The philanthropic wager will certainly guarantee that North Texas greenspace will certainly obtain an increase.
FT WELL WORTH, Texas– Ft Well Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson are making one last wager in advance the last “Iron Frying pan” video game in between TCU and SMU.
The last video game of the century-old competition in between Dallas’ Southern Methodist College and Ft Well worth’s Texas Christian College will certainly be played Saturday, Sept. 20. The mayors have actually traditionally made warmhearted bank on the result of the video game, generally including food.
TCU introduced this year that it would certainly stop briefly the meet-up hereafter year. Both groups have actually played each various other over 100 times considering that 1915, WFAA formerly reported.
The competitors for city satisfaction has actually formerly entailed sharp words (lest we neglect the notorious Tee shirts competition of 2024). This year, nevertheless, the competitors appears to be a lot more good-natured. Actually.
The mayors concurred that the leader of the shedding city will certainly make a contribution to the charitable of the opposing mayor’s option and both mayors are leaning right into their common objective of enhancing the quantity of park and open area in their corresponding cities.
If TCU wins, Johnson will certainly make a contribution to Parker’s Great Natured Greenspace Effort. If SMU wins, Parker will certainly contribute to the Count on for Public Land’s Greener Dallas, Greater Dallas project.
” With the last Iron Frying pan video game collection for this weekend break, I am delighted to make one last wager with Mayor Parker,” Johnson stated in a news release. “And I have every self-confidence that our Mustangs will certainly bring the Iron Frying pan back to Dallas completely.”
The week leading up to the video game will certainly be “Iron Frying Pan Week” in the city of Dallas. The exact same holds true in Ft Well worth.
” This year, Mayor Johnson and I are going also larger in our wager for worthwhile reasons as the TCU Horned Frogs handle SMU for the extremely last time in this historical match,” Parker stated in a news release. “I understand our Frogs will certainly earn the Iron Frying pan prize to Ft Well worth and anticipate Mayor Johnson making a contribution to the Great Natured fund, which is functioning to protect, secure, and broaden our city’s all-natural heritage and environment-friendly areas.”
The video game starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at Amon G. Carter Arena in Ft Well Worth.
