Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-23
TEXAS ALMOST
sure TO WIN
Wilson And Koch Star In
Sensational Win
For Baylor
BY GAYLE TALBOT. JR.

$3.50
CIRCLES was brought 10 an abrupt and
definite close here today. when the
Baylor Bears swept them off a bleak
and wind swept gridiron. IS to IA.
IN the outstanding upset Of the cur
rent season.
Given less than an even chance
OF holding their " against the
1929 champions. the golden Bears
from Waco played heads-up foot
ball and took advantage OF the
breaks to rout their opponents al
most completely for the first three
periods and then stave off a last
quarter rally. Some 1000 specta-
tors. sat chilled and amazed as the
Baylor eleven piled Up the points.
They had expected almost anything
but that.
Today's defeat. the second on sue
cessive Saturdays for the Horned
Frogs. left them with almost no
chance of repeating for the title and
cleared the way for the Texas Long
horns. who will need only to take
the Aggies on Thanksgiving day to
sew up the championship.
A touchdown in the opening per-
ioo. three more in the second and
another in the third tells the story
OF the Baylor triumph. True. three
a. them resulted from so-called
breaks" but they counted Just the
same.
Frogs Rally
Trailing IS 70 q. with seven MIN
utes 70 20. Texas Christian started
tossing the ball all over the field
ard managed TO put across two
scores and reduce the margin against
them. but II was a futile gesture.
Their chances of victory by that
time were cold as the day.
a premier feature Of the windy
tUssle was the fact that the Frogs
compiled II first downs 70 9 for
the invaders. Most Of their gains.
however. were out IN the center OF
the field and it was not until the
closing minutes of play that they
could get into Baylor territory. The
champions had worlds OF ammuni-
ton. in other words, but poor aim.
TIE game insisted on the sensa-
ticnal almost from the first. The
passes were long and the runs we're
the same. -Four Of Baylor's touch
downs resulted from wild-eyed PLAYS
and only one vas punched across IN
orthodox manner. Both Of the
Christians scores we're on prodiglous
masses and runs. one for 81 yards
and the other 40.
Little Jake Wilson. Baylor's dy-
manic quarterback, was the out
standing figure of the melee. Play
ing next 10 his last game for the
Bears. jake was the heart and spir-
i OF his team until he went out. in
iured, early in the fourth quarter.
The Horned Frogs. incidentally.
scored both OF their touchdovns az
ter their opponents spark plug had
retired from the fray.
Wilson Shines
wilson vas an eel all afternoon.
returning punts deep into the Chris.
tan territory time after time and
consistently out-kicking every ma
who tried II for the Frogs.
Next 10 Wilson. II was Bochey
Koch. illustrious guard, who turned
the tide for the Bears, The Bruin
captain had one OF his spacious days,
getting in almost every play aud
topping off his performance with
| one sixty yard run for a touchdown
after i~ntercepting a pass. Charlie
. Morris. Baylor guard. also was a
prominent figure in the victory. His
constant rushing Of Frog paSsers
had much to do with swinging the
verdict.
The two elevens had hattled up
and down the field for almost IN.
entire first quarter before the
Sears got their initial break. Woo.-
wine. standing on his own 40-yard
line. Tipped a semi-lateral pass out
to Leland and, who batted 1t aloft
when unable to share II. Afford.
Baylor halfback. rushed IN, took
the leather on the III and romped
some As yards across the Christian
goal.
Afford also was the prime mover
in the Bears second touchdown soon
| after the next period opened. Wil-
son took a 35-yard pass from him
and fought his way TO the one yard
line before he was brought down.
and Lewter plunged across. Two
more scores came before the second
period ended. Pierce running 80
wards for one after accepting q toss
from Afford. and Koch intercepting
a Frog aerial and racing so yards
for the other.
Easy Score
The fifth and final Baylor score
was early in the third quarter.
Grassy" Hinton. standing on his
own goal line. cut loose a pass down
the center Of the field. Ernest Nc
Elreath took il away from the Frog
receiver and started for the side
line. sprinting % yards and over
the last line without being touch
ed, one OF the prettiest runs Of the
game.
a 3l-yard toss. Woolvine to Mar
tin. gave the Frogs their initial
touchdown after a march from their
v 40-yard line and Leland DASH
ed 40 for the second after taking
a double pass from Woolwine and
Dietzel. With only a minute or
so to so. the Christians again pa
raded deep into Baylor territory.
only to miss out when Afford in
tercepted a pass.
Statistics for the game revealed
that Texas Christian gained a to-
tai Of 463 yards 10 443 for Baylor
and in other ways compared very
well, but little item was fraught
With dynamite: Gained on inter
cepted passes: Baylor l40: Texas
Christian g."