Centenary (LA) at Texas

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 5, 1930, page 1

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  TEXAS TIED BY CENTENARY Teams Play to 90 Score On Rain Soaked Field AUSTIN. Oct. 4-P-The Hniversitv or Texas Longhorns and the Centenary College Gentlemen from Shreveport took TO the water today ard PLAYED through four quarters OF scoreless football in a game mark Ell by frequent fumbles. a driving rain pelted down through the game and the players were soaked to the skin “A few minutes after taking the field. Although there was no scoring. the Gentlemen had a slight ecge over the Texans and most OF N PLAYING during the last half was done IN Texas territory. some OF II dan ceIouslv close TO the goal. Centenarv lost “a golden. opportunity M score when they recovered q punt on the Texas three yard line. Brown. Gent quarter. had kicked from the Texas 4O--ard line % Shelley. VINO fumbled. Pattison. Gent end. smoth- Cling the ball on the three yard sr~lpe. The Gents made one through center anu failed 10 gain On the rext play through the same place Murff lost two on a wide n run and then failed 10 gain on q delayed slant OF tackle. Texas displayed the most power and gained the most yardage from sCrimmage but the Gentlemen clear ly had the better OF the punting and 10th teams resorted 20 this frequent Il. often kicking on the first and second downs. Near the end of the game. Centen- AIRY cot the ball on Texas 20 yard line after Shelley’s kick was blocked but two plays into the line gained only two yards and two passes were wide.

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Texas leads 3–⁠2–⁠2 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.