Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-26
CLEMENCEAU BECOMES
OYEO-|N-W WOOL FAN
Tiger of France Joins Root.
crs Who Saw Harvard
Beat Yale.
KEEN INTEREST IN CHEERING
Noted lrcnchmnn Sets First on Grim
son side Of Field, Hut Later Join.
the Dluc-Is Excited ms u School,
LBy Associated rress.l

~ w AiN IN, NO.NN., nov. 20
The Tiger OF France today became
dyed int he-wool football fan. Brush-
inS aside protestutIons of danger 10
his health. Clemonceau cut abort his
stay In Boston. where no spoke Wed
nesday. and hurrying TO New Havon,
Joined the 1900 reoters who saw
Harvard defeat Yale in their great
annual clash
At the finish. he declared st was
magnificent"
My only criticism" lie added. "is
that the chcerers make such noise,
and such t,resting noise, that II
takes your mind Off the game."
Sits on Harvard Side.
The French war prem.er's special
car arrived from Boston at the tail
OF football special, shortly after
o'clock. Greeted by President
James j. Angel, OF Yale. he motord
at once to the Yale Bowl and took
his seat. for the frs; half, on The
Harvard side.
Few in the crowd knew he was
coming, so suddenly had lie made
the decision. but. when he was recog-
niIed he was given "a noisy ovation.
lie took his seat on the harvard
side with Crimson feather In his
hand, but lie did not sit long. Time
after time he leapcd TO his feet
with the rest of the crowd and his
eyes snapped with excitement
When Half Back Owen. of Harvard,
broke loose In the first period for
tn long run that paved the way
Tor the Crimsons first score. tho
movie men caught him lcaping up
and down, with both his arms going
Ike wind mills. Ills interest reached
fever height i'll the last period when
Yale opened wide her aerial attack
in an effort to tie the score
Keen Interest In Cheering.
Although he jestingly criticized tho
cheering sections, clemcnCcau
evinced the kccnest interest in the
cheering sections.
Bon" he said. when tho Yale
cheering sections brough, GU, the
blue and white haudkerchiefs to form
"A gigantic Yale. Between the halves.
Cicmcnceau crossed to the Yalc side
Of the field. ignoring the objections
OF his conductors. who told him ii
would be colder on the Yale side. he
cause he would have tho sinking sun
at his hack.
Il must be impartial" he said lie
walked slowly across the Gridiron
with barred head, while tho Yale stu
dents. lead by their band. sang the
Marseillaise. AS he neared the stands
they gave him Il "Breii elk -cx
coax with three Tigers" at the
end and he laughed dclightedly,
waving his hat at tho crowd
Clcmcnceau had to almost fight his
way To the game. His secretary,
Louis Lefevro. had turned down an
Invitation for him ON tho ground
that the long exposure IN tho chill
air Of the bowl might cndauser tho
Sl-year-old statcman's health.
Guest OF President ANGEL
Yesterday morning. however. Gle
mcNSeau began talking about the
game again. and declared he didn't
want TO miss any of the big sights
Foch and Joifrc had seen on their
visits To America. l.cfcvre thought
he had talked the Tiger down.
But little later Clemenccau sent
him 10 lay a wreath on the grave or
Robert Bacon. and when Lefevre re-
turned, the Tiger said:
C. ready. We arc leaving Boston
IN the morning.
''' Nil'tl' Nllt secretary asked
For the big ball game al New
Haven Clemenccau said. II will
not miss IT."
During Lcfevrc's absence the
TiSer had induced T.. l.. Higrinson.
Jr.. hts Boston host, TO arrange Tor
tickets and had ordered arrange
mcntS made for attaching his car to
The $50 football special
After the game Clcmcnceau drov.
20 the home of President james r.
Nnsell of Yale, for tea. Dr. Arthur
l. llhdlcy. president-cmcritus, met
aim there ana presented him. on be
h"H o! Yale. with Il gold medal.
Then the Tiger drove back to his
car, surpered on soup. GIGS. and
cheese and went TO bed His train
started for New York at midnight,
when he viii depart at . tomorrow
night for Chicago. where Ne is TO
deliver the next address Of his Amer
lean tour.
lie VIII use tho car as his base in
Sow York all day. 40 prograln for
the da! has been announced. but is
known that he plans 80 visit Grants
'oinh and lay wreath there. prob
"u!y IN the afternoon