The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-11-30
THE CITY FOOTBALL MAD.
King Turkey Takes a BacS Seat for
Colleglaps To-day

''ilNf every N'iI 'f'lIdlN goes IObIDNli
wild. Tho enthusiasm which has been
bottled up ali the season, and which
seldom shows Itself excent in college
circles. breaks out on Thanks giving Day
"u! 'Irrics everything before 1t.
Thanksgiving turkeys, cranberry sauce
, and mnce pies are completely forgotten
and the whole population seems to turn
ont with one accord and follow the
cohorts of noisy and hilarious collegians
from Yale and "O.d Nassau" gayly
decked with the colors Of their fsvor,tes
in the great procession which wends It's
way u Manhattan Field, there to wit
ness the GROWING struggle Of the sea-
son between the two rival elevens.
Th- fun began last night when the
advance guards of the college men ac-
campaigning their teams arrived frcm
New Haven AMI Princeton. The crowds
In the TendcrlOin district thronged the
sidewalks OF Broadway in the vicinity
Of Madison Square until long after mid
night and every young man In sight
was decorated either with the blue OF
Yale or the orange and black of Prince
ton.
it was noticeable. however. that there
were very mucn less disturbance and
noise than have been the custom in
previous years, and as { rule the col
lege men were quiet and orderly in their
behavior although, of course. not n few
succumbed to the eXhilarating influence
or the good cheer furnished BY we'll
/ known hostelries.
/ This morning the crowds began to
gather again as early MS s o'clock. and
the corridors Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel,
Wnere the Yale team is stopping, pre-
sented an appearance of unusual aC-
tyity for so early an hour in the
morning.
Capt. Hinkey and his warriors had
hour. Trainer Murphy had them out of
bed early, after eight hours good sleep,
and they We're at the training table for
some of them. including Stillman. the
! big centre rush; Tnorne the swift run
ming half-hack H!ckok. McCrca and
punter were seen in the corridor soon
afterwards. surrounded by group OF
enthusiastic admirers. The giants stood
uanions, and were easily distinguished
by the thick mops of Paderewski. like
locks that stuck out on all sides from
beneath their hat brims.
/ Every man in the team, Trainer Muir
ply declared, was in fine condition for the
same. and the rumor about Thorne's
ana ArmstTong's Injuries had been greatly
They We're all ready and eager for the
fray and though they expected a hard
other victory would be won for the blue
Among the well-known football celebri-
7 ties OF Yale VINO circulated among the
'''N'i' III VIZ tpi llOl, NnlCn increased
every moment as the morning advanced,
We're Billy Rhodes and Wurtemberg, the
r%g,laIr, COACHES Of the team Big Ray
Vance Mccormick. Josh" Hartweli,
/ PA" Corbin, ax-Capt o. d. Thompson,
the first man VINO led the Yale forces to
Walter &. Camp. the father OF football
az New Haven, and the great high priest
of the grid-iron arena wa,
The scene at the Murray Hill Hotel.
where the Jersey ulI1rtarGl
was quieter, yet a large number Of
Princeton men gathered there, during the
with his men at 8 O'Clock. and about 8
they all went out for aw ak towards
Central Park. AID were gone for an
hour.
+ sack" McMasters, the trainer. declar-
cd that his pets were in the very pink
of condition. and that 1t would be a very
to-day, eve II they did not succeed in
i, wering Yale's colors, no matter what
the crowd and the sporting men who
were laying long odds against the or
ange ana Black thought of the chances.
There was an air OF quiet confidence
manifested By members of the team,
and Capt. rrenchard IL one of those
who thinks that the result of the str,lg-
sion.
King. the famous quarterback. was
never in better form than he is to-day
and he Is generally looked upon by the
supporters of Princeton TO rival some Of
Butt"rWorth's great breaks through the
pondrrouS centre guard of the opposing
team.
Princeton has eleven substitutes here,
ana every possibility Of accident has
been guarded against by Yale, which has
brought twenty-four extra men to town
20 draw upon In case any of the regular
mTT b are Tsea up during the game
the neutral ground for the friends Of
the opposing teams. AMI here the sport
Ing element congregated at an early
. h. hot In NN.NN NEAlkE sao
II was last night, but 1t was evident
that Yale money was still more album
dant than that of the hackers of the
The local sporting men combined to
| back Yale, and it was difficult for them
b TO place any money except at long odds
Towards noon the crowds at the hotels
were so great that the overflow upon the
: sidewalks almost blocked travel. Scores
of street fakIrs with baskets filled with
, ribbons and buttons and handfuls OF
flags OF blue and orange decorated with
! big white "N'' ana black Up" stood
> ing their wares Every one who came
a,ong unprovided with Colors speedily
obtained an outfit according to his taste
, ana Joined the crowd which surged about
the hotel entrances.
Ticket spectators were also on hand
IN great numbers. They all seemed to
. have plenty OF tickets for the open
stands, which We're offered ut all prices
. from $3.50 up to 81 apiece, according 10
location. The stands at the side of the
ficll comTanded the highest prices.
Very few grand stand tickets seemed
. 20 ne in the market but whenever a
, specuiator, vas found. who had them. he
i wanted all the way from 81 to $40 Tor n
: single seat Even admission tickets were
sold AT AN advance over the regular
70 price.
Some Of thcs hop windows along
u Broadwayand Fifth avenue were dressed
, in most elaborate style, with the Colors
: OF Yale and Princeton. and more Of this
= sort of decoration was seen than in any
y previous year
: dozen or more big hotel coachc.
T. were standing in the plaza facing Madi
Z son square, waiting for the parties
3 which had engaged them to start foi
t Manhattan Field. Several OF them were
: decorated with blue bunting, and one
Z had lrinceton's Colors. The market foi
\ tin trumpets and fish-horns was boom
' ing.
From the top ~ the Hotel Brunswick
i big yellow and black flag was Mapping
" IN the breeze Scores OF Young Womer
were out promenadlng Fifth avenue
y, | with their favorlte COlors lale's blu,
J seemed 10 be most popular with the New
e York gir,s.