Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-16
NEN HAVEKS B|G DAY.
Thousands of Enthusiastic
 Sports in the City.

Yale and Princeton Meet For the Big
 Football Game of the Year-The
 Betting To-Day Was i'll Favor of
 Yale at Odds of 10 to 9-How the
 Teams Lined Up--Yale Scored First
 After 1o Minutes of Play, Making q
 Touchdown and Kicking Goal.
 New Haven, Nov 16.-A typical No vember day dawned for the annual football game between 1ale and Princeton at Yale field this afternoon. The official thermometer at the wealth CT bureau at s o'clock this morning registered three degrees above freeZ- ing, thus assuring exceptionally com fortable conditions for the spectators on that score. 4 spanking breeze out of the southwest. however, blowing at the official rate Of F miles an hour, with every promise of an increase in velocity as the day wore on made the morning consistent November affair. The direction of the wind, diagonally across the gridiron. caused anxiety to real football enthusiasts who had been hoping for still day. It indicated that a distinct advantage would ac- crue to the team winning the toss un- less the wind dropped. This did not bring comfort to the thousands of Yale supporters, who appreciated the faf that Naln'. athaT nr6i1s1sv kick ing department was to be met by the superior ability of Princeton's star punter, Dewitt The blowing of such | wind also discomhted the spectators, who were forced 10 provide themselves with rugs and wraps as a protection against an atmosphere which would surely be raw and piercing at Yale field unless the breeZes fell.
 Otherwise the conditions were all ideal for the last game of the season at New Haven.
 As was stated in these dispatches last evening the night before the\game was q remarkable one for its utter lack of enthusiasm. Not once during the entire evening were the city's streets crowded and the hotels and cafes seemed deserted. The utmost decorum prevailed and there was none of the boisterous enthusiasm peculiar. as q rule, to college boys on the eve of so important a contest The hawkers of badges, colors and souvenirs did . sorry business and the ticket market was strikingly bearish.
 Probably less than a hundred Princeton supporters spent the night in town. and this morning the New Haven house. usually the storm center of excitement and partisan enthusiasm was its typical New England hotel self
 Of betting there was almost none, and a canvass of the principal hotels revealed the fact that less than dog en bets had been left. The odds were still in favor of Yale at 10 to g. The largest known wager was $500 to $45O.
 Early this morning the covering of straw which had been placed on the gridiron last night against a possible storm was removed and the playing field was in splendid condition The members of the Yale team. all of whom spent the night at the college intirmary on Prospect hill. far re moved from the colleges and the cen ter of the city, were awakened at ' o'clock. They took q brisk walk down town to the New Haven house where breakfast was served at $ o'clock. Shortly after the morning meal had been finished the entire squad was bundled into open carriages and driven four miles out to the New l Haven Country club on the banks of Lake Whitney. The coaches and Trainer Murphy stated that the men were feeling well and were anxious for the fray. The bruises and sprains had been patched up and every one of the picked men were in condition to l enter the game.
 Early in the forenoon Yales loyal 1 supporters of Connecticut began to reach the city on the regular suburban 1 trains. The special trains from New York did not begin to arrive until 1 shortly before noon. but at that hour and thereafter until 1:3O the extras rolled in at intervals of 90 minutes. Five such special trains were sent | over, from New York. two of them be- l ing trains of parlor cars
 l The Yale team returned to town at | noon and partook of a light luncheon 1 etI ei1C ACssbl1l llDlH. diately thereafter they adjourned to l the gymnasium and donned their play
 ing togs and at 50 started for Yale field. The gates at the field were 1 opened at F o'clock and the usual early birds Hooked thither to the num-
 Der Of several hundreds. At 1 o'clock 1 the trolley lines began their emergency schedules and from that hour until 1 l: :45 the route to the field was throng- l ed
 1 The Princeton team reached New Haven at about I :15 They were pre- ceded by nearly a thousand support l CTS, who inaugurated the first real en- I thnsiasm of the occasion. The Tigers dressed in their private car at the rail- road yards anG soon after l 80 start I ed for the scene ef the contest in spe- cial cars.
 The teams lined up as follows: | Yale. Position. Princeton. | Gould, captain left end Davis t9oss left tackle Pell, captain | Olcott left guard Dana Holt center Fisher Hamlin right guard Mills Hogan right tackle Dewitt 1 swan right end Henry 1 DeSaulles quarterback Freeman Hart left halfback Foulke Chadwick right halfback AIcClave ! Weymouth fuIlback Sheffield