New-York tribune., 1896-11-19
A soap recommended for the laundry
and toilet is best for neither.
COLGATE'S TOILET SOAPS
are for the TOILET.
YALE-PRINCETON GOSSIP.
orDEI.TS SONS CRAFTY AND THE TIGERS
NOT so CONFIDENT.
rur MANAGING COMMITTEE BEsIEGED BY FRAN
TIC APPLICANTS FOR T1CKETs-PRINCE-
TONS L1NEsMEN NOT YET NAMED
THE GROUNDS READY.

TIC APPLICANTS FOR T1CKETS-PRINCE-
TONS LINEsMEN NOT YET NAMED
THE GROUNDS READY.
,.,srs q, the robust game of football are looking
.,ard 70 Saturday with unusual interest. and
sors have probably been many queries as 10
no, ,he condition Of the weather will be as for
NV other day in the year. The football season
4. a short though vigorous one. and the grid;ron
ho,,,ss ,or the season are expected TO end with
~. meeting of Yale and Princeton in this city
.ra the Harvard University Of Pennsylvania con-
o., A. Philadelphia. Only the Carlisle Brown game
,in remain after these Local interest. Of course.
:. centred in the contest to be played al Manhat-
.sn Field and from present indications one OF the
,,rossr crowds at the annual football
,,,,le will be present. The University Athletic
CIpb committee. which is in charge of the game,
,.s labored earnestly TO manage 1t IN gentle
manly and sportsmanke manner. and the only
ernlaint 10 be heard is of the remarkable scarcity
OF desirable tickets
The army OF workmen at the ground has al last
.r,.bAd its task and everything is in readiness for
,ha Young gadiators to take their positions on
the field OF strife. AS usual the reports from the
homes OF the teams conflicting. A week ago
princeton was confident OF victory that many
,so,,e thought that securing bet Of ? TO on
p,,ncetoa was like finding money in the street.
They we're talking about rot allowing
,,e sons Of Old Ell 10 score a single touchdown.
Now the Princeton reports are not so enthusiastic,
and many seem TO think that Yale has an even
chance 10 win the game. Whether the friends Of
the Tigers are trying 10 manipulate the betting
market or whether they "a bit stale" is a
Question which will not be settled until Saturday
afternoon.
Plucky Yale and her army OF advisers and gi-
eantc following had only tales of Woe TO tell
until Yesterday. The backs were weak. and the
line was all out Of shape. they said. and the
-. ri-h ,ba lar
team Such tales have been heard before in sport
ing history and they emanate from New-Haven
with annual regularity. Yale seldom tells all 1t
krows In preliminary practice. and If there Is any
70 In favor of the Tigers on Saturday there
will be plenty Of Yale sympathzers around 70 ac-
cept all such odds in sight. Possibly 3 10 VIII
be nearer the prevailing odds. and nobody need be
surprised IL the professional dead game sports"
will be Offering ''cinch' quotations Of TO and
take your pick perfecting the round-book arrange
ment Of heads win and tails you lose"
The active committee in charge OF the game this
year is composed OF Julian W, Curtiss; Of Yale H
Princeton. They will be assisted on the day OF the
5s BY " Jsgnss sEdSy Sdese IS 70
i!nesmen. Yale has named wyckOr and Dashiel:
Princeton has yet TO name her preferences. but
will probably do so to-day. The management and
arrangements will be practically the same as they
we're last year The grounds will be opened at
noon, and the contest will begin at ?. p. m This
ARRANGEMENT Will enable the game 10 ne played 10
a finish and do away with any possibility of a
"fuke" touchdown in the dark. The spectators
will also have an opportunity to get home for an
early dinner.
The scramble for reserved seat tickets was as
general yesterday as It had been the day before
Julian ". Curtiss and the other members OF the
managing committee were besieged with callers.
who almost got down their knees 70 beg for
the privilege Of being allowed TO purchase tickets.
Mr. Curtiss answered the telephone and opened
kilograms until his ears ached and his fingers be-
came eallous The, coaches are expected 10 arrive
early. and they VIII present interesting spec
tacle. All will bear the coors Of the colleges 10
which their human freight swear allegiance, and
they will be manned by undergraduates who are
guaranteed to make enough noise 10 last the dis
trict for year.
the managing committee will have It's hands full
f. trying TO satisfy the army Of reporters who will
be detailed 10 write up the game. The privileges
10 be extended 10 the newspaper men will be the
same as last year. nearly II is possible 10
make them. Each local paper will have one line
ticket and two tickets for the regular press stand
The young men with cameras who insist upon
being directly In front Of the most exciting situa-
tions may be forced 10 keep 10 the rear. The COM
mittee would gladly accommodate everybody, but
the limited space forbids The general admission
tickets. about 5000 In number, will be on sale at
the grounds the day Of the game. and not be-
fore.