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iaily of Texas, by If of his hide to A. M. and hous ing the other half in the trophy room the athletic department of the un ty. Bevo was a large Longhorn er donated to the University of Texas by Stephen M. Pinckney alumnus in honor of the football s tory of 21 to T over A. . M. in 1916, Bevo was branded with the tale of v ictory, and placed in a pen just out side of Austin for keeping. Soon af ter he was placed there, however, a Band of students from A. . M. slipe d quietly into town one night and fed the steer 13-0, the score of the A. . M. victory in 1915. Texas students were greatly enraged at the indignity, ‘but since A. M. poss ened no such mascot, there was no means for revenge although i is fail that even Bevo himself was seen to e ater ‘been ‘a burden on the hands of the Univer sity, until September, when with the was decided to feast, Thi lents of the two schools, mem~ s of the athletic department, the football captains and Geddy” of Bevo Wn fea and a grand barbecue was made of the steer.
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Abilene Daily Reporter
Abilene, Texas, US
Sun, Dec 05, 1920
Page 15
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