The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-11-15
THIRTY-FIVE
THOUSAND SEE
FOOTBALL CAM E
Few Tickets On Sale, But
Thousands ClamOr.
ODDS AGAINST YALE
REDUCED BY BLUE MONEY
Rival Teams Spend Quiet Night
Away From HUrly-
Burly.

New Haven, Nov. 15.-The annual
football clash between Princeton and
yale. brought into the realm of the
mythical bulldog, today, $4,000 close
and enthusiastic followers of the most
popular OF college sports. The
weather conditions were ideal. Yes
terday's light rain, which threaten ed
another greasy grddiron, was followed
today by clear, cool skies, while the
field was pronounced to be in fine
shape
some 5000 or more of the specta-
torH' army reached New Haven last
night, but the main body Of pigshfn
followers, including practically the en-
tire Princeton undergraduate list,
streamed into the city during the fore
noon At least a third made a jour
ney by motor car and for several
hours, today. New York, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania cars r1va1Ied in
number those from Connecticut and
Massachusetts,.
Princeton ruled q slight favorite
during the forenoon but the earlier
odds OF 10 to were hammered to g
TO A by liberal offers of Blue coin,
based on the feeling that Yale had
stcone back
I'm spite OF impressions generally
held, yesterday, that many Yale
Prfnce$on football game tickets would
was available. The ticket offices at
tine university were early besieged by
e.rpAceant persons but very few tick
cts were not already sold. Early in
fhs week several ba4ohes OF tickets
%1azk srt9S 20 sevesaI cities for public:
sale and about 1.Bo0 were sold here this
being the first time in eight years
that any public sale Of tickets for this
match has been possible. 1t has been
estimated that OF the $4,000 persons
or more who attended the champion
sshtr3 games at Yale Field not over
= .o0e New Haveners outside the uni
zverslty contingent get a look 1n-
The 1000 or more co1legemen usu-
ssl7x uss their allotment themselves or
provide for friends who live else
where and only the zoo New Haven
BOYS ana alumni actually resident in
the city get a chance at any extra
4fclke&
when the -ssbow1's is open for q few
wears the proportion OF New Haven
residents who will have q chance to
attend the big games will be increas :
.cg probably 60 5, 900, although look.
Fnw 70 the future il is pointed out
that the time may come when with
the increase IN student and alumni
Foafeg In the universities the New
Raven non-college contingent VIII
agaan be reduced to small propor-
items
n was the first tire In years thar
yale and Pr1neston faced each cthe2
a@ beaten elevens- Yet, despite the
almost disastrous preliminary season,
AZ seemed 20 be the opinion Of each
side that Yale Field this afternoon
-rouId uncover some of the finest ex-
14fbttions of strategic football seen on
the grfdarOn here in many years. 1t
was felt that both eIevens would be
compelled to use the maximum
amount OF generaIship, strength and
1xnow3edge of the fundamentals Of the
game in order to win.
For Princeton, the game was the
Anal one of the season and with ev-
nrythlng to win and very little to lose,
it yreg expected that the entire garaut
OF Tiger plays would be disclosed.
Fcr Yale. however, with the Har--
ward contest q week hence, there was
the realization that the stands and
4laa gidelines held a score of the keen
egt of Crimson scouts eager to dag
nose the strength an weakness of the
Tc1sus game. The game, today, spelt
ssFSnisT for the great wooden arena
that for more than a quarter of a
century has been the scene of so
many TaIes victories and SO few Yale
Hefeatg.
The two teams spent the night
somewhat removed from the hur1y-
fy41r4y of New Haven hotels and clubs.
Tsne Yale players went out to the in
urinary for a quiet night, while the
Frfnce4on team remained in Green
xvfcf, coming over on one of the
morning trains and having lunch in
their car. Reports from the two
camps indicated that every man was
iAn the usual ut condition.