Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-11-14

Betting Fayors Yale, But Princeton
Has Her Supporters.

for the transportation of the Naugatuck
eleven and their followers to Water
bury tomorrow afternoon, when the
pigskin warriors from that place will
endeayOr to prove to the people here
abouts that the victory over the Com
pany A eleven a week ago was no
luke, but case of the best team COM
ing out on top. A special train will
leave Naugatuck at 2:30 and run to
the West Main street crossing, where
the march to the Athletic field will be
taken up, and with their new and orig
inal football songs, which they have
specially rehearsed to strike fear into
the hearts of the military eleven. the
game will abound with interest and
have the features of a college game.
The teams are evenly matched and
the battle will be royal one. The
company A team will hold final prac-
tice tonight. Referee Leary of Yale
will start the game at 3 O'Clock, and
the largest crowd of the season will
be there at the kickoff. The police
will see that the patrons Of the grand
stand have an unobstructed view Of
the playing field.
New Haven, Nov 1.-THE Yale team
had its final practice yesterday after
noon in preparation for the champion
ship game with Princeton on Saturday
at Princeton. There was no scrim-
maging by either the varsity or the
first substitutes, but both eleven were
sent through the formations in secret
practice for more than an hour, fol-
lowed by signal work in open practice
Bowman and Vanderpoel then were
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practiced in Dunting to the backs.
Bowman and Metca1f also were ordered
to practice drop kicking. Bowman
easily excelled Metcalf, whose general
work has fallen off remarkably this
week. causing the coaches much worry.
He and Chadwick fumbled badly yes
terday in catching punts. The entire
varsity team was practiced in a for
nation calculated to block De Wits
punts. The team was disposed on the
field as at the kickoff. except that the
center men, Holt, Glass and Goss, were
placed well forward and close together.
In three attempts to kick a goal from
placement the forwards twice were
successful in knocking down the ball.
The third time the oval went to one
side. The condition of the men has
improved greatly since Tuesday by
reason of the comparative ease which
they have been permitted to enjoy, and
yesterday they seemed In fair, though
not the best condition. There was
much enthusiasm at the field. Several
hundred students occupied the cheer
ing section, and sang until the big
stands re-echoed the songs. A big del
egation left here with the team this
afternoon and several hundreds. more
will take the early trains on Saturday.
Princeton, Nov 14.-s'If the Tigers
play with the same snap and dash on
Saturday that they exhibited in their
final practice yesterday, Yale will be
beaten" That was the sentiment last
night of the undergraduates to a man,
although the coaches. while elated over
the good showing, refrain from making
any predictions as to the outcome of
the battle with the Ellis. The under
graduates led by the veteran corps of
the First regiment band of Philadel-
phia, marched to the field yesterday
and cheered and sang for the team.
The practice was the fastest and best
that has been seen on Princeton's grid
iron this season. Every man got into
the game in manner that surprised
the coaches, and in the two twenty
minute halves which were played six
touchdowns were scored against the
scrubs. The changes that were made
in the lineup Wednesday held good
yesterday, and it is highly probable
that they will remain for the big game.
Short was at center. Bradley at left
guard and Brown at left tackle. The
other positions We're taken care of by
the regular players. The feature of
yesterdays brilliant work was the ex-
cellent way in which the interference
formed. In the second half S. AIcCIaye
ran a kickoff back 104 yards for a
touchdown.
New York, Nov 14.-Reports from
New Haven have not been very en-
couraging this week, but they have not
made the odds on the Yale-Princeton
game tomorrow any closer. The pre-
yailing quotation is 10 to Z on Yale.
and good deal Of money has been
bet at these figures. A broker said
yesterday that he thought at least s.. :
700 had been bet on the game at the
Stock exchange. The odds were 10 to
there yesterday and there was brisk
betting in varying amounts from the
opening to the closing hour. There
We're bets from $50 up and one wager
which had $1,100 for its big end. This
sum went on Yale at the odds men
toned. Naturally, in view of the odds.
there has been more Yale than Prince
ton money in sight, but the Princeton
hackers have put up their money freely
at the market figures Yale. through
simple prestige, usually represents the
long end of the betting in football. a
bet of 500 to $50 on Yale against Har-
ward was made in Boston on Wednes-
day, though the form indicates that the
betting should be even. Tickets for
the Yale-Princeton game are harder to
get this year than for some time. At a
hotel in this city yesterday two seats
were sold for SO apiece and So apiece
Is being asked for tickets on the end
stands.
Cambridge Nov 1.-THE animal
slump has struck the Harvard football
squad on Soldiers field this week.
Ever since last Monday the work has
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