TCU at Texas

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  El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., October 7, 1912, page 9

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  TEXAS UNIVERSITY SHOWING WEAKNESS Defeats the Texas Christian University, But Is Not Strong on the For ward Pass. But Is Not Strong on the For ward Pass. Austin, Tex, Oct. Saturday opened the football season of the Texas uni versity with a game with Texas Chris tan university, of Fort Worth. The game was played under the new rules with a gridiron shorter than usual and under the new allowances for the for ward pass, Texas made her first score against T. c. U. after the first eight minutes of play. From the very first the game appeared to be in Texas’s IA vor because of her heavier weight In the scrimmage, Ted DeaIy Of Dallas played a pretty scrappy game for Tex as, while L. c. Barren did some nice punting. In the second quarter 7. c. U. scored a brilliant field goal, while Texas sprinkled in a couple Of touchdoWns. During the third quarter neither side scored, but Texas held the ball on her opponents territory most of the while. In the last quarter Texas scored twice more, one including a pretty 40 yard run by Sellars, right end for Texas But T. c. U. showed up strong in the fourth also by running a man over so yards Of broken ground to score a touchdown. They then kicked goal. and the scoring ended. The final result was Texas, 81 (; T. c. o, 10. Judging from this first game of the season, Texas stands a fair show to

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Officially, Texas leads 65–⁠28–⁠1; as played, 62–⁠28–⁠1 in the 91 games on file; the official count covers all 94 meetings, counting the 85 since this game.