, 1935-11-17
PONIES DOWN
ARKANSASl7-6
Kazcrbacks Take Title As
'Passingest' Team In
Southwest

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The RaScrbacks Of the University
Of Arkansas ousted the Southern
4 Methodist University Mustangs
nom their rank as the passing
est" football team Saturday but 1t
did them no good, and S. M. U.
won, II to 6.
The Porkers took the air route
4e times, completing IS Of the tries
Tor 242 yards, with two intercept
tons. while s. M. U. tossed only 20
times. completing seven for ia
yards with one interception.
Except for brief but brilliant
flashes. the Razorbacks kept Bob
by Wilson. scintillating s. NJ. y.
back, from displaying his Wild
horse tactics. He did break loose
at times, however, with sensation
a. runs, and displayed his capaci-
ty as a passer TO fullest advantage.
Jack Robbins, passing. punting
and running backfield man for Ar
kansas, was the main thorn In the
Mustangs side.
II was the Methodisss' second
victory in a week. They defeat
ed the University e California at
Los Angeles on Armistice Day,
Monday.
Arkansas outgained Southern
Methodist. which was playing with
out the services Of Harry Shuford,
line plunging back injured in the
u. e. L. A. game. The Porke-s
made IL first downs to Z for S.
M. q.
AS the game opened, TIE teams
ing and running but not corning
within striking distance.
Not until about the middle OF the
second quarter did the Mustangs
count on the Razorbacks. After
they had carried into Arkansas ter
ritory Wilson passed IS yards TO
Upton on the Arkansas 5-yard line.
Upton had a clear field but
stumbled. On the next play VIII
son Tipped to Upton for the score.
AOrT converted
wilson Injured
About the middle OF the third.
a pass, Wilson TO Smith advanced
s. M. u. to the Arkansas 19-yard
stripe. Rough line blocking by the
Porkers gave Wilson a left hip in
Jury but he gamely stuck. On the
next play he tried to pass 10 { u b
but Robbins blocked 1t on the one
yard line. The Mustangs then
formed for a kick, and Or added
q field goal from placement.
After the score S. M. y. again
advanced to striking distance when
Wilson took Robbins pint on his
own 45-yard line and pushed dcwE
70 the Arkansas l0-yard stripe.
Arkansas was per2lized Is yards
for piling, but S. NJ. U. got the
same penalty. Burt was tackled
By Howell behind the scrimmage
line for an eight-yard loss and the
Razorback line Smeared Wilson for
q 5-yard loss to end the drive
Early in the fourth, after the
Porkers had carried down 70 the
s. M. y. 30-yard line and lost on
downs, Smith punted out 70 Bob
johnson, Porker back, who funol-
ed. Ray Acker. Methodist end. re-
covered. and Burt passed to Upton
for q touchdown. orr kicked the
extra point. u
Arkansas only score resulted
partly from an official decision.
The Porkers had carried to the
Southern Methodist 20-yaro stripe
where Robbins threw a 2l-yard
pass TO Howell on the cne-yard
line. The ball vas knocked from
his hands by Turner and the ref
cree declared the pass incomplete.
After two tries Captain Choice
Rucker went through left tackle
for the RazorbackS. Seamster fail
&c to convert.
Score by periods:
Southern Methodist 0 7 8 Til
Arkansas .......... q 0 0 g. s
Southern Methodist scoring:
touchdowns Upton two; point from
try after touchdown, Orr two
(piacement); goal from field, Orr.
Arkansas scoring: touchdown,
Rucker.