Texas A&M at Baylor

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 5, 1923, page 8 (results column)

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  ‘Red Grange Big Star On Gridiron In Illini Victory Oeased Wire to The AEe-HernId) CHICAGO, NCv. As thousands shouted his name in frenzied ap- plause, a stopped figure, tired, bat tered and mud coated, walked quietly from the rain-soaked gridiron at the University of Illinois Saturday, Only few weeks ago he had trotted on that field to report to Coach Bon Zuppke as Harold (“Red } Grange, sophomore. and just a can Saturday he emerged from the an- nual battle with Chicago as Red” Grange, the greatest sensation of many years of football in the middle west. Aided only by a line that is pass ingly fair, and backfield compan- ions who can boast of no particular prowess, Grange beat Chicago, to 0, just as he defeated weaker teams earlier in the season. Dashing around ends, through tackles and tanking through the very center of the Illini into leadership in the Big Ten conference race. Once he ran 62 yards before being stopped, and in the third quarter he received the snap six times and dashed off total of 54 yards. The last plunge scored the Orange and Blue victory. Chicago slipped from first to fifth place in the conference standing. O O O Michigan Beats Iowa. Michigan. by defeating the second of her foes, Iowa, by 8 count of g to 3, appears the strongest team in the Sig Ten, but whether the Wolverines could beat Red Grange may never be known, for Illinois and Michigan do not meet. Minnesota used the air to defeat Northwestern, 34 to 14, and landed in tie fer third place with Wis consin, idle Saturday. No other con ference games were played, but h. diana trounced Hanover, 32 to 0. Ohio State beat Denison, AZ to 0, and Pur due scored a single touchdown at South Bend while the strong team points. Drake of Des Moines supplied the surprise of the middle west by trouncing Iowa State college, 21 to o. The Missouri Tigers beat Kansas Aggies. to 2, In a mud wallowing contest. Safeties were the only points possible in field that resem- bled a Japanese rice field. Both teams had to change uniforms be- tween halves. Kansas beat Okla | homa, ‘ to 8. The Missouri Valley 1 race. however, remains hopeless l ju:lble owing to many early season ties. Georgia Tech and Alabama played | to a scoreless tie in the south, while | Vanderbilt and Mississippi A. and M | and Texas A. and M. and Baylor l staged the same performance. Cen tre beat Kentucky 10 to O. Georgia | beat Auburn, to o. and North Caro- line defeated her sister state, 13 to O. Nevada staged one of the days | greatest upsets by holding the for midaSle California-team to a 0–⁠0 tie. l Washington beat oregon Aggies 14 to 0, and Washington state won from Oregon, 13 to ‘. Arizona beat New Mexico, fl to z, but Utah won the desert country pansies by defeating l Idaho college, 105 to 3. The Big Ten Standing follows: XVnp T.naf Tiad Dot

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Officially, Texas A&M leads 68–⁠31–⁠9; as played, 64–⁠29–⁠9 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 108 meetings, counting the 82 since this game.