The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-21
COlOrS of Princeton and Yale
On Every Hand.
Capt. Cochran Says Orange and
Black Will Be Victorious,
Equally Confident is Capt. Murphy Of
Yale-Odds in Princeton's Favor.

New YORK, Nov. 21.-The outlook 80
lar as tue weather 10 concerned is any
thing but propitious for a good foot ball
day. Since early mornin cold sleet
and drizzii1g rain has been falling and
the sky is overcast With lowering clouds
which threaten down pour at any mo-
ment. There is light northwssterly wind
blowing. The university boys who
are to try their prowess on the gridiron
this afternoon, however, are not the least
depressed by the gloomy weather. inside
and outside of the Murray Hill and Plaza
hotels whore the Princeton and Yale teams
are stopping, respectively, there are hun
dreds OF the cohorts and brot ther.culleg q ians
assem- bled. The cries ana slogans of both
colleges are iDcessantly shouted and
echoed in the vicinity of each and pam
demonium would be quiet compared with
the yells and catcalls which are ear split
ting and seemingly never ending In the
neighborhood OF the Central Park Plaza
and Grand Central depot. Yale's blue and
Princeton's orange and black are distri-
buted throughout the city. In
every nook and corner Of the Office
buildings down town, In the eleya-
tors, municipal and federal office
structures, street cars, elevated trains and
every other mode of conveyance the col
ors OF the padded gladistors are lavisbly
displayed. Ninety out or every hundred
OF New York's population, which has
been considerably increased by visitors
who wish to see the supreme effort for
the honors this afternoon, speak of moth
ing else but bucking, running round the
ends and OF the uncertain game OF chas-
ing the pigskin.
Captain Cochran is confident that the
Tigers will more than eclipse their big
successes during the season, end this
morning he declared his picked men and
their substitutes were fit an fiddlers.
Equally confident is Captain Murphy.
He solemnly declared this morning that
although the Yale team had rather a
hard time OF 1t during the past few weeks
the DULL dogs OF New Haven will put up
the game of their lives.
Betting is rife, and whenever two or
more OF the opposing collegians meet
they disregard the law which makes the
laying of wagers a misdemeanor, and in
every hotel corridor In the city the cas-
ual listener eau hear nothing but betting
words, which finally wind up in, "in
60 you your limit, 20 r"I'll bet the treas
ury against an APPLE OF course thsss
bets are never recorded, for they are not
taken seriously. Nevertheless, several
bets have been made on the result, and
Princeton is the popular favorite at odds
ranging from 100 to 20 and 100 to so.
at II O'Clock the offices in the financial
district which means Wall street. tho
exchanges and the big insurance Offices
were alive with a squirming, swarming
eei-llke crowd who could talk of nothing
but punts aud passes. Business was soon
brought to a standstill.
Towards noon business was suspended
In the lower part of the city snd men,
VI women and children alike showed O
keen appreciation OF the absorbing COM
bat by wearing badges, buttons and hat
bands Of .hsir favorite college. As for flsgs
syery body who wished to be anybody
had one or more. Yale money was well in
evidence all through the forenoon aud
there was so much of IL that the
'cinch" betiers who were punging rsck-
essly on Princeton chances at odds of 10
% had to shorten the price aud by
noon time several even bsts were regis
cred. The odds, however, from the
Wall street district, which IL locke ou
s betting thermometer, were 100 ,o SO
It II O'Clock.
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