New-York tribune., 1896-11-21

AN OPEN STYLE OF PLAY LIKELY TO PREVAIL O~
THE MANHATTAN FIELD GRIDRoN THIS AZ.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF BOTH coll
I.EGEs DISPLAY coNFrDENCE-oLD
NASSAU APPARENTLY THE
FAvoRITE - HOW THE
PLAYERS WILL
All the circumstances attending the footoan
battle between Yale and Princeton on Manhat-
tan Field this afternoon promise to he IDEAL
except possibly the weather. Late last night
the predictions of the Weather Bureau were
for threatening skies through the day.
with occasional showers in the afternoon In
the first place It is seldom that two elevens
go on the grdiron for the great game or the
year so evenly matched in the general esti-
nation as are the wearers Of the blue ana the
Grange and black to-day. Encouraging re-
ports of the condition of the two teams nave
been coming from New-Haven and from Prince
ton for the last seven days. fortnight ago
or so there were few supporters Of the blue
who would venture a wager at anything ike
even conditions on their favorites. 1t was uni
versally admitted that the Yale eleven OF lsvo
was one of the worst that hal ever worn the
Yale uniform. There were no stars that couio
equal the feats performed in the past by men
like Hinkey and Thorne; the team play was
ragged and the individual players were In
bad state of physical repair But. strange TO
say. things suddenly took turn for the better.
Famous coaches poured into New-Haven by
every train and the result of their EFFORTS WAS
to put the eleven In vastly better condition. 50
that to-day hardly Yale man can be found
who does not honestly think the blue is likely
to triumph.
Princeton's supporters are even more CONN.,
dent Their PLAYERS are in perfect condition.
with the execution Of Captain Cochran, ard, pet-
ter vet the poverty of material that has so OFTEN
hammered good teams does not exist for Prince
ton to-day. For nearly every position on the
team there substitutes so clever. so sh'i-
full and SO strong. that there has peeh "u'"
difficulty in selecting the men VINO VIII Ill tne
places in the line when the referee blows MS
whistle to-day. Any one Of these substitutes
is capabe of stepping into the game should
man be injured and of filing his place so wei
that the Joss would scarcely be felt
THE DEMAND FOR SEATS
Every seat for to-day's game was soid oays
ago. The evil OF the spectators has been dealt
with Systematically this year and with srea'er
degree of success than has been attained oerore.
coro of the seats have fallen into the hands OF
the speculators. Of course. but they are compara-
lively few. Yesterday there was not seat 10
ba had unless one was willing TO pay an eXoro'-
tant premium. Spectators more fortunate
than their fellows were demanding ana rece".
ing as high as 81 and ~ for S2-sranos,aho
seats A few seats still remain In the hands OK
the SPECTATORS but every seat is sure l" y"
filed when the game begins this afternoon
probablv not more than 10000 admission tick
cts Will be sold in addition to the grandstano
ssats so that barring heavy rains IN all
likelihood there will be from 25,0OO to 3oW~ peo-
pe inside OF Manhattan Field. The posi''ohs
On Dead Head Hill' and the viaduct are certain
To be filed early in the day by the thousanu"
who wish to see the game, but VINO are e''her
unable to get tickets unwilling to pay the
price They will have to be content with
bird s-ese view.
The interest in a big football game in this city
has rarely if ever. been so intense as tnat leit
j., ,h. game this afternoon This is due In great
measure. no doubt. to the more than usual uh-
certainty attending the result, owing To the
c,oseness with which the teams are matcned.
Rut II Is also due to the fact that this Is iaies
only big game of the year Another year IL Is
likely that the Ellis VIII have more than one
big game TO play and that one Of her opponents
will be Harvard 1t is known that graduates OK
both Yale and Harvard have become extremely
dissatisfied q; the continued existence or the pa'-
rier that has kept the two New-EhSahu eo'-
Ieees apart for the las: two years. and have
been quietly making plans for its removal
wel-known and prominent graduate OF one OF
the academic parties 10 the quarrel sad the
oti,cr day to a Tribune reporter that tnere Woui'
m all probability be game between har'afa
and Yale next fall. When asked when conegs
would make the first advance toward recon-
citation he evaded the question by replying that
Yale and Harvard would make propositions at
about the same time.
PRINCETON SLIGHTLY THE FAVORlTE.
H,,t for the present the talk is all Of Yale ana
Princeton The big game was the prevailing
topic of conversation about town yesterday.
ON the Stock Exchange the brokers put in their
spare time talking Of the probable score tew
bets were made but on the whole waSers nave
been scarce. Yale men have not sent TO New
York the money that they have forwarded IN
past years which shows the DOUBT they ieei '"r
the result. Still. a few wagers were maze seS-
to-day at odds of ! to and 10 to on Prince
ton.
Thinqs were terribly dull the Exchange all
dav and as usual. when there Is no business 10
be transacted. the brokers turned to diversion.
..Dic,., Ualsted the finmaker of the Exchange.
se,t out for a football at noon. and soon the
hro,ers were falling over each other in pursuit
Of tho inflated pigsiin. The fun grew so fast
and furious that Chairman Mcclure. in order to
sion it, was obliged To call up half dozen or
the more active OF the roistering brokers and
,mnose fines Of so each on them The fines
wore subsequently RENTED. There was a good
szod crowd in the gallery including many
women. who enjoyed the sport.
There were the crowds about the uptown
hotels last night always to be found there the
evening before the day on which the football
battle of the year is to be fought AT the Fif.h
Ayeuuc and other hotels along that thorough
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