Word: crimson
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...CRIMSON will print a Yale game extra this afternoon, giving a play-by-play account of the football game in the Stadium. This extra will go on sale by the time the returning crowd reaches the Anderson Bridge after the game. In years past the Yale game extra has come off the press 50 seconds after the finish of the game, and it is expected that this time will be duplicated, if not bettered, today. The extra will contain four pages and will cost five cents...
When the "Marseillaise" is sung at the Stadium this afternoon it is planned to have the customary white "H" formed on the crimson background. This will be done through the waving of white handkerchiefs by those men whose tickets are designated as being within the outline of the "H", while the other men in the cheering section will form the background by waving crimson handkerchiefs. These handkerchiefs are officially on sale at Brine's and every person whose ticket is marked "red handkerchief" should supply himself with one before the game...
There will be 224 persons in the white "H" and 387 in the crimson background, which includes the two sections from the cement wall at the top to the similar wall at the bottom...
...Yale eleven has an advantage of twelve pounds to the man over the Crimson, averaging 186 pounds to the University's 174 pounds. In the line the difference in weight is not so groat; Yale tips the scales at 194 and Harvard at 191, while from tackle to tackle the discrepancy is only 199 to 193 pounds. The Harvard ends alone of the divisions of the team outweigh the Eli wing 188 to 181. Both backfields are comparatively light, Yale weighing 172 and Harvard 167 pounds...
...Toward the end of the game, with the entrance of many substitutes, the yearlings' attack gradually weakened, allowing Worcester to score twice. Far too many fumbles were made in this game and the Freshmen were unable to complete a single really successful pass. W. H. Churchill starred for the Crimson team and gave an indication of what might be expected of him later...