The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-15
FOOTBALL AT FEVER HEAT.
PREPARATIONS FOR zHE TWO GREAT
LSr BATILES OF TIE YEAR.

In TIE Coming Struggle at tspriuEnei Yaie
10 Now rsvorite Ovsr Harvnrd-Then
the Blues Will Turn Their Attention 10
Princeton. mad tho Latter VIII Bo Koady.
New HAVEN. Nov 14.-In the absence Of any
assuring words from Capt. Mccormick and the
trainers OF tho Yale football team. the betting
sentiment seems to he In favor Of Yale win
ming the game next Saturday. Tho moneyed
men at tho university express q willingness to
give odds OF . to l. and they say that there aro
no Harvard takers. Backers OF the crimson.
so II Is stated on tho campus want odds OF 3
toll. The undergraduates in general believe
that Yale will win. and they place their esti-
mate Of Yalcs strength on tho work OF the
season and almost perfect condition OF the
mon at present
Tho tenn were on the field at . o'clock this
afternoon. and half hour later were playing
football for oil they were worth. Bliss. who
was injured In Saturdays game. was hard at
work and apparently as nimble as ever. Cox.
who has not been playing OF late. was In tho
rush line on the university side. but his
chance OF securing q position on the
team is very slight As O matter Of fact.
the team that will line up against Har-
ward is selected, ond will not differ.
barring accident In practice, from that
which played on last Saturday. Graves will
probably DO in his old position at half back.
and now that Sanford Is laid up tho centre Is
left to Stillman Io would probably have had
that position in any event as Sanford was too
much needed at guard.
To-days practice was concluded In the now
gymnasium about 81 o'clock this evening.
For on hour tho mon tried tricks behind bolted
doors. and only the coaches were admitted.
The same line OF practice will DO continued
keep the men in about the same form that they
Three days OF hard practice is tho, schedule
mappod out for this week. THURSDAY after.
tricks in her games SO far this season. and her
S IS sH Fd p say t anSnY Viii nT Sa aS
the ilnost code OF signals over worked on the
football Held. She does not intend to WORK all
ofthem neaint Harvard. as the Princeton team
will surely DO on hand. III,
Billy Bun says that Yale will win on Sntur-
day. md rs that is something unusual for Q
ier the success q the blue. The members q
MsGormick Wished, to push, Ills, mon;
Nalo's share OF tho 10000 tickets to the Yale
Harvard football game at Springfield on Sat
Iny pSS yes Tawsrd /" soSsss
New York secured irst place in the line. and
r"s. T away the hours ,Ei until dayIrht Ali thS
weather aud damp atmosphere. Nearly al!
had blankets. md not ~ few brought cots and
campcd out.
At daylight tho newspapers ware Crasred
with cagarness and text books were conncd
in preparation for the ossons OF tho day.
Whom tn" snle opened three-fourths Of tho
students w"rn strung out III Indian file before
the box 0ilice. Large offers of bonus were
made to thu leaders for choice Of seats. but few.
II any, avniel themselves Of ;he opportunity.
OF tho 5000 tickets sent here 5000 were
disposed OF to-day. The bulk of tho remain.
.nG 1000 went to the faculty. trainers. and
members OK tho team.