The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-20
TO-DAY THE ACCEPTED TIME
THE GREAT FOOTBALL CONTEST an
YALE FIELD.

the Pequot Club-Tgeir Followers Very
Confident of the Success of the Eleven
Betting Favors Black and orange-visi-
tors Arriving in Great Numbers.
To-day is the day Of the game of all
games and one to which thousands
have been looking forward and wonder
ing which team would be victorious in
the great struggle on the gridiron. The
late afternoon and all the night trains
brought in large crowds of both Yale
and Princeton supporters and enthusi-
asts. They crowded the hotel lobbies
and discussed the outcome of the game.
The Princeton contingent of fifty
men, players, coaches, trainers and
rubbers left New York city at o'clock
last night and reached this city at $40.
They occupied three special cars and
left the train at Cedar Hill station,
where street cars on the New Haven
diately to the Pequot club house. The
hotel was all prepared to receive the
party, and they were quickly assigned
to rooms. Before $3.50 all had retired.
They will arise promptly at o'clock,
and breakfast at 1880.
After breakfast the men will be al
lowed to spend several hours as they
may like. These hours will no doubt
be spent in reading and discussing the
prospects. There will be no signal prac-
tice in the dining room as has been
stated. Luncheon will be served at
1880, and the men will then dress for
the struggle. They will leave the no.
tel at 12:47 in street cars for the field.
After the game the men will return
to the hotel, don their citizens clothes
and leave on the O'clock express for
New York city. The men are all in
perfect condition and are exceedingly
confident of defeating the blue.
Thursday night the Yale eleven and
few substitutes were taken to the
Yale infrmary, so as to keep the men
away from the noise and excitement
as much as possible They spent yes
terday there. In the morning a short
practice of signals was held in the
gymnasium. Last evening they took
supper at the special training table at
the New Haven house. After some con-
versation with friends and coachers
they returned to the infirmary and
all were in bed by $50.
They will arise at 7 o'clock and
breakfast at the New Haven house.
The regular recitations will be attend
ed. Light lunch will be served at
1880, and the men will leave for the
field about 1:15 The game begins
promptly at o'clock.
Princeton followers were all extreme
1y confident Of the success of their team
and didn't hesitate to substantially
back up their opinion. They were so
confident that odds of to 1 were Of
fered and their money was quickly COW
cred by Yale men.
1t seems to be the individual opinion
of Princeton men that if the weather is
unfavorable, and the gridiron muddy in
consequence, the Tigers eleven will
have an easy thing. This fact is based
on the result of the Yale-Princeton
game last year, and the fact that Yale's
team is many times better than last
year, while the Princeton eleven has
not been strengthened in any great de-
gree. The coaches of Yale who have
watched the. work Of the team all fall,
and have also seen that of the Princeton
team, are confident to man Of Yale's
success This is not so with the under
graduates.
Some of them seem to think that it is
hoping against hope that the eleven
will be victorious. The showing made
in the Harvard game has served to
somewhat abate this fear, but it still
prevails to a certain degree. Yale's
eleven is lighter to man by ten pounds
and Princeton beef may be of advan-
tage On the offensive in this respect,
but it will doubtless be a detriment in
the defensive against Yale's light men,
who will be able to move much faster.
Unless the snow turns to rain and the
rain continues to fall up to and during
the time of the game, the field will be
in good, hard condition, and this fea-
ture will be Of very great value to the
Yale eleven.
They have been coached to play a fast
aggressive game, and to do this the
ground must be solid. To keep the
gridiron as dry as possible Manager
Twichell yesterday had it entirely COW
cred with straw.
At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
Yale management placed about Two
hundred tickets on sale at Osborn Hall
pharmacy. These were taken in less
than an hour. The spectators were
very much worried at this move.
The report that one thousand tickets
had been returned by the Princeton
management and would be placed on
sale here to-day is emphatically denied
by both rnanagements. However, 1t is
stated by authority that fifty tickets
were not disposed of and were return
ed here yesterday morning. AT $3.50
this morning $50 tickets will be placed
on sale at Osborn Hall pharmacy. This
will conclude the sale Of tickets
six TO One That Yale Does Not Score,
Although Yale money was scarce last
night and hard to get at any odds. still
some few bets were made at odds rang
ing from 21s to to to 1. One bet of
5000 to s10O was made at Heublein's that
Yale would not score. At the Hotel
Tontine a bet of s100 to $50 was laid,
Yale at the short end. Several small
bets at odds of 21s to 1 were made.