Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-01
Texas-S. NJ. y. Game May be Turning Point in Chase
ORANGE TEAM
Is FAVORITE
But Pony SoPhomores and
and Juniors Have Play
ed Like Veterans
Z BY Z L Jr..


Associated Pres Sports Writer.
DALLAS, Nov Up One OF
four u~ndefeated southwest confer
ence elevens viii fall by the way
side when Texas University and
Southern Methodist University
match wits and Drawn here to-
morrow in the weeks paramount
attraction. "A crCN'd Of $4,000, the
largest ever to witness an athletic
event II Dallas, Is expected 70 jam
Ownby stadium.
Victory in the tussIe will have
an important bearing on the
championship race. II would mark
the sixth straight win for the pow
erfuI Longhorns and their third
conference triumph. Southern Meth
odist. playing IT'S first conference
tilt tomorrow, has a record OF three
victories and two ties for the sea-
son. incl-ding a sccreless affair
with Nebraska.
II It can squelch the Mustang
threat decisively, the orange mach
inc will be q top favorite TO ronp
through its three remaining con-
ference struggles and win its Sc
cond straight championship, a feat
never before accomplished. In
their three succeeding games, the
steers will encounter Baylor, I.
c. u. and Texas A. g. M. in that
order.
Al win FOR the Ponies would boost
their stock correspondingly high.
Coach Mcrrisons' team OF Sopho-
mores and Juniors would be pro-
baby the youngest outfit ever 70
mae such q threatening gesture at
the title. For all their youth, how
ever. the Ponies lave given no in
dication OF stage fright in previous
battles.
Texas will enter the game q
slight favo-ite; and justly 20. con-
sidering its one-sided victories E
such teams as Arkansas, Oklahoma
University and Centenary. ANY Ell
even that plays those three with
out having its r-al line mussed up
has something on the ball. The
Mustangs also proved they were
potent in trampling Mississippi, 50
10 D. last week, but the opposition
was not what Tc:as has encount-
cred.
Whlle the Ponies and Longhorns
are supplying the principal fire.
works. five other conference teams
viii engage outside opposition.
Arkansas meets Louisiana State at
Shreveport IN the weeks second
most important engagement. The
result will count in the Razornacks
conference standing. They are fav-
ored TO win and boost their per-
centage TO 500.
The Baylor Bears, in a danger
QUE frame OF mind IS a result OF
their defeat by Centenary last
week. play Texas Tech at Waco.
The result will be significant in
comparing conference teams, as
Texas Christian trimmed the Ma
tadors. % TO 0.
Jack Cisco's North Texas Teach
ers, who held S. M. u. for the
first three quarters OF their early
season game, invade conference cir
cleS again TO play Texas Christian
at Fort Worth. IL probably viii be
a s0mp for the Frogs, who plan
TO use their reserves freely.
There will be 3 teacher vs.. pupil
affair at Houston, where the Rice
: owls, coached by Jack Meaghe-,
entertain st. Edwards University.
AL SaraEiny. who was a star under
Meagher three years at st. Ed
wards, Is coaching the Saints and
doing a cracking good job Of 1t.
Comparing their respective records
for the season. the outcome OF the
game appears q toss-up.