Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-10-13
STRONG TEAMS
PLAY AT WACO
Frogs Take on Aggies At
College Station With
High Hopes
By GAYLE TALBOT, Jr..
Associated Press Sports Writer

Associated fTeSS Sports Wfitrr
DALLAS, Oct. i3-R)-Two vet
eran elevens. Baylor University and
Southern Methodist, ranking con-
tenders for the Southwest Confer
ence football flag, will clash Sat-
urday at Waco in a bout {. at not
only headlines the weeks sectional
program but possibly will go e .ong
way toward foretelling the out
come Of the 1880 scramble.
Two other conference tits are
scheduled. but neither assumes the
Importance OF the conflict at Car
roll field. Texas Christian. as 2
result of its crushing 40 TO 0 win
over Arkansas. may be expected to
subdue the Aggies at College Sta
ton, while the Rice Owls will be
favored to score their first confer
ence victory in some two years at
the expense OF Arkansas.
The Mustangs and Bears vii
occupy the spotlight. with the
Methodists perhaps a Sigh. favor
lite to win. It will be the first
championship test for both after
compiling brilliant preliminary re-
cords. The loser will be all but
eliminated from the race before II
IS well under way; the winner
automatically will establish itself
a prime contender for the title now
held by the Frogs.
Baylor Strong
Regarded rather lightly I'D to a
fortnight ago, Baylor suggested j.
might have been overlooked when II
held the powerful Purdue eleven TO e
20 to z score and then proved It's
point by overwhelming Trinity Uni
versity, 81 to 0, Saturday. There
has never been any doubt Of South
ern Methodist's punch. even before
its sensational performance against
Notre Dame.
Rivaling the tilt at Waco as q
spectacle. but with no --aring on
the championship, is the twenty
fifth meeting between the Univer-
sites OF Texas and Oklahoma
carded at the new state fair bow
al Dallas Saturday. The Longhorns
will be seeking their sixteenth VIC
tory Of the long rivalry, the Soon
ers their eighth.
Texas crushing victory over Okla
home last year is not likely TO be
repeated. Coach Littlefield's ma
chine is not the powerful one 1t wa
this time a year ago. while the
SoonerS' 20 TO 7 triumph over
Nebraska in their last appearance
was impressive. The Longhorns
displayed improvement In humbling
Howard Payne college. rs to o. Sat
urday, after being held for a half
T. c. U. Flashes
The outstanding feature OF the
last weeks warfare was the ex-
plosive running attack unveiled BY
the champion T. c. u. Frogs in
their conference opener with Ark
ansas. II the Christians miss the
superb generalship Of Howard
Grubbs. last years quarterback, II
was not apparent as they moved
down the red-jerseyed lads from
the Ozarks. With Hinton. Leland
Griffith. Dennis. Oliver and Spear
man all carrying the ball brilliant
ly and the Frog forwards function
ing almost perfectly. the champs
appeared every bit as dangerous az
in MIDI October last year.
Southern Methodist. incidentally
demonstrated a SIMILAR plentitude
Of reserve power in crushing Austin
College. "a to o. on Friday.
The Rice Owls continued 70
courage their followers by he bus
mess like manner in which they
polished off the University of
Arizona, Fl to o.
Unless they take a decided brace
the Aggies will have little hope Of
stopping the Frogs Saturday. even
II they do play at KYLE field
Tulane. with a strong running at
tack. beat the farmer line down tc
a whisper In winning their a
ment here, 10 to 8. and 1t IS doubt
ful the green wave can muster ,
greater set z gallopers or better
olockers than Texas Christian dis
played against Arkansas.