, 1935-10-20
SEVERAL HURT
BY HARD PLAY

NV BILL PARKER

10y BILL PARKER
FORT WORTH. oct 10. F-A
badly battered and bruised Texas
Christian University football team
llmped from the field here Satur-
day with an exciting 10 TO IL South
west Conference victory over Texas
A. a. M. while fifteen thousand peo-
pie reared and acclaimed 1t one Of
the most smashing games ever play
ed here.
It was wide-open and had every
thing that dazzling Southwest Con-
ference teams are In the habit Of
producing. One minute IL resem-
bled a complete landslide for the
Christians, and the next second 1t
looked like the fighting Aggies would
%de from out OF the shadows and
emerge with victory. Both teams con-
tributed terrific line pounding that
sent player after player from the
field with injuries. Both teams un-
covered forward and lateral passes
that we're bewildering In their de-
ception.
The Christians practically played
the game without q left tackle The
team boasts four but three. God
win. Ellis and Walker were too bad
" injured to start, leaving the as
signment up TO Aubrey Lime who
was so badly hurt on the kickoff
that he had 10 be removed from the
game. IL was then a game OF injured
tackles on the left side of the Christ
ians line, and realizing this, the Ag-
gies made the most OF this cppor-
tunity to gain ground through that
weak link.
Lindsey Injured
The four injured tackles took time
about playing, and probably to them
should 20 the glcry Of victory. They
failed at times but their stout
hearts and gameness atoned for
those few failures.
The Aggies experienced their mis-
cry. Martin Lindsey. giant tackle
and foundation of the thin Red
Aggle line. went down with injuries
IN the first half. He was followed &c
the bench BY other bruised players.
but In spite OF the battering each
team received, there were only q
few penalties. and no player was
hurt on penalties called. II was just
a wild, exciting game that reaped
credit for stalwarts Of both teams.
The Christians struck quickly and
with accuracy In the first period
but only after stepping a SIS yard
Aggie drive that started on the first
play after the kickoff.
Tokfnu fha hoU - fhafw , wrnwH
line. the Christians reached pay
dirt when Jimmy Lawrence. OF the
second down shook off five tacklers.
got loose In a broken field and a G
ed 50 yards to the Aggies eight yard
line where he was brought 70 earth
by Taylor wilkins leapinF tac.--.a.
On the first down, George Kline
smacked right tackle and slid
through for a touchdown which gave
the Christians a 8 tc 0 lead through
the initial period when Mention fall
ed on his placement kick.
Texas Christian nested the ball
game in the second period with
pair OF phenomenal touchdownS.
Working with a lot OF deception.
Sammy Baugh lifted a 80 yard pass
TO Rex Clark on the left side Of the
field that was good for q touchdown.
Clark nabbed the inflated sphere
In an open field and zallcped I'M
touched across the goal line. Walter
Roach kicked goal from placement,
giving the Christians a Is TO 0 lead.
After an exchange OF punts. the
Christians struck touchdown gold
again when Sammy Baugh stepped
back from q mass Of humanity and
rifled a IS yard pass to Rex Clark
for a third touchdown Joe Routt
blocked Baugh's attempted place
ment kick. giving the Christians a
10 70 0 lead at the end OF the half
Led by All-American Darrell Les
ter. Texas Christian center who
started the drive by intercepting q
pass In midfield, the Christians
threatened again IN the second per-
iod but lest a powerful touchdown
chance when Lawrence fumbled on
the Aggie two yard line and the ball
was recovered by A. AZ M.
Long Drive Scores
The Aggies started a rs yard
third period drive that featured the
line plunging Of "Dcc" Pitner and |
Jimmy Nesrsta and resulted In n
touchdown without the Aggies Cnce
losing the ball. After passing and
running their way to first down on
the Aggies thirty yard line. Nesrsta
picked up eight yards through left
tackle. and the Christians drew a
fifteen yard penalty on the same
play. The Aggies moved to the one
yard line in three plunges. and en-
the fourth down. DOC" Pitner slash
ed through, for a touchdown, and
Taylor wilkins kicked goal from
placement.
With only q few minutes to play
In the 9Th period the Aggies. who
had been constantly threatening,
drove for a second touchdown when
Pitner threw a nineteen yard pass
to Wicker for first down on the
Christians q yard line. Pitner bang
ed right guard for first down en- the
Christians eight yard line. and on
the second down, Pitner passed 70
wilkins for n touchdown. Wilkins
kicked goal making the score 10 10
IL fer Texas Christian. The game
ended a few seconds later with Tex
as Christian I'm possession OF the ball
For Texas Christian. Lester. Jimmy
Lawrence. George Kline. Rex Clark
and Sammy Baugh played outstand-
ing football. Clark. q reserve back
grabbed stardom with his two touch
downs. doc" Pitner. Jimmy Nesrsta.
Les Cummings and Taylor wilkins
were more than good 4