Battle of the Brazos : a Texas football rivalry, a riot, and a murder /
During halftime of the October 30, 1926, football game between Baylor University and the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, a massive riot erupted between the two student bodies that resulted in the death of Texas A&M senior cadet Charles Sessums. Though various newspaper articles hav...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
[2018]
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Edición: | First edition. |
Colección: | Swaim-Paup sports series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Foreword / by John A. Adams Jr.
- Introduction: the Battle of the Brazos
- The rivalry
- The most tragic event
- Brazos bottom
- Friendly enemies
- A perfect day
- The riot
- All Hades broke loose
- Hard for wisdom to find its way
- Through!
- There shall be no regrets
- The murder
- The Baylor incident
- The city with a soul
- "He is just away"
- Epilogue: Taps
- Appendix A. Announcement of the cancellation of athletic contracts between the A & M College of Texas and Baylor University
- Appendix B.A letter from Samuel Palmer Brooks to the parents of Charlie Sessums
- Appendix C. Account of Charles M. Sessums' death following A & M-Baylor football game, October 30, 1926, and the later death of his assailant
- Notes.