| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 170 pages) |
| Series |
Swaim-Paup sports series |
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Swaim-Paup sports series.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
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 have chronicled this infamous "cold case" over the last ninety years, none has placed the riot in its proper context, nor has any official determination ever identified the person responsible for Sessums?s death. T. G. Webb has pored over related historic documents, including contemporary newspaper accounts, records in the library archives of both universities, personal correspondence of the victim?s family, and the original report of the Pinkerton detective hired by Texas A&M to investigate the incident. In Battle of the Brazos, Webb examines and explains the riot, its origins, and its aftermath, untangling many enduring myths that grew up around the event over the years to establish the definitive record. He allows readers to witness the heart-breaking arrival of Cadet Sessums?s parents at the Waco train station as they came to receive the body of their deceased son, and he places readers amid the swirl of charges, recriminations, and allegations that clouded the atmosphere at both Texas A&M and Baylor. Most significantly, Webb provides previously unpublished indications of a cover-up designed to shield the killer?s identity from public knowledge. This "historical whodunit" is a must-read for sports fans and historians, devotees of "leather-helmet" football, local history buffs, and Texas football enthusiasts alike |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 29, 2018) |
| Subject |
Sessums, Charles Milos, 1902-1926 -- Death and burial
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Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas -- Football -- History -- 20th century
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Baylor University -- Football -- History -- 20th century
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Southwest Intercollegiate Athletic Conference -- History -- 20th century
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| SUBJECT |
Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas fast |
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Baylor University fast |
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Battle of the Brazos (Football game) -- History -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Riots -- Texas -- Waco -- History -- 20th century
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Sports rivalries -- Texas -- History -- 20th century
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GAMES -- Gambling -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Business Aspects.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Essays.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- History.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Reference.
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TRAVEL -- Special Interest -- Sports.
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Death and burial of a person
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Football
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Riots
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Sports rivalries
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| SUBJECT |
Waco (Tex.) -- History -- 20th century
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| Subject |
Texas
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Texas -- Waco
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| Genre/Form |
True crime stories
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History
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True crime stories.
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Récits criminels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Adams, John A., Jr., 1951- writer of foreword.
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| LC no. |
2018013534 |
| ISBN |
9781623496623 |
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1623496624 |
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