Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-11-03
TEXAS LONGHORVS
MEET MO. TIGERS.
Strong Team From the University Of
Texas Journeys to Columbia, NO.,
for Game Saturday.
(By Associated Press.l


horns Of Texas and the Tigers Of Mis-
souri, will meet in football game on
Rollins Field here tomorrow that
promises to be the banner game on
the Missourians' ground for the 1916
season. In anticipation of 1t the date
has been called Home Coming Day"
for former university students and
graduates and expectations today
were that hundreds OF them would fill
the stands when the referees whistle
blows for the opening kickoff tomor.
row.
Neither team will go into the fray
certain OF success. as comparative
scores OF the two teams, playing to-
morrow for the first time In almost Is
years, indicate the squads almost
equal In scoring ability. The Texans
this year scored three touchdowns on
Oklahoma while the Tigers piled up
a similar number of touchdowns and
one field goal on the same team. But
the Sooners tailed twice against the
Missourians and only once against
Van Cents Southerners, making the
latter, doping" from the scores. about
three points better than the Nilsson.
rians. However. oklahoma's team
was not so far advanced when II play.
ed the Texans and, in addition. the
Longhorns have been chastened by
last Saturdays defeat, whereas the
men OF Schultz and Brewer have come
through the season thus far without
having had to take the short end OF
the score in any game and thus should
have greater confidence In them.
selves.
Missouri against Oklahoma last Sat.
urday uncovered a new offensive. DO.
tent within their opponents ten.yard
line, that seems to have rounded out
the Tiger team. previously strong on
defensive but weak In advancing the
ball for touchdowns. Texas. on the
other hand. went down Unexpectedly
before the eleven from Baylor by a
to 3 count. Its light back field having
been unable to push the ball over the
goal line for more points than field
goal.
Coach Van Gent went to Texas this
year from here. having been mentor
OF the Tiger freshmen. and took with
him, as assistant, Liz" Clay. who was
captain OF the Missouri team two
years ago. Van Gent and Clay know
every man on the Tiger squad. theil
weak and their strong points. ant
Clay secuted for the Texans at Nor
man last Saturday when the Tiger,
trounced Bennie Owens men. Thos,
points, II is looked upon here. ma,
mean decided advantage to the Wis
itors, rs the Missourians will know
little about the Texans.
However. Captain Lansing's mci
, know that Captain Dittmar at center
Hart at end. and Carlton and John
, son In the line. have been "goini
. great" this year. and that the ligh
/ Texas back field. piloted by Trabu
! at quarter and Lansing and Hart. ma,
/ unloosen a bewildering series OF fast
|. shifty plays Lang is praised here a
a tremendous kicker. booting Ions
high punts.
. The Tigers viii present team brol
/. en- by the loss of Van Dyne. sta
, guard. Haines and perhaps Pittmar
= Halfback Collins probably win retur
to the lineup after his recent injuries
and with Rider. Stankowski. McMiiicr
Rutledse. viner. Morris. White an
: PEBBLES. Schultz should be able
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