The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-12-02
TURKEY DAY VICTORY
GRATIFYING TO TRINITY
BogH COACH AND MEMBERS on
FOOTBALL SQUAD ARE d.
LIGHTED WITH WIN.
Whole uf the Team VIII BE Back
Neat Year aud iiivens Expects to
start Ont Strung Early In
Season.

Trinity university scored tie most
decisive victory over her old-time
rival. Austin college. Thanksgiving
day that hes been scored since away
back In 1905. To be sure the Pycs-
byte rinns have walloped the Kanga-
oos ~ different times but II Was al
ways By the closest possible margin.
THIS year the Trinity team put IL all
lover 'em in a clean-cut game which
delighted very large crowd. Not
only did Trinity run up a good score
while holding her opponents score
Jess but she kept tho Kangaroos Ia
a strain all the time by reason OF
holding the ball In Austin college ter
ritory.
Coach Bivcns Is well pleased with
the manner In which the team round
cd into form late in the season. Dur
ing the early season his squad went
all 90 pieces and ii looked as il le
would he blanked all the season
through, but In time training began
to tell ard Trinity took on form.
Coach Biyens had wealth OF ma
,teriai TO draw from but the men
were all inexperienced--just heady
young high school players. But With
those he managed to win half the
games no played and tied one. This
gives him a percentage of 500 which
- to say the loast OF 1t an average.
The coach expects ali his squad back
next year, which means that Trinity
VIII have a good strong team from
the very beginning. AS usual the
team will play at Dallas on the open
ing day of the fair. 1t Is very prob
able that Baylor university viii be
their opponents Ut that time. how
ever, that Is to be determined. Trim
ity does not lose man from her
team this year by graduation.
Much credit is due the coach for
tho showing made this year. lie
worked faithfully throughout the
season when odds seemed to be
against him. He started in the sea-
son with only three letter men VINO
had had as much as two years of ex-
perience- Ferguson, Anderson and
King All the members OF the team
are expected back next year.
In the game Thursday each and
every player showed good form.
Captain King at end was fast on his
feet and saw to It that no punts
we're returned He also received
passes well and made good substan-
tIal gains on the short pass. King
showed unusual form on the defen-
|slve.
Ring at center and Anderson at
tackle played unusual games. Time
and again the center opened a way
for Ferguson who plunged the line
for big gains. Anderson was tow
Ter OF strength at tackle.
Carl Ferguson played quarter and
as usual he was exceptionally strong
on the defensive az we'll as aggressive
when carrying the ball. Ferguson Is
running a close race for all-State full
back because of his fierce tackllng.
y. Ferguson. playing his first year
lon a college team, played an oxcep-
ltional game and came through the
|geason In fine shape.
Earl Oerail, Fred Fuqua and Ware
Ian had chance in the turkey day
game and showed up we'll Warren
Smith played during the first half
with an injured hand and was In
many plays. He retired in favor of
Rugel. who showed up well.
Trsa., E,trun bpcI.af "a giant tackle