New-York tribune., 1896-11-22
,1-puArIoN OF THE vICTORs.

oplTE OF THE BAD W WEATUEit-
u-puATloN OF THE vICTORs.
,,1or tina ewes Of tens Of thousands Of howl
-. frantic spectators. Princctons football
",e,ors Yesterday defeated her old-time rivals
s.~,, vale By the score of "A to &. 1t was not
ord,nsrv defeat. 1t was an overwhelming.
.,,,, slaughter such as has not smitten the
s.roAs ~ Yale in any athletic contest in many
The wearers of the blue were routed
foot and dragons. All OF the strongest
~ =, ria most clever that Yale could send.
.-.,,od "a the hour and drilled in the stategy
'. ,oo,har as only Yale coaches can drill. went
...., hcfore the charges Of the Princeton
players. .,. +.
80, Fvcrv Princeton man confidently pre-
.,..a cc,or,. for Old Nassau. and few Yale sup
..,.rs could be found to prophesy that Yale
.,,,a wln But that the Tigers would so utter
=. ora thoroughly overwhelm the Ellis was not
"....o,od even hy the most sanguinc Of the men
."a,, tina New-Jersey university Burr Mcln-
..sh was the most hopeful Of the lot. but his
.r.d,c,,on amounted only to Il score of lS 10 D.
N SPITE OF THE WEATHER.
erch an enormous concoursc Of spectators has
..,aon seen Il football game before in this city
r,s dav was about the most unfavoraDle that
.,ra we'll be imagined. 1t raincd in drizziy
,o.b,on in the morning and during a part OF the
.one and the air was raw and damp and the
r,.t cold ard chilling But for all that when
.;na was called thee was not vacant seat III
any OF the grandstands OF in the uncovered
b,eachers while big crowd Of standees clunS
,o the rail surrounding the Held. or walked
about the promenade. Every coach and car
,age privilege was sold days ago. inside the
grounds there could not have been many less
than 20 600 people who fixed their eyes on the
gr,dron while the exceptional speciatorial ad-
vantages outside the fences were appreciated
nv a multitude that cannot we'll be estimated.
hut they were probably toward 1o.ooo more.
The interest felt IL the grea: game has never
before been so Intense. II has been great ior
number OF years and constantly on tho increase
hut this year shows high-water mark in the HIS
tory Of the game. The papers have been fuii
n, nredjctions and the practice Of the teams for
.avsral weeks and the public has read every
thing that has been printed 1t would prooaoV
have read more II there had been more to read
The arrangements for accommodating the cio"oS
have been more elaborate than ever BEFORE ana
IN way more successful In way thcy nave
not been 50 successful. for thousands or people
who wished 10 see the game and would nave
bought seats regardless Of the price nave Deen
obliged to go without them. for the reason that
Manhattan Field has its limits. the interest IN
rhe game has been more pervaaise and completely
reneral this year than ever before. II this in
terest continues TO grow the colleges Will have
% build a new Colosseum for the nearest APP
croaches 70 gladiatoral combats that we moderns
Lave to show
DECORATIONS SEEN EVERYWHERE.
IN. +ozr put on its gala dress Friday after
koon and evening Almost every shop In the
rander,o,n showed in its windows the coors or
lhe eags or the symbolic flowers Of the con,estng
colleges. Fakirs appeared on the streets Loaded
down TO the guards with Yale and Princeton
flags. Yale and Princeton buttons. Yale and
Princeton neckties and the same streets were
full Of collegians unmistakably just from their
respective colleges. wearing heavy tan shoes and
smoking pipes Yesterday morning the majority
OF the pedestrians wore the colors OF one Of the
colleges and as the morning passed and noon
drew near the crowds more and more Of
the holiday appearance ~ was impossible 10
walk block without becoming aware Of the
game that was in prospect 1t was talked in
every shop, in every hotel in every cafe on every
corner. 1t was flung at you from every window
It was iaunted al you from the tops Of Fifth-ave
stages and from the interiors OF rattling cabs and
6ansoms
1t was impossible TO escape II. II any one had
30 desired. and. apparently. nobody so desired
but rather to add his mite to the general con-
trlbution OF enthusiasm. The classes and the
masses, about which we have heard so much
from the lamented Mr.. Bryan. shared in the
excitement ard the decorations Boys. girls
young men. old men. all wore the blue or the
orange and the black. In the shopping dis
tricts Also two out Of every three of the fash
Sonahly dressed and reined-looking women who
passed wore a bunch OF vioets or n yellow
cnrysanthemum or a ribbon at the throat TO
'ndicate preference. Nearly everybody wore
the colors before the game. Those who didn't
went and bought something yellow as soon as
they heard OF the result;
TURNING TOWARD THE FIELD.
The tide began turning toward Manhattan
Fled long before noon The elevated cars were
crowded while Fifth-ave.. the Boulevard. and
% on up to One-hundred-a and fifty y-hfth-st, were
vocal with the enthusiasm Of the students who
sohed toward the arena the tops OF blue and
yellow coaches. 1t was like carnival day in
Home or circus day in Squedunk. n. J. There
vas ht.!e thought or talked about but football
Up at Manhattan Field things were early
sst's The first conner on the vaduct arrived a
1ew minutes before 10 O'Clock, and took up a
position opposite the centre Of the field, where
~ stood-thnk Of t,-for more than six mortal
nours. thousand or so who bought plain ad-
mission tickets arrived at c-hundred-and-fif-
Vhfth-st. before noon. SD as to get first chance
u the rail- that surrounds the field. 1t Is nice
70 De iirst at the raj. because the fellows that
come after"ard press so closely that they hoid
you on after a while It's as good as a reserved
soioing bed. Every train that arrived after the
eour OF noon was crowded. and those that came
slter o'clock were jammsd those that came
slter ] 30 were stuffed alright
At about l o'clock the coaches began to roll