The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-09-19
FOOTBALL GIMES
At COTTON PALACE
tsissg Universities ssd eullsgss 81 stat,
Ire 10 Contest.
A. 6 N. VS., BAYLOR NOV. II
VIII Re One of Biggest Gridiron Rat.
ties OF Year-Waco III vs.. Austin
Hi for Texas Championship No
vember 10.

Waco. Texas-The big football
games TO be played at the Cotton Pal
ace this fall are attracting the atten'
ton OF the lovers of the great game all
over the southwest; A series Of games
have been scheduled that will greatly
surpass any games that have ever been
played IN Waco.
This feature of the big exposition
viii alone attract many thousands Of
visitors from every section Of the
state. Arrangements are already un
der way for the chartering Of special
trains to accommodate the great crowd
that will want to witness the giadato
rial struggle between the gridiron IA
vorites.
Under the personal supervision oil
Director Clint Padgitt who Is In charge
of the athletic events at the Cotton
Palace. the athletic field has been
worked over in such manner as "a
make II beyond doubt the best field In
every particular that can be found in
the state. Old time football coaches
and players who have recently visited
the field declare that II Is now the fast
est field in the South. and that the
games this fall will be the best that
will be staged anywhere In the state
The first game will be played on the
afternoon of the opening day OF the
exposition. Saturday. Nov. 4. II Will
be between Baylor University and
Southwestern University of George
town. II is we'll known fact that
when the Baptists and the Methodists
get together a scrap results that Is re
membered for many years.
The next battle will take place on
Monday, November 6, between the
Meridian college team OF Meridian. and
the Alexander Collegiate Institute OF
Jacksonville. Tex. These two teams
crossed swords at the Cotton Palace
last fall. II was a terrific fight The
Alexander boys won however. and they
are quite confident that they will be
able 10 again turn the trick this falll
On the other hand. the Meridian boys
are out for sweet revenge, and are
coming TO the big exposition accompa'
MED by their friends. determined IA
show the world that they have a much
better team than the Jacksonville
crowd.
The faculties and pupils OF every
ulSH NAHoOi III Aut othtt tit NtN4tN III
terested in Nov. 10 Mt the Cotton Pal
ace. On that day the Waco Hi and
the Austin Iii win battle for the cham
pionship of Texas.
These two teams were conceded "a
be the best In the state last year. and
they are both confident that they viii
be able To put up a better game this
year than ever before. Much local in
terest is being manifested In the ap
preaching game.
One of the biggest games to he
PLAYED anywhere In the entire south
viii take place on Nov. II. The crack
A. and NJ team viii come TO the Cotton
Palace on that day and do their level
best to smash the Baptist boys The
Baylor bunch realize that this will be
the greatest game they have ever beer
in during the history of football al
Baylor Nothing will be left undont
TO send the Aggies back to College
station beautifully trimmed. The Ag
gies say they expect very little trouble
In sinking the hopes OF the team repre-
senting the University over which DR.
Brooks presides.
The Cotton Palace management II
deeply interested In the athletic de
velopment of the exposition, and Il
that end have provided grass field
that will be big surprise to all visit
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