New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-22
RUSHING TO SECURE SEATS.
ACTIVE PREPARATIONS ALMOST COMPLETED FOR
THE THANKSGIVING DAY CANE.

THE THANKSGIVING DAY GAME.
Every indication points TO a mighty throng OF
encc,ators At The annual Thanksgiving Day football
game between Yale and Princeton at Manhattan fieiu
On Thursday. This game always furnishes b'uhs
,os. NJ the New-York season Of outdoor sports, ana
the game this week promises ~ o'dp IT. pTedecess'S'
~ far as general public interest is concerned
The dstrilntlon of tickets began yesterday at the
,-,,v.r5,v Athletic Club In this city, and at New
Haven and Prrceton The rush was unprecedented
snd n looked at one time as if there would De
lively souabble at both New-liaven ana princeton.
on,v 700 tickets bad been sent to each college ana
the conec'aus fairly fell over one ahother III 'n'"
srorte to secure the more desirable seats
II wa the llveliest day in the history o. the I'M
,,ars+v Athletic Club here and there was throng
about The clubhouse, at Twenty ana eNlh
ave all day. Tie line curved around from the eis
,rhrine window In long spiral. All were servo
alike and the millionaire clubman ana 'Ae Nunl"ie
messenger boy took their regular turn III 'i' INV
49, united hopiug mat a. the afternoon waned Inc
Tine would dissolve, but it dd not anu many
70 wait until to-day before claiming 'hef uche.S
OH hunted IN MESSENGER boys and clerks 10 lake
their places In the Ene , .,
There was grumbling among ''e "' t - g,
the University Athletic Club. WHO tiousnl "."' "
tickets might have been he'd for them IN me e'"D-
rooms. where they could Lave cialnleu anu paw
neo without trouble. The distribution wall commune
,onay T1,oso WHO do not claim their tickets by 10
oor-ov, win lose the seats reserved Tor men, anu
the tickets VIII be rc,old. Every chOr' mas "'o"
made 10 keep The tickets out oi inc "''u' VI 'P
lators, bat Will what success can Dc Det'r ''i' GA
THURSDAY II was said last night that every r'e''
seat bad been Sold and II l. beginning 10 100" d.
a limit viii have 10 De put upon the s''''"' 'U
mission tickets 10 be- disposed o. IL j. 'AP'0'''
tba. with clc.r vcather between 10000 ana 40WOO
people VIII be- present. ENch ram Vi '''o" W
keep the thrOng below 2O,OOO
Yale /, the favorlte IN spite OF The smaH score
over Harvard nj Springfield on saturday nam
football critic last night: sale Ola wei 10 WIN ma
game from Harvard, for the entire CIiHao" 'o'"' "
coochers expected 70 see Yale fall The Harvard men
bad every confidence IN themselves, ana 10" &" '''i
inunate friends took all tae ana j 10 pc'S "s""s'
Harvard they could get. 1hey really thought NAT
,bv had a good thing. as they say in horse racing
While considerable money was los. the los" was con
fined 10 a few people, scarcely ahyDooy' even
Harvard students, knew HaryardS real strength II
Harvard had won, those IN The confidence " inc
coachrs would have gathered in small fortune"
People who anticipate going 10 Thursday game
hope that extra efforts will be put ior"a.d by inc
elevated road management TO accommodate ths crowd
OF Course those on the East SIDE eau 'aNc 'ho tnu
ave elevated road 10 One-hundgedahd twenty -ii'hst
and then transfer to the cable cars, hut sim most Of
the crowd will patronze the West SIDE eleVa,cu, au
the crush, especially on tle siHth-aVe rosn' 10 tI
In crowd of 10000 people at ne rcc to d"
baseball game LOOK toWao Hih 81 itae 90 on
Thursday. - .. oh ,, ,o,nde vvopld
N. ~ t,I. Tho Fast side elevated To Harlem il'er
md tb" ,oI,e the boat from there almost directly 70
the grounds Workmen are sun busy perlecnng Nan an.
hattsn Md and "A more handsome lnciosure tnan the
1s,"-rs Tianoncs open sr home has never been seen
In this country. The field Is IS ieVeI ~ Pcic.oH
adjusted pine floor ana the era sehs " stand has been
tsScteS similar 70 the one used at Springfield and