The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-01
Exorbitant Prices Paid to See the
Football Game.
Spectators Reaped a Harvest al!
the Pub,ic's Expense.
for Handling tho Vast
Crowds Were Perfect.

sam" has been played. and the season of
1898 brought To- a glorious close. Tn"
llc'urN hav" celebrated their grand
achievement In breaking In most dc
"isiNr manner ia" remarkable record Of
NHl"'s successes win IN" Vauuuish"l
hosts from Sew avon hnv" sought
what consolation tN"y could In tn" bit
ter nuur Of drf"Ht
An that now remains to he done H.
IN tn" way Of settling up accounts. and
Iividing Tia" profits, and this labor win
prohnhly "rcupY for several days tn"
attention Of tn" University Athletic
cubs Committee. which had charg" of
IN" financial management Of ~" game.
There seems to l." no doubt that very
much NOR" honey was taken In for the
game at Aanhnttan Field yesterday
,htn for any previous gam" played In
this city. Certainty the crowd spent
NOR" to H"" II tLan eyer before.
IF all "a" seats In the grounds. In.
cluiing both IA" covered and uncovered
stands muI thu~" in tn" clubhouse,
hHd ben sold tu their occupants at
IN" prices iiXed by til" Committee. thr
total Eat" receipts might l." figured at
a r'Ilsh estimate ut about $i2,Opo
This nm"uut IL based upon the estl-
mat" that lluW admission tickets at 81
"n.h w"r" purchased, and this will not
gee, - too high 10 any who saw tn,
,I,uSe crowds which were packed about
tn" SIDES ui the Held yesterday alter
noon
Tl" 1000 covered seats At s. each
would hay" Nirllrd $liUOU; nUDo uncOy-
cred seats at Sl"U "aCn. 5000; IL"
l.iAU huy seats at g. each $G.0pI: twchty
al al .,l tHlf sn am
rl,Ih-h",l," admissions at 81 racu, $li,.
II Is = Tact. huW"!"r, that many nan
drr'is OF tickets ,.'r tn" grand stand as
welt rs for the up' II seats fell into tn"
hands OF Spectators. who r"ip"d
rich harvest lay charging purchasers
all IA way from ~ to sIj ap!"c" tor
rhulr' POSITIONS IN Ia" covered stands,
VIM" Ii" hl"a"h"ry seats brought from
- to 81 each
Naturally tn" question Is asked, where
III tl" Spectators obtain all th"s"
limited suppl" of them All day Nrstrr-
lay Will" tn commit " In ChnrG" of
'l's" affairs declared tina, It had dis
rlS,'. OF "vrrr seat on tn grounds
II * customary for some students who
"hli II snlt' at the original prize" to sell
mem ~ an advance t" Spr"ulnt"rs Il
few DAYS h"iurr the gam but the total
number which the latter obtain in this
way - usually very small. Rumurs have
h""u il"iilus about for two days past
ih9i It" greater number Of til" ckets
held hN IN" spectators were Uhtaine
directly from thus. who had charge Of
their distribution, ANA that this wa don"
with TIA" View OF swelling th" gate re
rIulS.
81 "ours" III" members Of the Com
mtttr' deny lhat any such deaf was
ma'i' although II IL ndmitt~d mat they
understanding that they should not >"ll
them AT NOR" than 80 cents advance over
III" original price.
It any such agreement was made.
lttA rt.l..
no ii"a Of standing 10y It. for no seat ON
either of tn" grand stands could be-
bought Yesterday for less than s.. AMI
usually at so. and the number sold at
th"s" prices is estimated at more than
@rh l'nd-r these circumstances, tn"
amount Of money paid by tn" spectators
nearly duuhl" that which is represented
by tn" uunh"r of tickets sold
In other wur',. the receipts instead Of
being N2,oo. were actually In tn" neigh
l""pl, VINO would Xix" 10 know how this
hlE difference has been disposed Of Have
~" smrulat"rs srtl bed 1t al"
nGiIiur down the necessary expenses At
S",nnu Hui S6,O"O FOR the rent Of the field.
Val" ana princeton would divide ahuu,
S5uW~ equally between them. The public
pays is money I" 81" th"s" hig games
with the ii"i that II E,"s to Supuurt the
two football associations and .uruurdg"
r"liY,%r athletics generally. AMI it Is rr-
, Smlll l"r'"uta%" of tn" "Xurhttuu'
charges thit were made Yesterday should
- t. tn" cullr,' men.
tn" I niN"l ATTY Athletic cub Commit
e." attributes tn" fact that there wrr"
lots Of speculation in ticirts To- various
S"ut'"'. ON" IS that some of To" ht'
hG"nrirS which were allowed tickets
BROKE their agreement and sold tickets
1t sttn prices. another hat tn" students
sold Tickets 10 Spectators, another that
when 1"l stand g tickets were placed on
M 80 ils,T, l,N.
90. huN them In small hntChrs. sun AN
other reason IL given that men claiming
To- T." Cull"r" ErnuuHi"S. Who were al
i"i"i tickets, sold them at II big al
vance.
Mr H"nry $ Van puzcr. Treasurer of
'hr '"mntit"". this morning furnished
! Il liNt OF ticket agencies which were al
| lowed tickets. Among thrs" wrr" ii-
Nid,lr 700 covered seats. 100 uncovered
seats and II huN"s.
Thr agenCIrs siLn"d II written agree
m"ut To- charg" hut - cents over the
| regular price, and not to buy any tick
Its At higher figure than the T.. \ =.
| had Set upon them. The list Is as fol
Hulman ~ nr'ahNav; TYSON q Co, rlrh
/ h'"nnr l,'", Tyson y Bro windsor lIotcl
N'''r,'r ~ lir,ai~w Muller Equitable lmtl
Ius Iup"r'W lIn'rl uni NtNaudrr, SturtrNant
we. have pretty good evidence" said
IS high as s. ard $40 FOR tickets Run
. man kent his contract to the letter.
! "Nr T"pan. Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
/ told me that a hltCn of 200 Il, ketS. which
| had been allotted to Princeton students,
WAS offered him, Jonas. NJ the Aston
House, was offered ~ college tickets
1T would seem from this that students
wore tn" means of spectators getting
noll Of tickets. We knew iust % whom
tickets were tllutt"d. and by th.s means
! was alb" 10 discover a man offering
I tickets for sal" on the grounds thai he
was a cullcE" graduate. There were other
casrS of THIS kind.
Mr.. G. r. Matthewson. Chairman of the
/ l. \. g. Committee, said this mlrninE
| that II" specializing matter would bt
/ carefully investigated In reply to 4
. question why these ticket agencies were
allowed any tickets at all, Mr.. Matthew
/ son said.
I've thought these men were al
reputable. AMI wv this means We hoped
- prevent picayune specializing
'Tn"sc agents hav" a large number Ot
patrons. Who are mon of the best class
whom "" considered We're entitled &c
tickets. ana We thought this the hes,
mc'h'l Of letting these patrons get
. tiC.elS
Yale end Princeton students ma,
have dubbed together and Furnished
tickets Il spectators. myself shear
u presume the SPECTATORS got the
benefit OF these extortionate charges
| one thing is sure. the colleges and III,
! University Athletic club did not,
"lf We fni that the ticket agencies
didn't keep faith with us they viii sc
mo- tickets another year. think Il
would be- a good idea next time To re