The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-20
Tigers Are at New Haven I'm Good
Trim, and the Harvards Rested Last
Night in the Quaker City.
LITTLE BETTING ON RESULT
PRINCETON'S CHANCES OF BEATING
YALE THOUGHT TO BE GOOD.
Pennsylvania Slightly the FavOrite in
the Game with Harvard-Statis-
tics of the EIevens.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov 19.-The ar
rival of Old Nassaus heroes tonight was
all that required to furnish all kinds of
football enthusiasm, but the excitement
failed to reach the members of Yale's team.
The latter, after a practice of fifteen min
utes at the field this afternoon, were
spirited away by Trainer Fitzpatrick, and
after the dinner at the training table they
were taken in charge by the coachers sep
arately and kept aloof from the crowd.
The practice at the field was had merely
for the purpose of giving the men a last
opportunity to perfect the all-important
formations. The second team lined up
against the varsity, but was unable to hold
it's own. The feature of the work was the
playing of Half-back Dudley. Benjamin
and Mcbride fumbled considerably, but
their errors were excusable because of the
snow and slush. Every member of the
eleven will enter to-morrows game in as
fine physical condition as is possible. The
usual signal rehearsal was omitted to-day
and every effort was made to relieve the
minds of the players of the great event of
tomorrow They went early to the in
Urinary, and by 9:45 p. m. were in bed and
little later asleep.
1t is impossible to get an expression Of
opinion from the Yale coachers. The ar
rival of a large Princeton contingent, how
ever has resulted in the raising Of Yale's
hopes. The New Jersey men did not come
into town with any great amount Of bra
vado. On the contrary, all except the We
hement rooters expressed uncertainty. OF
betting among the students there is scarce
ly any, and the reports of big Princeton
money have failed of verifcation thus far.
The hotels are crowded almost to suffoca-
ton and the streets of the city, and espe-
cially in the vicinity of the campus, are
alive with football followers. The snow,
falling at intervals throughout the day,
ceased to fall at $50, but began again at
o'clock. The gridron has been covered
with straw, and at daybreak gangs of men
will begin putting the field in condition.
Tonight at the residence of e. c. Stod-
dard, Miss Stoddard, the fancee Of Frank
Butterworth, Yale's head coach, gave
football dinner, and Yale's coachers were
the guests of honor.
Princeton is looked upon as the probable
winner in to-morow's game but it is Off
cially given out at Yale that to-morrows
game will be worth coming miles to see
Before leaving Princeton this morning the
Tigers practiced on the varsity field. Run
ming through signals was the only work the
coachers required, and the snap and dash
with which they went through was most
encouraging to both spectators and the
coachers. The Princeton party reached this
city at S:45 p IN. The party numbered
fifty-one of which twenty mine were play
ers. Upon the arrival of the train the
Princeton cars were hauled about a mile
up the road to Cedar hill, where special
electric cars had been provided and the men
went by trolley cars to Morris Cove, where,
at the clubhouse of the Pequot Association,
there were to spend the night. A guard
was stationed at the clubhouse entrances
and orders were issued that the men must
not be disturbed until 7:15 tomorrow morn
ing. OF the picked squad all but four are
in tip-top shape physically. Baird, who has
been suffering from tonsilitis, is still feeling
far from we'll; Kelly, the half back, is in
poor condition, and at the clubhouse to-
night it was announced that he would not
enter the game. Reiter, who is scheduled
as Kelly's sub, is suffering from a twisted
neck, but will probably play Barnard is
feeling splendidly. but is eleven pounds I'M
der his weight None of the party cared to
speak of Princetons chances in to.mor-
rows struggle, but it is evident that the
eleven players are not afflicted with over
confidence, and do not feel sanguine of
sweeping victory as some of their more en-
thusiastic supporters.
Following are the statistics of the Yale
football team.