The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-26
LONGHORNS WILL
GET BATTLE ON
THURSDAY NEXT
Texas u Coach Priming
Lads to Go Up Against
Farmers Turkey Day

AUSTIN Texas, Nov. 25.--That
the Texas hackers and coaches real
iza that the Texas Aggios will be no
cinch In the Turkey day classic here
next week Is shown In the following
editorial which appeared in the
Daily Texan, tho university's daily
publication;
During the next week the Long
horns and Texas students must fight
tho hardest battle of tho season
against overcnnfidence. The vie
tory over Oklahoma last saturday
Is leading many students to assume
a cock -sureness In regard to the
| Thanksgiving game with A. ~ NJ,
/ Tho belief is becoming prevalent
| that the Longhorns already have the
| Aggie game as good rs won; that
| the annual Turkey day classic win
| bo an easy affair~for the Texas
team. This is the propaganda which
| threatens to undermine the splen-
| did morals of Texas players and
| students.
Great Danger.
| Knowing the important psychic
| logical factor In football. the Texan
| realizes the great danger which
! turks under the guise OF overcorti-
! denCo. Az "a matter of fact, the
/ university has little reason for as
! srrlinG a confident attitude toward
the final game OF the year. AL
/ tnuuAh the victory over oklahoma Is
highly gratifying, 1t furnishes little
assurance to the Longhorns, as She
| OKLAHOMA eleven was recognized as
the weakest which that institution
kps uroduCed I'm many years. Al.
though A. & NJ, has lost most OF
lus, the Aggles are gathering
st cngth with every day. The Long
have won their games this
year. not through superability oi
rr SIKH. cat through Consistenl
teamwork and fighting spirit, over
confidence Will do much to destroy
this very spirit or morale which
has won our recent victories.
Review of Games.
These confident devotces or th'
/ dope bucket who have already fig
ured out how much Texas will bea
A. q NJ on Thanksgiving day vii
/ do well To review the havoc whiCl
overconfidence has wrought II
2 former years In 1909. Texas de
feated Oklahoma 23 20 6, Scwaue'
, II TO 0. Nashville II TO 3, Alnbam,
, 10 To 0. but the overconfident uni
versity lost TO A. ~ NJ by the scor,
) Of ~ to o. Again IN 1909, TeXa
defeated oklahoma by the larg,
score of 80 to 0, but lost 10 4. &
; NJ. to 0.
. when in 1910 Texas deteate,
5 Haskell SO 10 o, kentucky as TO 0
I and Auburn to o, the prophet
, promised that the Longhorns woul,
= gain an easy victory over A & NJ
) In spite of Captain Massingill Rus
> soil and other Texas stars, however
b the Aggies won tho annual gam,
1 by n score OF Il 10 s,
2 The year 1915 Is an OUTSTANDING
example OF the disastrous result
Of overconridence on the Longhorn
g Aggie game. The presence i'm IN,
s lineup OF stars like Ditmar, Berry
: Edmond, Trahue, Turner, Blaine
G B. simmons, Il, simmons. Carlton
, and Kelso made the university cock
5 sure Of victory; while. iu addition
{ the high scores caused Texas conf
I dence to reach The summit
!. Real Battle Expected.
( The results OF former season.
e clearly indicate that Texas vlctorla
y over other teams by large score
Il does not give the Longhorns any as
5 surance Of defeating A. 4 NJ. or
. Thanksgiving day The game be
b tween the LouEhogns and the Ag
p sies is always a different proposi
tom II is a contest that is indr
r pendent or the wise predictions %
70 dopesters ana prophets As long a,
u Texas students remain Loyalty he
r hind their team. as long az TeNa.
e spirit and Texas morals are stead
% fast In resisting the uuderminin,
< Influence OF oyerConfidence, IN,
e LonEhorns have good fighting
r chance 20 defeat the Aggies on Tur
q key day But oyerconfidence il
the past has brought unexpecte,
>, defeat 10 the Longhurns-wtll tn
+, followers OF the Texas team alloV
- IL 20 have a similar influence thi
= year,"
. A private in the United state
e army receives 81 q day, while sol