Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-03

NEW YoRK, Nov. 26.-Never was foot.
ball game more grandly fought or more
madly cheered than to-day's battle on
Manhattan field. The two teams which
were locked in combat were undoubtedly
the best III the United States, and upon the
result of their meeting as foemen thous-
ands of anxious hopes were hung. Yale's
victorious eleven are heroes in the eyes of
the college men, who swarmed here to see
the match. and Yale's peculiar cry can be
heard all over the city. Princeton lost
because the effectiveness of her fight
against Yale gradually diminished toward
the close OF the game. In the first half
neither team could score but in the second
Yale seemed to be made desperate by the
strength of Princeton's resistance, and
outdid herself in splendid work. Bliss
did some splendid running, and Heffel-
finger, the 200-pound giant, tossed the
Princeton men around as If they had been
infants. Princeton fought well, but Yale
was invincible, and the victory of the
F%yearers of the blue could be delayed but
not prevented.
s~.+-g CRUSH AND JAM FOR SEATS.
to-q gates were not opened until 10
TX, but by that time great throngs of
N hs had gathered about the different
lnces. When the portals flew back
was a rush which would have done
to the memory of either eleven. By
pck thousands had gathered in the
DIS, and every moment they were
H tented by fresh arrivals. Tally-hos
II manner of vehicles began TO ar
that hour. They were draped in
vi yrn6 draped in orange and black, but
III La,ever color it was the noise was Just
M Tme. Many were the ways in which
ludents chose to show their prefer
~ II From every row of seats hutternd
lge black flags and blue flags. II was
Itult to tell which color was the more
81 Talent. The wearing of flowers ap-
"a red to be the mode Of expressing the
NJ Ference on the part of the ladies pres
4 who formed no inconsiderable por-
n Il of the immense gathering Some, so
Ire would be no mistake to as to how
n fir sympathies went, wore blue costumes,
Iile others particularly a bevy of hand
n he brunettes, wore striking costumes of
II tnge and black. The total attendance
n receipts will aggregate $4,000.
A WELCOMING THE PLAYERS.
AT 2 o'clock the Yale team filed out of
\ e. club house, jumped over the fence,
"A I'D came on to the field. II was signal
r renewed shouting, but the crowd had
He'd so much that there was really very
Etle difference in the total noise. Nc
lung was first, closely followed by Hart
iell, and all had their sweaters on. They
xldu schTCtly BOt 10 tllc lnluule ol IIle iltiu
and tossed the ball around for minute,
when Stumpy King yaulted over the fence
and led the black and orange-stripcd young
men into the arena. Princeton made more
noise than Yale on this occasion, and did
not grow tired so soon. With the large
number of substitutes, there were about
30 men on the field.
srRAINING AT THE START.
There was sudden wild deluge of
shouting, blowing of hoarse horns and
waving of flags when the two teams were
seen to crystalize out Of the scattered lot
of players and line up in the middle of the
big gridiron. Then as each man bent
forward with his hands on his knees and
gazed hard at his opposite, the noise as
suddenly stopped and every one Of those
10000 wild men and women was as still as
statue, and every one of those eyes was
focused on one little spot where the ball
was. The great struggle that had been
written about, talked about and dreamt
about for so long was about to begin
These were the men who stared each other
hard in the eyes and waited for the first
plunge.