San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-11-24
Thanks iving Kickers.

New YORK. Nov. 24-Fifty thousand
ppopIcsw crowd and crush themselves
into Manhattan Field this afternoon to
witness the great annuali Thanksgiving
game between Yale and Princeton football
teams. Every seat on the grand stand
was sold a week ago and an extra squad
of police will. as usual be necessary to
keep the great cheering crowd in check.
All the eastern colleges have representa-
tiveS in the city today and their cOlOrS
make all the public places radiant as a
rainbow. The odds are altogether in favor
of Yale and the betting is ccntcrCd ON the
prOpOStiOn. VIII PrinGtOn score or not /?
Since its defeat by Pennsylvania there has
been little hope that the yellow would
secure even Single goal against the blue.
and Eale'S wonderful list of victories has
simply strengthened this field. The cap
tainS of the opposing teams today are:
Vance Mccormick, for Yale. and Phil
King. for Princeton. Mccormick received
his early football education at AndOver.
where he filled the position of quarter
back. and entered Yale in 81. He cap
tanned his Freshman team, and attracted
SO much attention by his good work at
date for the varsity. 1t is needless to say
he made it. for all college men we'll re-
member his play last year in the Harvard
game at Springfield. and the one with
Princeton in New York on Thanksgiving
day He was playing in. to him: an un-
usual place. at full back. but his line
bucking was one Of the features of both
games. He is sturdy built chap prob
ably weighing 100. and not over feet 6
inches i'm height. and when he hit the
opening rush line he generally made an
impression. 1t was said that he could not
kick a goal. and Yale has induStriOuSly
spread the report that she had full back
who could not drop goa from the field
even if he was right under it: but it IS
worthy of note that the one tim" ! ale was
i'm position to try for the five points, the
ball went back to Mccormick for a try at
goal. and ne made it. Last winter he was
elected to succeed MCClung. who had
been graduated, and this autumn when
play began we found him at quarter in
stead of full back. The games he has
PLAYED so far have shown the wisdom of
his move. Behind the snap back he is
able to talk to his men and keep them up
to their work as he could not do from his
old position. Phil King is natural born
athlete. and is making one of the best cap
tainS Princeton has ever had. Particular
" this wear he is the right man in the
right place. for the Princeton football can
didatpS have needed the past two years "A
captain with a sharp stick constantly IN
motion. King made his hrSl appearance
PLAYED quarter back on his class team. In
80 he succeeded in making the varsity.
and all who saw that slaughter of the in
nOcents at Eastern park will remember
the great work he did at half back. Ii"
proved that day that his bones were mac
of a stronger substance than those OF the
average football player. and that he had
plenty of sand. His line bucklng was a
great exhibition and a sorry one. since his
own line could make no hole for him, and
il was something of the nature of butting
ones head against a stone wall. Last
year Princeton lost a great halt back by
putting him at quarter; nevertheless. MS
work in that position was very fine,
especially his continued stirring up OF the
men. his interference and his tackling.
This year he has gone back to the old po-
Sition at half and in the games he has
played showed all the old time briIliancy
of ground gaining. He is fast, and hard
man to tackle, as well as being hard
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