New-York tribune., 1922-11-26
Tiger" Learns
New Thrills I'm
Cridiro11 Battle
tcen,lnued from paas sne,

that magic circle
Crowds Greet His Entry
Yale was just completing final
practice when NJ. Clemenceau entered
the Bowl through portal opposite the
45"yard line on the Harvard side. The
Yale band, wearing blue caps and white
sweaters, was marching up and down
the field as he merged his identity with
that great crowd. Tse "Tiger" was one
Of $4,000 for about thirty seconds. Their
he was discovered, and in groups OF
thousands his admirers rose to their
feet.
Francis Lee Higginson jr., who was
Clemenceau's host in Boston, and
Stephen Bonsel, who is acting as tour
manager, sat beside the old man. He
saw the Harvard band march out from
an aperture in the base Of the Bowl
somewhere beneath him and saw the
Yale musicians disappear into a simi
lar opening on the opposite side.
Ihe game was being carefully ex-
planned to M. Clemencaau. The deep
wrinkles that converge toward his
bright black eyes were narrowed by
the intensity of his gaze and concen-
tratlon. Then figure in thick, khaki
colored breeches and crimson sweater
broke from the confused mass Of play.
ers on the field and, dodging and
twisting. eluded grasping hands and
flying tackles as he ran toward the
Yale goal line. That was Owen.
Cheers Ovens Run
Clemenceau was forgotten. Higgin-
son. Harvard man, was yelling madly
and Bonsal, n Yale man, was on his
feet with his mind on the game, and
there between them was Georges Clem-
enceeu, also standing on his feet, re.
voivlng his hands, in one IF which he
held crimson feather as though he
was trying to convey some OF his owr
energy to the running halfback.
a blue Jersey dived at Owen. Ht
was down, clutching the ball and with
men Of both teams piling on top oi
him. The Tiger" sat down and
grinned broadly. There was bit o.
showing and thuddine, and then Har
vard had pushed the ball over the line
Higginson delightedly estimated the
length Of Owens run with the ball, ant
the Tiger" seemingly was as deepl,
interested as though he had been in,
formed, "Our forces have made bis
gains in the Argonne."
AT the end of the second quarter
Secretary Farnum came to escort tn,
Yale man over into the Blue section
OF the Bowl. Preceded by few police
men and soldiers the Tiger" started {,
| descend to the field, and then had tc
pause in an aisle and bare his heac
to the cold air while Haryard's hanc
, played the "Marseillaise" Albert Bou
lin, his valet, bearing a. blanket and .
! green shawl that sometimes shelter,
his masters shoulders from the rair
when he walks among the sand dune.
near his peasants cottage in the Ven
dee, was jost behind. The song wa.
| hnlshed, but as far as the old eyes o
the Tiger" could see faces were turne,
! toward him and his ears We're dinnet
| with cries of 'Vive Ia France!" from
| throats that had been expected t,
cheer only for Yale or Harvard. o.
some Individual hero of the teams.
u College Song Banned
Down on the field youth in whit.
| trousers and white sweater, bearing
huge blue meg.phone, rushed breath
iessly up to the Tiger" 1t was c. N
Dole, Yale's cheer leader.
Would you mind" he pleaded, al
verslty, Bright College Years'f
"Ah, oui! Ah, Quill" agreed M. Gle
menceau pleasantly, without in thu
slightest knowing the cause of the EN-
barrassment of the cheer leader no
the reason for asking his, the Tigers,
permission.
ooh no, no, no, moi" objected MI
Farnum. and waved Dole off. And the,
didn't sing it, at least not while ther,
was the slightest chance of France
Father Of Victory misunderstanding,
the tune and believing that he wa
nearing die Wacht am Rhine"
I'm hn ! AZ. alfTN. 1
been seated half way UP the bowl. II,
was placed about nine rows from tn,
front on the Yale side. Now he wa
/ out of the sunlight, and it was appre
ciahly colder. Albert futtered tn,
green shawl where his boss could Sc,
1T, but the old man seemed quite warn
and comfortable in his sealskin linet
overcoat of blue, his thick gloves ant
heavy soled shoes.
The score had reached ten to three
and the Tigers" interest wandered
from the game to the unbelievable con
centration of people in which he foune
himself. His bright eyes took in ever,
detail OF the red and blue fabric o.
humanity. He smiled with contentmen
at pretty faces that were turned TO
ward him, but of greatest interest tx
him were the cheer leaders.
Applauds Cheer Leaders
"The cultivators Of morale" h,
called them at first, and then, per
haps, behind his white, dropping
fringe of mustache he may have
called them other things, for his ears
were assailed by the constant repeti
tions OF the yells and the songs.
The game over, he was led across
the field, while frantic New Haver
policemen and few soldiers main
tanned a circle about him to keep hin
! fram being bowled over by the Wild.
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