New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-23
THE ELEVENS ARE COMING.
FOOTBALL IN THE AIR NOW.
GREAT SCRAMBLE FOR sEATs-THoUsANDs DIS

GREAT SCRAMBLE FOR sEATs-THoUsANDs DIS
APPOINTED
The hotels will begin to MI to-day and the Yves,
s,do elevated road conductors will have memories Oh
the recent Columbus celebration tomorrow. "Aeh
thonsands OF people begin TO pour toward harlc'"
A small army of wOrkmen were engaged III P"'''"s
the finishing touches Manhattan Field yeste'uaS
making all ready for the annual ThankselVihs D"S
football battle between Yale and Princeton Every
thing is clean and shpshape. and with iair weather
10000 spectators can be accommodated VII" sun"
gree of comfort for all
A meeting OF the various committees In charge o'
the management OF the game was held at the '"'
vcrsity Athletic Club building at Twenty slAthsO' a
Sixth-ave. last night. The scrlmble for ucke'9 "
been unprecedented. and II reserved seats ior oo'O
instead OF for $4,000 people had been put on SAFE
ably most OF them could have been disposed o. inv Va
tibuton Of tickets continued again from 9 a. H. "
g n m Yesterday and f, was not an infrequent oc'
currcnce for would-be purchaser TO stano III u''
winding line for from one 10 three hours oe4oIc ne
secured the coveted pasteboard prizes ana ne uu-
always get them then. Some people uhuouo'o"l'
asked for and received tickets which had p'eh re-
served for others Other tickets had been mslao ana
could not be found when called for and these mis-
takes Il Is TO be hoped will be rectifcd To-Day Inc
tickets not called for and paid for last night VIII NC IT,
sold this afternoon. The demand for general au-
mission tickets has also been enormous ara II was
estimated that between 10000 and $4,000 OF them
will be sold.
The Yale and Princeton elevens. the substitutes
and the undergraduates will arrive In the city tS
afternoon Roth teams have taken their final pre-
liminary practice Yales eleven will take the field
about as IL did against Harvard al Springfield last
Saturday There nav be several changes in Prince
toms team Vincent the clever left end, is said 70
be In no condition to play and Randolph will probably
take his place. although there arc some VINO thhH
that McCauley would prove better man. IL was
at first suggested that TTenchad take Nncents place
but Trenclard will probably remain at right end MS
old position. A good man IS needed opposite HihcNeS'
As Emmons. Of Harvard, will testify.
There was some betting the game YESTERDAY
Yale always ruling favoritc There Will re more
letting today and still more tomorrow, the amounts
depending largely upon the enthusiasm OF the f'o"e's
Of tho tiger There Is no limit 10 Yales enthusiasm
end financial support One uptown bookmakcr yes'er'
day offered to that Princeton would score IN ue
fist hall. He found some takers. " is uoug"'
that the betting will be between ana 10 o'
Nae tomorrow.
The captain for next years Yale team VIII ue
selected after tomoTrow's game. IL IS sald may
either Buterwcrh liinRey Graves or Hdee "ii ,e
the lucky Mccormick Winter, Wa.aSe ana d dne
is highly spoken Of as he VIII take captain Nc
Cormick's position ON next years eleven II oil goes
Here are a lew comparisons which may Interest
the followers OF Tho two teams 80 ,.,,
Prlnceton's eleven weighs 1850 pounds. lales
eleven weighs 1850 pounds. Princeton, averase is
16e OIL pounds. Yaies average is 100 III pounds.
rush line weighs I945 pounds. PIlnceton's average
In her rush line is l;6 pounds. Yaes average In her
r's pr ne hacks Weigh e1s pounds Yales backs
TFb s % aysrasc Eae Ga'G Of s'
The average height of Princetons team is feet
eli inches. Yale's. 0 feet 10 lO-11 inches