Arizona at Rice

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  El Paso herald, El Paso, Tex., December 1, 1916, page 9

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  TEXAS u. CLAIMS TROPHY Defeats Texas A & NJ in Big Turkey Day Contest At Austin, 81 To Z. RICE INSTITUTE WALLOPS ARIZONA UsTIN. TEX. Dec by winning q here yesterday from the Texas L n A. and NJ football team Al to Z. the University Of Texas eleven estabhshed a strong claim to the state cham pionship. which nevertheless Is disputed by Baylor university. which closed “a successful season in defeating Texas Christian university at Fort Worth, 80 to “A. Baylor defeated Texas, but was defeated by Texas A and NJ Rice Institute Wins Houston. Tex, Dec Although out weighed by the University of Arizona football team. the Rice Institute play ers ran away from the visitors and won the game. ~ 10 10. speed and charging power was the secret Of the home teams success. the Rice backs going around the slower ends or breaking through the line frequently for long gains Mcpherson was the star in the visitors playing New Mexico Aggies Fhipped. Albuquerque y. n. Dec strength eLed by the return Of four OF their star players who were on border duty with the national guard. the New Mexico Aggies held the University OF New Mexico scoreless in the first two Pc RODS of their game yesterday In the final periods the University turned the contest into One-sided affair. winning bv the score of 81 to O.

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  Arizona republican, Arizona, December 1, 1916, page 7

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  R|CE BEATS ARIZONA J, THOUGH OUTWE|GHED ] BY TUCSON|ANS HOUSTON, Tex. Nov. 30.-Althou2h outweighed by the University of Ari- zona football team the Rice Institute players today ran away from the visi- tors and won the game. 47 to 16 Speed and charging power was the secret of the home teams success, the Rice team beating it around the slower Arizonans. or breaking through the line for long gains. McPherson was the star in the visi- fnr’Q f1iaViuQ

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  Bisbee daily review, Arizona, December 1, 1916, page 1

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  ARIZONA, 16; RICE. 47. HOUSTON. Tex. Nov. 30-Although outweighed by the University of Ari- zona football team the Rice Institute players today ran away from the vis- itors and won the game 47 to Is. Speed and charging power was the secret of the home teams success. the Rice backs going around the slower Arizona ends or breaking through the line ire Guently for long gains. McPherson was the star in the visitors playing.

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Rice leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.