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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1908
Page
10
New Haven reports record wagers and packed arenas as Yale and Harvard prepare for the final wooden-stands clash since 1898. Backers post heavy bets, tickets fetch high prices, alumni crowd, trains mobilized, and Tom Shevlin voices protest amid mounting excitement.
In all probability Jimmy Walsh's next fight will be against Willie Jones of Brooklyn. Morris Herford of Baltimore hopes to stage Jones with the Newton wonder. Jones drew 15 rounds with Young Britt in Baltimore and is credited with beating Sammy Kellar who fought Digger Stanley in London recently.
The Revere A. C. of the West End invites teams to a Thanksgiving game with the requirement that participants average seven pounds per person. Communications may be sent to Leo G. Fay at 61 West Cedar Street, Boston.
With one position unsettled Harvard and Yale have 21 of 22 starters set for the year’s big game. Left guard for Harvard is in doubt as Captain Burr’s medical condition may prevent start. If Burr cannot go, Dunlap fills in. Ver Wiebe is Harvard’s first-string fullback with Kennard a likely substitute if Burr rests.
New Haven hosts the great annual Harvard vs Yale football clash with unprecedented excitement. Fans flood the city, rooms filled, and overflow crowds head to nearby towns as expectant anticipation grows for Harvard to break Yale’s long championship run.
The Yale Harvard game draws about 35 000 spectators with many outside the enclosure watching by megaphone. Tickets fetch fabulous prices as gamblers reap a harvest and the national interest centers on Coy Burr and Fish as Yale and Harvard prepare for a pivotal clash in which straight football and possible new plays will appear.
New Haven reports large bets on the Yale vs Harvard football clash. Estimates show $250,000 staked in the city with predictions that as much as $1,000,000 could change hands over the outcome. Both Yale and Harvard supporters registered substantial sums before the game.
Carlisle Indians reserves, the Carlisle School scrubs, lost their Thanksgiving Day game to Conway Hall. They seek an opponent for a Thanksgiving game either away or at home. Albert Exendine, last year's Indian end, is manager and coach.
Tufts meets the Amherst Aggies in Medford for the last game of the season amid high expectations. Last year Amherst defeated Tufts by a field goal, and Tufts aims to win this meeting. Several seniors graduate in June, and a large local crowd is anticipated for the only Boston-area college game today.
Harvard prepares for the Yale game with a long morning cross-country walk and an hour of signal drills on the golf course. Captain Burr remains a doubt but may start. Dunlap would fill left guard if he does not play. The squad, in high spirits, trains at Farmington and travels by special train to New Haven for the tackle.
Muggsy Hooper and Mike Cunningham to meet in Lewiston after Hooper scored a big win in their last match. The rematch will be at 125 pounds with Cunningham holding an early six pound edge in the previous catchweight bout.
Dorchester High meets Quincy High at Dorchester. Everett High plays Waltham High in Waltham. Mechanic Arts hosts Fitchburg High in Fitchburg. Dedham High faces Hyde Park High at Hyde Park. Hudson High against Clinton Tligh at Hudson. Marlboro High vs Southbridge High at Marlboro. Milford High visits Needham High at Needham. Lowell High hosts Haverhill High at Lowell. Somerville High plays Alumni at Somerville.
Gloucester defeated the U. O. S. Rhode Island five in the second game of the series, 74 to 30, in Gloucester this evening.
Waltham and Everett Highs rest key players for Thanksgiving showdowns. Dorchester meets Quincy and Mechanic Arts travels to Fitchburg. Everett faces Watch City at Central Park in a major season clash with a large crowd anticipated and strong lineups on both sides.
A political economist argues the Yale Harvard football game demonstrates money in active circulation. He estimates total outlay at about 400000 with 3000 attendees on Yale field and 35000 visitors in New Haven, plus travel, meals, and incidentals pushing the figure toward half a million dollars.
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