard football squad, which con.
sisted Of eighty three persons. includ.
ing players. coaches and assistants. left
here this morning for New Haven,
where they meet Yale tomorrow after
noon.
The Crimson players we're chock.
full Of confidence as they departed, and
will hold short workout In the Yale
bowl this afternoon, where wind cur.
rents will be tried out and the squad
provided with just enough work to re.
lieve any stiffness from railroad travel.
The records show that since 1907
Yale has made single touchdown
against Harvard. and in the last three
games the Bulldog has scored but once,
being held scoreless by both Iowa and
Princeton.
Yesterday the entire undergraduate
body marched to the stadium In the
largest and noisiest parade which ever
has had Us its objective the idea to
make the varsity eleven feel that the
students are solidly behind 1t.
For more than half an hour the stu.
dents sang and cheered while the three
Harvard teams ran through kick. offs
and plays for their entertainment, and
II the undergraduate body is behind the
team in half hearted fashion there was
no evidence Of it.
Bob Fishers team had . long and
vigorous drill to wind up its practice
campaign. Again the defenses against
the Yale plays were rehearsed, and then
came the usual workout on plays for
the varsity and the first substitutes.
Wally Trumbull took the guards and
tackles aside, putting on the finishing
touches for their line play.
After the practice the head coach
announced his lineup for the game at
New Haven. The team will take the
field as follows:
jenkins, left end Bunker. left tackle ;
Kunhardt, left guard; Clark, center ;
Hubbard, right guard; Eastman, right
tackle: Holder. right end Buell.. quar-.
terback Owen, left halfback; Gehrke,
right halfback; either Hammond or
Churchill, fullback.
YALE-Removing its heavy covering
Of straw from the bowl. Yale officials
yesterday sent the eleven into its first
practice Of the week on the playing field
on which they will meet Harvard to.
morrow. Extreme care has been taken
from accumulating moisture, and It was
banked with straw again after the play
ers finished their practice.
One of the oldest Of Yale's tradi-
tions was smashed last night. when
President James Rowland Angel ap.
peared at q football rally to lend his
support to the team that will face Har.
ward tomorrow. He was greeted by a
roar Of cheers from one of the largest
rallies at Yale in recent years.
President Angell said that he knew
he was breaking tradition, but added
! that he did It because he wanted to pay
his respects to team that took de-
feat as Yale men should" In dis.
Angel said that he had noted to q
friend Yale's apparent inability 70
negotiate the last few yards every time
a touchdown was in sight. He added
that the friend had suggested "Yale
should shorten the field 10 yards and
then try again."
BROWN With tho victory owe,
Harvard safely tucked away, Brown vii
take on Dartmouth at Fenway Park,
Boston, tomorrow with one OF the best
teams that ever trotted out on til.
field to meet the fighting Indians from
Hanover.
On comparative scores this season
Brown should win by a safe margin
The Bears beat Boston Universits
handily, while the Green had difficulty
in coming out on top against the same
team a week later. Brown trounced
Harvard with something to spare-and
Harvard halted Dartmouth, 12 to g.
Coach Cannell's men have lost three
games this fall as against only on.
for Brown. Yale was responsible TO,
that defeat, although the Bears out.