The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-16
SATISFIED WITH SHOWING
BUT Il VICTORY WOULD HAVE BEEN
MORE WELCOME.


Big Crowds Coming to tho Princeton
Game-Basket Ball Work Begun-Con-
cert Friday Night.
The work of Yale's eleven in last Sat
urday's contest seems to have been sat
isfactory to a majority OF the under
graduates. While victory would have
been welcome, they all agree that it is
a pleasant way to renew relations with
their old-time worthy opponent The un-
usual and unlocked for result has caus-
ed a great deal of speculation and talk
concerning the outcome of the game
with Princeton in this city next Satur-
day.
1t is clear to all those who have
watched the progress Of the team dur
ing the fall and witnessed the game
with Harvard that the offensive work
was not as good as the team is capable
Of doing. 1t was not nearly so good as
that in the game with the Chicago A.
A. team on the Saturday previous! This
is not readily explained, but it is true
nevertheless. That the eleven played
much stronger defensive game than at
any previous game Of the season is &C
knowledged by all. The manner in
which the men braced up and stopped
Harvard's terrible onslaught with the
ball on the five-yard line Is evidence
enough Of this fact
1t is conceded that the Tigers eleven
this fall is very strong, probably some
what stronger than last year, but they
will no doubt be very much surprised
at the strength of the Yale eleven when
the two teams meet. The tie game
with Harvard will no doubt cause many
hundreds to attend next Saturdays
game who otherwise did not intend to.
They realize that the contest will be
hot and close from start to finish, and
are desirious Of witnessing it. The ac-
commodations of most of the hotels In
the city have already been arranged for
by those who will attend the game. 1t
is estimated that the crowd will be as
great as the one at Cambridge on Sat-
urday.
Yesterdays work was light, consist
ing mostly of kicking and catching
punts and practicing signals Plumbing
was quite prevalent in Saturdays game
and it is the intention Of the coaches
to eliminate, If possible. this very dan
gerous fault.
To-day the tickets allotted to men,
bers of the alumni and undergraduates
will be distributed. Nearly all of the
seats having been sold in this way, no
public sale of seats will be held. The
management is desirious of keeping
tickets out Of the hands of spectators
and will sell what few tickets there are
left in quiet way. Most of them will
be taken by students who didn't get as
many as they desired. This sale will
take place some time to-day at Osborn
Hall pharmacy.
D. G. Twichell, president of the Yale
Football association, has sent the fol
lowing letter to the selectmen:
Dear Sirs-After due deliberation
the Yale field committee and managers
believe that the best course for car
riages to take on the day Of November
| 20 would not be through Fabrique's and
Clark's land, but by the regular road
Chapel street, Central avenue, Perry
avenue, Tryon street, to Derby avenue
direct to the field"
This leaves Derby avenue from Chap
ell street to the bridge over West river
| free to the Fair Haven and Westville
| railroad, while carriages WILL by this
suggestion, if adopted, have to proceed
| UP Chapel street along Edgewood park
hrid
West river into Westville, to Central
avenue, down that avenue to Perry
avenue, and turn down Tryon street tc
the field, nearly mile farther by the
roundabout way than the old way di
rect down Derby avenue. This is the
| only way to avert the danger of some
one being killed because of Derby ave
nue. being so narrow.
BASKET BALL AT YALE.
Basket ball seems destined to become
an important factor in Yale's athletic
| work this winter. The interest mani
| tested in it at this early part of the
season is much greater than at any
time last season. A call for candidate!
was issued last week and surprisingly
| large number of men, who give prom
Use Ol liloihlll6 Sooa Pieby PiSoSAASSN
themselves to Captain Peck. Abou
twenty-five men from the freshman
| class have been assigned to divisions
for regular work.
These divisions will practice on alter
nate afternoons and evenings at 2:3
and $50. OF those men who have beer
already assigned are Morton, Brown
Russell, Cotton, Palmer. Rogers, Vale
Hemenway, Allen, Gillespie, Under
| wood, Charles, Boardman, GUIDE, Col
Inns, Milford, Richardson, Mills, Clark
Darsige and carson.
The men were given their preliminar,
practice yesterday afternoon. A shor
aim was first taken and then the mel
| were sent through series Of exercise
intended to improve the mems abilit.
to move quickly. After that two team
Of seven men each were selected and ;
| lively enty-five-minutes game follow
| ed. Before this practice the 'varsit.
squad of fifteen men, which was or
| ganized last week, was given some sim
| liar work
| All Of the men who composed las
years successful team are back ant
were out yesterday. Some Of the bes
men on last years freshman team hav
joined the varsity squad and will max
hot fight for places on the big team
Several games have already been ar
ranged, the first one occurring on Sat