The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-11-25
GAME OF THE YEAR
Yale and Princeton Kick for
Fame TO-MOrrOw.
GREAT STRUGGLE ANTICIPATED.
Forty Thousand People Expected to Soc
the Match at Manhattan Field

AaleY EluuAeu WIN Asahb EntuFuuN'n
Victory, vsry Confident Bsttinu Light,
Rut in YnIs's Fnvor-Geod weather
Prayed for BY Thousands Of College
Mes.
NEW YoRK, Nov. 25 To morrow sf.
tsroon on Manhattan Fisld d ths varsity
football slevens Of Yale and Prinostoa
will play the final game Of the season
foV the intercollegiate football cham
pioRship. In the matter Of public In
tsrost this Is the most important game
Of tho football season. II to- morrow is
a favorable day, the crowd Of spectators
will probably be over 40, o00 ths largest
that has ever Witnessed a football gams
in thus country.
No matter which side wins, the StrVR-
ale for the championship promises bo be
hard one Last year 10 was = one
sided contest PTinSoton worked devsl-
oping a team until she turned out the
champions Of 1889, aud thea fell aAt.
Last year she had no material in col
leRe to work into strong eleven, and
was swampsd by 7 ale as a result OF
the two colleges, Princeton and Har-
ward, Princeton has always been the
stronger opponent Of Yals on account OF
her knowledge Of the game, and with
good material at hand this year there is
no reasonable ground for supposing that
Princeton will not give Yale hard
game tomorrow.
Ofthe Princeton team, Warren the cap
tain, is Lawreuceville graduate. This
is his third year at Princeton. Before
entering college Warren had established
his reputation on his preparatory school
team, OK which he WAS captain. In his
I1 l., - Gv,g-
for his class team. His work soon
caused "Snaks" Ames, thea captaia Of
the Princeton eleven, to invite the
smooth faced youth to take n place at
right ond on the scrub team. Warren
Oiled his position 10 admirably that
4mos had no cause for regret when
circumstances eellod for a new man
and Warren wRs placed on the var
sity team. lie played ia the HaTv ard
game, but Il was ia the memorable bat
tle Of 80 on the Berkeley oval that the
freshman distinguished himself Aided
by Donneny'a splendid interference he
dropped on the ball when Mcbride
r,usssd it. Princeton thus scored four
points aud Warren had established his
reputation. Last year hO was on the
sick lat nearly all the season, but
played in tho Yale game. he was not
In form, however, and did not distln-
guish himself. After Riggs resigned
the captaincy OF the eleven Warren was
chosen Warren plays on tho right
end.
right tacker. Harold is a powerful
man. When running hs rsminds one
aomewhat of CowRn, although not the
equal of that man as a player Harold
has played for three years on the Frank
lin aud NarsbalI team, and was couSi d.
cred one OF ghsjr best men.
Symmes, the centre ruahsF OF tha
team, is powerful looking fellow. His
broad back aud shoulders, his big head,
and bis expansive smils making him
One OK the most interesting men on the
team. -,
wheeler left guard is one Of the
most powerful mon on tho rush line
He ia considered to be as strong as
Riggs. Wheeler has played on the St.
Paups school team, where he prepared
for college.
Riggs at right guard is the giant OF
the rush line. He is the mainStay ol
tho team and the man on whom Capt
Warren most relies to break Yale
rushes Riggs is Of a football family
Two OF three older brothers have gradu
nted from Princeton, and were promi
uenJ football players At present ther
are four msmbers of the family In col
lege Three of them play on the scru
team and sometimes ou the varsity
Riggs has played right guard on tn
VARSITY eleven since he entered colleg
in 1888 Riggs is not only pluck
man but he is Il tricky man, and few ca
get the best of him.
Princeton has two crack mon
Holly and Vincent at left tackle and lei
end respectively. Holly is shortledg
Academy man. He entered Prineeto
this wear as a freshman. Ons day Will
walking across the campus he was ne
ticsd by one of the msa who were out !
quest of new material He was asked
ne ever played football He replied tia
ho had played little, and further sal
that he intended playing at least for bh
scrub team. His youthful appearant
scarcely justified any hope Of maxim
the varsity. But ons days practice MI
sufficient to convince Warren that Hol
had in him the making OF 'YarAl'
man He was placed at guard, then
tackle and has held the latter positio
ever Hlnce. He is not over heavy, but
very strong.
Behind the line Princeton Is stro n
With King at quarter back, Flint an
Poe for half backs and Homans at FL
back the ball ought to be advanc
more times than IL is forced back
Yule King is "headyn player
is cool aud follows the ball olosel
Flint and Poe are ground gamers, al
Uomaus is a good kicker frlnceU'
also has q good line OF substitutes
fact which speaks we'll for the future
her game,
Yale will probably put the same
miliar men in the field that play
against Harvard at Springfield last Sa
urday. These men are: Hinckey, l6
end Winters, left tackle; Hsifelhng'
left guard; Sanford, centre; Morrtso
righJ guard; Wallis, right tacklei Hal
we'll right end; Barbour, quarter bac
L. Bliss, left half back Capt. McClun
right half back, and Mccormick, +
hack