Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20
Backers Of Orange and Black Give as
High as 2 to l.
BOTH TEAMS IN FINE CONDITION
Corwln of Yale Withdraws Be-
cause of Injury to His Knee.
GROUNDS WET AND SLIPPERY

NEW HAVEN. Conn, November ~
After night passed in dreaming of the
Goddess Of Foot Ball draped in blue or I'm
orange and black, the Yale men and Prince
ton men awoke to find the day's dawninp
full of the most discouraging Indications
Every prospect pointed to the playing Of
the great foot ball game on a field wet and
slippery. perhaps slushy while the thou
sands OF spectators shivered in the grand
stands in snow or rain
AT daybreak snow was falling hard driven
fiercely by a brisk wind from the north
east. The snow stopped for a short time
about 1:SO O'Clock. but later resumed at in
tervals. The streets We're covered with
siusn ana the atmosphere was heavy with
a dampness which chilled one to the mar
row.
Boon to ShOpkeepers.
The weather, however, did not prevent
foot ball enthusiasm. and by o O'Clock the
thoroughfares of the city were filed with
Princeton and Yale men, graduates and
undergraduates. Nearly every game-going
visitor who had reached New Haven un-
prepared for nasty weather made IL his
nrSt business to secure suitable outer gar
ments, and the shops OF the city reaped a
harvest during the early morning hours
The committee in charge of the Yale
field were at work at daylight with a large
gang of men. The straw which had COW
cred the gTidiron during the night was
raked Of, leaving the turf dry. The force
was Kept at work up TO the opening of the
game. The first passenger train brought
ahout 100 admirers of foot ball The ticket
SPECTATORS were on their beats early but
.he weather had caused them to abate their
demands, and they were willing to take
about what they could get for tickets Two
dollar seats were easily had for $3.50 and
s..
BY IL o'clock it was estimated that 10000
visitors had arrived in the city, and Short
ly after that hour the vanguard of spec
tators began the procession to the Yaie
field, two miles out of the city.
High Prices for Carriages
The minimum price for a carriage to the
game was s12. and the supply was not
equal to the demand.
With the arrival of a party of New York
sports. about 1880 O'Clock. betting increas-
ed, and the odds were TO on Princeton.
Among the students there We're some
New Jersey men who were willing to bet
. to on Princeton. and considerable money
was placed on those terms. The more con-
Servative, however. figured closer and g to
4 on Princeton as winners and 4 to 3 that
ale would not score were the prevailing
figures.
The Yale players were out of bed by 7:3o
O'Clock and had an early breakfast They
retired to their rooms at once, with orders
to remain quiet till 10 o'clock when they
were called together in the gymnasium for
secret practice. The most effective plays
Yale has were carefully gone over. and the
eleven were dismissed to meet for lunch at
noon. They were then I'm complete readi-
ness for the game.
Arthur F. Corwin. who played left half
back against Harvard last Saturday. has
stopped training because of an injury tc
his knee. The wound was probably receiv-
ed In the Harvard game and has been
growing worse all the week. An examina-
of sf
he is given prompt medical attention water
on the knee is likely to set in. Dudley
Will play Corwin's position. Corwin's re-
tirement leaves first substitute behind the
line to be contested for by Kiefer and Dur.
Ston.
Princeton Boys fn Fine Fettle.
In the Princeton camp at Morris Cove
the Players had long sleep. undisturbed
by the noise of the city, and were as
bright larks this morning. Breakfast
was served at 7:3o, and after an hours
chat Trainer Jack McMasters took his
charges out for a walk. On their return
the rubhers took the men in hand and by
lunch time all were in fine fettle. Burr
Mcintosh entertained the players during
leisure moments with songs. Visitors to
the Pequot House were numerous. Just
before luncheon the members of the eleven
practiced signals for short period. They
dressed for the game before noon. and
Immediately after luncheon, which was
served at II o'clock, they boarded special
trolley cars and were off for the Yale field.
Following is the lineup of the Prince
ton ard Yale elevens:
Yale. Position. Princeton
Hazen. Left Craig
Rodgers tcapt) Left Tackle.............H Hoyt
Chadwick. LEFT Guard. Crowds
Cadwalader ..Center................ Booth
Brown. Right Guard. Edwards
Chamberlin. Right Tackle. .Hillebrant
Hail.. Right End. Cochran tcapt)
DeSaulles.. Quarter Back........... Baird
Dudley. Left Halt Back. Barnard
Benjamin. Right Half Back....... .Reiter
Mcbride. Wheeler
Following are the officers for game: Refe-
rec, Dasliel Lehigh; umpire. Langford of
Trinity. Linesmen. Messrs. Bavard OF
Princeton, Rowland of Yale. Timekeepers,
Messrs. Smith. Yale; coyne, Princeton.
Crowds Wait mt the Gates.
When the gates were opened at IL O'Clock
hundreds were waiting at the various en-
frances, and the stream OF incoming spec
tators soon became a steady one. At
o'clock possibly one-Quarter of the grand
stand seats had occupants.
The gridiron has been put in order, and
was in splendid condition. The wind was
blowing gale. and coming down the in.
closure lengthwise from the northwest IL
swept the grandstands with great fierce-
ness. At 1:30 the Princeton team arrived
at the field on their special trolley cars,
and proceeded Immediately to their Dress
ing 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 gladiators
were due to appear. Then large contin.
gents of Yale and Princeton undergrad.
yates began to pour in through the gates,
na nnu eF sound c"e srd oye,opeu th nn'o Vol
akek-kex" Of Yale was sent across the
field. where 1t countered the defiant Tiger