Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-09-12
FOOTBALL GAMES
AT COTTON PALACE
Lsstils uaIsnItIss and Colleges h State
Ire 10 Contest.
viii Be One Of Biggest Gridiror Bat.
ties Of Year-Waco HI w.. Austin
HI for Texas Championship No
yember 10.

Waco, Texas-The big football
games to be played at the Cotton Pal
ace this fall are attracting the atten'
tion Of the lovers Of the great game al
over the southwest. A series Of games
have been scheduled that will greatly
surpsss any games that have ever psen
played In Waco.
This feature Of the big exposition
will 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 gladato'
rial struggle between the gridiron "a
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 q manner as TO
make Il 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 Held In the South, and that the
games this fall will be the best that
will be staged anywhere In the state.
The frst game will be played on the
afternoon Of the opening day Of the
exposition, Saturday. Nov. 1. It will
be between Baylor University and
Southwestern University Of George
town, II Is o we'll known fact that
when the Baptists and the M~ethodists
get together q scrap results thu ID re.
membered for many years.
The next battle will take place on
Monday, November g.. 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 q terrific fight. The
Alexander boys o however. and they
are quite confident that they VIII BE-
] able 10 again turn the trick this fall
, On the other hand. the Meridian boy
are out for sweet revenge, and arr
> coming 10 the big exposition accompa
MED by their friends. determined I.
3 show the world that they have q mucl
better team than the Jacksonville
crowd.
The faculties and pupils Of ever,
J. high school In the state are deeply In
y terested In Nov. 10 at the Cotton Pa
ace. On that day the Waco HI an
the Austin HI will battle for the chan
pionship OF Texas.
These two teams were conceded I
> be the best In the state last year. an
they are both confident that they wi
be able to put up a better game TIL
year than ever before. Much local II
J. terest IL being manifested In the a.
proaching game. d..
One Of the biggest games to B
played anywhere In the entire sout
will take place on Nov. II. The crac
;. A. and NJ. team will come TO the Cote
Il Palace on that day and do their lev,
" best 10 smash the Baptist boys. tn
3 Baylor bunch realize that this will
4. the greatest game they have ever bee
In during the history OF football
baylor. Nothing will be left undor
TO send the Aggies back to Coles
Station beautifully trimmed. The A
gies a they expect very little troub
lin sinking the hopes Of the team repr
senting the University over which D
Brooks presides.
The Cotton Palace management
Sdeeply interested In the athletic q
vslopment OF the exposition. and
that end have provided Q grass ne
that will be q big surprise to all Wis
ors.