New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-24
YALE OR PRINCETON?
THE PLAYERS OF BOTH CONFIDENT.
rxrrR STRENGTH TO BE TESTED AT THE POLO

rrErR STRENGTH TO BE TESTED AT THE POLO
GROUNDS THIS AFTERNOON.
The great Harrison and Morton ball which rolled
IN the ranks Of Republican ARMIES '"rousn 'i0
roltcal wars Of the fall probably will have to retire
from the battlefield favor of small tough eather
b.u which will roll on the Polo Grounds to-day
That ball will be rolled, tossed, thrown, KicRed'
hinged sat on get "bctcd' out Of shape, ana carry
win Il the hopes despair OF thousands OF young
mon the reputation Of two wel-establsheo masoo's,
possfbly the dollars of some rash persons anu
oos,,velv the championship of the intercollegiate
r,.,h.u Association of the season Of 1sS8-'s9. VIII
Val. retain the championship will the Princeton
t..r he ,nspired as II last Saturday when har-
Yards fine team was beaten so Handsomely py he
Jsrvevmenf Which is 10 be the mascot DE- Dwight
ar DR. Patton1 Twenty-Five tough. athie'ic' piuchy
vounc mon will decide these conundrums by O'CLOCK
this afternoon and the Latin for I" Dennis VIII De
painted on the banner of Yale or Princeton while
princeton or Yale. the case may be, VIII %
sctttng a corner on the orange and black or piue
paint market Of this town.
Tn. game will be called at 2 80 and "Jim" MutIte
manager of the New-YoIk Baseball Club figures tha'
from 5000 to 1000 people will see the game lie
hss nut out tickets for sale at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel Ponds spalding's and the Polo GROUNDS anu
whom the tickets first offered there was s@ire
AZ people waiting at Ponds. Almost every avail
able coacn, tallyho and drag In the ca'y has 'o.
engaged and the only position OF advantage nas W."
mt be crowded is the space roped on Tor tne
Mr. Mutrie's police arrangements are admh~ o,o ""
even excited students who Jump OH inc ops %
their coaches into the wrong place VIII NV 20
hardened Everybody IL advised to 90 carry NV
reatber clerk seems to have walked up 10 inc iao'
Mat there IS an era of good feeling between 'e WV
ool,eres and Intends according to the sgnai SEW,
oscer ON top OF the Equitable Building 10 s'shaiiSo
thai event by clear and warm weather. warmer ~@"
v.xterday This means that greater crown VII,
assemble than usual because there VIII De, IN al
nrob.biuty. no great game here on thanksgiving
Day. ... c,me
The first indications yesterday OF the erea. eano
vere a small army OF Yale men who suddenly noouou
tbs Fifth Avenue Hotel late In the AFTERNOON uIo0'
trom New.Haven The drowsy corridors were III
,.nt,v electric with excitement and old pohuc'anS
caught the fever Joseph II. Maniey "a'cneu uo
coming politicians with interest Inc enthusiasm
.n,r,,s and courage of the young men were contagious
.rs old Yale men heard such remarks as les, 'no
h.ts among college men are 100 to 81 on iao'
princeton mon smiled knowingly ana sa'd 'na'
...,c,ops snortsmen like /" JIM Mutrie were oach-
inc Princeton And so 1t went until iaymeh "ero
a, SEA and believed that chance would se.'lc .i'0
resu,t 90 evenly matched the teams appeared Ano
vale team arrived at the Fifth Avenue Ho'ei WIN
az supporters and was reported to be In sHoeiieh'
condition