Texas Defeats SMU On Muddy Waco Grid
Texas defeated SMU 32 to 0 at Waco as heavy Longhorns overpowered Methodists on a muddy field. key Texas runs and passes, with strong line play, forced repeated SMU difficulties and downs.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1918
Page
9
Texas defeated SMU 32 to 0 at Waco as heavy Longhorns overpowered Methodists on a muddy field. key Texas runs and passes, with strong line play, forced repeated SMU difficulties and downs.
A string of college football scores from Annapolis to Berkeley shows Naval Academy beats Great Lakes 7 to 32 while Chicago curbs Illinois 20 to 0. Wisconsin defeats Columbus 14 to 6, Brown crushes Dartmouth 28 to 4, and Notre Dame loses to Lafayette 208 to 0 in a bizarre slate. Iowa edges Illinois 24 to 0 and Minnesota trips Chicago Naval Reserves 20 to 6. Lincoln-Nebraska posts 7, CampodGe 1, and Oregon tops Barkley 6 to 4. Michigan defeats Ann Arbor 21 to 7. Texas A and M, and Me cross country notes hint at weekend events amid scattered results.
Tom Tally, the new golf professional at the Country Club, arrived Wednesday night and immediately began duties. Educated at Brookline, he played club matches with Francis Ouimet and drew interest from E. B. Chandler at Gass Rocks Massachusetts last summer, with a tentative offer then to join San Antonio that was accepted last week.
William B. Day of the Army M C A Southern Department says a cross country run may be held in San Antonio with teams from Texas military camps. A meeting at Camp Travis YMCA is planned for Monday to decide. The AAU aims for three big runs this season in New Orleans Atlanta and San Antonio. Participants will be service members only. no entry fees. The winning team will receive a $50 sterling silver trophy donated by the AAU.
Rosen, star shortstop and captain of the champion Furt san Jousten baseball squad, likely to return home to St Paul, Minnesota as a civilian after military training camps closed. He led Fort Ham Houston last season with high batting and played in most games, recently transferring to the fend Company as a housing instructor and serving in the South Infantry at Camp Lra. He had a pending contract for next season and previously played in 1916 and 1917 with Bis rnarck.
Camp Travis teams prepare for Shanksgiving football clash with Kelly Field and a divisional foothill championship. Dual track meets are set for Monday through Friday to select competitors for the November camp meet. Bud Goodwin Dinan and Major Rountree finalize draws and schedules as prizes await individual champions.
Chicago fell 29 to 0 as Illinois dominated with strong forward passes and two third quarter touchdowns. Walquist and Kirkpatrick teamed on end plays while Buchert scored with Crandle plunging in the final drive. Michigan defeats Michigan Agricultural College 21 to 7, with aggressive second-half offense sealing the win.
A chaotic late rally by Great Lakes turns the tide as Fr Tielson scores a crucial runback near the goal posts and Drncklock adds the extra point. Navy, dominant in the running game, sees its title hopes slip as high tension and several near misses mark a hard fought clash in gusty conditions.
Georgia Tech's freshmen were defeated by Pittsburgh's eleven in a brisk game played in Pennsylvania. The Tech squad struggled against the stronger home team as passes and offense failed to generate scoring chances, leaving the score at 31 to an unseen tally amid a crowded stadium.
In a rough armed clash before 30 000 spectators Pitt used a jump shift and fast passing to defeat a resilient Georgia squad. The visitors showed a strong offense with swift backs while Georgia struggled to mount a defense. Proceeds from the event benefited a war fund.
The annual Sunday School Basketball League plans its season at a Monday City Y M C A meeting at 7 30 p m. Eleven teams have entered with a twelfth sought as organizers push to start December 8. Leaders expect five sub leagues and finals with top schools including Presbyterian St Mark s Episcopal Heights Methodist Pine Street Lorizen Park Methodist Alamo Heights Methodist Westminster Presbyterian McWinkey Avenue Methodist Denver Heights Methodist and St John s Tabernacle. Dark horses noted are West Find and Inver eights Methodists.
An account details the Red Cross Hospital No. in France expanding care for 500 patients plus staff. Capt. J I Nones, Philadelphia dentist, treats hundreds daily for teeth and gum disease, extractions, and abscesses amid drives and wounds. Neuralgia and jaw injuries from exposure are common. dental care is vital to morale.
San Antonio reports a muddy yet determined clash as Camp Travis and Kelly Field gear up for a Thanksgiving gridiron classic. Coaches Trackney Brewer of Travis and Clough McHale of Kelly field rosters loaded with notable players from Cornell Michigan Oklahoma and Dartmouth.
The Nineteenth Infantry football team defeated Remount No. 2 34 to 6 at League Park. Cobb and Morton starred for the Infantry with multiple touchdowns and crucial passes, while Petterson led the Remounts in effort. Morton added two extra points and the Infantry defense fended off late charges to seal the victory.
Washington observes vice president Thomas R. Marshall as a quiet, restrained figure in the Senate. The piece contrasts his early rhetorical vigor from Indiana with a now restrained style, highlighting his tolerance, minimal noise, and occasional public Red Cross speeches.
The scene shifts to a Senate floor with a contentious exchange as Senator Gallinger confronts Ransdell over Simook's alleged slander. A veteran figure, once governor, is recalled for his views on referendum recall rights and states' powers, amid talk of centralization and inherited wealth.
Richmond Hines discusses coining new words Viscalapite and Strenuist as playful additions. Professor Torchinem quizzes a student about Solomon's temple with a joke about misplacing it on the side of the head.
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