The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-01
LAST EDITION
YALE-PRINCETON
The Great College Football
Game Today.
Both EIevens in the Pink of Con
dition for a Big Contest.
BY The Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-At II 80 d. M, there
began a slow fall of rain on the grounds
where Yale and Princeton were to play
football.
The drops came straight down and had
sharp emphasis that indicated that sleet
might follow. A half hour before the
game began the gates at Manhattan Fiel d
were thrown open and . few hum
dreds in waiting were admitted.
Soon after the opening Of the gates
Princeton decked tallyho coach rolled
upon the grounds. Soon came two others.
but they were covered with the blue Of
Yale. Then a little later followed two
more Yale blue coaches and I'm
ally another Princeton close on
her heels. They all lined up at
the rear OF the 90 special private boxes
on the north side of the field. Thsse
position of the viewing OF the game,
being within Is feet OF the gridiron,
were entirely uncovered and without pro-
lection from the storm. AT one end Of
the field and almost under the elevated
road station q grand stand divided into
five sections of reserved seats was without
shelter. The same was true Of the vis-a-
Wis stand at the west end OF the field,
skirting the southeast corner OF tho field
aud sweeping along the southern side
were the permanent grand stands with
solid orchestra chairs and good solid
roofs.
Those who held tickets to these stands
were they who smiled despite the weather
and the only ones who could. A heavy
fringe of men, four deep, hung on top OF
the fence that enclosed the gridiron and
the press and coachers' quarters.
Around the gridiron and just within its
boundary fence policemen under the
command OF Inspector Conlin were sta
lioned at every ten feet of space. They
early became bedraggled, and before the
game was fairly we'll started were soaked
with rain. The first comers upon the
grounds saw yellow blotches Of saw
dust at the soft spots in the field. When
the storm began, however, attendants
started procession of sacks filed with
sawdust, and they were rapidly scat
tered over the places whore the fore
wards and backs should stand in
the line up in the center OF the Held
Soon after I o'clock three moro coache4,
loaded with Yale men and decked out
with blue, drove out on the reservation
for coaches. 1t was early apparent
that the tin horn was to bs moro
in evidence today than was the
case at Springfield. Each coach load was
provided with big throaty horns, while
little ones aud assorted mediums were
scattered all over the stands and fields.
Meanwhile the people at home were not
hurrying out in the rain.
Within % minutes of the time there
were only scattered CT oS OF umbreilas
in the open stand and Sc were holding
and pounding their fee1 uatil there was .
dull rear of heel, pierced with the
staccato screams of tin horns. The occu-
pants of these places were shivering In
the deadly chill of the atmosphere and
becoming gradually drenched with the
steady and straight falling rain. Verify
it seemed as though pneumonia should
enjoy saturnalia, while consumption In
| the background smiled with seemly de-
| corum but with certainty Of victims.
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