The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-20
AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE
TIGER TEAM THERE Is
UNCERTAINTY.
CLIMAX OF THE SEASON.
PRINCETON PLAYS TO-DAY AT NEW
HAVEN AND HARVARD AT
PHILADELPHIA.
ODDS AGAINST NEW ENGLAND.
Crimson Scarcely Hopes TO Win
From Pennsylvania, but Hard
Game Is Expected.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 19.-The
arrival of Old Nassaus heroes tonight
was all that was required to furnish
all kinds of football enthusiasm, but
the excitement failed to reach the mem
erS of Yale's team. The latter, after
a practice of fifteen minutes 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 away from the crowd.
The practice at the field was merely
for the purpose of giving the men a
last opportunity to perfect the allim-
portant 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 fun
bled considerably, but their errors were
eXcusable because of the snow and
slush Every member of the eleven
Will enter tomorrow's game in as fine
physical condition as is possible.
The usual signal rehearsal was omit
ted today. and every effort was made
to relieve the minds of the players of
the great event of tomorrow. They
went early to the infrmary, 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
arrival of large Princeton contingent,
however, has resulted in the raising of
Yale's hopes. The New Jersey men did
not come into town with any great
amount of bravado. On the contrary,
all except the vehement rooters ex-
pressed uncertainty. OF betting, among
the students, there is scarcely any, and
the reports of big Princeton money
have failed of verification thus far. The
hotels are crowded almost to suffoca-
ton, and the streets of the city, 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 be-
gan again at o'clock. The gridiron
has been covered with straw, and at
daybreak gangs of men will begin put
ting the field in condition.
Tonight. at the residence of +. Z.
StOddard, Miss Stoddard, the finance
Of Frank ButterWorth, Yale'S mead
coach, gave a football dinner and Iale's
Princeton is looked upon as the prob
able winner in tomorroW'S game, but
it is officially given out at Yale head
quarters that tOmorToW'S game Will be
worth coming miles to see.
The Princeton football party reached
this city at S:45. The party numbered
fifty-one, of whom Twenty-Five were
PLAYERS Upon the arrival of the train
the Princeton cars were halted about
a mile UP the road to Cedar street,
where special electric cars had been
provided and the men went by trolley
car to Morris Cove, where they were
to spend the night A guard was sta
toned at the club house entrance and
orders were issued that the men must
not be disturbed until 7:15 tomorrow
morning. 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 well.
Kelly. the half back, is in poor condi-
ton, and at the club house tonight,
il was announced that he would not
enter the game. Reiter, who is schedul-
ed as Kelly's substitute, is suffering
from a twisted neck, but will probably
play. Barnard is feeling splendidly,
but is eleven pounds under his weight.
None of the party cared to speak OF
Princeton's chances in tomorrow
struggle, but it is evident that the
eleven players are not afflicted with
over confidence and do not feel as san
suine of a sweeping victory as some
of their more enthusiastic supporters
The teams will probably line up as fol-