The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-25

teeth, over all tine hoarse laundering OF
an army OF maniacs. A level gray
stretch Of turf, set in black seething
frame of humanity, blown by passion
ate storms, and overhung with waving
blotches Of barbaric color, and in the
centre OF this field the serried lines OF
foot ball battle, the sharp shock OF des-
perate charges and the shrill cry oil
rival captains.
Foot by foot and yard by yard the
Tigers were driven back from Iale's
ten ward line and down beyond the
white chalk equator into jungles, borne
BY the impetuous rushes OF the blue.
And here, in their last ditch, with the
wild Yale tartars surginG in dense moos
around them, the Tigers died.
There was no weakening in that yell
low and black line. With every fierce
onset the big, striped chaps would
spring to their feet, shake the long
shock hair back from their eyes aud
limp to their places for the next charge.
BEFORE TIE BATTLE.
Everything was in readiness for the
big foot ball battle early this morning.
The Richards and the Richmonds have
slept on their arms, and at . o'clock
this afternoon the two great forces will
meet at Manhattan field to howl them
selves hoarse for their foot ball affairs
and fires. Two armies were encamped
within n few rods of each other in this
city last night, two armies trained in
strength, skill and strategic movement,
for battle royal upon the field. True,
their combined forces would not make
up one-half company OF mon, but
each OF the gladiators was q host in
himself, and, as the conditions are
about equal, struggle will result that
may be likened only to those contests
atthe tournaments Of tho middle ages,
when no quarters were extended and
the battle was not over until the van
quished were placed hors d'combat
Meantime in the hostelries of the
town were camped, among thousands OF
others, these followers Of tho two armies
which should do battle OH the morrow:
G. O. NIcClintock, Wilson McCandless,
/. R. Woodbridge, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. I.
Denniston, Radcliffe Denniston, @. Nc
Canoe, ]. @. Thaw, Edward Thaw. Alex
Bradley, John b. Oliver, A. NJ. Bell, Mr..
and Mrs. A. NJ. Byers, K. @. Painter and
NJ. B. suydam, ir., all OF Pittsburgh,
Pa. Robert G. Neal, jr., and John Y.
Boyd, Harrisburg; ]. B, Ford, jr., Pitts
burgh; Hugh Fleming, Allegheny; q.
]. Credill, Pittsburgh: H. b. Hillman,
Wilkesbarro; W. W. Coe, ]. II. Sarven
and 4. II. Bransford, Roanoke, Va; ].
q. Clarkson, Pittsburgh; Bellamy
Steerer, Cincinnati; William II. Oilitt,
st. Louis; G. G. Pabst, Terre Hautc; A.
Il. Verth, st. Louis; A. Antisdell, Chi
cago; NJ. Il. Donahue. j. 4. Davis and
William E. Hughes, st. Louis; o. i.
Teit, Chicago; Joseph Hummel, Gin
cinnati: j. McKell, Omaha, and George
Hart, Reading, Pa
1t seemed as though everybody in
town to-day moved toward the Harlem
river as ii new Oklahoma were about
to DO thrown open somewhere in the
uptown district. All faces were turned
northward, and the little bits of color
fluttering from buttonholes told that
their destination was Manhattan field
and their object to witness tho great
Yale-Princeton foot ball match, an event
that becomes more and moro popular
year after year. Manhattan field has
received the tendorest care and present.
ed an ideal appearance to-day with its
firm greet turf, and the pretty grounds
were bright with colors OF both colleges
in which their respective stands were
draped.
THE WEATHER.
The sharp frosty air itself impaired
spirit and energy to foot ball crank
and sent his blood tinglng through his
veins in a manner reminiscent OF the
old days when he took the field himself.
The man who tells New Workers all
about the weather kept the promise he
made several DAYS ago and gave the
city rs perfect Thanksgiving day as
could bo desired and for SO doing be
will not only receive the thanks OF the
people generally, but particularly OF at
least forty thousand persons who this
afternoon crowded into Manhattan
field to witness the foot ball game be-
tween the Yale and Princeton elevens.
While there was little doubt rs TO the
weather aspect of the day, there were
many who cast anxious glances at the
sky on arising. OF in tho west there
were hung banks Of clouds But BY ten
o'clock steady wind from the north
west had broken them up and the sun
was shining brightly. The tempera-
ture at o'clock was as, insuring
good field and a bracing atmosphere.
THE BETTING.
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