Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-27
RIVALRY HIGH
BETWEEN TWO
This Will Be Only Major
Game in Southwest
Loop Saturday
By GAYLE TALBOT, JR.
Associated Press Sports Writer

DALLAS, Oct. 26-CP-Southwest
conference grid fans will be served
ole Of their fanciest dishes this week
ar Memorial Stadium IN Austin.
when the University OF Texas Long
horns and Southern Methodist Uni
versity Mustangs meet IN their an
nual classic.
The bout will bring together two
powerful contenders for the con-
ference title. Notwithstanding that
one has been beaten and the other
tied. II is the only championship
game booked for the week. five
other sectional rivals having sched-
uled minor bouts and left the spot
light to the Steers and Ponies.
So torrId has the rivalry become
II recent years that the annual tilt
between the Orange and the Red
and Blue has come 10 rank second
only 10 the Texas-Aggie spectacle
in popular appeal Feeling has been
intensified the last two seasons. In
1923 the Mustangs handed the
championship Longho-n eleven its
only defeat. and last year the Steers
knocked the Methodists out Of a
conference title by holding them 70
a scorelesS tie.
Ponies Favored
In their form of last week, the
Mustangs should rate favorites Sat-
urday. While they were exhibiting
their erstwhile punch and polish in
trimming Indiana University, q Ia
0. here, the Longhorns were meet
ing a surprise defeat al the hands
o. the Rice Owls. s TO O. at Hous-
ton The two scores. however. will
not be taken too seriously by those
familiar with the ms ana outs OF
the conference this year.
Southern Methodist met only fair
opposition IN the Hoosiers. who had
little more than Drawn. The invad-
erS seemed dazed By the Ponies
passing attack and their tackling
was spotty. Texas. on the other
hand, met an inspired, determined
Rice eleven that probably played
is greatest game of the year. The
Steers scored IA first downs 70 four
fer the Owls and lost only on the
toughest kind Of a break. the In
shutters recovering a fumbled punt
Oh the vineyard line In the last
period and punching ii over.
The weeks second most interesting
engagement will see the Centenary
College Gentlemen. a troublesome
lot, tackling the Texas Aggies at
College Station. In two bouts with
conference teams so far this wear
TIE Gents have q decided edge. hav-
ing outplayed Texas in a ~scoreless
tie and beaten Baylor I TO 2. This
last feat was accomplished Saturday
at Shreveport. the Gents scoring
the winning marker with an aerial
attack in the closing period. They
will be favored over the Farmers.
who have lost four II a row. includ-
ing a Is 70 0 reverse by Arkansas in
their conference tilt Saturday at
little Rock.
Bears VS. Oklahoma
Baylor, smarting from its loss to
Centenary. will have an opportunity
10 get back on the winning side of
the ledger when it meets the Okla
home Baptists at Shawnee. Okla.
Arkansas. with two straight victories
ever conference rivals since It's lop-
SIDED loss to T. G. u. meets Louisi-
ana State at Shreveport. In other
years this game has counted in the
Razorhacks' standing. but not this
season.
Rice. the reigning sensation as a
result OF its triumph over the Long
horns, is scheduled 10 entertain Sc
vance at Houston. The Mountain
GERS are not supposed TO be very
stout. Texas Christian. refreshed
after its rs to 0 romp over Texas
Tech, will loaf along another week
before jumping into the middle of
the conference scramble. Abilene
Christian College will supply the