The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-11-24
But Foot. Ball Is an Uncertain Game, and
ItWon't Do to Give Odds on the Blue.
Princeton Has Been Working Very Hard and
Seying Little, and This Has Given Confidence
to the Backers of the Orange and Crimson.
Thirty Thousand People TO Witness the
Fray on Manhattan Field To-Day.
Work Of the Individual Players Compared
Siamtoul Becomes King OF TrOttng Stal.
lions Again by Going Mile in 2:O3 1-2.
TO-DAY's FOOTBALL BATTLE.
YaIe's Record This Season In Her Favor
Princeton May Give n SURPRISE

TO-DAY's FOOTBALL BATTLE.
YaIe's Record This Season in Her Favor
Princeton May Give n Surprise.
NEW YORK. Nov. 23.-The pride of Yale
and Princeton 'varsities are tonight tucked
snugly under the coverlets of the Fifth
avenue and Murray Hill hotels. respective
ly, and Father Knickerbocker is nursing
carefully the bit of printed pasteboard
wherewith to feast his eyes upon the strug-
gle of tie morrow. Blue neckwear and
orange chrysanthemums are in pleasant
rivalry tonight at all the places of public
resort, for each train from the wilds of Jer-
sey or the Nutmeg State has dumped its
representatives of the blue aud orange.
"chock full' of shont for their respective
champions. The ladies. too, are in the
swim. and corsage. neck and head gear are
decked with the colors of their chosen col
lege. They are all ''rooters." and will form
part Of the sc, 600 or more of their kind who
VIII gather at Manhattan field to witness
the fray.
Everybody knows there Is but one fray
on Thanksgiving day. that On the foot
ball field, between Yale and Princeton
'varsities. Yale and Princeton have played
sixteen games of foot ball together. OF
which Yale has won nine and Princeton
six. One match. that of 1877, resulted in a
tie. The teams meet tomorrow under
conditions which have no precedent in the
history of these annual matches. Hitherto,
with two exceptions, each team has been.
up to Thanksgiving day. an undefeated
one. and these two exceptions were both
occasoned by Harvard victory. This
year Princeton has been defeated by tho
University of Pennsylvania. which. pre-
seriously considered in the struggle
for the championship. and Yale
reaches Thanksgiving day for the
second year IN succession without
a point having been scored against her By
any of her rivals. At their quarters in this
oity the athletes are as closely watched and
as carefully cared for as so many pieces Of
costly Sevres ware. And, IN wey, these
Brobdingnaggians ofSthe turfsare as fine as
Sevres They will stand great deal
rOugher handling though. and they are al-
most warranted d not to break.
When fale's representatives climbed
aboard the o'clock train from New Haven
this afternoon the usual demonstrations of
enthusiasm accompanied their departure.
Zach of the individual members of the
teacl. the captain, the manager the coach.
ers and the eleven as q whole, were in
cheers were also given for "A clean record
Tor the season." a sentiment which was
greeted with laundering response. A SIM
liar demonstration was made by Princeton
when the 6:40 train rolled out OF the depot
and the tigers could ask for 10 better send
of.
THE TEAMS COMPARED.
A comparison of the two teams may be
made as follows: Yale has had to show
her full strength to her rival In the game
with Harv verd-of that there is no doubt,
whatever statements may be made to the
contrary. Princeton must assuredly have
gained some advantage from seeing her op-
ponents play In a closely con tested game.
but this advantage liz more than offset by
the experience which the Yale men ac-
quired at Springfield. This experience was
particularly valuable to Yale, in that she
had several green men on her team. and
the lessons they learned from the Harvard
game make them almost veterans for
Thursdays contest. Between the value of
watching such u game as that at Spring
field and playing In it there can be no COM
pars0D, and If Princeton rests her hope In
the knowledge of Yales play acquired IN
watching the Harvard game her chances
for victory are indeed slim.
AS a team the Yale men are in as good
condition can be desired. The only
weak spot IN the entire eleven is Laurie
Bllss's weak knee, and this has been i'm.
proving WOnOerIuIly since the HARVARD
game. He Is likely TO be able TO play the
whole game. unless the unexpected occurs.
At the beginning of the season Princeton
was playing one man" game with King
for the man; but there was a snap abort
the work that augured well for the deyel-
0pment of On eleven worthy of Princeton's
former football reputation. As the season
wore on PrincetOn's team improved, the in-
terfeTence was good, the defense exceed
lngly strong, and the center work equal 10
nm haln fnv
years. Then the men began TO overesti.
mate their strength and TO mistake promise
for perfection. Accidents added to the harm
already done by overconhdence. until
a crippled team found itself facing an oppo-
nent whose powers il underestImated. and
disaster followed.
Princeton has only played one game
since it's defeat at Mannheim. and that
against Orange, and the score against that
team, 23 to 0. undoubtedly convinced the
PTincetonians that thorough reform was
urgently needed. Since that time Prince
ton has done more play ing end less talking.
The management wisely Cancelled the
game with Cornell. and devoted itself 10
nursing the injured players and giving the
able bodied ones the best of coaching and
practice. The result of this reformation
will be doubtless visible tomorrow. Prince
ton. as has been said. had. early in the sea-
son. good material for frst-class eleven.
This material has been well handled by
Harris. Poe. Moflatt. Riggs Donnelly and
injured men have recovered, and all over.
confidence has vanished,
Yale will play the same men who rep
resented her at Springfield. Hinkey. Yales
star left end. will find that he has real
football PLAYER to deal with in Trenchard,
whose work is not unlike that of his oppon-
ent. This man is a sure tackle, who pays
strict attention to business and never
fuses with his adversary. OF the new
men on Princeton's team, 1reDchard 10
easily the best. He works hard and is in
every play 10 the best possible advantage.
Hinkey found his match IN Hallowell. and
Trenchard is apt TO give him quite az
much trouble. Winter and Harold have
faced each other before. Last year Har-
rold was young. green and pugnacIous. and
the Yale man played all arouDd mis- oppon-
ent drawing HIM ont at will and con tinualIy
using him as an open door Ey which Wallis
passed through towards Princeton's line.
Harold has improved considerably. bat
he faces one of the finest tackles in the
country, and Princeton Is apt TO be out
played at this point. Hall. at right guard.
faces Yale's youngster. McCrea- Neither
Hall nor McCrea are yet ideal guards. The
Yale man allowed his opponent to get
through too quickly at Springfield. and
was slow at breaking through. but Waters
was one of Harvard's best men. and tho
playing of Hall is more in McCrea's clase
Neither side should obtain much advantage
here
A sKIILFUL sNAP-BACR.
Stillman faced q difficult man on Satur.
day and a task no less onerous avaira him