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Texas A&M 12th man game...
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January 03, 1922
THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 3, 1922
* Texas A&M Aggies
* Dixie Classic bowl game
* 12th man is born
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 13: "PRAYING COLONELS DOWNED BY TEXANS" and "A. and M. College Eleven Springs Big Grid Surprise by Beating Centre, 22 to 14" which tells of the 1st and only Dixie Classic college football bowl game in which the Texas A&M Aggies defeated the Centre College Praying Colonels.
This bowl game was the predecessor to the now famous Cotton Bowl also held in Dallas Texas. It is also famous for the originating the 12th man concept which is used to this day at Kyle Field.
Other news of the day throughout. Usual browning with little margin wear and tear, otherwise good.
wikipedia notes: The 1922 Dixie Classic was a post-season college football bowl game between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Centre College Praying Colonels on January 2, 1922 at Fair Park Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Texas A&M defeated Centre 22–14. It is also the game in which Texas A&M's 12th man tradition originated.
Centre came into the game undefeated, outscoring its opponents by a margin of 314 to 6. It also upset Harvard in the regular season in what was later deemed one of the greatest upsets in college football history. A&M finished its regular season 5–1–2 and captured a Southwest Conference title.
Category: The 20th Century
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