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

he made several days ago and gave the
city about perfect Thanksgiving day as
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 az to
the weather aspect Of the day there
were many who cast anxious glances at the sky
on arising. OF 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 9 o'clock was %, insuring a good
field and brscing atmosphere.
MAKING EARLY PREPARATIONS.
By O'Clock the students and betting men
were about, and young Hewitt, son of ex-
Mayor Hewitt, led the van of the
Princeton contingent. He got even money
that Yale would not score twenty points and
offered one to three ard four that
Yale would not win. He got few takers on this
latter bet. as the Yale men did not care to bet
that way. The speculators were early on hand
and were selling admission tickets at ss and 81
and grand stand tickets at Sc and s..
With swollen eyes. husky voices and tired
limbs. the vociferous shouters for Yale and
Princeton tumbled out Of their beds this morn
ing and in perfunctory manner made ready
for the most exciting event of the college year
the great foot ball game. Last night was .
great night for the student mind, but tonight.
with its flush OF victory, will be even greater.
SCENES LAST NIGHT.
Just after dinner last evening the streets in
the neighborhood of the big hostelries in the
center of the city were rapidly filled and the
common, everyday resident had to take to the
streets if he 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
just before 6 O'Clock, with its small
army Of coachers, rubbers and trainers.
and after a frugal meal they strolled
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 fred
at the smiling athletes and then the
coachers and trainers were rounded up and
corralled in corner Of the big room. The in
formation given. while not Of boastful nature,
was punctnated with SO much self-reliance that
even the Tigers who had been drawn into the
maelstrom were forcibly impressed.
Toward O'Clock Capt Mccormick told the
victory, and shortly afterward Trainer Murphy
sent his men to bed. 1t was nearly 10 O'Clock
when the Princeton team reached Murray Hill
Hotel. The place was almost deserted. only a
few Of the alumni being present to wish the
Tigers good night. At 1890 the Tigers were all
which kept the heart Of New York beating with
feverish pulsations until near daybreak
The greatest crowd at 10 O'Clock was in 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 30 outspoken in their con-
fdence that from time to time Billy Edwards
had to request them to ''move on, gentlemen,
move on; you are blocking the passage way"
The betting during the evening was of q
vacillating nature. 1t opened at 100 to so on
Yale and an hour later. after the teams had
been inspected, it changed to 100 to 40 and
ceased almost entirely when a shouter
for the blue laid 81 900 to s200 Then
it 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.
Toward midnight the throngs shifted to the
Tenderloin precinct, and there, under the in
fuence Of beverages, their tongues were
loosene1 and night was turned to day.
One resort after another was visited
marched with something like military military
regularity, and sang and shouted as they
marched. Sometimes it happened that crowd
OF Tigers would pass . string Of Yaleusians,
and then the way they hooted each
other was caution. At times q body
Of Harvard men. wearing long ulsters, Alpine
hats decorated with crimson and carrying huge
canes would unconsciously drift into the chan
mel Of the shouters, and then, instead
Of defiant cries the intruders would
be greeted with long drawn groans
and bull frog grunts. The saloon keepers as .
rule, acting on the experience Of previous
years. either did not display any colors at all or
else showed their good will to both colleges by
mingling the blue with the orange and black
behind their bars.
The theaters during the evening were liber-
ally patronized by the students, but while col
lege colors prevailed and college cries were
heard between the acts there was no disturb
ance at any place Of amusement
Up BRIaHr AND EARLY.
And so the night passed, and at O'Clock this
morning the town was once more aroused to
the fact that another Thanksgiving day
had arrived, to be commemorated ~
it has been for 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 collegians would have
oozed out, but brief tour of
the hotels this morning would
have removed that impression. Four hours
sleep and q hearty breakfast had done wondera
Though somewhat bruised and battered, they
were ''still in the ring" and they hustled to
either put theiS last dollars up or else keep
appointments wifi the young ladies who are
to lend SO much color and beauty to the Man.
haitian field this afternoon.
At II O'Clock the coaches were 10 arrive at
the hotels and the interim wss devoted to . dis
cussion Of the merits Of the two teams.
It was generally admitted that Yale had the
superior team, and it was hinted that she would
spring some new tricks this afternoon which
would completely demoralizs Princeton.
She has clean score for the season and her
great ambition this afternoon was not SO much
to win the game as to make total which would
send the Tigers back to Princeton feeling very
blue indeed Many conservative Princetof
men said that defeat was inevitable and that
the only question to be decided was the sise Of
the score.
NRNo1ABLE scxxKs.
The SCENE In Madison Square fronting ths
Fifth Avenue Hotel and the Hoffman Houss st
II o'clock was one never to b forgotten.
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