The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-21
BOTH TEAMS CONFIDENT
SONS OF ELI AND TIGERS TO MEET
ON THE GRIDIROy TODAY.
The Great Football Contest OF the
Year tn BE Fought Manhattan
FieId-U. of Il. and Harvard.


the mos. supreme confidence tonight
among all the sons OF Eli that the Tigers
will be laid low by Captain Murphy's
eleven on Manhattan Field tomorrow. and
the element OF doubt has not been able to
get even an entering wedge. Just before
the eleven started for New York DIR.
Josh" Hartwell. the veteran coach. who
has hitherto maintained A sphynxlike 81
Ience. expressed himself as very hopeful of
winning but he added: When two teams
como together which are so evenly matched
as Yale and Princeton. II Is difficult TO pre-
diet the outcome. IL depends TO . great
tent on wind and weather. water and luck.
1t is u question which much depends
whether the right play Is started at the
right time ana carried through at the right
time" To the question, is the Yale team
a Yale team-by this. Is IL equal to the
famous Yale eievens which have represent
ed Yale heretOfore?' he said 1t Is Yale
team. and you can rest ASSURED that the
eleven which will face Princeton Tomorrow
is In every sense Yale team. and will give
the OF Eli occasion TO blush
shatter any of their ideals"
The Yale team went out to the field for
the last time early In the afternoon. They
did not line up. but simply went through
the signals and practiced the formation
plays which they expect to use against
Princeton. The eleven, with the substi-
tutes. trainers and coachers. left later in
the afternoon for New York. travelling in
a special car. Their departure was the &C.
casion of a grand ovation. Captain Muir
ply and every member of the eleven was
individually given the famous long cheer,
while the mention OF Josh Hartwelfs
name brought forth u perfect whirlwinG of
cheers. The players were escorted from
the New Haven House to the train by over
1000 students, who enlivened the route by
singing several unique college songs. espe
cialIy written for to-morrow's game. There
Is general feeling here tonight that the
Yale eleven of 80 Will prove TO be one of
the star teams i'm Yale's football annals.
The situation can be summarized that the
students are confident of victory. The
coachers not saying a word but smile
reassuringly. and the members of the team
will be completely nonplussed at a Prince
ton victory
Princeton Is Confident.
PRINCETON. n. j.. Nov. 2O.-Princeton
turned out in body this afternoon TO give
the Tigers q rousing send off. Fully two
thousand people crowded the little, old
fashioned station and wildly cheered their
departing football heroes. Never before
has such enthusiasm been evinced and town
and gown united this evening to show by
their presence and applause that their
hearts were with the team. Over five hun
dred students accompanied the eleven.
The men TO compose the eleven for to-
m0rrow's game are: Brokaw, left end;
Church. left tackle: Crowds left guard:
Gaily. center; Armstrong, right guard:
HilIebrand. right tackle: Cochran right
end; Smith. quarterback; Barnard, left half
back: Kelly. right half back, and Baird,
full back. The substitutes will be: Thomp-
son, Hayward and Lathrop, ends; Tyler
and Booth tackles: Edwards. guard: Poe
and Pardee. quarter backs: Reiter. Ayres
nd ~. hall oh .rxrflI
be substitute half and full back and has
been trained to take either place. In case
left guard and Crowds to center.
The last practice OF the eleven was taken
early this afternoon and was of the lightest
kind of training. Special attention was
play, and interference and punting. Baird
spent nearly an hour under the watchful
Tiger full back through course of punting
and drop kicking which may come in very
sons of Ell tomorrow afternoon. Every
one OF the players Is confident Of victory
and expects TO down the blue-legged foot
ball plcn rem New Haven by score OF at
least II to 0.
The Betting Last Night.
NEW YORK. Nov 2O-The football
heroes CT Yale and Princeton arrived in
town tonight and proceeded without much
ado to their respective hotels. The I'M
perial Hotel appeared to be the chief bet
ting center for the football contingents of
both sides. Early i'm the evening 10 to Z
was offered on Princeton. with few takers.
but as the Yale men continued to arrive
there falling off. and even money
was the ruling figure. The principal bet
of the evening at the Imperial was made
by John Graham. cotton broker, of the
class OF So Princeton, of $500 even with a
Mr.. johnson. DIR. Baldwin. of Princeton.
'91. bet $50 to $3.50, that Yale would not
score. There was also some betting at the
sums of 50 to 50 on Princeton were made.
r b. Talcott. former presideEt of the New
York baseball club. wis on hand and bet
800 to S15 on Princeton. He found no diff
ficulty. i'm placing bets at this figure. and he
also placed several at 100 to 20 on Prince
ton. One bet he made was 100 TO so on
Princeton. He made this bet ten times. He
also bet 40 to 100 that Yale would not score.
Both sides are confident OF a great game.