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'1 . • , .Had the board of .appeals takenfavorable action upon the protest byMr. Rtx the game would have gone down on record as a 6 to 3 victory for the Mustangs. Jt seems from statements by .prominent football men and others who saw the game between the Mustangs and the Aggies that the moral victory went to the S. MV U. team even though the play in question was declared a touchback instead of a touchdown.' tH. C. Kinney (Mississippi), referee,made the following signed statement with reference to the game;“S. M. U. punted to A. and M. The ball hit the ground and bounced toward the side line. An A. and M. man was the first to touch the ball, but I could not see whether the ball was in bounds or out at the time. This was in the umpire’s jurisdictionand his decision on this point should% »be final.k. • • • 0s • *» ' .“I ruled the play a touchback on the understanding that the umpire ruled the ball was not touched until it had gone out of bounds at the intersection of the side line and the goa* line.”Arthur Wimmer (Texas), umpire made the following statement: /“S.- M. U. punted to A. and M. At A. and M. player touched the ba! some distance in front of the A. and M. goal line and within the field of play.“The ball then rolled across llic intersection of the A. and M: goal lin# and the side line; an S. M. U. pbyti fell upon it and it was declared dead in his possession.“I reprted these facts to the referee and he ruled the play a touchback.”Arthur Dyer (Texas), head lineman, made a sworn statement as follows:“S. U. punted to A. and M. An A. and M. player touched the ball.• i . S'clearly within the field of play. Subsequently the ball went out of bounds and, according to a statement made to me later by the umpire, was them declared dead in the. possession of an S. M. U. player. ■ .Jr,./;.
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Dallas Campus
Dallas, Texas, US
Wed, Oct 20, 1920
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