Texas A&M at Baylor

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 24, 1954, page 62

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  VPl VIRGINIA Baylor Keeps Hopes Alive, Beating Ageies On Hooper S Passing WACO, Oct. 23.-Bil1y Hoop er’s pinpoint passing for three touchdowns kept Baylor’s South west Conference title hopes alive today as the Bears beat Texas A&M, 20–⁠7. Hooper completed IL Of 13 passes for 1875 yards, playing 58 minutes in a game that was any, body’s until he started his sensational string Of completions. The jittery Bears were out classed in the first period when AIM took the lead on a pass from Quarterback Elwood Kettler to B. P. Huddleston after recovering a Baylor tumble on the 20. Baylor came back to tie it, TT, in the second quarter after 65yard drive, with Hooper passing to end Charley Smith for the score. It was Baylor’s game all the way in the second half. with Hooper throwing to Halfback Weldon Holley for one touch down and repeating to End Excell Amyett for the Bruins final Tavas Ann q q p z BAYLOR ---------s ID 90 Scoring: A&M. touchdowns-Huddleston. Conversion Kettler. Baylor. | touchdowns-C. Smith, Holley. Amyett. Conversions-C. Smith (2l. score.

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Officially, Texas A&M leads 68–⁠31–⁠9; as played, 64–⁠29–⁠9 in the 102 games on file; the official count covers all 108 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.