Yale at Princeton

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  The sun, November 29, 1889, page 5

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  PRINCETON WON GLORIOUSLlr Wrestling THE CHAMPIONSHIP FROM YALE UNDER 10000 EYES. n NobIo enme- GLORIOUS Even 20 the bIu0Ns who Lost IL 70 Their OLD Foo Aftpr Long SupremacT-Snnke Ames’s Fotltball Career Enda with Spectacular Run – Not Much Singing and Oniy Three MeR Hurt-It was Little Muddy. but Ht Was Great Fun-TheoIoE Cowa.n Too Much TOR. Anybody In the Yale Teaua. huge Undiscovered oval with n roctangls family indicated upon 1t in white, two swaying groups OF canvas-j jacketed young men facing each other, a big melon shaped ball. now out, OF sight as the two groups plunged savagely at, each other above 1t. now soaring aloft far over their heads; on every side bank on bank OF human beings, moro than 25,000 In number, jumping up and down in their places. throwing up their hats, waving canes and umbrellas and hutter Of bunting. while the air trembled and the welkin rang with such yels and screams and believing Of horns as are indescribRble-thatwas tho entertainment at Berk- eley Oval, on the hillside back Of Morris Dock station. on the Hudson River Railroad And when the entertainment was over the thou sands who had enjoyed 1t went trooping away for home. saying to one another that 1t had been such glorious game OF football as would mark an era In the history OF college athletics, and that Yale II she should now withdraw from the intercollegiate Athletic AS ISOLATION would have to leave behind her the football team best worthy OF her muscle-tho Princeton champions The early morning was terribly gloomy for the thousands who had purchased tickets for the great match Eame between tho Yale and the Princeton teams. The rain that had fallen with such depressing persistency all the day before still fell In torrents But the weather wise noticed that the wind was westerly, 4 good sign. and, sure enough. by or q few minutes later the last drop had fallen. ltwas at this time that the first OF the enthusiastic football cranks who had determined to see the game began to wend their way toward the Berkeley Oval Lucky were they. even though they did have to wait until 2s2O in the afternoon for the game to begin. for they had no difficulty In entering and mono worth mentioning in staying, although feeble effort TO clear the grounds was made at 1880. after the end Of the minor game OF the morning. In this way some 1000 people remained in the grounds. 1t was not until noon that the first contingent OF the afternoon thronE arrived. 1t grew to immense proportions and waited, muddy and patient At l2h an attempt was made to op0n the gates and force those within to tho street. BY great efforts the gates we’re opened. but the ut most efforts OF gang Of twenty policemen. who put their shoulders to the crowd OF outgoers, could not drive them into the crowd without The effect OF such q crush as this on the ladies’ who were unfortunately caught In II can hard ly be imagined. 1t was terrible strain even for the most stalwart Of the men. In conse- 9uence. hundreds gave it UP and won’t home. However. at l O’Clock the picayune gates we’re opened. and the throng began to filter in. 1t was also decided to let pedestrians In at the coach gate. By tho time the gates were opened not only the road before the whole front OF the grounds was jammed full. but the crowd had spread back to an unknown distance on private villa plot to the north. while long trains were arriving continually at the 81 alton below. There were unquestionably enough people there to have filed every available vantage point but 1t took until $3.50 o’clock to got enough through the inadequate entrances to fill the reserved seats. Once inside the would-be spectator felt “a sense OF relief from pressure but he almost Immediately plunged into the mud again. Tho space at the north OF the field was ankle deeu. while within. on the north side. the mud was only shade shalower Those who had seaus on the south side got on better. They did nat have to wade through mud more than an inch deep thing as finding the definite seats purchased the spectators sat down and looked around. IN ton sympathizers were arranged in groups he principal Yale group being at the east OF tie covered stand. and the Princeton at the west o II. Each was from TWO TO three thousap d strong as to numbers. and Of gnmeasurid power as to lungs. In the big stand q the east Yales the southerly. while the coaches neal ly 100 In number. were massed on the north side the colors of orange and black, while the 9th er half was suggestive OF deep water on clear day. In small but very handsome coach. in tho centre. drawn by small but very handsdmS horses. was W. X. vanderbilt and party; Al wore crimson carnations. and the men dra nix champagne out OF single large-slzed goble. Almost as interesting as the grand sta nd WI fha N nj a NH rn nj no nd spread back for a hundred. II was covered with solid mass OF humanity. Just as this mass got sold a funny thing happened. host OF messenger boys had obs TO be found, so they rusted for barrels and boxes under tie payili9n with boards to lay a scat t Those who bought inconsiderately aos on top and stood up in IA row, and thus shut pn the view OF some 5000 or 5000 pe2ple. Not flve min utes there came surge In the mass OF those behind. aud in twlnkllng that row Went rels were crushed to pieces Back OF the grand stands on the south of graceful elms and naples. When standing room got scarce thee, moro active spectators II shade tree In the yard OF a turkey farm at niGhtfa In September. cosse sboa Is ahes Win “Sa nas been acting contrary 70 student nature. They way followed Tie two factions kept this up ut irregular intervals until coach full OF Col umblas gave their yell thus: HOORAYi HoORAY! HooRAY! C-o-L-U-M- Whoop! How the Prncetons took It up and rheered. Meantime some men had scat tered Two or three dozen wheelbarrow loads o: saw iust oyer the muddiest patches OF the field. would, partly indicate where the, bounds should be. Ii was while the people were dividing their attention between the cheers on the coaches aud the workmen on the field that a commoion arose over at the west end Of tho grounds. No one could zee what it was about, eXactly. lille state of agitation, and that was cue enough for al ale men. Up they jumped on . while the youths on thirty blue coaches made he springs meet as they danced ~ unison and shouted in chorus. Pretty soon the team, In white shirts and dark blue stockings apoeaced. and began pitching practice balls rhat einesrv Being WnSS o. ~ i9h wait mntiI siness required IL before wa!lowng in that

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  The Globe-republican, Kansas, December 4, 1889, page 1

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  tn e EAST. ISIDOR III. SULTZBACK, retail clOthier of Philadelphia, has assigned with 500, 600 liabilities and unknown assets LIEUTENANT SCHROEDER, one of the inventors of the briggs Schroeder gun, denies that his invention has been sold to England and also that it is unappreciated in America. The navy is already using it. The North River Sugar Refining Company, of New York, has appealed from the Supreme Court decision dis solving the firm. LEECHBURG, Pa, was visited by fire on the 26th which rendered twenty families homeless and destroyed $780, 600 worth of property. A TERRIBLE fire visited Lynn, Mass, on the 26th, burning for eight hours and destroying about SIC, ZOO, 600 worth of property. 1t was the third largest confagratiOn in New England, being eclipsed only by the great fires at BOston and Portland. The Court of Appeals in New York has decided the United States Express Company must pay taxes to that State under the corporation tax law. AT meeting in Philadelphia resolutions looking to the betterment of Rus sian eXiles in Siberia were passed, and steps will he taken to reach the Russian Government through the approaching prison convention in St. Petersburg. THE United. States championship skating contest will occur at Newburg, on the Hudson, January Is. THE New York grand jury has returned an Indictment for murder in the first degree against Mrs. Hannah B. SOuthwOrth, who shot and killed Ste phen Pettus. Later she was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. JOHN MCCARTY, the convict who in the Rhode Island State prison murder Ously assaulted murderer LaCoste, hanged himself in a dark cell. LaCoste will recover. Boston suffered by disastrous confiagratiOn on the 18th, commencing in the granite building owned by Jordan, Marsh & Co., Bedford and Kingston streets, adjacent to where the great fire of 1872 started. Two acres of buildings were burned over. The loss wasput at 81, OOO, 600; insurance, 81, 6OO,- 900. Seven or eight persons were Sc riously injured during the progress of the flames. BY landslide at the entrance to the tunnel near Pattenburg, N. j., recent ly an engine house was destroyed, the engineer killed and the railroad blocked for twelve hours. THE great football match between Yale and Princeton took place at Berkley Oval, New York, on Thanksgiving day. 1t was hard-fOught game which finally resulted in favor of Princeton by a score of 10 to 0. There were about $4,000 persons present on the ground and the enthusiasm and excitement was something tremendous. One of the players named George, of Prince ton, was quite seriously injured, the ligament of his left ankle being broken.

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  Sacramento daily record-union, Sacramento [Calif.], November 29, 1889, page 4

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  ELECTRIC FLASHES. Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches Frol All Parts of the World. Condensed Telegraphic Dispatches From All Parts of the World. Quebec was visited by destructive storm yesterday. The British dock men, in London, have gone on a strike. The Pacific Express Company at Fort Worth was robbed of $1,000. An explosion in a colliery near Berlin yesterday injured several persons. Gladstone says the people of Great Britain to-day are largely in favor of home rule. Everything points to McKinley’s cleo ton as Speaker of the House of Representatives. President Harrison ate his turkey with his family yesterday. There were no in vited guests. United States Minister to England has gone to Versailles, France, where his son is reported to be dying. A train was thrown from the track near Ceredo, Ohio, yesterday by washout, and the engineer and two brakemen killed. The eight men who robbed the Santa Fe train have been arrested in Ardmore, In dian Territory. There is woman in the gang. A brother of the late Judge Terry is enroute to Washington to lay the matter of the recent homicide before the Department of Justice. President Young of the Lawrence Bank, Pittsburg, surrendered himself Saturday night, and gave bail for his hearing Wednesday. The public funerals of those dying of diphtheria are forbidden in Des Moines. The disease is creating great alarm in sew eral cities of iowa. The Princeton Club defeated the Yale boys in game of football yesterday in New York by score of 10 to 0. The game was witnessed by $4,000 people. Inglis, who stole a large amount of the | Spokane relief fund, has been discovered | in Winnipeg. He is spending money freely and having high old time.

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Yale leads 71–⁠45–⁠10 in 126 meetings, counting the 111 since this game.