The sun., 1889-11-23
TO-DAY'S GREAT STRUGGLE.
YALE A WARM FLTORITE IN THE BET
TING Al 100 TO S5.

SprineneId Alive with the Friends OF the
Tenms-Not Many Princeton Men In
sieht-Three Hupdred Persons Rt the
Great Ball-Nake.uP OF the Teams.
SpRNaFrELD, Nov. 22.-The town is in It's
glory Main street. with It's throngs OF young
people. 10 tonight as brilliant and full Of life
ns Broadway above Twenty-thlrd street. The
corridors Of all the hotels are thronged with
hosts OF young men. There is not vacant
room IN any OF them. scarcely room that has
not from two to half dozen opposite Its num-
ber on the register. Every train to day has
brought people to see the great game Of foot
ball that is to be played here tomorrow, and
every train tonight brings increased numbers.
When the G o'clock train arrived from New
Haven twenty-three men were turned away
from the Cooley House alone. while like con-
dition prevailed at the Massasoit and the War
wick. Tho overflow has gone to the smaller
hotels and boarding houses, The young gem
tlemen with marvellously long ulsters and
marvellously high collars are to be seen every
where, and their doinRs are the chief IL not the
sole topic OF conversation.
While Harvard and Yale monopollSe tho
lions share OF the attention OF Springfield
people. there 10 throng OF college men from
tho Wesleyan and Lehigh Universities and
from Williams College Princeton men. II any
be here, are like "brer rabbit, he lay low and
say nufln."
The interest which the town takes In the
coming contest was shown by the crowd that
went to Hampden Park this afternoon to see
the Wesleyan-Lehigh football game. There
was a thronR all around the ground-probably
500 in all-althouRh this game was very much
like the preliminary exercises at great
spsrring match. While the young gentlemen
played Q big gang Of carpenters was at
work on such an array Of seats as
has rarely been seen about o football
ground. Three sides Of the field have been
enclosed 90 as to form vast amphitheatre
t00x175 feet large. Tho seats rise from seven
tiers on the east TO fifteen on the west. and not
less than 1000 people can be comfortably
seated there The sale OF seats 90 far indi-
Gates that they will all be flled and that enough
interested men will Jam the area between the
seats and the limits of the playing delo to give
work to very largo force OF policemen II the
Geld is to be kept clear The field lies north
and south. The wise ones among the Fpecta-
tors will take the west side OF the field. II the
sun shines tomorrow as It did to-day 1t will be
d Sn L. ws'Ss1Ea sSSs sEatA to Ss sd S G o s' i!
SsPSa Ss sad Il the wilt sys sut f. D'0F
There S % 70 sSe sns
IN % good UE form @ save Mcclang Of Yale and Upton
Of Harvard. who was banged up so much In
the game with Princeton, that he has with
the grand effort OF their lives because OF the
controversy with Princeton. They want to
show that II defeated by what they call pro-
fessional players they can play football with
9H o I0 are oSSd oeed reeE ssi and good deal %
and ooy sps ON Se
to 75 were made. but Harvard men held back
Tonight the interest centres in the ball at
the armory. The armory used to be the county |
Jail. 1t has been added TO until there Is a |
ment 1t has been decorated BY the local com
mitee with pines and hemlocks, lined with
chrysanthemnms, into the sem blance of a |
miniature park, with q dancing floor In the |
centre. Ofcourse. the blue and the crimson Of
Yale has grouped her trophies from base ball |
and other contests, under an artistic
IrranRement :, of colors,, while Q, huge
floral football hangs below, Harvard |
6S tEhes S dpHss spdsss but The
algreat floral horseshoe beneath ,as an eyi- |
dencs OF good luck hoped for. The ball 10 the |
greatest social event n the history Of the town.
acco ding to good authority; certainly II is an
from Hartford. New Haven. Boston, Brooklyn. |
and New York are here. Mrs. Dwight Holland. |
Mrs; 9. Q, Chapin. Mrs. Il. A. Gould. and Miss
sassr Georas B. Pratt and ns9 e.
managers The Harvard Glee Club. about
sembly. @ HarvSrd sympathizers rather s' pre- re-
dominate among those present,
The PLAYERS In the big football game will be |