The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-24
Thirty Thousand Spectators at
the Great Game on the
Manhattan Gridiron.
A MOST BRILLIANT CONTEST.
People of All Ranks Applauded the
Champions of Football During
the Struggle.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Nov. 23.-Yale de-
feated Princeton to-day for the fifteenth
time during the two decades OF football
history between the two universities.
When time was called at the end OF two
35-minute halves, the big scoreboard on
the north side of Manhattan field indi-
Gated THAT Yale had won by 90 points to
her opponents 10.
1t was one of the greatest matches ever
played between the two rivals, and until
the ball had been in play for some time it
was question of great uncertainty which
team would come off victorious. The
game cannot be considered a kicking
game in comparison with previous games
OF the year, punting being chiefly resorted
to when the ball was in danger of being
lost on downs.
The day dawned clear and bright, but
as the time for the game drew near thin
haze drifted over the battle ground, so
that neither side had the disadvantage of
facing the sun, and there was not breeze
enough to disturb either.
The excitement over the contest COM
nenced early on Friday night, and until
late hour at night the lobbies and bar
rooms of the leading hotels were filed
with college men. Considerable money
was wagered at odds of to 4, with few
at 10 to z offered by Yale. One bet of
$1,000 to $500 was laid by Yale men last
night at the Waldorf and the entire
amount was soon covered by Princeton.
Long before the time for the game to be
called hundreds of spectators had wended
their way to the field, and when the gates
we're opened, at $50, they rushed in to
get positions OF vantage. 1t was only
few minutes before they were lined up
four or FIVE deep on all sides and there was
constant struggle going on in, the mass
by which outsiders hoped to push aside
their weaker brothers from their we'll
earned positions. Those who had tickets
for reserved seats in the grand stands were
more deliberate in their movements. only
a few of them arriving much before the
hour OF the game. The coaches began to
file in early, gayIy decorated in the colors
which their occupants favored. There
were in all twenty two coaches ranged
along the north side of the field, about
equally divided among the two colleges.
Among the first to arrive were those of
the Cottage, Colonial, Ivy, Cap and Gown
and the Navahoe clubs from Princeton.
Parties from Yale representing '96 and
'97 Sheffield and '9S and '99 Academic we're
also among the early arrivals. Then came
the society rigs, including the Chi Phi, the
One Hundred and twenty-five, the High
street Club, the Delta Phi and the Cloister,
all of Yale. The alumni of several Prince
ton classes occupied coaches, noticeable
among those being that Of the class of go.
In the boxes, which had been arranged
on the balconies of the clubhouse at the
east end of the field, were number of
prominent citizens, who had been invited
as guests by the management. Among
these were noticed Governor-elect Griggs
of New Jersey w. B. Wheeler, United
States Senate. Carter. J. Sloat Fassett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Croker, B rayton S.
Ives, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mckee, Com
missioner Daily and John H. Mccall.
The field boxes next to the gridiron fence
on the north side contained ma ny prom
inent alumni and their friends.
While the crowd was gathering those
who had already arrived started the cheer
ing and sung songs that had been es-
pecially prepared for the occasion. The
adherents of both colleges were confident
of success and they filed the air with such
peals, "Rah, Rah, Rah, Tiger, Siz, Boom.
All! Princeton and the long 'Brab-Ah,
Keck-Kek" cry ending in the "Rah, Rah,
Rah Yale, p" as had seldom been heard at
Manhattan field. Each college had re-
served sections in the grand stands, where
the lusty sophs of Old Eli and Nassau Wed
with each other in rending the air with
their cheers
AT o'clock there was scarcely a seat on
the ground which was not occupied. while
surging mass of 5000 souls surrounded
the gridiron on both sides AT this time
the viadUct had been crowded to its fullest
capacity FOR some time. The place known
as Deadhead Hill, to the east of the field.
was at premium to-day, admittan CIV to
this quarter being valued at so cents per
head, and there was at least 1000 or more
who ava;led themselves of its privileges.
Altogether fully 2S, 600 or 30, 600 people wit
messed the struggle.
The conduct OF the PLAYERS was on the
whole of a most gentlemanly character,
and whatever slugging there was or what
ever injury any player received was due
to accident rather than to intention. The
game from start to finish was one of in
tense interest for neither side showed suffi-
cient superiority at first to make it's VIC
tory certainty. Many of the predictions
as to the comparative strength of the two
teams were proven to be faulty. Yale's
line instead of being outplayed by Prince
town at every point was quite the equal OF
her rival IN most positions. 1t was evil
dent before the play had progressed very
far that 1t W as great mistake for Captain
Lea of Princeton to be in the game at all
as he was constantly compelled to favor
his lame shoulder SO as to make good
playing impossible, and he was unable 10
do anything In tackling and running.
Rahin0 the iina fhipoo uara anp eidar.