Baylor at Arkansas

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 14, 1936, page 41

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  GETS MOST POINTS . FOR c. W.’S RIVAL Forwards and LateraIS All “Set” PIays-Has Squad of Six-Footers. A TYPICAL Southwest Confer ~ ence team is the University ~ of Arkansas eleven which will turn loose its flashing passing attack against George Washington Friday night in Washington’s second intersectional grid struggle in Griffith Stadium The lads from the land Of the Ozarks feature the forward pass rather than the running game. Down in the Southwest Conference, whence Southern Methodist, Rice and Texas have come to conquer North ern and MidweStern teams in recent years, the boys play what the home experts like to call ‘‘razzle-dazzle” foot ball. of which Arkansas, according to G. WIS scout, is true exponent. The invading Razorbacks, says the Buff and Blue informant, employ for ward and lateral pass plays with as much faith and confidence as most teams use tackle smashes. end sweeps or line bucks. When pass play doesn’t work they look upon its fail ure with the same degree Of disgust as most clubs do when a running play dops. Just Haphazard Tossing. RUT Arkansas, the G. w. observer points out, doesn’t miss. at least to the extent that most teams Go in forward or lateral passing. 1t has drilled hours upon hours perfectirg its aerial maneuvers so that the passer knows exactly where each receiver Is located and the receivers know exactly who trails them to grab lateras. In short, nothing is hap hazard about Arkansas passing at tack. One OF Arkansas touchdowns in q 14–⁠10 victory over Baylor last Saturday was the result of a forward lateral. The other was scored directly on a forward. During the last two years aerial plays have accounted for more than half OF Arkansas touchdowns, and this fact takes on additional significance when it is considered that the Cardinal and White hasn’t been held s”areless dur ing that period. Such teams thor oughly drilled in forward pass attack and defense as Texas Christian and Southern Methodist have been scored upon by Coach Fred Thomsen’s team, now generally called the true aerial circus of the Southwest” With squad numbering seven ends who average 6-feet-2 and 26 players out of squad of SO who stand 6 feet or taller, the Razorbacks possess talent ideally suited % their type of offense. Their starting line for the game Friday night will average 6-feet-2, while the backs will average 6-feet-11.

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Arkansas leads 35–⁠33–⁠2 in 70 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.