Rice at TCU

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  Evening star, November 20, 1949, page 45

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  Bay|or’s 35-B Win Over 5. N. U. Keeps Title Race BubbIinq DALLAS, Nov. 19.-Tall Adrian Burk. Baylor’s man with the sling shot, knocked down Southern Methodist, 1926. today to keep the Southwest Conference football race going for another week. The precision ball manipulation on Baylor’s glittering Information passed for three touchdowns and set up another in turning back battling Southern Methodist and it’s great Doak Walker. It was Baylor’s first victory over s. M. U. since 1886 and puts the conference title and the host spot in the Cotton Bowl up to next Saturdays game at Houston between Baylor and Rice. Rice remanned undefeated in conference play by beating Texas Christian. 20–⁠14. Baylor has lost one game but by beating Rice can tie for the title and get the Cotton Bowl bid. A crowd of $4,000 watched Bay lor break away for two touchdowns in less than nine minutes, then hold on easily against a great exhibition by Walker, who scored three touchdoWnS,

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TCU leads 41–⁠35–⁠3 in 79 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.