Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-09
.B|C STAD|UNS TO
Be OPENED SOON
This Month. in Football
Means Dedication of Won
derful Fields.

New York, Nov. ta...Classic eastern
football games will lake on added
interest this monil, for within the
next two weeks Princeton and Yale
will dedicate imposing stadiums,
playing contests before an aggregate
assembly of more than one hundred
thousand spectators. The initial gross
gate receipts will exceed 100000
while travelling, hotel and other in
cidental expenses on the part Of spec
tators will add fully 100000 to the
total amount expended in witnessing
the play. In fact it is probable that
the opening Of these colossal football
amphitheaters will put. more than
n million dollars in circulation
when the railroad, advertising, train.
ing, hotel, restaurant n a score OF
incidental operating disbursements
are considered.
Another million dollars is repre-
sented in the present structures and
the adjacent buildings and improve
ments either under construction or
projected. The Palmer memorial
stadium presented to Princeton n
versity by Edgar Palmer of the class
of 1908 represents an outlay Of $780,
900 the individual gilt Of Mr.. Palmer.
The Yale coliseum when completed
will have cost 100000. The land
upon which it stands cost approxi-
mately $15O,OO0 while 100000 was
expended for the bowl as it is
termed at Yale. Another $4,000
will be spent in the erection of the
new athletic club house and the base.
ball cage. Still another 100000 will
be devoted to a general improvement
Of the ground surrounding the new
buildings. This large sum of money
has been secured in part by class and
graduate subscriptions; private dona-
lions and from existing athletic asso-
citation funds available at Yale.
From an architectural standpoint
the two stadiums differ greatly. Seen
from a distance the PRINCETON struc-
ture is extremely imposing, resem-
bling to a certain. extent the Harvard
stadium on Soldiers Field, Cambridge.
The gothic style carried out In all
Princeton buildings has been followed
as far as possible. 1t is of U shape
with the open end facing Carnegie
lake. The main entrance at the nor
thern end consists Of two massive
towers connected by a sweeping arch.
On each side of this entrance smaller
arches alternate with supporting col
umns throughout the exterior length
Of the stadium. 1t is SO situated that
the rays Of the November sun strike
the field at right angles giving each
team equal advantage In the matter
Of light and shadow.
The general statistics of the sta
dunn r as follows: Seating capacity
$1,000; length. 672 feet; width, $50
feet; height, 66 feet, number Of rows
Of seats, As; number Of exits, >26. I'm
der the tiers Of seats is a. concourse
which will permit Of a winter run
ming track while surrounding the
football field proper, is q quarter Of
q mile running track with a 220 yards
straightaway. The structure is COM
posed entirely of reinforced concrete.
Although the Dartmouth and Will
ltamg college teams played In the
stadium, the formal opening. will be
held in connection with. h Yale game
next Saturday.
II ia not until the spectator enters
the Yale bowl that the immensely
Of the New Haven stadium dawns
upon him. Due to its sunken type
Of architecture the structure is not
impressive when seen from a distance.
In general appearances resembles
q reservoir. A retaining. wall Of mod
crate height, surmounted by a turfed
bank. Is hrst seen as one approaches
the amphitheater. The wall Is pierced
by a number of entrances while the
main entrance is through large
arch Ranked by:taN. towers somewhat
on the order Of the gateway Of the
Princeton stadium. Once the upper
tiers Of seats In the Yale ''bowl" Are
reached. however. there 10 q complete
change In the picture. ~
The structure stretches away in a
perfect circle, row after row Of seats
descending like steps to the playins
field far below. There are 81 circu.
lar tiers Of these seats.