Rice at Arkansas

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  San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., October 14, 1923, page 41

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  ACG|ES AND LONGHORNS WIN EASILY Texas Trounces Tulane by Unexpectedly Decis- i’ve Score. AGCIES BEAT SEWANEE Baylor and T.C.U. Win; Arkansas Gives Rice Drubbing. Dallas, Tex, Oct. 13.-The Texas Aggies turned the Sewanee Tigers back in a hotly-contested game Sat urday at the State Fair stadium by Il score of IA TO o. The Tigers fought hard but stellar work by every Aggie man kept them from being spectacular. There were no stars for Sewanee. either. Every player played the game, fair and hard. Two penalties were called, one on A. & NJ. and one on Sewanee, both for offsides. 1t was a cool day for the game, ideal football weather. Line plunges accounted for the first touchdown of the game which came in the first quarter. The Aggies pounded hard and worked the ball from the 45-yard line, Gill carrying the ball over. Knickerbocker kicked the goal. See-Sawed In Midfield. The ball see-sawed back and forth in the middle of the field, each team fighting hard to push it beyond the other. Punts were frequent as lines held for three downs. The Aggies won their second touch down in the third period. 1t was another march up the field. A triple pass in the backfield from +. Will son to Gill to Nicely enabled the little halfback to reel off IL yards and place the ball within nine yards of the goal after hammering by. the Aggies had gotten it 20 yards from the last white line. +. Wilson took the ball and went through a hole Bull Johnson gallant ly opened up for him for the remain ing nine and the second touchdown. Forward passes played the biggest part in the gains for each team. They tried many-some going for gains but many being incompleted. Fumbles also cost the Aggies two touchdowns. A pretty pass, “. Pinson to Gill. for ten yards, in which Gill ran 20 yards for touchdown was called back because Of offsides. The Aggies made sixteen first downs to the Tigers six. The Farm ers registered six complete forward passes; Sewanee made seven. Aggie men made five fumbles. Tigers three. Passes incomplete were with four each. Lineups:

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Arkansas leads 36–⁠29–⁠3 in 68 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.