Arkansas at TCU

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  Brownsville herald. (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, Texas, October 17, 1930, page 1

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  PONIES MEET BAYLOR BEARS 8. NJ. u. L. Favored to Win; Steers Clash With Sooners DALLAS, Oct. l7-tP-Officially, the Southwest conference grlo campaign opened last week. when the Texas Christian University Horned Frogs belted the Arkansas Razorbacks. 40 to 0. In the first titular conflict. Actually, the big DERBY will get unde4 way tomorrow. with six conference schools locked in championship struggles and the seventh meeting a powerful inter- SCHOLASTIC rival. The Christians lop-sided victory over the OZarkians served no real purpose, except to prove that p defending champions are about as potent as football teams come this day and age and to definitely eliminate Arkansas from the list Of contenders. But 1t is different this week. Every one of the four ma jor tits scheduled IN Texas Will have a bearing on the champion ship. Ponies VS.. Bears Southern Methodist. co-favored With Texas Christian for the 1880 crown, meets a powerful adversary in Baylor Unsversity’s Golden Bears at Waco. Although the Mustangs, by virtue Of their great passing at tack and Baylor’s weakness against the aerial game, have been established favorites. predictions are II will be one Of the most bitterly fought engagements Of the year. Meeting their third conference champion Of successive Saturdays. the -exas Aggies generally are ia vored I. catch their third a0-aight beating at the hands OF Texas Christian. Two .reeks ago the Farmers lost TO f~e)raska. cham pion of the Big Six: last week they were wrecked by Tulane. kingpin of the Southern conference. Their only hope tomorrow apparently lies in the fact they will be playing on their home field at College Station. where they are VIGOROUSLY stub born. The days third conference clash will find the rejuvenated Rice Owls jousting the Arkansas Razorbacks a. Fayetteville. striving 70 win their first conference victory in more than two years. Having won their first four bouts. including a Fl to 0 decision over the University Fl Arizona last week. the Owls are favored TO turn the trick and take their place alongside the confer ence leaders. Texas IS. SCORERS University Of Texas. the only contender not scheduled to jump into the championship melee this week. nevertheless has an import ant tussle on its hands against the University OF Oklahoma Sooners at Dallas Added interest has at tached TO the meeting since the Sooners’ surprise triumph over the bulky Nebraska Cornhuskers last week. BY scoring three touch downs over and through the big Husker line. the Oklahoma eleven served adequate warning on the LAnghorns. On form to date. the Sooners rate an edge. The Longhorns. however. have a habit Of looking indifferent IN their preliminary tits and then exploding all over the premises when they meet the Oklahomans. rivals OF IS years standing.

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Arkansas leads 44–⁠24–⁠2 in 70 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.