The Topeka state journal., 1897-11-20

increased and the odds were 2 to 1 on
Princeton.
Among the students there were some
New Jersey men who were willing to
bet to 8 on Princeton and considerable
money was placed at those terms. The
more conservative however, figured
closer, and 5 to on Princeton as win
ners and to to 5 that Yale would not
score were the prevailing figures
When the gates were opened at p
o'clock hundreds were waiting at the
various entrances and the stream of
incoming spectators soon became a
steady one. At 1 o'clock possibly one
quarter of the grand stand seats had
occupants. The grid-iron had been put
in order. and was in splendid condition.
The wind was blowing a gale and COM
ing down the enclosure lengthwise
| from the north-northeast it swept the
grand stands with great fierceness. At
] 80, the Princeton team arrived at the
field on their special trolley cars and
proceeded Immediately to their dressing
rooms. Ten minutes later the Yale
! team reached the field and repaired to
their quarters.
But little enthusiasm was evinced
until about half an hour before the
| gIadiators were due. Then large con-
tingents of Yale and Princeton under
graduates began to pour in through
the gates and periodical cheers develop
ed into a volume of sound, and the
Snappy ''Brek-ake kek-kef'' was sent
| across the field, where it cOuntered the
| defiant"Tiger Siss Boom All" of Prince
tons followers. The enthusiasm in
creased every moment and reached it's
climax when the two teams appeared.
Twenty minutes before the game, the
ticket takers were working their hard
est and a. quarter of an hour later eve
ry seat in the great amphitheater was
filed and all was ready for the con-
test.
Az just 1859, both teams came on the
gridirOn at the north end, led by their
captains.
Every blue rooter rose to his feet and
amid the frantic waving of Yale ban
ners, the wild cheers of the sons of Eli
rang out. From the west stand, where
the pennOns of the orange and black
snapped in the brisk wind, the grOwl of
the tiger answered and a cataract of
sound rolled onward. Both elevens
passed the ball while referee IangfOrd
OF. Trinity tossed the coin and the eleV-
ems lined up as follows:
Yale. Position. Princeton.
/ HaZen .........left end. ......... Craig
| Rodgers (Capt) left tackle .Hoyt
Chadwick -...--left guard ...... Crowds
Cadwalader center -.--..-.-B Booth
Brown right guard ---- Edwards
Chamberlain right tackle .-HilIebrant
Hall. right end Cochran (Capt)
/ De Saulles- quarter back ..-.... Baird
| Dudley .....left half back 80. Barnard
Benjamin fright half back ....-. Reiter
Mcbride ......full back .-..... Wheeler
officers of the game: Referee-Lang-
ford of Trinity; umpire, Dashiel of Le-
| high. Linesmen, Messrs. Bovilard of
Princeton; Howland of Yale Time
keepers, AIessrs. Smith, Yale, Coyne of
/ Princeton.
2:1O p. m.-Princeton won the toss
and took the north end with the wind
behind and in a trice the great battle
was on. The wind had fallen away and
/ was now very light and fitful.
2:15 p. m.-McBride kicked off for
| Yale to Princeton's Is yard line Baird
returned it. Mcbride kicked again and
! Wheeler caught and carried it FIVE
| yards.
2:17 D. m.-Reiter made three yards
| and Barnard four through Yale's As
! Barnard then made ten, to Yale's 45
/ yard line through Chamberlain.
2.1S o. m.=Bannard carried through
| left tackle again for four yards and
/ Reiter did the same for 80
Yale gets the ball on downs and Ben
jamin made four yards round left end,