New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-02
TO-DAY'S BIG FOOTBALL GAME
LIVELY INTEREST IN THE HARVARD
PRINCETON CONTEST.

ARRANGEMENTS FOR SPECIAL rRArNs-rHE BET
r1NG-REPoRTs CONCERNING THE TEAMS
Row THEY WILL. LINE Up
The first big football game OF the year will be
played at Princeton to-day. when the Harvard and
princeton eevene will line up on the Tigers play
ground in the Afternoon. While the and
hack and the crimson have not met on the football
Geld the fall OF 1889 all OF the o.d-t,me rivalry
has come 70 life n thinking. and the game to-
day will arouse as much enthusiasm as did any %
the battles OF years ago Whether Harvard and
Princeton would have together Il Harvard and
YALE had not agreed to disagree s a matter which
may concern some Of the other colleges. but the
Tigers and the Cambridge men are not worrying
about II.
Specia, trains will run from this city and from
Philadelphia. and also from smaller in the
eastern section. The Pennsylvania Railroad will run
special from this city and another from Phla-
deiph!a. The train from this city Will leave Cort-
and; and Deshrosses SITS. at 1910 p. m. returning
after the completion OF the game Several parties
have made arrangements 10 so from this city and
the members OF the University Club. the University
Athletic Club. Crescent Athletic Cub. the Manhat-
tan Athletic Club and the Stock Exchange will
De well represented.
The Excelsior Club OF Brooklyn. usual. when
Big football same 10 10 be played will travel 10
the scene Of the battle in sumptuous style. The Ex-
cesiors will leave here a special car at noon.
and they will enjoy their dinner board It. II. c.
D.
sidsrs who receive an invitation 20 accompany the
party IN luck.
There little speculation on the Stock
Exchange yesterday upon the result OF the game.
with the odds ranging generally from TO TO TO
in favor OF Harvard Later in the day, however,
ne Princeton followers displayed considerably more
confidence in thei- team, and some people who
showed a disposition 10 fight shy OF taking the
Princeton end earlier in the day were looking for
Harvard money last night.
hat a acL0 hal
been sent from New-Jersey to the condition OF
the home team. with the statement that some OF
the best judges a; Princeton believed that their
athletes would win. The rumor that several OF the
Harvard were in poor condition reached town
about the same time. and this helped 10 raise the
dropping spirits o: the friends OF the orange and
black.
Critics who. a few days ago. predicting that
Harvard would win easily. were not 80 confident
Yesterday and al expected a close and well-fought
battle 7, was argued that Harvards experience
ard age would be fully offset by the Princeton's
superior weight.
Weight seems be telling in the football games
this year than ever before as the lightweight
teams have been having hard time right along
An expert seen last night who asserted that he
had official statistics IN the matter said that the
Princeton team to-day would average up more
than tea pounds heavier than the Harvard team
The average weight of the Harvard eleven was
placed a; l6S pounds while the average for Prince
muscle and Drawn will be seen not only IN the HNe'
bst in the backs well.
While the teams will line UP as they are gwen be-
low az least as nearly could be told last night
.here may he several changes before the first ha4f
has been finished Just how quickly these changes
viii bs made will be determined largely by the
sr.ea al which the battle is fought during the hrst
e.feen minutes Of play. Each team has men VINO
are suffering from injuries more or less severe
ana they carried a ong too fast those pa'c"ed
up crpples will surely collapse
Harvard Is well fortified IN case or accldeh's' anu
some % the substitutes close 10 the class OF the
regular men II Hoowen cannot stand the pace
Stevenson. a good man, IS wei! able 70 Iooh 80
~ position u eft tackle Some Harvard m
"a. K ma. Jarravs recent injury may cause MIN
., retire but Doucette can I'LL ms pace ilos.
r.rrahv CAPTAIN Brewer ia also on the hospl'e
is. AMI nis POSSIBLE retirement Will give NsWe.L a
10 Distinguish himself ,uI IN 6ser sands
tons substitute list IT IS averred Is also
f-niiabie ana strong players stand ready 10 jump
80. b-sarh in ca - anv OF the Tigers are wound
i in the ray Poe and Barnard are not ex-
pec.ed play at the lineup oHt IneE ~ w" sTe
injured Crodis IS Ganey's substitute al centre, Iur
ney and Jordan are the ezra a,N 80 ertra onsrd
Fdwarjs Rannard and Poe the extra backs -,
The T-nversity 81 Pennsylvania students no WI.
Sies,r.ortA 81 IN regard 10 tickets. Some time ago
clifford Pembeton IT, wrote 10 Two , in astsd that
block - 800 tickets be reserved FOR the fennsy =
vana contingent Not receiving much sat.sIs "a
q. Harvard who ;eiegraphed that Pennsylvania
could have the tickets requested. Moore requested
riatteT and on THURSDAY 300 tickets were sent but
only eighty OF them were i-st-class seats sld a..
ae Impossible for Pennsylvania 70 do any concerted
cheering. which was the real object IN askhe LOT
ever without. the "Pensys" yell.
The teams will line up as follows;