New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-17
FOOTBALL In BROADWAY
Touches of Enthusiasm and Dashes
of Color Brighten Street.

Broadway had its taste OF the Yae-Princeton
football enthusiasm last night when the crowds
from the incoming special trains at Grand Central
station began to drift AID street and join the
main tide OF Broadway. 1t potent addition,
this to the flavor of the stream of night life. ana
the dashes OF orange and blue gave pousse cafe
erect TO the throngs in the theatres and the
restaurants where eating is only incdental-a con-
cession, as il were. TO the Hon. Mr.. Raines. But,
altogether. the enthusiasm moderate that
the police had no more to do than on an an ordl-
nary Saturday night in the "alcoholday' section
Of the metropolis, and the night court looked lone
some
Somehow. year by year the display OF partisan
joy or fortitude after big becomes less noisy
in New York. and last night was no exception.
At the Yale Club and the Princeton Club and at
the other social organizations of alumni there
were the usual little dinners among the older mem
bers. The more recent products OF the commence
ments. well as the undergraduates, were not so
much in evidence in the public places But there
plenty of college boys deCked out in the
color that suited their fancy and yelling for the
college the color represented About Longacre
Square. and far down ed street. little groups
sang songs one crowd in the neighborhood Of the
Cadillac had six bulldogs in leash The dogs were
weighted with blue ribbons. and the boys followed
the fashion. They attracted such crowd that
two traffic policemen "shooed' them away.
Beat itr' said one of General Binghams dra-
goons. Back to the kennel for yours" Then to
fake college boys that make most of the foolish
trouble. If the real get rough they do some
thing good, like licking a cabman or a fresh
waiter"
As midnight drew on and the theatres added
their quota TO the paTaders, the cafes and rath-
skellers began to show touch Of the grandstand-
II looked as if every young must be eS-
tremely loyal to either Yale Princeton Down
I'm Joe Adamss, where the crowd was thick one
young heard TO say:
l,1T Tri,,n lore ya1F no
cause 7 have enough blue already and flags do
make such nice decorations
And her escort. who had already spent much
money buying the ribbons and banners and badges
that adorned her. observed:
ITS lucky the takers aren't selling sofa pillows.
I'd been 'stmg' worse than Christmas time"
or course. everybody In the Yellow and Blue
chorus OF Broadway last night had not been to New
Haven for the New York New Haven & Hartford
Railroad did not carry more than twenty thousand
persons from New York TO the seat OF war yester-
day morning These are the figures given out by
g. IT. Wilson. the chief train dispatcher % the
system here. Starting at 755 q. there were NJ
teen special trains sent out before noon. Besides
these there the eight rgular trains. which
we're filled 20 capacity. The statistics Of Mr.. VIII
son. though. based on the seating capacity of
tho trains. and TO the average observer-not TO
mention the traveller-it looked II the aisle room
and platform spaces that we're occupied gave space
for a couple OF thousand more.
To handle tho outgoing crowds six special police
men were added TO the regular traffic force at the
Grand Central Station when the jam was at its
height in the morning The same precautions were
taken last night when the first Of the returning
specials began 10 arrive shortly after o'clock.
There were sixteen special trains to handle the
Homecoming crowds, because there are always sew
eral hundred natives who want to get out of New
Haven to celebrate or course large percentage
Of the Princeton men went directly back to old
Nassau merely crossing the city 10 tho ferries. So
they missed seeing how much orange there was on
Broadway. even though it was time for blueness
in flags.