Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-01
Texas-S. NJ. y. Camel May be Turning Point in Chase
ORANGE TEAM
IS FAVORTTE
6uk Pony Sophomores and
and Juniors Have Play
ed Like Veterans
By GAYLE TALBoT. Jr..


Associated Pres Sports Writer.
DALLAS, Nov. Up One Of
four indicated southwest confer
ence elevens win fan by the way
side when Texas University and
Southern Methodist University
match wits and Drawn here to-
morrow in the weeks paramount
attraction. A crcNfd Of $4,000, the
largest ever TO witness an athletic
event In Dallas, Is expected TO Jam
Ownby stadium.
Victory in the tussle Will have
an important bearing on the
championship race. 1t would mark
the sixth straight win for the pow
erful LonQhorns and their third
conference triumph. Southern Meth
odist, playing les first conference
tilt tomorrow, has q record OF three
victories and two ties for the sea
son, including q s~coreless affair
with Nebraska.
n 1t can squelch the Mustang
threat decisively. the orange mach
inc will be q top favorite TO romp
through its three remaining con-
ference struggles and win its Sc
cond straight championship, q feat
never before accomplished. In
their three succeeding games. the
Steers will encounter Baylor, 4.
G. u. and Texas A. s. NJ. 10 that
order. !,
Al win for the Ponies would boost
their stock correspondingly high.
Coach Morrisons' team OF Sopho-
mores and juniors would be pro-
bablv the youngest outfit ever 70
mae such a threatening gesture a
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 a
slight favo-ite; and justly 90, con-
giderinr its one-sided victories over
such teams as Arkansas, Oklahoma
University and Centenary. Any ell
even that plays those three with
cut having its cal line unused up
has something on the ball. The
Mustangs also proved they were
potent IN trampling Mississippi, 81
Ia o. last week. but the opposition
was not what Tc.as has encount-
cred.
While the Ponies and Longhorns
are supplTs1sE the principal fire.
works. I've other conference teams
VIII ertrexe outside opposition.
Arkansas meets Louisiana State al
Shreveport III the weeks second
most important engagement. The
result viii count IN the Razorbacks
conference standing. They are fay-
ored to win and boost their per-
centage to 500.
The Baylor Bears. In a danger
Gus frame OF mind as . result Of
their defeat by Centenary last
week. play Texas Tech at Waco.
The result win be significant in
comparing conference teams, as
Texas Christian trimmed the Ma
tadors. q to Q.
Jack Cisco's North Texas Teach
erg. who held s. NJ. III. for the
first three quarters Of their early
season game. invade conference cir
cies again to play Texas Christian
mt Fort Worth. 1t probably will be
a comp for the Frogs, who plan
70 use their reserves freely.
There will be a teacher VS.. pupil
affair at Houston, where the Rice
Owls. coached by Jack Meagher,
entertain st. Edwards University.
AL Sarafiny. who was a star under
Meagher three years at st. Ed
wards. is coaching the Saints and
doing q cracking good Job OF 1t,
Comparing their respective records
for the season, the outceEne OF the
game appears a toSs-up.