The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-11-15

Yale 3, Princeton O.
1t was estimated that at least 5000
residents of Bridgeport attended the
Yale-Prfnceton football game at New
Haven today. Automobile travel
through Bridgeport, to the game was
unusually heavy. The skies were
bright and the sun warm, but there
was a cold northeast wind which
thoroughly chilled pedestrians and
those who Travelled by automobile.
Two hundred or so struggling cars
passed through here last night on the
way to the game, the advance guard
of the great army which came today,
for from daylight until long after 1
O'Clock this afternoon, there were two
continuous lines of cars pouring into
the city by way of Fairfield avenue or
State street and going out again over
Stratford or Connecticut avenues.
Traffic policemen on duty today esti-
mated that the number of automo mobiles
which passed through was larger than
had ever been known before
Many of the cars were gaiIy deco
rated with flags and banners and the
co1ors Of the colleges seemed equally
divided. In the same manner every
known species of fur bearing animal
was represented In the dress of the
occupants of the autos. Despite the
wind, all the occupants of the ma
chimes were in good humor. They
cheerful1y obeyed the orders of the
traffic policemen and not a single ar
rest was made within the city limits
of Bridgeport for any violation of the
the cars as they rode through here
especially those who came about the
noon hour, were eating sandwiches
and, drinking beer, or something
stronger.
Six special trains. ore of which was
exclusively for Princeton men. passed
through here today They did not
stop to take on pAssengsfs in Bridge
port. 1t was estimated that 1000
Bridgeporters went to New Haven by
train to see the game and every train
in that direction, even the accommo-
dation trains, had extra cars to care
for the multitude. ~
There was little betting recorded
here. Princeton seemed to be the
favorite with Bridgeporters and a few
bets were recorded giving odds on the
Tigers
Among the Bridgeporters who went
to the game was Mayor Clifford B.
Wilson. The mayor came down to his
office for a. few minutes early this
morning and left Bridgeport for the
game in an automobile, about 10
o'clock.
Clear skies and prospects that the
automobile travel through Bridgeport
would be unusually heavy resulted in
Motorcycle Policemen Clifford N Cor
gas and Robert Hoffman being assign
ed to duty for the day by Superin-
tendent of Police Eugene Birmingham
and the posting of many additional
traffic men throughout the city Po-
Iiceman Gorgas takes the territory
west of the -Pequonnock river and Po-
will remain on duty until o'clock
tonight
The following assignments for tTaf-
dc duty were made by Captain J. H.
Regan of police headquarters, the first
man in each case being from platoon
A and the second from platoon B:
Broad street and Fairfield avenue,
Green and Gregory; Middle street and
Fairfield avenue, Weller and B. H.
G1ennon; Stratford avenue bridge,
BagIey and John Ha1ptn; State and
Broad streets, Ziebold and Miller;
Congress and Main streets, S. H. Nc
CuLough; Stratfte1d hotel, Herb and
NJ. Kelley.
Captain William Anderson of the
Second precinct station made the fol-
lowing assignments: Kossuth street
and Stratford avenue, F1ahaven; ;Strat-
ford avenue and East Main stret, p.
Campana. and J. Sheehan; east of Ye1-
low Mill bridge on Stratford avenue,
Bolger and Dempsey; Connecticut and
Stratford avenues, J. Burnes; between
Bunne1I and Central on Stratford ave-
nue., D. Ryan and Tate; city line on
Stratford avenue, J. Doherty.
From platoon A, Captain John H.
Redgate of the Third precinct station
made these assignments, the later as
signm ents having not been completed:
State stret and Fairfield avenue, Ma
tot nd ri
Schultz; Park avenue and State street,
Lundberg; Fairfield avenue and Park
avenue, Mcbride; Clinton and Fair
field avenues. Bulkley.