Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-01
story OF The Game.
[BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-This city's foot
ball excitement reached the eliminating
point 10 day. The sun ehone brightly, the
| air was spripglike, and Thousands of
| people who could not go to the Yale
| Princeton game at Manhattan field crowd
favorites as the gay football parade passed
along in every variety of vehicle from 8
dog-c to a ak -in-hsnd. Nearly every
| house on the avenue from Washington
arch to Central park was gay with flags,
| their colors indicating the college prefer
| ence of the male dwellers. The excite
| ment and crowds on the streets, however,
were quickly forgotten when one saw the
| grounds and the crowds there. Eighth
| avenue and One Hundred and Fifty-ffth
| street and other streets in the vicinity of
Manhattan field were a jam of vehicles,
| bowling vendors and struggling we'll
| dressed men and women striving to gain
entrance.
Nearly 10000 did gain entrance, paying
about $40, 600 to the management for the
privilege, and made part of the prettiest
and most spirited picture ever seen on
Manhattan fisld. Ali the customary deco
rstions of persons and coaches were there
in profusion. New York's visible supply
of yellow chryssnthemums and blue VIC
lets was on exhibition in the adornment Of
men and women, and hanaings and rugs of
blue and yellow silk were thrown over the
fronts of private boxes and the front rails
of the grand stand.
Yale filed her section of the grand stand
and there was liberal Yale overflow scat
tered about In the different stands. but
the friends of the Tigers outnumbered
them. The Columbia boys, Who were
numerous, were cheering for Princeton.
Twelve thousand spectators saw the game
from bluff outside of the grounds, and
the iron visduct along 155th street was
black with people, SO that altogether
so, 600 persons viewed the game.
Deafening and prolonged cheers greeted
the FIRST shock of battle the great crowd
became absolutely silent. The day was a
perfect one for football, and the field was
so arranged that neither wind nor sun IA
vored either team.
The ball was put in play at 2:l2 p. M,
Princeton having won the toss and chosen
to defend the eastern goal. The Prince
tons began with the flying wedge, King
holding the ball, and were not stopped till
they had gained fifteen yards. Hinkey
made the first tackle for Yale. King FUN
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Hickok; breaking through, downed the
Jersey runner and got the ball. Yals's
first move was not brilliant one, for no
sooner had the ball been passed to Arm
strong than Wheeler broke through Yale's
big guard and brought the ball down be-
hind the line, which meant q loss of two
yards for Yale.
Fearing to break the line again till she
could find its vulnerable point Yale passed
the ball back to her famous punter, But
terworth. He made a beautiful kick which
sent the ball sailing back to Princeton's
As yard line. 1t dropped into Blake's
arms, but he could not run with it for
Hinksy was upon him in q second.
Princeton then treated the spectators to
an Introduction to her backs. Quick as q
fash Morse was sent through Yaie's center |
for three yards and Ward for three yards |
more. Here Yale got the ball on fun
BILE. Yale in turn brought out her backs |
again, but tried them for their gains !
around the end this time. Thorna tried