Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-24
The Battle of the Football Giants
on Manhattan Field.
WASHINGTON BOYS ARE PROMINENT
Butteworth Kicks Goal for the
Blues.
THOUSANDS ARE PRESENT
on MANHATTAN FIELD.
The Great Foot Ball Struggle Witnessed by
Thousands.

1nOusanus.
New YORK. Nov 24.-The man who tells New
Workers all about the weather kept the promise
he made several days ago and gave the
city about perfect Thanksgiving day a.
could be desired, and for doing SO he
will not only receive the thanks of the
people generally. but particularly of at least
10000 persons who this afternoon crowded
into Manhattan field to witness the foot
ball game between the Yale and Princeton
teams. While there was little doubt as to
the weather aspect VI the day there
were many who cast nxious glances at the sky
on arising. OFF in the west there we're huge
banks Of clouds. but by 10 o'clock a steady
wind from the northwest had broken them up
and the sun was shining brightly. The tenn
perature at 9oclock was %, insuring a good
field and bracing atmosphere.
SCENES LAST NIGHT
just after dinner last evening the streets in
the reighborhood of the big hostelries in the
center of the city were rapidly filed and the
common. everyday resident had to take to the
streets if be desired to move rapidly from one
point to another.
The Fifth Avenue Hotel was the center of
attraction for the townsmen and the COL
legiates alike. The Yale team arrived there
army OF coachers, rubbers and trainers
and after a frugal meal they stroled
into the corridors. where they were imme-
diately surrounded by swaying crowd of
young men who wanted a glimpse of the men
who were intended to carry the blue to
victory. All sorts of questions were fired
at the smiling athletes and then the
coachers and trainers were rounded up and
corrailed in corner of the big room. The in
formation given. while not of boastful nature
was punctuated with so much sef-reliance that
even the Tigers who had been drawn into the
maelstrom were forcibly impressed.
Toward Q o'clock Capt Mccormick told the
newspaper men that his team sanguine of
victory, and shortly afterward Trainer Murphy
sent his men to bed. IT was nearly 10 O'Clock
when the Princeton team reached Murray Hill
Hotel. The place almost deserted only
few Of the alumni being present to wish the
Tigers good night. At 1890 the Tigers we're all
asleep and then the coegiates started the rev els
which kept the heart of New York beating with
feverish pulsations until near day break.
The greatest crowd at 10 o'clock was ia the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. but the noisiest was IN the
art gallery and the corridors of the Hoffman
House. 1t was in the latter place that the
orange and black gathered in the largest num-
bers and they were SO outspoken in their con-
tidence that from time to time Billy Edwards
had to request them to move on. gentle men,
move on you are blocking the passage way."
The betting during the evening was of a
vacillsting nature. 1t opened at 100 TO so on
Yale and an hour later. after the teams had
been inspected, ii changed to 100 TO 40 and
ceased almost entirely when q shouter
for the blue laid 81 1000 to 5000. Then
II assumed new forms. the favorite being even
money that Princeton would not score: even
money that Yale would not make more than
eighteen points, and finally the blues became
SO confident of an overwhelming success that
they placed bundles of bills at even money that
their team would score twenty points.
The theaters during the evening we're iber-
ally patronized by the students hut while col
lege colors prevailed and college cries were
heard between the acts there no disturb
ance at any place Of amusement.
Up BRIGHT AND EARLY.
And the night passed. and at O'Clock this
morning the town once more aroused to
the fact that another Thanksgiving day
had arrived to be commemorated as
it has been tor many years past by
fierce tussle for the foot ball supremacy
by these rival colleges. Yale and Princeton.
The average citizen might have thought that
after making the rounds last night all the sport
ing stamina of the coilegians would have
oozed out. but e brief tour of
have removed that impression -Four hours
sleep and hearty breakfast had done wonders.
Though somewhat bruised and battered. they
were ''still In the ring. and they hustled to
either put their last dollars up else keep
appointments with tine young ladies who are
to lend so much color and beauty to the Man.
haitian field this afternoon.
AT IL O'Clock the coaches were to arrive at
the hotels and the interim was devoted to dis
cussion OF the merits of the two teams.
1t was generally admitted that Yale had the
superior team, and il was limited that she would
spring some new tricks this afternoon which
would completely demoralize Princeton.
She has clean score for the season and her
great ambition this afternoon was not so much
send the Tigers back to Princeton feeling very
blue indeed. Many conservative Princeton
men said that defeat was inevitable and that
the only question to be decided was the size Of
the score
MEMORABLE SCENES.
The scene in Madison Square fronting the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Hoffman House at
IL O'Clock was one never to be forgotten.
Coach after coach dashed mp or passed by, the
seats on top being crowded with pretty girls
and shouting students Fish horns made the
welkin ring and the sides Of the vehicles and
the trappings Of the horses were almost hidden
beneath the colors of the respective colleges.
By II 80 the lower part OF the city was de-
serted and the avenues up town were thronged
with gay crowds rushing toward the goal Of the
day-Manhattan field.
The TWO TRANS.
The two teams az they lined up this afternoon
are follows: