JIM VERTUNO
Austin won the privilege to host the main campus of the University after a hotly contested state election, and as it was already the seat of Texas government, civic leaders predicted Austin would soon be the “Athens of the Southwest.” Fortunately, there were no proposals to change the city...
Coach Edwards was due in Austin on Wednesday the 5th and would take over the team the following day. The first football game of the season was set for October 15 at Add-Ran College (later Texas Christian University) in Waco. The team, though, had a uniform problem. Phillips, who was ...