The evening world., 1893-11-30

and migce pies are completely forgotten,
and the whole population seems to turn
out with one accord and follow the
cohorts of noisy and hilarious collegians |
from Yale and "Old Nassau" gayly |
decked with the colors of their favorites
in the great procession which wends it's
way to Manhattan Field. there to wit !
ness The crownlng struggle Of the sea-
son between the two rival elevens.
This year is no exception to the general |
rule. and if anything. the interest in the
game this afternoon Is more intense
than ever before. II will probably be
Witnessed by between 10000 and 1000
people, and every patriouG citizen VINO
can scrape together the price Of an ad-
mission will be upon the ground when
play begins at o'clock.
The tun began last night when the
advance guards of the college men ne
compunying their teams arrived from
New Haven and Princeton. Tn" crowds
in the TenderlOin district thronged the
sidewalks of broadway In the vicinity
Of Madison Square until long after mid
night ana every young man in sight
was decorated either with tn" blue OF
Yale or the orange ana black of Prince
ton.
1t was noticeable, however, that there
were very much less disturbance and
noise than have been the custom IN
| l"sr men were quiet and orderly In their
behavior. although, of course not few
succumbed to the eNhlaratinE Influence
/ Of the good cheer furnished by we'll
| known h0stclries.
! This morning the crowds began to
gather again as early az o'clock ana
where the Yale team Is stopping, pre-
scented an appearance OF unusual hc-
tivitv for so early an hour In the
capt Hinliev and his warriors had
been up and about for more than an
hour. Trainer Murphy had them out of
bed early, after eight hours good sleep,
and they were at the training table for
breakfast at 30 o'clock,
Some of them including Stillman, the
ming half back, Hickuk. Mctren ana
Butterworth, the famous burker aud
punter, were seen in the corridor soon
afterwards, surrounded by II group of
enthusiastic admirers. The giants stood
head and shoulders above their com
panions, and Were easily distinguished
by the thick mops Of Paderewski-lik"
locks that stuck ont ON all Sides from
beneath their hat brims.
Every. man in the team, Trainer Muir
uhy declared was in fine condition for thu.
game. and the rumor about Thorn-'s
and Armstrong; Injuries had been greatly
exaggerated.
fray. and though they expected a hard
tight. cnCh one was confident that an
other victory would be won FOR the blue
Among the well-knuwn football Cel-bri-
ties of Yale who circulated among the
crowds in the corridor. which increased
every moment as the morning advanced,
were Billy Rhodes and WurtemDcrg, the
regular coaches of the team. Big Ray
Tompklns was also there With McClung,
Vance Mccormick Josh" Hartwell.
pa" Corbin, eN-C4pt. o. u. Thompson,
victory in 1876 and last. but not least,
Walter G. camp, the father of football
at New Haven. and the great high priest
Th he, Scene Gene at thu Murray Hin Hotel.
where the Jersey men We're quarter"i.
WaT qu,Y' YET ,,bara1 re shar n4 arn , Ut
morning. capt. TrenChnri hr"Hkfast"l
with his men at o'clock. and about I"
: they all vent out for uw ar towards
central Park. aud were gone for an
hour.
Jack" McMasters. the trainer, declar-
ID that his pets were in the, very pink
of condition. ana that II would be "A very
/ strange thing II Princeton all not score
today, even If they did not succeed in
T lowering Nale's colors, no matter what
. the crowd and the sporting men who
b were laying long odds against the or
ange AMI black thought of the chances.
There was an air Of quiet confidence
manifested by members OF the team
: and capt. Vrenchard IL one Of those
who thinks that the result of the strug-
gle Is by no means for"gone concl-
sion.
. King. the famous quarter-ba was
never in better form than he Is to-day,
and he Is generally looked upon by the
supporters OF princeton 10 rival some
BntterwUrth's great breaks through the
.. team.
. Princeton has eleven substitutes here.
= and every possibility of accident has
r been guarded against 10y Yale. which has
brought twenty-four extra men to town
TO draw upon in case any of tn" regular
: men ARE ISL up. during the game.
= The Hoffman House this morning was
the neutral ground FOR the friends Of
= the opposing teams. and here thu sport
~ al, 80
boar. The betting was not 50 lively as
9 IT was last night, but II was evident
I mat Yale money was stun more album
: dunt than that Of the hackers ~ the
Z Jersey men.
7 Tn local sporting men combined t.
= back Vale. aud 1t was difficult toi them
to place any money except at long odds
6 on the blue.
: Towards noon the crowds at the hotels
We're 50 great that the overflow upon The
4 sidewalks almost blocked travel. scores
p ut street fakirs with baskets illleI Will
i ribbons and buttuns and handtulS O.
- flags of blue and orange decorated witt
4 big white "N' and black 'P' stOOC
n at the corners and along tn" curbs hawk
t ius their wares Every one who came
II along unprONidel with colur+ speedilA
V obtained an OUTFIT according to his tust,
r and Joined the crowd which surged abou
5 the hotel entrances.
Ticket Spectators We're also on han'
~ in great numbers. They all seemed 4
Il. have plenty OF ticket tor the opel
m stands which We're offered at all price
- from So up II 50 apiece, according q
r. location. The stands at the side Of tn
field commanded The highest prices.
J. Very few grand stand tickets SCENE
x 80 De Ia the market, but whenever
II Spectator was found who had them, h
IL wanted all the way from s. to so for
single seat. Even admission tickets Wei
H. sold at an advance over the regula
-r price.
~ Sum- Of th-s hop windows alOn
Il BroalWayaud Fitth avenue We're dressr
IN IN most elaborate STYLE, with the color
IS Of Nai- ANA Princeton, and more OF III
sort OF decoration was seen than in an
t. previous year.
n. 4 DOZEN or more big hotel coacht
re We're standing In the plaza facing Mad
r son square. waiting for the partl,
NJ which had engaged them to start I,
IL Manhattan Ficld. Several Of them wei
n decorated with blue bunting, and OF
he had PTinCetun's Culors. The market 7,
Is tin trumpets and fish horns was boon
ny ing
From the top Of the Hotel BrTnswio
H. big yellow and black Nag was tiappir
nj In the breeze. Scores ~ young wUlnt
h. Were out prumrnudlng FNth HVrnr
n, with their favOrlt- CulOrs Aalr's biz
ny seemed 10 be most popular with the Ne
ps York girls.
ms The Indications this morning were thu
the weather clerks prediction Of IA
he would not BE- fulfilled, Although l.
X banks of clouds doomed mp Ia the W.
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