Evening journal., 1894-11-10
THE SCENE OF BATTLE
Hundreds of Wilmingtonians
Leave for the Trenton Field.
SOCIETY PEOPLE OUT EN- MAasE

To-day Two peninsula Isoss TO Contest.
On every north bound train that pulled |
out Of Wilmington this morning there |
was general rush for Trenton. N,
where the great intercollegiate football
game between the giant athletes OF
Princeton and the University OF PENN
sylvania will take place The latter is
play ing for recognition in the inter
collegiate league and should IL meet
defeat. oil chances are lost while
Princeton intends to defend old Nassau 3
honor
The irst rush OF Trenton passengers
at the Philadelphie, Wilmington Bal
timore station. was on the 80 mail
train, when two extra day coaches had
to be put on here to accommodate the
constantly increasing crowd. At 10 07,
when the New York express arrived, il
took three extra cars for the Wilmington
society people and young sporting mem
for this was a day whsn they came to-
gether Again ut 30 shere WAS an
innumerable asHemblage Of passengers
to board the cars for the scene Of battle.
a score OF lawyers, with ayeg severe,
took of all their severity and put on the
color ribbons-black and orange for
Princeton. and red and blue for Penn.
The women who went also Carried or wore
ribbons, either In stveamers and badges
or Ia Tags
As for the young sporting men, they
simply wore immaculate linen, dark blue
overcoats and white objects These lat
ter were chrysanthamums. although they
| looked something like heads of whiteaed
cabbage, and IL they are removed any
time during the day the wearers Twill
surely catch cold
1t WAS at first intended to run 3 special
train for the Wilmington enthusiasts
and they would have required long one,
/ but the railroad companies could not 90
arrange IL although they gave special
rates to this class Of passengers. The
| Baltimore 4 Ohio company ran SPECIAL
cars on all the trains for the accomlno-
dation OF the Baltimore and Wilmington
patrons Of the game, the number OF
BAltimoreans being large because five OF
the Princeton eleven ara Maryland bows.
Some OF the wiimin Kton visitors.
Among the Wilmingt3nians noticed on
the trains were William 4ithael Byrne
George Lodge, William s Hiilea, Men
teith jackson. Willard kleArs, Judge J.
Frank Ball, Willard Hall Porter, VIII
liam 4. Lyman, Peter l.. Cooper. JohI
X Bradford, Christy Ward Charlsi
Smith, j. Ernest Smith. Dr.. .Ogle
Clifford James. J. jackson Pierce
Peter A. Horty, Walter NJ. Wafson
Edwin II. Gayley, Edward p Burnnam
Job II. Jackson HARLAN g. Scott, Gcorg
III Kerr, George HofCecker. james +
Winchester, II l.. TatnAll, William i
Handy. Joseph Swift. O w Gouert
William Steele, Walter D. Bush, Jr.
Branch H. Giles, William H. Scott
Christopher T. Ward.
Among the women on the train en- routl
for Trenton were: Mrs George Gray
Mrs. Willard H. Porter, Mrs J. r. Ball
J Miss May Candy. Misses Swift. Mis-
Iottie Volstein Miss Avmitege Black
Miss Mamie Cooper, Mrg. w. H Scott
Misses Mendinhall, Mihiies Bush, Misl
! Nan Holstein, Miss TRntu m, Mrs. War
ner and many others
A novel feature OF adoriHmant WAS on
artificial chrysauthemum, finished in th,
} coorB OF the OF r., and these wer
sold in large quantities yes serday and TO
day.
Conditions, according 10 one Philndel
phia newspaper, will have great dea
to do with .to-day's game Both side
seem to believe that wet Gather favor
, the opposing side. Witholt doub
Pennsylvania wants clear W aGtheT 20 tha
the star backs, Osgood, X nipe and Gel
. bert can have an oppo rtunity fol
some end skirting play, ca ach Woodruff
/, has a new system Of int arierence 70
which all the good points Of the yer
much praised "Woodruff interference
OF last year are claimed. as well a
several additional advanta yes Penn
. sylvania win use 10 almost exclusivel
/ against the Tigers this after loon.
Another Philadelphia daily says Of th
! big Wilmington boy '0n the centre
Y right win be found Q NJ Wharton
carryin ing with him 2i0 pounds Of goot
strong bone and muscle. Wharton Is
years old, and is in the tlecond yes
y dental class,
Another Peninsula boy will alsof gui
i prominently In the game Cadtai
|, Thomas q Trsnchard. SO. Of Princeton
\ halls from Church Hill, Quien Anne
Il county. Md, where he Learned tbs rud
4 ments OF football. Doggy as he
\ familiarly called, weighs 1i5 pouud
stands feet G inches and is 20 years I
age He Is stout and wondeiful plAye
and this year he is fully up to his la
y years standard.