Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-24
THE NEXT BIG GAME,
Great Local Interest Now Centering
in the Princeton and Yale
Football Contest.
PITTSBURGERS GOING TO SEE 1T.
Well Laid Schemes to Try and Extort
High Admission Prices From the
Large Crowd Expected.
PITTSBURGERS GOING TO SEE 1T.
LATEST ABOUT BASEBALL DEALS.
Evan Lewis and Acton Have an Exciting Mstch-Gen-
srsl Sporting News

A large number of admirers of Yale will
leave this city on Wednesday to witness the
big championship football contest between
the Yale and Princeton teams at Brooklyn.
There are many princeton boys" here, too,
and lots of them also intend to 90 and see
the big struggle. Among the number who
will be at the game will be President Moor
head, of the Allegheny Athletic Associa-
tion. He is great admirer of the Yale
team, and of course fully expects to see his
iayorite team victorious. The general
opinion in local football circles is to the
effect that Y ale will defeat Princeton, but
there is quite lively betting on the result at
even money. Had Yale won on Saturday
the odds at least on that team against
Princeton would have been two to one. Several
well kn own gentlemen lost considerable money
on Saturdays game but they hope to get it
back again by backing Yale against Princeton
on Thursday.
On the other hand the Princeton followers
have renewed confidence in their companions
since ale has been beaten by Harvard. This
confidence was displayed last evening when a
well known ex-student of Princeton bet 500
even that Princeton would defeat Yale. Be-
tween now and Thursday it is safe TO say that
the betting Will be quite lively in this city on
the result.
There is considerable dissatisfaction down
East regarding the arrangements for Thursdays
Ing contest. An unprecedented crowd is ex-
pected and a few ''schemers" have taken ad-
vantage of this TO squeeze all the money
possible from those who want to
matter the SPIRIT Of the Times says:
The managers of the Yale-Princeton foot
ball match have placed the price of admission
higher than was necessary, wise or just-much
too nigh for the pockets of loo students and
graduates who desire to be present. But it
now appears that those who wish comfortable
accommodations must pay still more. The
best seats were sold at auction last week, and
seem to have fallen into the hands of specu-
lators instead OF genuine buyers We have
received the following letter: New York.
November II. lS90.-Dear Sir: Having secured
a number of boxes for the football game be-
tween ale and Princeton on ThanksgivingDay
y Ovember q, can offer you boxes and seats
as follows: A box holding SIX, SIS; boxes hold
ing eight. $40; boxes holding ten, $50; boxes
holding l6 $50 and $50; single seats, S6 each II
YOU desire to secure boxes or single seats
please remit the amount by a certified check or
money order, and also name on which side YOU
desire the seats, either Yale or Princeton
Yours truly, This modern high
wayman ambushes those who journey to the
game, and shouts in genuine Od-fashioned
style: stand and deliver your pocketbook if |
wish to see the boys play football" 1t is to
be hoped that his victims will not capture this |
Dick Turpin of football and hang him to a |
lamp post"