Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-27
TEXAS,A & M.
GETTING SET
Thanksgiving Classic Is
Expected To Draw
$4,000
BY GAYLE TALBOT. Jr.
Associated Press Sports Writer


DALLAS, Nov. 27-(P- Three
Southwest conference football
squads Will put N their final licks
.oday in preparation for the an
nual Thanksgiving festivities to-
morrow. None OF the trio can give
thanks for an overly successful sea-
son.
The Texas University Longhorns
and Texas Aggies. gridiron rivals
since 1894 and getting more serious
about II each year. will hold the
spotlight in their thIrty-sixth meet
ing In the Cadets new stadium az
College Station. Special trains and
automobiles will carry upward Of
$1,000 enthusiasts 10 the battle site,
The LonghornS are favored to win.
7. c. L. 5. :. VI. u.
r Arkansas University's Razorbacks
are preparing for their season final
against the Oklahoma Aggies, mem-
bers Of the Missouri Valley confer
NICE. whom they tackle tomorrow
nc Saltwater The bout will ave no
bearing on the title race, but VIII
give the Pcri1ers an opportunity 70
boost their standing. as the A-gies
are accounted members Of the
Southwest circuit for the one day.
An Arkansas victory IS forecast.
Tomorrow's Tits will serve as an
appetizer for the main show sat-
urday at Fort Worth. There Is not
so much tradition attached 70 the
Championship struggle between
fTnwnu E~hR4EFfun and &011fnETn
Methodist. but Il promises 70 be
more violent. The Mustangs are
busy figuring out q defense against
the forays of Cy Leland, Frog back
field terror. The Christians are lay
ing plans to muzzle the dazzling
aerial game Of the Ponies. Neither
will be entirely successful.
Baylor vs.. Owls
Coach Morley Jennings viii take
his Disappointing Baylor eleven TO
Houston for a final joust with the
Rice Owls Saturday. The contest
will occasion little interest under
the circumstances. The Owls, Is
usual. will be favored to come up
on the short end.
Coach Jennings. incidentally, has
been fortified with the knowledge
be will be at the head OF Baylor
athletics for az least three more
Years. The Wolves we're on his
trail after the Bears lost to the
Mustangs and Frogs on successive
Saturdays, but president 5. p.
Brooks Of e University came 70
Jennings dz7ense with the announ-
cement he would offer him a con-
tract to run through 1892.
Critics who picked Baylor to win
the conference crown now admit
the schools material "a not as
strong as it appeared on paper. The
Bears had only one Jake Wilson.
Aggies Inspired
AS comparative scores never
fnean anything when the Long
horns and Aggies get together. n
close, hard fought game is looked
for at College Station. Taken on
their seasons record. the Steers
sppear et least a touchdown strong
err. but the Aggies arc expected to
offset this advantage with the In
spired game they always play on
their home grounds. They VIII be
out to dedicate their new stadium
Ia a fitting manner.
Seventeen Aggie and Longhorn
stars will be playing their last
game. Captain Mills, Dorsey, Rich
ter. Alsabrook, Conover, Brown,
Ewell, Varnell and Bible are Aggie
regulars who graduate. The Long
horns will lose captain Brown,
Beular, Rees. Beatty. Rose, Burnet,
Hargrove and Cheatham.