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

DALLAS, Oct. 26-P-Southwest
conference grid fans will be served
ole of their fanciest dishes this week
al 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 fol 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-
uied minor bouts and left the spot
light to the Steers and Ponies.
SO torrid has the rivalry become
n recent years that the annual tilt
between the Orange and the Red
and Blue has come TO rank second
only 10 the Texas-Aggie spectacle
in popular appeal. Feeling has been
intensified the last TWO seasons. In
1928 the Mustangs handed the
championship Longho-n eleven its
only defeat. and last year the Steers
knocked the MeJhodists out Of a
conference title by holding them TO
a s~coreless tie.
Ponies Favored
IN their form Of last week, the
Mustangs should rate iavorites SAT-
uiday. While they were exhibiting
their erstwhile punch and polish in
trimming Indiana University. 81 70
@. here. the Longhorns we're meet
Zig a surprise defeat ar the hands
O. the Rice Owls. s to 0. at Hous-
ton. The two scores. however, will
not be taken too seriously BY those
familiar with the ins and 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 b. the Ponies
passing attack and their tackling
was spotty. Texas. on the other
hand. me an inspired, determined
Rice eleven that probably played
is greatest game Of the year. The
Steers scored Il first downs TO 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 year
the Gents have a decided edge. hav-
irg outplayed Texas In a ~scoreless
tls and beaten Baylor 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 in a row. includ-
ing a l3 TO 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
70 get back on the winning eide of
the ledger when IL meets the Okla
home Baptists at Shawnee, Okla
Arkansas. with two straight victories
ever conference rivals since its lop-
SIDED loss to r. G. u. meets Louisi-
ana State at Shreveport. In other
years this game has counted in the
Razorbacks' standing. but not this
season.
Rice, the reigning sensation as A
result OF its triumph over the Long
horns, Is scheduled to entertain Sc
vance az Houston. The Mountain
eers are not supposed to be very
stout. Texas Christian, refreshed
after its Is 70 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