Evening star., 1946-10-13
Texas sIsHard Pressed
But Tops Oklahoma
On Passes, 70 10 13
Loyne's AerioIs Provide
Margin; Sooner Stor
Makes 9o-Yurd Run
Horold v. RotIiff
A<ne;oted Press Sposts Editor

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. 12.-Bobby
Layne's passing arm pitched Texas
to q 20-13 victory over Oklahoma
today, but the hardbitten Sooners
traded blow for blow with the
mighty Longhorns and gave them
many anxious moments in the 41st
renewal Of this Southwestern foot
ball rivalry.
The rugged, battering line Okla
homa threw at Texas was all II
was cracked up to be and . State
Fair crowd Of $1,000 that overfiowed
the Cotton Bowl saw why the Soon
ers gave Army's great team such q
tough game at the start Of the
season.
The Longhorns were superior, but
nothing like the pre-game forecasts
that gave Texas, the team that has
been rated No. In the Nation, q
margin of four touchdowns or more
GoIdinx Sprints 50 yards.
It was q battle Of passes and pass
interceptions. Oklahoma gathered
in six Longhorn throws and one o1
them brought sensational touch
down when Joe Golding, whose runs
kept Texas In hot water all after.
noon, caught one of Layne's throws
and sprinted 80 yards untouched tx
the score.
It was this touchdown that almost
gave Texas fans heart failure be.
cause it brought the Sooners withir
q point Of Texas with u minutes tt
go. Texas, however, came righI
back and In six plays after the kick
Oh got another touchdown.
Statistically Texas had a com
Portable edge, making Is first down
and 323 yards on the ground ant
In the air. Oklahoma got a dozel
E1irst downs and rolled up 229 yard;
~ Layne never had sosmnch troubl
before on his passes, but at that |
was his throws that put Texas ovel
Texas Gets Early Scores.
Texas marched to its first touch
down midway Of the opening periot
Layne completed six passes out Q
seven in the drive which the bi
Texas fullback cIimaxed BY crash
ing over from the or1e-foot lins
Frank Guess kicked the point.
Guess who Is Layne's underStudy
sparked the next Texas touchdown
drive. It was in the second perio'
and Texas swept 50 yards for tn
score. Two throws from Guess t
Dale Schwartzkopf brought tn
touchdown after the Longhorns hal
mixed plunges with short passe
and laterals to drive to the Soone
80. !. Guess passed to Schwartzkop
for IL, then tipped one over tn
goal line to the big wingman for tn
score. Guess kicked the extra poin
and the crowd settled back expect
ing Texas to win with ease.
The SoonerS came roaring back
An intercepted pass gave them tn
opportunity to score. Dave Wallac
caught Tommy Landry's throw o.
the Sooner A and In six plays Ok
lahoma bounced to q touchdown
Wallace first passed to Jim Owen
on the Texas A, then combine,
with LIE Roy Neher for 8 yards Il
line smaShes. Again he passed +
Owens, this time for q first dow
on the Texas Il and his next throv
went to Owens at the goal line, tn
latter falling across for . touch
down. Wallace missed the point.
Interception Halts Threat
The Sooners threatened again q
the half ended, driving to the Texa
is, but Jim Canady intercepted Dar
rell Royals pass behind his goa
line for q touchdown.
Midway Of the third period Texa
started a march that appeare
touchdown bound. Down to tn
Oklahoma 2-yard line the Long
horns swept, but Ralph Ellswort
lost 6 yards when he slipped an
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