Evening star., 1912-11-16
BATTLE OF GIANTS
Princeton and Yale Clash To-
day in Annual Struggle.
ODDS FAVOR DARK BLUE
Outcome Will Have Important Bear
ing on Rating of
Teams.
ODDS FAVOR DARK BLUI

PRINCETON, N. j., November 10
Princeton and Yale are scheduled to meet
on University Field this afternoon in
what promises to be one Of the premier
battles of the season. Indications at the
start of the contest were for hard. close
game. Both elevens were on edge for the
battle, and their respective trainers re-
ported them to be in perfect trim for the
fray.
The outcome of the days contest will
have an important bearing on the final
rating of the so-called big elevens.' y
Should Yale come out on top, Princeton,
with the defeats by both Harvard and
Yale, will be out of the running, while
should Princeton win it will be either a
case of a three-cornered tie, or the cham
pionship for Harvard. depending on the
outcome of the Harvard-Yale battle a
week from today. The Princeton eleven,
contrary to the custom of former years,
spent last night in town, the entire
squad sleeping in Patton Hall, which is
situated at considerable distance from
the campus where noise and hustle was
rife until early this morning. The squad
attended the annual concert of the Yale
and Princeton musical clubs, which was
held in Alexander Hall last evening.
The condition of the gridiron is favor
able for fast game, being hard and fair
ly dry. This has raised the hopes of the
Princeton followers considerably, as they
did not believe that their light eleven
would nave an even chance against the
heavy eleven from New Haven if the
gridiron We're slippery and the turf soft.
supporters of both teams seemed fairly
| confident of victory, although the con-
| fidence of the Blue contingent was with
out question much stronger than that of
princeton men. The Yale followers are
hai f,r1ry - Tlr..Vn ANy,sc
strength on the showing of the Tigers at
Cambridge two weeks ago, but Princeton
| enthusiasts have felt that the team did
not display its true form in the battle
with Harvard and would give the Ellis a
much harder fight than they gave the
Crimson
The Tigers are centering their hopes
on the speed of their backfield men
Capt. Pendleton, Waller and Dewitt-and
the ability of the line to get the jump on
its opponents. If the Orange and Back
players find themselves equaled in these
departments Yales greater weight may
prove the deciding factor. Princeton to
win must outrun and Outright her op-
pOnents.
The advance. guard. composed mainly
of Philadelphia alumni back for re-
unions, together with a number Of the
fair sex down for the senior prom,
which was also held last night, began to
come into town early yesterday after
noon, but the greater part of the throng
has been arriving this morning. Special
trains from Philadelphia and New York
have been rolling in since o'clock, and
a conservative estimate puts the number
of visitors at 10000. With the rise in
population has come rise in prices,
and all of the local tradesmen are seiZ-
ing their opportunities and reaping har-
vests such come their way only once
in every two years.
Betting on the game is varying from
10 to to 10 to I, with Yale on the long
end Considerable money has been
placed. Tickets are as scarce as flies in
January, and spectators are conspicu-
Gus by their absence. As all those who
applied for tickets were forced to sign
pledges not to sell them to strangers. a
comparatively small number of the
precious pastboards have fallen into the
hands of the scalpers.
The probable lineup: