Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-30
Odds of 2 to l Offered on the
Blue.
GREAT FOOT BALL GAME At new YORK.
One Bettor Confident That the
Tigers Wouldn't Score.
AT THE GROUNDS.

liihs seemed TO point to herce foot ball
contest when Yale and Princeton would
line up" on Manhattan field at 2 o'clock
this afternoon.
Both teams were in the best of condition
both were equally sure of winning and
Princeton promised to fight as she had
never done before.
1t was predicted that the play would
be quick on both sides. Princeton, when
she had the ball, would make the most of
the time and so would Yale. Both would
play the good old-fas hioned" game Both
teams would kick great deal, and, with
the field in its present fine condition, some
beautiful running might be looked for
While both sides were confident Of vic
tory, neither expected a score of more than
six points.
The betting was lively last night and this
morning. but carried on quietly. Both the
Yale and Princeton men were confident
er ough to risk all their spare cash.
A Harrisburg man entered the Murray
Hill Hotel last night. His name was Hart.
DO you fellows want to cover any money
at to / that Princeton won't scorer"
certainly" said Trainer MeMasters.
down SO Here's fifty more against
hundred on the game"
Both bets were covered. DIR. Mcdonald.
the teams physician, took another $3.50
rushed the Pennsylvania so hard on his
to bet that in a few minutes he hedged
and would bet only on the game to l.
AT the Hoffman House Billy Edwards
placed several bets ranging from $50 to
$1,000 at odds of to 2 that Yale would
win. There was very little betting on the
score.
Princeton men offered even money that
Yale would not score IL points, but this
would not be covered. The betting was not
so extensive as last year. The Yale men
naI 70 no iyAn rxritL
carried from Springfield.
Foot Ball Enthusiasts Abroad.
Early this morning the foot ball crowd
began to make itself noticed on the pr1nci-
pal streets of the city, and the bits of orange
and black or of blue worn by the enthu-
siasts gave brightness to the somber matter
of fact appearance of the sidewalks. The
colors were worn in every possible variety.
There were badges and ribbons OF all con-
ceivable kinds. and besides those familiar
forms of decoration some new and strik-
ing features were noticeable
One Princeton man showed his pride and
confidence in his college team by using
yellow laces to fasten on his carefully
blackened shoes.
The crowd in the city quickly received
additions in the early hours of morning
from the neighboring cities and towns,
and on all the streets in the vicinity OF
Madison Square, as well as almost the
entire length of upper Broadway, were
soon a restless, ever moving mass Of colors.
There were still several hours to pass
before the gates of Manhattan field would
be thrown open. and the crowd spent the
interval exhibiting itself in the most promi-
nent places.
The foot ball giants spent the morning
quietly. The Yale eleven were at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel and the Princeton eleven
were at the Murray HILL Some little time
was devoted to practicing signals and to
talking over the tactics to be pursued In
the game, but for the most part the heroes
endeavored simply to kill time and dispel
from their minds all thought of the ap-
preaching contest.
scenes ut the Grounds.
Manhattan field was in a blaze of glory
some time later. fairer day never bless
ed a Thanksgiving day crowd and foot ball
enthusiasts could not wish for happier
scenes. A battle to the death was to be
fought for foot ball supremacy Of the gal
liant boys from Old Nassau and the hardy
sons of Yale.
A tremendous crowd came streaming in to
see the contest The college men came by
the thousands, and from the city there was
a throng that packed the grand stand, and
the bleachers that made the bluffs that rose
from the rear living mountains and swelled
the crowd without reserved seats till every
man considered himself a sardine.
AS early as 10 o'clock the advance guard
appeared, then they were multiplied
hundred times over. 1t was estimated at
noon, two hours before the game was to be
called, that fully 10000 people would wit
ness the game.
At IL o'clock the field was a bedlam
Leather-lunged students made the air re-
sound with college yells, and from a thous-
and horns came one prolonged roar that
could be heard miles away.
The Princeton men came early and filled
the stand at the west end of the field. They
made one solid mass of yellow and black.
Every man lent his throat to the great
honor and glory of his college. At one anus
ing sight the Princeton crowd went wild
A delegation of Nassau men, headed by a
negro, completely covered with yellow, en-
tered the grounds and marched around the
field. Every man held banner and footed
a horn. The rooters broke loose and howl
ed like demons.
The bulk of the Yale contingent gathered
on the south side. Around the stands and
over the boxes were hung great blue BAN
ners each one with big in white. The
early crowd, for its own amusement, broke
INTO song. Every man on each team was
honored in very crude verse to the tunes
that years have made popular.
The coaches were lined along the north
SIDE or the field. Yale and Princeton were
both we'll represented in this line The
neavy drags were masses Of color.
EVERY college contingent that came in was
greeted by storm of yells. Fair woman
seems to delight in the play in a foot ball
! sands.
Shortly after noon the grand stands COM
menced to fill.
Along the north side the fifty impro-
Vlsed boxes contained large contingent
OF the city s wealth and beauty. The price
or boX was matter of $40.
mayor Gllroy, surrounded by lot of
ncted city ofticials occupied part of the
stand in front of the club house
Here are occupants of some of the coach
| es' Phi Gamma Delta of Yale and Column
bia- Mr.. F. II. Schenck, Princeton Fresh
men, Tiger Club of Princeton Ivy Club of
| Princeton, j. Beadleston, Yale '95; Prince
! ton University College Club, Mr. Jewett
| of Yale. Naval Reserves r. ]. Flack, Co.
/ lonial Club of Princeton. '96; Yale Acad-
emy Yale, 90 Sherman Day, DID,, Chicci
Yale, Mr.. Kennaday, Yale 80.
Yale seemed to be the favorite with the
| crowd, although no small number were con-
fdent that Princeton would score Can't
Trenchard said that the orange and black
presented a better team today than she
! has had since 1889, when she whipped Yale
| on Berkeley Oval. He was confident that
| his team would score and would not say
| that he would be beaten.
On the other hand. Yale pointed to her
great strength in Butterworth, Hinkey
Armstrong, Thorne and McCrea and swore
that nothing could beat them. Fresh from
their victory over Harvard at Springfield
and in fine physical condition, the men
from the city of elms could see nothing
ahead of them but victory.
Field in Fine Condition.
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