Today's Tidbit... Instructions For The 1909 Harvard-Yale Game

Percy Haughton became the coach at his alma mater, Harvard, in 1908, leading the Crimson to a 9-0-1 record, finishing with a 4-0 win over Yale.

The 1909 season began similarly, winning at West Point and in the first eight home games, allowing only six points in those nine games. Those who managed to obtain tickets to the game at Harvard Stadium received instructions with diagrams. Among other information, it told ticket holders that the gates opened at 12:30 PM for the 2:00 PM game, which was expected to take two hours to complete.

(RPPC, Persona; collection)

The ticket color indicated whether the seat was in the stadium's East, West, or End section. The remainder of the page provided instructions for arriving at Harvard Stadium, warning that roads around the stadium were closed for the afternoon.

(9MSSP1001-16 Yale-Harvard Game Soldier Field General Directions, Rare Books and Special Collections, University of Notre Dame)