Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-24
THE YALE-HARvARD GAME.

u a e q N v a r. - a IN BE
The Chance OF New Quarterback for
Yale-F. ID. Henry 1914 Likely to BE |
the Man-Speculation as to the Re- |
suit - The Pennsylvania Came
HaIe's Strength and Weakness.
Just what will be the personel of the |
football team which will stand up against
Harvard tomorrow Is uncertain. 1t seems
to look, however, as though ED. Henry
'94 would take Norris position at quar-
terback. Wurtemburg, who was quarter
back in 1889, came here over q week ego
and was very much impressed with his
work. Henry was substitute hslfbsck on
the varsity last year, but was not thought
of as quarter or a varsity man until he
was seen by Wnrte nbnrg This fall he has
bsen playing half on the second eleven
and recently has been playing quarter and
csptaining the ''serubs." He Is stronger
man than either Morris or Adee and Is q
good deal of what Is called a born football
player. The short time left before the
game makes his Inc experience his worst
feature.
Morris was go badly battered in the
Pennsylvania game that he has not bAsn
himself since. He only played a short
time yesterday, and many think he is I'M
fitted for the strain of the big game. 1t is
possible that he may start in the game,
but that Henry may take his place before
1t is over.
The candidates for the team were given
hard days work Wednesday, which was
really their last practice day, two days
rest being considered necessary before the
Harvard game, in order that all might be in
prime condition. Some hight work was
done yesterday, but no buckinR the center
was attempted. D.fendorff '94 returned
from Springfield Wednesday evening and
reported that the quarters were all in read
iness for the Ysls eleven.
1t has been alleged by some that the Ysle
| team gave away some of her best points in
| the game with Pennsylvania. This, how
ever, seems to be improbable. 1t would
have been manifestly the height of folly
| fog Yale to have made use of her best
strategens with many representatives. Of
both Harvard and Princeton present and
Watching every point in the game. Thus
1t Is reasonable DO suppose that Yale viii
exhibit next Saturday we'll planned sys
tenn of signals and strstegems. While Yale
has well-trained and thoroughly scientific
team 1t is composed of younger men on tn.
| average than Harvsrd's team. Neither viii
| the average weight of the Yale team come
up to that of the Harvard team. 1t viii
be a struggle of brains against Drawn
Ysle's main strength lies in her scienc,
and If Captain Hinkey aud his men keel
their head, Yale may fairly hope for sue
cess.
At the game Saturday two Yale men IL
each section will be selected to lead tn
cheering. Several hundred students will
sit together and sing the new foot bal
| songs, which are being rehearsed at ''Ths
Fence" nightly.
The Yale-Princeton Game.
SEATS FOR THE BIG GAME-CHAIRMAl
| MATHRwsoN DENIES ANY GENERAL CON
PLANT OVER THEIR DISTRIBUTION.
| NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-"We have nc
seen and do not anticipate any genera
complaint over the distribution of seat
for the Thanksgiving day football gam
between Yale and Princeton" said Charlie
F. Mathewsop, the chairman of the Un
| versity Athletic club committee, which ha
the management of the contest.
Mr.. Msthewaon's attention was called {
an article in morning paper stating tbs
there were no tickets to be had by the put
L
lators; that applicants for seats are findin
fault with the managers and that the latte
have made little of Manhattan field. In II
ply to this Mr.. Mathewson said:
"rhe managers havs no disposition
run down Manhattan field. In point {
convenience Manhattan field is far shes
of any other available place. When We al
asked regarding the accommodation ther,
however, we are obliged to say that IA ,0O
seats are utterly inadequate to seat 25 ,0O
people, and that If some other field reason
/ | ably convenient with %, 600 to 30. 600 seal
| could be had 1t would accommodate tt
, | public, both college and non-college, eve
far more than it is possible to do at MAI
haitian field.
1.-The complaints, If there are any, frol
J those who failed to get seats arises solel
from the fact that we had not more tina
half enough seats to 60 around. Thos
who have spoken to us regarding it hay'
without exception, on tine matter being E,
, planned to them, gone away perfectly sati
fed. As to the manner in which ticke
| were distributed, 1t was a question in tt
beginning whether allotment should b
} made on receipt of application or wheth,
all applications received by q certain ds
should have an equal chance.
1.-THE former method seemed to the con
mittee an unfair advantage to insidel
and local applicants, who would have
day or two in advance by inquiring whe
: the sale would be opened, and who migt
} monopolizs the coveted seats to the el
claeion OF others equally deserving outsid
: the city who did not have the same facil
} ties to acquire the information.
"On the other hand, this obj ection woul
be removed by giving all applicants a
equal chance. This latter plan is the on
that was employed at the Cornell Hsrvar
game on November 4, when Manager WIFI,
sent out a circular that all applications TO
seats before October % would be filled
lot. This lie no new plan with our com
mittee, and 1t seemed to be with us, on tn
| whole, a fair one. There are arguments o.
J both sides. of course, and 1t is a simpl
! question of judgment at best. Last yea
the number of applications WAS 1000, q
!. against II 900 or 30 this year up to Noyem
Der 10. Had only the number applied thi
yesr who did last up TO that date, all G
nearly all of them would have besn pre-
vided with covered seats, instead of no
over half. as now. We think the public
on confederation, will understand that wiz
present facilities it a simple impossibilit