New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09
HOW TO REACH EASTERN PARK.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE BIG FOOTBALL MATCH
on THANKSGIVING DAY.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE BIG FOOTBALL MATCH
on THANKSGIVING DAY
Now that It has been definitely decided that the
YalePrinceton championship football match will tale
place at the Eastern Baseball Park, Brooklyn, on
Thanksgiving Day, those who expect to attend the
game will be interested in knowing all about the park
IL is believed that, II the day should be pleasant. an
enormous crowd will the game, and arrangements
are being made to handle 10000 people The park IS
in the Twenty sixth Ward Of Brooklyn, and IS about
four miles from the Brooklyn City Hall. 1t can be
reached by the Long Island Railroad in twenty minutes
from Long Island City direct to the gates. and In ten
minutes by the Long Island and Rapid Transit from
the Flatbush-ave station, Brooklyn. The Kings
county Elevated Railroad will run special trains
every five minutes from Fulton Ferry and the Brook
Ign Bridge to the grounds in fifteen minutes. The
railroad company has also erected platform to ex-
pedite the landing of the passengers.
The Brooklyn elevated railroad system will land
passengers at Manhattan junction, Eastern Park.
average Of twenty minutes from the foot OF
Broadway, Williamsburg, and from Fulton Ferry anu
the Bridge stations, three divisions. Street cars
will also carry people within few blocks Of tile
grounds.
The park has grand stand which will hold 5000
people, and the two " beacheries' can seat 1900
more. Special stands will be erected to accommodate
5000 additional people, and there will be standing
room for 1000 more. The grand stand has opera
armchars and fifty large private boxes which will
hold fifteen people each. Space will be reserved on
the grounds for coaches and dfags.
Ii is said that as the soil of the park is sandy and
the drainage perfect, good game will be played
even II Ii should rain.
The grounds belong to the Brooklyn. Llm,td, Base
ball Cub, and its have expended upward Of
$4,000 to make model football Aeli The natural
soil sandy, the field levi sod, and the dIalnage Is
excellent insuring good playing field, even IN the
heaviest rain.
sides settling the ntercOlleg ate champ Onshp tor the
year special Interest from the face tat IL
Is the odd deciding ZANE in the seres between these
two college clubs date each having won three
games from the other. Primo ton was the winner
last year. and of course Yale will fight wi despera-
Of the pectve clubs thus far in the season. 1t woi
appear TO be even match and tn d clsion OF the
com ne champ onNhp game may rest on the ACCIDENTS
of the game betw' now and thanksgiving Day, IL
not that day itself.
The game OF football is of the most popular
forms OF outdoor athletics. II Is generally game
tamnated by little OF the gambling instinct,
1t is for this reason that the game draws such
at the THANKSGIVING LAY games Of past years. Few
persons have an adequate CONCEPTION OF such vast
attendance. and the nspirlting sight OF $4,000 ex-
cited spectators only he realized When experienced
An auction sale of private boxes will be held at
the New York Real Estate Exchange Tuesday. at
/ D. m. the wellknown real estate auctioneer, Jere
places in New-York and Brooklyn. pleasant in
yston Is the possibility s S of be- IN s
rendered possible - the employment OF force OF 50
volunteer ushcrs from the two colleges. Numerous
extra e. frances have been provided. detachment OF
900 policemen will be present to assist IN handling
the vast multitude. and rvthng possible VIII be
done 10 insure a brilliant success by the executive
W Chauncey John Wallace and Edward F. Linton, of
the Brooklyn club.