Texas at Nebraska

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  Evening star, October 8, 1933, page 56

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  NEBRASKA EASY VICTOR Surprises by Way in Which 1t Con- quers Texas, 26 to o. LINCOLN. Nebr., October 7 (P.- George Sauer. 195-pound triple-threat fullback. led a machine-like Nebraska football team to a surprising 26 to 0 victory today in its opening game against a heavier University of Texas eleven. Sauer lashed across for the first touchdown in the second quarter slash ing 8 yards in one crashing. shifting drive off right tackle He scored in the first five minutes of the third quarter, lunging through for the last 2 feet. After the next kickoff, he intercepted Ronald Fagan’s pass in mid field and lodged his way % yards back to the Texas 17-yard line. The reserves went in then and on the fourth down Little Jerry LaNoue tcaptam) :. sub quarterback. skidded alo ound right end 13 yards for touchdown in the corner of the field. The reserves added the fourth touch down in the last quarter when Johnny Williams, halfback, raced 8 yards after recovering blocked punt.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, October 9, 1933, page 1 (results column)

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  MIDDLE WEST TEAMS SHINE CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Footfall in the corn belt hit new high today with Kansas. Iowa and Nebraska up among the nations gridiron leaders. A Kansas team that refused to be frightened by Notre Danes talk of winning back the national cham pionship this year tied the Irish at South Bend Saturday. Neither team scored, but it was Kansas that came closest to scoring and Notre Dame was lucky to get away with a 90 tie. Two weeks ago Iowa marched over Northwestern with a TO trlumpl.. Nebraska joined its neigh boring states in the rush TO foot balls summit by crushing the U. of Texas Saturday, 26–⁠0 II was a badly demoralized Notre Dame team that left the field after its sad showing against Kansas. The Irish were panicky in the final pc Rod and at times OF the run worse man they were two years ago when Southern California put on It’s great fourth period rally TO VIM l0-ls Iowa continues to top the Big Ten with its own triumph, over North western. as The second conference game between Minnesota and IN diana ended in sc tie. The Co pliers had all the better Of the plfY’ but q tumble plopped into the arms of Fitzhugh Lyons big Negro END. and he ran 81 yards TO enable the Hoosicrs 10 get tie Michigan. last years Big Ten champions. got off TO a good start nv scoring three touchdowns in the first period and defeating Michigan State. a0–⁠6. Purdue. picked TO win Ire conference title this season, scored only two long runs by Keeran. second team fullback, ana Jimmy Carter, brilliant halfoack’

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Texas leads 10–⁠4 in 14 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.