The Howard Payne Yellow jackets came to Commerce with a polished T-attack led by their halfback Brooks (Bull) Dozier. It proved fatal to East Texas' hopes of a victory in their first home game as they fell to the Jackets 13-0. The Lions, who were still suffering from a rough session with the Arkansas Razorbacks the preceding Saturday, were never really in the game offensively and their injured forward wall could offer no effective defense to hold the Yellow jackets' determined onslaught. Howard Payne's first score came late in the first period when Dozier plowed over from the one-yard line, climaxing a sustained drive that carried the 'Jackets practically the length of the field. Lanky Al Landford, man-up-under for the Brownwood eleven, put the game away in the final period with a three- yard sneak over the goal. Charley Olsen kicked the point that ended the scoring for the day. Score: 13-0. East Texas spent most of the night in their own territory and could rarely muster anything comparable to a serious threat at scoring. The aerial attack that later made the Lions such a dangerous team had not yet matured and key injuries in the line, including tackles Bill Stamps and Clint Shipman and guard John Dial, made their ground game only semi- effective. With tailback Bobby Griffin doing most of the heavy duty, the Lions managed to gain 122 yards over the ground. The visiting Howard Payne team rolled up 225 yards rushing. Dozier's continuous off-tackle slashes gained yard after yard and the big halfback proved to be the Jackets' most potent weapon.