New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
RIG FOOTBALL CROWDS.
uroprE LOVE TO SEE THE COLLEGE
ATHLETES ON THE FIELD.
SPECULATION ABOUT THE CANES BETWEEN THE
~srAR" ELEvENs-SorEs ABOUT

=, THE PLAYERS.
e,s.,,ation as TO the outcome OF the great ioo'
III Games of the year Is as Keen as ever, an"
NV necple predict that the attendance az o'e
a, came between Harvard ana Naie' a' spr"s-
snn"" "a the Princeton Yale game. at Manhattan
ne'u, ar. ,, .~aot all records The attendance at
.sass two games during the last two years mas
~,, 20 yed the capacity of the grounds, and II
- ,r,crest in the game continues to increase "
a. orIv a question of time until wide-awaKe
n.eers of the larger athletic fields VIII nave 10
ssa some scheme for additional facilities at their
grounds. .,.,,oo.o,s
FUNDS in this neighborhood. The statement that
ga &c not a good one for the playing OF the
- ,s all nonsense The field has been laid out
Gov that purpose, and II Is admirably adap'eu
~ tho game The grounds are drained on
.o,er.iac principles and they can be used wheh
.o,v other fields are partially under water.
From SPECTATORS point OF view. no otner "eiu
., the country possesses the same advantages
:, 4, modern amphitheatre. and about 1900 people
- no seated while. with the coaches ana car
,ases barred out, 5000 people ought to be aoie
TO witness the game
"DEADHEAD HILL NIGHT DO
The University Athletic Club will certainly nave
H.. hands full in managing the game, ana the
committee in charge was justified III requesting
Vale and Princeton to be a little less oehoera'e
hereafter in making up their minds ABOUT ''e
came That the grounds, large as they are VIII
30, he spacious enough is assured and any one
rho can offer a suggestion showing how additional
facilities could be provided would earn the last
,ne gratitude of the University Athietc Ciuo' as
well as the Yale and Princeton teams ana incl
dentally the creditors of the Manhattan Athieuc
Club.
l, was said time ago that D. J. Coogan'
tho agent for the Lynch Estate. which owns both
Manhattan Field and the Polo Grounds, mad had
disagreement with Andrew Freedman, ana that
he intended to utilize "Dcadhead Hi Tor MS
own financial benefit on Thanksgiving Day. AS
Nh Freedman has nothing whatever 10 90 with
the management of the Yale-Princeton game MI.
Coogsn has probably abandoned the idea OF
.souaring matters with his supposed Zoe.
But would ii not be good idea for the University
Athletic Club Committee to the hill for the
game? There many people VINO would ike
10 see the Came, who cannot AFFORD 10 pay from
s. TO $40 for that pleasure. Temporary STANDS
which would seat from 2,0Co TO 10000 people could
be erected the slope, and from them there would
be a fairly good view Of the game. The seats
could be sold at from % to IS cents each. Just
what the committee would have to pay Mr. Coogan
for the rental of "Dcadhead Hl' cannot be said.
This plan would not interfere materially with the
Lovers Of football are protesting against the foul.
rough. low tackling so i;iominent IN many games
In ns below the hips is ali right but rule like
sluggng in the line is not always lived up 10. In
nearly SO solicitous about such points as they
should be-
GAMES FOR THE WEEK.
Tie games scheduled for the week are as follows:
C. 81 Manhattan Field, New-York.
Wesleyan University VS.. Crescent A c.. at East
q Princeton College vs. Orange A. c.. at Orange
Harvard University VS.. Boston A. A., at Cam
Pit,sburg A. c. vs. Allegheny A. A.. at Pitts
Yale Freshmen VS.. Columbia College. at New
Wednesday-Williams College VS.. Trinity Col
lego at Wamstown, Mass.
Tufts College vs.. Dartmouth College, at Han
Haverford College VS.. Bethlehem T. A. c.. at
Saturday-Yale University VS.. University of Penn
yylvania at Manhattan Field New-York.
Crescent 4: c. VS. New-York A c. at Eastern
Williams College VS.. Massachusetts Institute of
UNIVERSITY University Of illinois Pastime A. c.. at ST.
%ehish University vs. Cornell University at Ith-
Union College vs. University of Syracuse. at
Tufts College VS. Brown University, at Provi-
dence
University of Virginia VS.. Trinity College, at
amherst University VS.. Dartmouth College at
University Of Michigan Purdue University.
Haverford College VS.. Dickinson College, at Car
Isle. Penn.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Yale and Princeton had no idea of going to East
srn Park, or to Columbia Field, either, for that
matter.
The grounds at Central Park are used for foot
ball purposes on Mondays Wednesdays and Satur-
days, and they are always crowded a.. r,.,,s
College boys who sell their tickets Tor the inahks
Spanked
is not the sres war ,, sagng dSos
think. Mr.. Freedman will have charge OF Man
haitian Field for several ye ear local football eaos
are about as inaccurate and worthless as were
the score cards at the Polo Grounds during
The practice Of low tackng is dangerous and
The Yale and the New-York Athletic Club teams
will play their first game together at Manhattan
Tickets to Manhattan Field for Thanksgiving
Day should be limited. The grounds can accommo-
We So e aea 1S railroad
pay no attention TO suggestions made by the Polo
snd Of ea h
ton Of the people who go TO the nari sd TN b
suggestion for the formation Of professional
football league The game as played fCrd ,a is
collegiate football struggle Take Gordan away
from Wesleyan and nothing remains
s'ss5s ' of i1s acu S0' soppns boys
from playing was not 20 HhIsh oitci
Gil will return 20 Amherst next season. and
Amhersts football prospects are expected 10 LOOK
up In consequence. She mas weak team TINS year
Over $4,000 of tickets were sold on one day last
week, at Philadelphia, for yesterdays Princeton
University of Pennsylvania game at Mannheim
Park
Deand is said 10 nave invented several new
tricks for tie Harvard eleven TO show Yale at
Springfield go ,,,, <.
The Yale Law School team will disband after
its present trip. The team has not had the sue
cess IL anticipated - -
Irving and Dean are said to be the most prom
e., no
The Nonparei a. C., Of Railway, has a Few
open dates for this month. Address, "A. j. Do
land, Railway y. j. -
The clubhouse on Manhattan Field has been
reserved by Andrew Freedman. The receipts Will
b. used 10 pay off the creditors of the old Man.
haitian Athletic Club.
DR. w A, Allen viii coach the Dartmouth team
during the rest OF the season
The Inter-Scho,astc League has been organized
with the following officers: President. Howard
Whitney of Harvard School, vice-president Philip
Sands. OF Cutler School: secretary; James Martin,
OF Berkeley School treasurer, j. Fitch. OF Berkeley
school All the games in the series for the cham
pionship OF the league will be played on Berkeley
oval The games TO be played are as follows:
November A. Harvard ys. Berkeley; November