▁no ▁longer ▁a ▁solemn ▁festival ▁to ▁God ▁for ▁mer cies ▁given . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁hol iday ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁State ▁and ▁the ▁Nation ▁to ▁see ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁football . ▁ ▁The ▁k icker ▁now ▁is ▁king ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁bow ▁down ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁g ory ▁n osed ▁tack ler , ▁hero ▁of ▁a ▁hundred ▁sc rim m ages ▁and ▁half ▁as ▁many ▁w reck ed ▁wed ges , ▁is ▁the ▁id ol ▁of ▁the ▁hour . ▁ ▁With ▁sw ol len ▁face ▁and ▁ble eding ▁head , ▁da ub ed ▁from ▁crown ▁to ▁sole ▁with ▁the ▁mud ▁of ▁Manh attan ▁Field , ▁he ▁stands ▁triumph ant ▁amid ▁the ▁che ers ▁of ▁thousands . ▁ ▁What ▁matters ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁is ▁per vert ed , ▁that ▁church ▁is ▁for eg one , ▁that ▁family ▁re union ▁is ▁neglect ed , ▁that ▁dinner ▁is ▁delayed ▁if ▁not ▁forgot . ▁ ▁Has ▁not ▁Pr inc eton ▁played ▁a ▁mighty ▁game ▁with ▁Y ale ▁and ▁has ▁not ▁Pr inc eton ▁won ? ▁ ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁modern ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ." ▁ ▁The ▁Y ale - Pr inc eton ▁Thanks g iving ▁Day ▁game ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁earned ▁$ 1 3 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁each ▁school ▁from ▁gate ▁rece i pts , ▁as ▁the ▁big ▁games ▁became ▁the ▁primary ▁source ▁of ▁re venue ▁for ▁the ▁college ' s ▁athlet ic ▁programs . ▁ ▁Conference ▁stand ings ▁The ▁following ▁is ▁a ▁potentially ▁incomplete ▁list