The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-11-10
FOOTBALL GAMES
AT COTTON PALACE
lssdi.s Unnsi:iiits and Colleges Of s''''
Ire 10 Contest
A. & N. VS.. BAYLOR NOV. u
viii BE One Of Biggest Gridiron BAT.
ties of Year-Waeo Hi vs.: Ausuh
Hi for Texas Championship NJ
vember 10. En-.

Waco. Texas-The big footpar
games to be played at the Cotton fai
ace this fall are attracting the atieh'
ton OF the lovers of the great game al
over the southwest. A series OF games
have been scheduled that will greatly
surpass any games that have ever been
played in Waco. I
This feature OF the big exposition
will alone attract many thousands o.
visitors from every section Oh the
state. Arrangements are already un
der way for the chartering OF specidi
trains 20 accommodate the great croWo
that will want to witness the gladato
rial struggle between the gridiron Ia
vorites.
Under the personal supervision OF
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 10
make il beyond doubt the best held IN
every particular that can be found IN
the state. old time football coaehos
and players who have recently visiteo
the field declare that II is now the last
est field in the South, and tnat tns
games this fall will be the hest 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. IL VIII
be between Baylor University and
Southwestern University of George
town. It is we'll known fact that
when the Baptists and the Methodists
get together 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 terrific fight Tine
Alexander boys won however, and they
are quite confident that they will be
able to again turn the trick this fall.
On the other hand the Meridian boy
are out for sweet revenge, and are
coming to the big exposition accompa'
MED by their friends, determined to
show the world that they have much
better team than the Jacksonville
crowd
The faculties and pupils OF every
high school in the state are deeply in.
terested in Nov 10 at the Cotton Pal.
ace. On that day the Waco Hi and
the Austin Iii will battle for the cham.
pionship of Texas.
These two teams we're conceded to
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 be
played anywhere in the entire south
will 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 been
in during the history of football al
Baylor Nothing will be left undone
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 Or.
Brooks presides.
The Cotton Palace mana cement Is
deeply interested in the athletic de.
velopment of the exposition, and to
that end have provided grass field
that will be big surprise to all visit
a