New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-01
GLORY FOR PRINCETON.
THE FOOTBALL GAME rs HERS
YALE. COMPLETELY OUTPLAYED. ~
BEATEN BY THE SCORE OF 6 TOO

BEATEN BY THE SCORE OF TOO
VAST CROWD SEES SUPERB MATCH
no SUCH CoNcoURsE At A THANKSGIVING GAM
EEFoRE-AN HONEST VICTORY. woRTHILY
woN-EvEN BUTTERwORTH RUSHED TO
LITTLE PURPOSE - MAGNIFICENT
WORK DONE BY CAPTAIN
TRENcHARD's MEN.
Public Judgment. which had made Yale .
favorite over Princeton at odds of from to
against /, hung its head in shame last night.
Princeton won the great Thanksgiving football
match; won it glorousy; it by playing
which will ever fill bright page in the annals
of college athletics. The score was to 0, and
Yale beaten for the first time since 1890.
Seldom, If ever. has there been a big foot ball
game in the metropolitan district which offered
more thrilling entertainment or more distract
ing excitement. Never has there been that
was beheld by so vast concourse as gathered
in and about Manhattan Field yesterdays
fine afternoon. To most of the spectators the
multitudes of human beings. bright with futter-
ing college colors. must have been even more
notable than the magnificent match ITSELF
over 5000 persons passed the gates os the field:
certainly half that number viewed the struggles
of the two elevens from Dead Head" Hill and
the great new viaduct
A STRIKING PICTURE
The whole scene was one to be long and
wildly remembered. About the football rect-
angle were banks of people, stretching i'm rreg-
ular lines which approximately formed an oval.
Tka hrca dos rf
were one covered and one open stand, and the
clubhouse. TO the southwark was another
great roofed-in stand From the field OF play to
the top of the uncovered stand to the west
stretched a myriad of faces. Other thousands
filled the boxes. stand and spaces lying north
of the huge gridiron. 1t seemed that even on
Manhattan Field as many stood as sat- for the
wide stretches of ground between the stands
and the fence inclosing the space on which the
game played were for the most part
jammed.
1t is true that from the viaduct and the bluff
no close watch could be kept on the play, but
great numbers were pleased to get even such
a distant view of the battle. Some persons to
the northwest far from the field that
the players must have seemed liliputians to
them. even il really distingushable as indi-
vidual persons. But fed-g glasses overcame this
difficulty in part
Those who paid so cents for space on the
hillside or hilltop on which to stand were
grouped In picturesque lines and masses. A
long row marked a roadway: other patches Of
human beings indicated where the side Of the
bluff lost Its precipitousness sufficiently to givN
a foothold.
SPECTATORS on THE vIADUCr
That great municipal work the One-hundred-
and-ffty-ffth-st. viaduct, which has been
opened within the year. is a boon to that con.
siderable part Of the public which enjoys foot
ball. but hesitates at spending hard cash for
admission tickets. The view of Manhattan Field
from the promenade is admirable except for
the distance. but one should not expect every
thing for nothing
The time at which the crowds were the most
interesting to look on was just after one side
or the other had made a fine play. Flags ban.
ners, 'kerchiefs and ribbons OF blue or orange,
would as If by an arranged signal. rise from
the throngs and wave frantically to and fro
field of bright color. And the cheering, There
wasn't much concerted shouting of college criea
but people whooped and yelled and shrieked
until one was reminded Of that palace described
by AIilton-pandemonum.
GLORIOUS GAME
And as for the game itself: In the firsf
place the spectators. the sorrow Of Yale's
tuheiehts peihS eliminated, thought II in every
way superb struggle They did full honor
to the Princeton men, who had won and won
overwhelmingly when the public sentiment
thought Yale immeasurably superior An
American gathering has natural sympathy
for the under dog in a fight Princeton. before
the teams lined up, was certainly considered tn
have the poorer chance of winning After
fale's unexpected defeat Of the strong Har.
ward eleven at Springfield the knowing ones
could see nothing but the blue in yesterdays
match When the men from New-Jersey com.
pletely overturned these calculations the Amer.
lean heart went out in admiration for tbeir
pluck.
PRINCETON'S SUPERIORITY
In point Of fact. the score to 0. does not
give fair idea Of the relative strength Of the
teams. Princeton clearly outplayed her rivals
at every point. She deserved a second touch..
down. She had the ball in Yale's territory
nearly all the time. Her backs repeatedly
went around Yale's ends. Her assaults on the
left guard and left tackle of the enemy's line
nearly always yielded good fruit
Yale. on the other hand. could do little sue.
cessful rushing Butterworth played heroic
game. and often scored gains OF several yards
but the other backs not so effective. In
defensive work the NewHaven athletes were
lstonishingly weak McCrea and Murphy, left
Of centre. played charade. "the gates ajar"
Princetons touchdown was made almost en-.
tirely by plays on this part OF the Yale
line. Nearly every time King and Ward went
against 1t they made headway. At first, bat
tering of Yale's right guard and tackle Hickok
and Beard, accomplished little, but later these
Two lost some Of their solidity.
FINE INDIVIDUAL PLAY.
King. Morse and Ward made the startling
runs for Princeton. Kings prowess has
been shown on many fields and Ward
and Morse took rank not far behind