Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-26
READY TO LINE Up,
The Yale and Princeton Football
Teams in New York Prepared
for To-Day's Battle.
THE TIGERS GAINING FRIENDS.
The University of Pennsylvania Eleven
Defeat the Wesleyans in
Rough Game.
FOX ONCE MORE BEATS MEWEN.
THE TIGERS GAINING FRIENDS.
FOX ONCE MORE BEATS M'EWEN.
To-Days Game at the East End Grounds-General
Sporting News Of Interest.


NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-Coilege men have
taken this city by storm and tonight the
streets were thronged with stalwart youths
and men gleefully exhibiting the blue and the
grange and black, significant of their ad-
herence either to Yale or Princeton. The
weather is very promising and the pros
poets are that fully 10000 people will wit
ness the great game between the crack
elevens tomorrow on Manhattan field.
Within two weeks complete transforma-
tion has been made ir the appearance of the
Manhattan field. No one who has been
stranger to that locality for that period of
time will fail to be impressed by the re-
markable change that has occurred in the
condition of things. Where but short
time ago one stand, of a seating capacity
estimated at $500, was adequate to accom-
modate an ordinary crowd of spectators to
The we'll known inclosure. additional struct-
ures have been erected capable of accom-
modating, at conservative estimate, 80, 600
persons.
Pronounce 1t Gem.
Football men who have seen the field pro-
nounce it to be a gem, and as much superior
to that upon which the Yale Harvard match
was plaNeu is OllC hClu Souiu
possibly be over another. The playing of
the Yale team on a whole has demonstrated
its superiority over the Princetonians. Its
team PLAYING has reached perfection, and the
superiority of the three center players is
not to be denied. A comparison of indi-
viduas who will oppose each other to-mor-
row shows a vast advantage in Iale's favor.
II NAV be said that the game which the
Harvard put up against the Galeusians will
have tendency to initiate against the lat
ter's work tomorrow, but the. experts do
not agree on this point, and the men them
selves who have been spoken to claim that
they have not as vet felt any effects of the
hard work they were compelled TO undergo.
Even among ner friends the opinion pre-
walls that Princeton is not in condition
this wear to cope with her rival.
Not Very Satisfactory.
The final practice games have been played,
and it is an unfortunate fact that they were
not productive of as much satisfaction as 1t
was expected they would be- The rough
corners have been rounded off and the team
is left in a condition which it would be i'm
possible to better. The fault lies in the
fact that MANY of Princeton's old favorite
players graduated last year. and their places
have been filled by men who are not to be
considered in the same class. Princeton
men will admit that the team has not been
practicing as well as they would have de-
sired. The vigor and snap and ability that
was so characteristic Of teams of former
wears has been noticeably lacking, and for
once the Tigers Will go into the struggle
with little hope of coming out victorious.
Even the assistance Of such famous coachers
Is Moffitt, Harris. Edwards and Poe have
been ineffective in bringing the team around
into championship form. The practice
work has been loose and unsatisfactory.
The fact can be explained by the number of
new men who are playing in the team.
Poor Team Work.
The lack of team work has been notice
able. particularly of late, and this element,
more than any other, will doubtless have a
hearing upon the result of the game. Com
pared with last wears team the rush line is
acknowledged to be somewhat heavier.
Many of the positions are filled by men who
have been quite ignorant of the game, and
it is this lack of experience that will mill
tate against their making such showing as
their adherents could desire The ten
dencv of college boys to be unruly is well
known, and while their weakness in this
direction can be attributed to desire to
indulge in amusement, care must be taken
TO prevent their fun-loving tendencies
reaching beyond reasonable extremes.
The vastness of the crowd will be such
that pickpockets and thieves will be at
forded unlooked-for opportunities for prac-
ticing their nefarious schemes. To facili-
tate the safety as well as the comfort of the
spectators, the police department will be
called upon to exercise unwonted activity
The police arrangements will be under the
personal supervision of Inspector Will
liamS
Police Will Take Possession.
He and his men will take possession of
the enclosure and surrounding neighbor-
hood about noon, and when the spectators
of the game reach the grounds inclosure
they need not be surprised if received by
/ 900 blue-coated minions of the law.
Inspector Byrnes will give the detective
end Of the situation his personal attention.
For several days past his uniformed force
of men have been Watching the incoming
trains for thieves, pickpockets and crooks
of various kinds which such an event as the
big football game would have a tendency to
attract to the metropolis Already quite
number of arrests of suspicious characters
have been made, and the eyes of the detec-
tive fraternity will be upon every body to-
morrow known to have thieving propensi
ties. The greenhacks that have been dis
PLAYED is positively overwhelming.
The Princeton men are in the majority at
the Hoffman House, and there the orange
and black is displayed to much advantage.
The crimson Of Harvard predominates at
the Imperial and the Plaza, and In all of
the uptown hotels bright bits of color
hanging from the lapels of natty looking
individuals denote the wearers to be repre-
sentatlves from the various institutions of
learning all over the country. The betting
is still in favor of Yale but Princeton is