Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-11-11
FARMERS OF A. & N.
LOST TO OKLAHOMA
HARD EARNED VICTORY WENT
TO OKLAHOMA AeolEs AFTER
FIERCE BATTLE.

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ideal weather conditions the first bat
tie between Texas and Oklahoma Ag
gies resulted in hard earned victory
for the Oklahoma team by the narrow
score of to o.
Fighting like fiends for three full
quarters, neither team was able to
score, but In the first minute of the
third period Weaver. quarterback for
the locals, played beautiful field goal
directly between the goal posts. At
no time did the Texas Aggies have a
good opportunity to score on the Okla.
Romans. The latter were on the Of
tense almost the entire time. Ayerag.
ing right at the 165-pound mark, both
teams seemed to be equally strong,
but the superior speed and doging tao
tics OF the Oklahoma team won the
day. Only in forward passing did the
Texans have any advantage. Several
times they made successful throws for
10. Is and 20 yards, while the few at
tempts OF the Oklahomans went wild
or were intercepted.
Open style playing prevailed. al
though at the outset the Oklahoma
eleven used only line charges. Fumb-
| ling was almost entirely absent; the
Oklahomans suffered three times for
offside and twice for holding and the
Texans were only penalized three
times for offsides.
Boier, Clarity, Braumiler and Thorn
as did the effective work for the
: Lone Star aggregation, their passing
and receiving being the features and
the superb ground gaining of Hagar,
Foster Kite and Haun and the all
around footwork of Weaver standing
ont prominently in the Oklahomans'
maneuvers.
The Texans won the tossup and
chose to kick off Kite for the Okla
Romans received and returned 10
yards, then Weaver Hagar and Foster
carried the ball down the field for 30
yards by line play A tumble and
15-yard penalty forced the Oklahom-
ans to punt. Texas gained ~ yards
in two plays by Thomas and Beasley
and then tumble gave the ball to the
locals the Oklahoma backfield plow-
ed for 40 yards in 10 attempts and
then punted. Bonner returned the |
punt and the Oklahomans failed to
gain the required distanct. The Tex |
ans took the ball, punted and the re-
mainder of the quarter was played in
the middle of the field with no team
having any noticeable advantage.
The second quarter was replica of
the first. with the exception of several
attempts to pass by the Oklahoma
eleven. Weaver outpunted Clarity in
the two punts each.
The third quarter began by Texas
kicking off. The Oklahomans carried
the ball by three spectacular end runs
to within 10 yards of the Texas line,
but were held. A series of line bucks
and end runs and three passes by the
Texans carried the ball back to the
Oklahoma S0-yard line and it seemed
as though score would be made, but
fumbled pass on the goal
line and ball went over. Aggies from
Oklahoma punted to safety and the
quarter continued in the center of the
field.
The final quarter began with both
teams striving to score. The Oklaho-
mans tried several fake plays to ad-
vantage and carried the ball over the
bar and won the contest For the
of the quarter the Texas
eleven did not fight so fiercely and
three attempts at field goals were
made by the locals. The contest ended
With the ball in the possession OF the
)klahomans in the center Of the field.
The lineup:
Oklahoma Position Texas
vance .................... Cardwell
Right end
|aHippeii .'s... .Braumiller
Right tackle
Iaiictl ............... Miller
Right guard
'criviner and Havenstrite 80. Rice
Left guard
'roich ................. Bersons
Left tackle
'oousoh '''''...'''.. FaDer
Left end
weaver .................... Bonner
Quarterback
roster ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Thomas
Right halfback
iagar :. ........ Beasley (captain)
Left halfback
Fullback
Substitutes-For Oklahoma, Haaun:
or Texas, Clarity, Washam and NAL