Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-10
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Soggy Field and Slippery
Ball Prevent Teams Show
ing to Advantage
BY GAYLE TALBOT. Jr..


AUSTIN, Tex, Nov. 9-tR1-Tex-
as University and Baylor Univer-
sity tugged and hauled across a
muddy gridiron for sixty minutes
here today without reaching a
decision in their southwest con-
ference encounter. At the end OF
an hours strife neither had a
definite advantage and neither had
come within yards Of scoring.
10 was a colorless conflict, en-
livened only by a brisk punting
duel between Jake Wilson. Baylor's
welterweight marvel and Dexter
Shelley, Texas ace. "A Soggy and
slippery ball prevented either team
showing to great advantage. Texas
made seven first downs to Baylor's
five, but the offensive efforts were
well strung out.
Misses Goal Narrowly.
The Green Bears attempted three
goals from placement. Texas could
not come even that close. Lewter.
Baylor end, booted the Soggy ball
once from the 16-yard line, again
from the 34-yard mark and made
a desperate attempt from the A.
yard stripe in the closing period.
The second attempt passed through
the posts but under the ba-. That
was about the only opportunity
the crowd had to eat excited.
Today's bout marked the second
S~cOreleS5 affair for the Longhorns
with a week and helped their
chances at a conference title not
&C all. Last Saturday the sturdy
Steers deadlocked with Southern
Methodist at Dallas. Texas Christ
ian University. by its victory over
Rice, went into the conference
lead, the only indicated, united
unit.
Jake Wilson emerged the out
standing figure of the game with
Mona Rees, Texas quarterback. a
close second. With the exception
Of one fifteen yard run. Shelley
was never able to break through
the staunch Baylor line. Bocnev
Koch, Baylor guard, played a bril-
liant defensive game.
Even Match
Where the Longhorns clearly
outplayed Southern Methodist last
week, they had no such consola-
ton today. Baylor's mud besplat-
tered eleven gave the Steers as
good as they received. The steers,
overhead attack with the gigantic
Rose OF the receiving end. shaded
the Bruins in that department but
Baylor gained more yards on RUM
ing plays.
Inc closest approach to a score.
discounting Lewter's earnest ef-
forts at q placement, came in the
opening quarter. Shelley. kicking
from behind his w goal. sent a
spiral out on the Lonrhorns' 4o
yard stripe. firm whence Wilson
and McElreath promptly plunged
a first down on the Steers 2s
yard MARI Wilson shot a pass far
down the right side Of the field
that hit Lucas u~pstretched hands
almost On the goal line. Il slith-
cred off.
This Lucas. captain or the Bav-
lor team, played a whale or a game
at end, incidently. He was pro-
minent in smearing the Long
norns running attack and was In
almost every play. His defensive
efforts were eclipSed only b. those
OF Koch, stocky Bruin guar whose
blackened figure turned I'D under
nnumerable plays.
Shelley Checked
Shelley's inability to match vii
sons great punting kept the Long
horns in hot water. In the first
two minutes Of play the Steer star
kicked q sour one from his goal
n that Lucas of Baylor picked
UP and carried to the Texas four
yard marker. In three tries TO
brush the tackles, Baylor lost as
many yards. and it was then Lew
ter tried his first kick from the
10 yard line. What the Southwest
conference needs, apparently, Is
more and better goal kickers.
McElreath, shifty Baylor half.
brought the stands UP with \. spec-
tacular "a yard sprint just before
the game ended. Beular Texas
Safety, dropped him after IL SEEM
pQ he was nmny far a Srstnhl-~.-