half past eleven
The players went to a little country town a few miles distant from the seat of Yates University , and spent the afternoon in practicing signals on the hotel grounds . The next day , Friday , was a day of rest , save for running through a few formations and trick plays after lunch and taking a long walk at dusk . The Yates Glee Club journeyed over in the evening and gave an impromptu entertainment in the parlor , a courtesy well appreciated by the Harwell team , whose nerves were now beginning to make themselves felt . And the next morning the journey was continued and the college town was reached at half past eleven . The men were welcomed at the station by a crowd of Harwell fellows who had already arrived , and the Harwell band did its best until the team was driven off to the hotel . There for the first time the men were allowed to see the line-up for the game . It was a long list , containing the names , ages , heights , and weights of thirty-six players and substitutes , and was immediately the center of interest to all .