The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-30
FLASKS AND FOOTBALL.
SECONDARY RECORDS or THE root
RfLL MATCH.
The Frnnk aud InspiritinE Way by Wh'eh
People Kept tip thcir Bodiiy Temperature
nj the POLO Z, round. on Thank agtvinn Day.

| People Kept TIP their bOdtly Temporarily
| mt the POLO Grounds on Thanksgiving nay
More than twenty thousand TASKS were
| cinptiod during the Yale aud Princeton football
game on Thanksgiving afternoon. 1t was a
| SIGHT which l. witnessed in New York only
once n year. and appeared on greater
scale at the Polo grounds on Thanksgiving
Day than ever before Not only did the gronns
| OF men use their TASKS publicly. but the
| men who went with women made no conceal
| ment Of their drinking. and In many cases
| they we're Joined by the feminine members oil
| the party.
| The custom OF drinking In public Mt the
| Thanksgiving Dav game hegan several years
| ago with the parties who went on coaches ana
| took their luncheon with them. 1t was follow
ing tho precedent set by tho English on Ascot
day and on other occasions OF big races and
outdoor festivitios. The coach parties in
England take their luncheon along. md on inn
portaut part OF the luncheon Is the champagne.
The coach parties to tho football game have
followed this example. To get their positions
the coachcs had TO start in the morning soon
after breakfast and to stay on the grounds Tor
several hours before the game Tie luncheon
was taken charge OF by servants ana served on
the coach in the presence OF the spectators.
At the stands many people arrived about
II and | o'clock. and. having secured seats.
lunchcd plbicly before the game. ~ 1t would
have meant the loss OF their places to leave
thc,n o get something 10 eat. OF this luncheon
drinks werean important rnrt. Tho drinking
of champagne did no: extend to tho stands. be-
cause bottle OF cha mpa gno is harder to handle
and costs more than flask OF good whiskey
or brandy or n bottle OF cocktails. and docs
not give so much solid satisfaction.
The countenance to the practice OF drinking
In public given by tho fashionable people on
the coaches and stands led many other spec
tators to bring along TASKS. with or without
luncheon The TASKS got to be more popular
than tho luncheon. Many people who came
in carriages found that it was less trouble to
get few bottles OF whiskey aud siphons OF
vichy ut some place on the waT than to have u
luncheon put IN.
The Polo grounds on Thanksgiving after
noon is one Of the chilliest plnces on Man.
haitian Island. The people sit out of doors for
several hours in the wind which blows over
the Harlem flats or ioyn tho gorge made Ivy
Wash .ton Heights and the hills Of the an
nexed district. should it rain. the roofs Of tho
grand stands are enough to keep off tho
streams from the people who sit far enough
within the edges. but on the ll.ncheries and
around the fences which separate the specta-
tors from the PLAYERS there is no protection.
Thus the TASKS taken to the game to keep up
nH hE wSsS sn no t n"s he
carried in an outside .overcoat pocket. No
at the grounds. and to make sure that he
would have enough whskey for himself and
dnS pn apee evef asEs cam ss
stored in the pockets OF big ,overcoat and
the man with most forethoucht fully used
Tho air was cold and crisp. conditions which
favor a large amount 81 drinking without it's
drink great deal more out OF doors when the
air Is cold and the wind is blowing than IN a
o tbs liz n ,n nnd excite Exc
show hat he hss been dripk ns W6ss his Mind
centrated on SOME subject.
i, !. was e common nm sight in the boxe, and in
seffs the fer to e
taking q drink themselves. and in many cases
the girls accepted the offer 1T was noticeable
looked the more likely shs was to drink from
the flask. If she took u drink at all. holding It
sW h9 who TN
er!nNin: were more likely to refuse to drink
nio. res ss 1S Hnsk sSs
NUTS or wraps. 1t was the difference between
Innocence and experience.
drink. though possibly the contents Of the
TASKS added to the brightness OF some OF the
eyes and deepened the PINK Of some OF the
any one was the worse for all this drinking.
though some Of the spectators may have felt
rooms OF their homes and hotels. Tho
drnsinG was sod speeia;l,y notSeate when
or delay pS Inc tha bs
play. Hundreds Of men would stand up so as
to reach their side oyercoat pockets with ease.
take !. good drink. The aask would be- passed
around. occasionally to return empty. The
men did. but. they drank in their seats after
THOR escorts had stood up to get out the flask
In few cases on the stands was water or soft
< mn ind w.. tkD,.
the masks. The people on the he Carriages and
coaches were able to bring apolinnris. vichy.
for such things in sn ovsrcoat pocket so the
flask went alone. Many men were surprised
at the ability they had t. drink raw whiskey
steady wniskey and brandy drinkers were
there who were accustomed to take water or
found thoy could drink the raw iiGuor in the
open ar 9! the Polo grounds withou any I'M
pleasant feeling Few Of the TASKS were takea
stand was strewn with hundreds OF TASKS after
the game. and hundreds OF others were left by
ne entrances or thrown away by tho stops OF
w. hs Rsss w Peqa5 sGntfnts Q, the TASKS
ready soo ot s sfosa
way liIuor stores had taken, advantage Of
heir recollection Of previous football games
they advertised by signs in the windows. This |
stock was pretty. well exhausted by noon. |
hut Tom gin ne eoeitss s and ahs
weroo, plentiful enough. The men
who belong to the big New York clubs dropped |
10 to thc club after breakfast and got one or |
tWo pint TASKS 81 the best whiskey or brandy. |
Ihey were mostly mon who drove out to the |
zane, a;t they were usually equipped with
flask OF whiskey or brandy in the other.
A;ltG,Gether It was the greatest day for public
HEotni1g Ike it on other day Of the year.
done in such way that the police had no nd. |
tition to their responsibilities on account of it.
Justice Carm"n Says They Damaged His |
Character.
Ex-Assembyman Edwin Bailey. one OF the |
wealthiest mon in Patchogue. and his son, Ed |
win Bailey. Jr.. are being sued for $4,000 |
damages for defamation OF character by Jus.
ice A. II. Carman Of Patchoguc. The Baileys
ire stanch Democrats and are husters JUS
ice Carman is a rcd-hot Republican. The
lction Is based on remarks said to have been
made by the Baileys on the public streets on
md others. The remarks had references to
jarmnn's action in the canvass An open let
WAS DubliShnt shortly altar Tho s,aotia,.