The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-02
Several Players Injured on the Maddy
Gridiron OF Manhaftan Field. hut
No Police Interference.
BIG CROWD OF SPECTATORS
WHOSE ENTHUSIASM WAS DAM
PENED BY RAIN AND SNOW.
Yale Freshmen Defeated IL To q nv
the Call OF Time in a Game with
the "Freshfes" of Harvard.

NEW YORK, Dec. L-Princeton's "Ti-
gers" are as tame and crestfallen to-
night as the Tammany tigers" were on
the night Of Nov. 6. The Presbyterian
football players came to town with the
determination Ito do or die" on Man
haitian field this afternoon. but they did
little except dye their clothes a muddy
hue. They were never in the game Yale
was superior at all points. and when
time was called at the end OF the con-
test the score stood Yale. "A: Prince
ton. o.
In spite of the rain and cold Manhat-
tan field was crowded as il usually is
on Thanksgiving day, and fully 10000
within and without the grounds saw
Princeton's colors dragged in the mud
and snow. Princeton was outplayed
from the beginning TO the end. and
rarely was the ball i'm Yale's territory,
and then only for q few seconds, when
it was either rushed out OF the danger
or was punted far down the field by
Butterworth. The rest OF seven days
had done wonders for the Yale men ana
they went into the game as though the
Harvard game had been a month away
instead Of only week. The improve
ment was remarkable, and especially in
the case OF Butterworth. for he bucked
the line with all his old-time vigor, and
his punting was as good as at any time
in his career. in spite of the fact that
the ball was slippery and hard to hold.
Little fumbling was seen on the Yale
side. and the men were generally sure
catches. On the other hand, the Prince
ton players did not seem to be able to
do anything with the ball when they
had it. Time and time again Butter
worth's Dunts were missed by Poe. and
once his tumble resulted in a touch
down. The team which lined up against
Yale was not for an instant to be COM
pared with that of a year ago, and Yale
did better. This tells the whole story.
AS there were only about $1,000 seats
for double that number who wanted TO
see the game. the scramble for good
standing room was great. In half an
hour after the gates had been thrown
open the best standing room had all
been taken and the late-comers had to
take their places on the outside Of a
fringe of humanity which lined the
whole field. The seats, too, were filing
up rapidly, and those who had been so
fortunate as to secure places on the
two covered STANDS were congratulating
themselves at 1 o'clock. for the rain
then began TO come down in real earn
est. In the uncovered stands it was i'm
possible to sit down except in pools OF
water, and looking up to the stands
from the field IL looked like a great
mass of mushrooms. Everybody who
could, had hoisted an umbrella, and as
only eighteen inches OF room had been
given to each occupant. IL was mani
festly impossible for all to put up UNI
brellas. Down on the field there was a
sextuple fringe OF umbrellas, and on the
big viaduct. which is good place to
view a game from a distance. were more
umbrellas. Under such circumstances It
was not surprising that the enthusiasm
which was all ready TO be sprung on
every play was dampened and the
cheers and shouts were by no means
eot,al to those CT former years.