New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-23
FOR THE YALE-PRINCETON
CAME,

HOW THE SEATING or THE CROWD HAS BEEN
PROVIDED FoR-GREAT DEMAND FOR PLACES.
An important meeting of those interested in the
management of the annual football game between
Yale and Princeton. to be played at Manhattan
Field December I. held at the office OF
II. S. Van Duzer. No 81 Nassau-st. yesterday
afternoon From present Indications the seating
capacity OF the grounds ample as they are. will
be sufficient accommodate the people who
intend to witness the game. Those who predicted
that the usual crowd would no; he present simply
because the game would not be played on Thanks
giving Day likely to be mistaken; in fact
tickets for the covered stands at premium al
ready.
Those present at the meeting yesterday were Ed
ward Mum. president and manager of the Prince
ton team Benjamin Stckney Gable. who holds
like position Yale and George y. AGee, C. C.
Cuyler, Trace II. Harris. O. G. Jennings. {. +.
Mathewson. julien W. Curtiss and II. 5. Van Duzer.
The general arrangements for the game VIII De
the same as last year with minor improvements
G. +. Mathewson will have charge OF the press box
and press arrangements. The colleges have already
distributed all the seats in the covered stands en-
cept so which have been given to the University
Athletic Club. In addition 700 seats on the open
stands have been turned over to the University
Club and 800 to the Harvard Club.
All the open stands have been measured and
numbered for seats. and they can be entered
from the field. The numbering OF the seats VIII
will also be put up to prevent crowding IN the
front OF the stands that every person having
seat will be guaranteed good view or the game
There will be no standing room upon the west or
north side of the field Twenty-four coach posi-
tons have been laid out and these spaces have
been divided equally between Yale and Princeton
Messrs Bull and Thompson will have charge
OF the selling OF the tickets at the grounds and OF
the ushors II there any seats upon the open
stands left unsold next Wednesday. they VIII be
placed on sale at the Office OF the Newly OK Base
ball Club. Room Gs No. ls proad-st.
The boxes in the upper tier which seat from
four TO ten persons each Will sell Tor 81 seat
The lower boxes will sell at s. seat The press
stand will be upon the south side OF the field. ana
the college substitutes vii. be upon the north side.
and each faction will have to remain in its own ter
ritory There viii be $50 field boxes and 100 private
boxes in the stands. The game will begin promptly
at . o'clock, the grounds being thrown open at
In the open stands eighteen inches will be al,
lowed for each person Stand ID has been divided
into sections stand \ into five sections. ana
stand & into four sections. Each college vii have
only twenty "all-prvilege" badges. and this VIII
include all trainers. coachers and managers. Inc
committee visited Manhattan Field yesterday, and
found the Enclosure in excellent condition.
There wild scramble for the tickets 70
the Yale Princeton game at the Brooklyn Gun
last night The Executive committe" OF the Vale
Alumni Association OF Long Island has a number
of good seats In stand ID and stand Is TO dispose
Of besides boxes The list was soon exhausted.
The tickets were sold to the members OF tn" as
ISOLATION in the order Of application TWO TO each
member.