New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-17
READY FOR THE BIG GAMES
THOUSANDS WILL. SEE THE FOOTBALL
CHANCES OF THE RIVAL KICKERs AT SPRING
FIELD Axn rttr roro cpor,xrrS


YalcFrnceton FOOT all game to be held at Manhattan
Field on Thanksgiving Day. The Harvard Yale game
at spflnehed on saturday also came in for It's share
Of attention, and the general opinion seemed to he
that tho blue OF Yale would be triumphant in both
contests. There werc dissenting VOICES, Of course,
Tut they Were few and no, vigorous
About all the arrangements for the Thanksgiving
Day game have now been made. and everything
points TO perfect management in this, the most i'm
poftant New York game OF the wear The heads OF
the different committees present were C. r. Mathew.
son, press W. ". Sklddy, tickets L. G. Cornell,
grounds. otto Barnard. Advertising and Nicholas
Fish, gate. President George A. Adee and Managers
Frazer and Molatt, OF the Yale and Princeton cevcns,
were also present
The ground was carefully gone over. Each com
mtcc understands It's duty ana there Is likely to
he no hitch nor unpleasantncss as far as the
ngement is concerned. The demand for tickets for
the game has been Unprecedented. and although the
annual kick between the blue and the orange and
black Is week OF. every nrst-clnss seat has been
disposed Of No reserved seats remain In the
cred stands and very few In the uncovered stands.
Orders and requests for seats coming in fast
last night, but the letters and kilograms were sent
back with the remark that nil the desirable seats
were disposed OF.
on the stock Exchange yesterday offers were made
Of goo for seats in the grand stand with no Icrles
One broker offered 10 build box for himself and
friends and TO pay literally the privilege. but his
offer was not entertained. The police arrangements
for next Thursdays excellent, and there Is
likely 10 he little crowdng at least Inside tho grounds
special press stand Will be erected along one side o.
the field and only reporter from each paper will
be allowed in the field The fence which separates
the players from the spectators viii lie sr,n thcned
and nobody Will be allowed inside the fence who has
not proper credentials.
over goo tickets have been disposed Of at the
University Athletic club for the Harvard Yale game
ut Springfield saturday. All these tickets were
secured from Ncw-liaven Harvard sending none More
could he disposed OF II they could be secured a
special train used last but arrangements
have been madc for one far for the coming game.
In speaking Of the probable outcome OF the great
games. Tracy Harris, OF Princeton said while
am inclined 20 believe that Yale will win on saturday
stu do not believe that the odds are 10 against
Harvard Yalcs resources arc wonderful and her team
wOr: is superb and she has got good team. too
although | do not believe II l. rs strong rs the one
of last year was. In r'ram TO the Yale Princeton
game. being Princeton man. would hate to believe
that Yale would win. SIN would not advise my
friends TO bet Princeton"
George \. Adc". the president Of the University
Athletic Club. modcstlv declined to give emphatic
opinion saying that h. was no prophet. AMI that he
did not believe In forcca,tng lie thought that Yale.
Princeton and Harvard all had good teams, and that
Lively games would result.
G.. =. Maihcwson was almost as conservative. but
admlttcd In a roundabout way. that hc liked Yalcs
chances best In tho coming game at springfield. As
regarded the lac-prlnceton battle. hc thought TINT
a close md exciting game would result. and ~ hc had
any decided preference he woGli not give II for
publication.
A dispatch was received from New Haven last
night that much uncaslness hal been caueei by
rumor that the laI, eleven had overturned. and
1t created some CONSERVATION FOR a time. Then tho
Na.c tactics and the careful coaching the team
has received remembered. ana some pr0fsScd 10
smell the provcrlal darhcy In the billing wood pile"
The average age Of the Yale team l. only about
nineteen years.
New-IIavcn. Conn. Nov. III rpccial.-Nothlng but
football talk can now De heard about the campus.
Fifteen times have Yale aud Harvard met each
other on the football ncd. and Of these
games Yale has won fourteen and Harvard one.
And now that the old college j. .trulniug
to keep up this cnyiable record 1t +, hardly
prising TINT anxiety should make Itself manifest
every Yale mans face. Two more DAYS 0nly agc
left before the great game comes on. and not until
the sun Of November - has set will the college men
rest easily. ON that day Yalo and Harvard will
again line up at lampdcn Park. whore Of the
largest crowds that assembled viii be hand Ia
cheer their favontes 10 victory.
a careful comparison OF the individual players on
the two cleycns which Will probably represent the
colleges shows that Yale l. slightly superior In i've
out Of eleven positions. but Harvard will have done
some tall hu,tling' II she puts team on the field
which will work together rs did lalc's Inst fall.
Yale has had all her old captains and famous coaches
back. They the men who Developed the Yale
~ stem Of team play and can be truly called the
fathers OF modern football Harvard has watched
Yac's game and play In the vain hope o,
learning what her method Of PLAY next saturday will
be. but Yale has not given herself away"
Sanford. SULLIVAN and lickok will undoubtedly be
the three men 10 line against llnrvards centre.
sullman Is not inst the Yale wants for centre.
His work has been AT times dscOHaging. hut In the
Wesleyan game be showed much improvement over lis
previous form-Owlng probably 70 tho coaching 81
Pa Corbln. His work In Saturdays game with
the University Of PENNSYLVANIA was gpod and IL Is
not nhely that he will find In Lewis. Of Harvard. n
much harder man than adams. Of PENNSYLVANIA.
Sanford. who pnyed against Harvard centre last
fall. viii play left guard this year, provided hs ankle
will let him. Since his injury last week he has had
his FOOT In plaster east. but II Is hoped that he
be bandagcd up and put on the field next Saturday.
lie Is the fastest spriuter for his weight. I'm the
country, and Is very aggressive and quick. tackles
little. but gets In deal Of Interference. lie
than handle MacMe. the Harvard right guard. lckok,
tho phenomenal hammer hr0wcr from ST. Paul. has
developed Into good right guard. considering that
ne never paved AT the posuDn Dc'orc lie Is power
full man. lie has been coached" by Hcnclhnger,
and has had lots OF attention given him. that he
now gets into the wedge In great style and also
tackles we'll His weak point is In the Interference.
lie may find that he has struck a snng' IN Waters
Harvard's left guard
lalcs taches, Winter and Wallis, are old vets
both having played In The positions in Inst
years game. IIarvards tachlcs will do well they
hold their own Walls Is " right In IT. tho block
business, be wed A. t-uck
the line 10 make hole for the opponents. Hlnhcy
the ever present spectre 81 last years contest will
hold mp his end this year usual. VINO will sup
port lac's right end Is matter of conjecture. Gc-n
way and Moron are the candidates Norton has been
playing al half on tn sub squad but dl such good
work III Tie Wesleyan game aS to present the POS
sibty Of his bccpins the position at springfield. lie
has cool head. iuns fast and tackles and intcrfccs
well. Tie fact that Gfecnway PLAYED in tho Itnnsy
vana game mskcs II look ~ though he might 20 IN
Springfield. lie has not had large experience, aud
Is poor runner. but gets In SOM good tackle
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