The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Friday, April 28, 1916 Page: 4 of 4
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THE THRESHER. APRIL 28, t916
SENIORS ADOPT
CLASS RING DESIGN
Man* for Mtnlor (it-nnatt Nut H t Com-
p!ett*U.
The Senior Class met Thursday, April
13. The most important business was
the finai adoption of the design for the
class ring. The saiAple ring shows a
Kite owl on an octagon base with the
letters H. I. on one shank and 16 on the
other. The Seniors witt probabiy be
itble to wear their rings within a short
lime, as they are being made in Hous-
ton.
Plans tor the Senior Oerman to be
Kiven during Commencement were dis-
cussed, but ai) the arrangements have
not been completed.
Mr. lrvtn Katb announced three new
uppointments to the Campanile staff:
Messrs. Tomtohrde. South and Longley.
and \ir. Wit) Nathan two new appoint-
ments: Messrs. Buibrook and Brooks.
T)ie ciass voted to accept ai) of the ap-
point ments.
SHSMHtS. TAKH Xtrrtt K
the Committee on Caps and Gowns
w remty to send in the order for HOODS.
Hi ery Senior wearing a Cap and Gown
wit) need the hood to comptete the out-
!ir for Comtnencetttent Hxercises. How-
ever, it' titete is any Senior who does
not want the hood, please communicate
with the Committee at once, so we can
oriit i' itccordinMty. it' no one communi-
cates wittt the Committee 1'}' Saturday,
the 2ftth, the Committee wiii take it for
uranted that everyone is desirous of
buying a hood, and wiii order accord-
inttiy. ;!
RiCK LOSES TO L. S. U.
IN TRAt K MEET
(Continued ftom Page One)
races of the evening and the time of
n:i:H 1-r, was tjuite good for this event.
Hunt" also annexed a third place in
lite nnt-ynrd dash, and as a climax ran
a fast oua-rter in the relay, practically
winning that eveqt for Kice. "Runt"
was cltosen**'to run the second quarter
and fell heir to a 30-yard shortage, but
started xanteb out. caught the Louisi-
ana runner in the first 230 yards and
' .j..t g<:'ot:g ;)fi vRctis ahead, giving
[:ic-<- a lead which the following L. S. U.
men strove in vain to overcome.
in the broad jump Fendley jumped 30
feet 6 '.t incites on his last: triai, which
would have given him iirst place had
he not fouled about ',3 an inch on the
ta ke-off.
Jenkins, Louisiana's crack sprinter,
was the highest individual point winner
of the evening, taking two seconds and
a fust for a total of 11 points.
Summary:
1 Oil-yard Dash—Peterman (L.l, Jen-
kins (:,t. Spiiler t K.). Time. 0:10 1-5.
t'ole Vault—Thorgeson <L.). Young
it,.), tied for first; Houck fR ). Dis-
tance, 10 feet 8 inches.
sso-yard itun i^oe <L.), Lamar (R.),
Sittgieterry <L. 1. Time, 3:13 4-5.
13u-ym-d Hurdles—Burris tL.), Fend-
tfv i]t.), George t R.). Time, 0:16 2-5.
Shot Put —Reid lL), Rice (L.),
Witite CRi. Distance. 40 feet i% inches.
220-ym-d Dash—Jenkins (L), Peter-
man ii.. 1, Young tL.). Time, 0:33 2-5.
High Jump -Kingsland lit), McCo)-
iestet <!,.), Waters <H.i. and Thorge-
son iL). tied for third. Distance, 5 feet
K ittches.
330-yard Hardies—Spiiler lit.). Bur-
ris li^.t, George IR ). Time, 0:26 1-5.
Discus—Pit man (L.), Rice ti„.), Col-
ston < it.). Distance, 119 feet % inch.
i4n-yard Dash - Loe tL.), Jenkins
(Li, Lamar <R.). Time, 0:57 1-5.
Hammer—Colston (R.). Bryant (L.),
White tR). Distance, 113 feet 3%
inches.
Miie Run—Singleterry (L.t, Easter-
wood ( R. t, Sanford (R.). Titne,
5:03 3-5.
Broad Jump—Burris (L.), Fendley
)[{.), Farthing (R.). Distance, 20 feet
4 inches.
Miie Retay—Rice (Lamar, Spiiler,
George, Farthing); L. S. U. (Adams,
Young, Rose, Burris). Titne, 3:47.
Total Points—L. S. U. 79%, Rice
42%.
The officials were:
Referee—R. P. Lingte.
Starter—G. E. Stock.
Judges of Finish—Messrs. Taliaferro,
Ratciifte, Staples, Journeay.
Timers—Moise, Carpenter, Clyce.
Field Judges—Messrs. Mitier, Brock-
man, Starin, Stude, Johnson.
Gterk of Course—Mr. Cutnmings; as-
sistant, Mr. Chandler.
Scorer—Mr. Longley.
Announcer—Mr. Gwln.
Miss Isabel John entertained with an
informal dance at her home last Satur-
day evening. Her guests were Juniors
and members of the faculty.
-+—-—
Shelley Evans has returned to school
after a week spent at home in San An-
tonio.
TEXAS TAKES FINAL
GAME WITH RICE
WootMH Held Then) to One Hun for
Sewn Inning*, But Weakened in
the Eighth.
The coveted victory over Texas
seemed on the point of realization Sat-
urday afternoon, April 14, when in the
next moment all hopes were shattered
For seven innings the Owls held the
Longhorns to one run, principally by the
tight pitching of Wooten and the sensa
tionai fielding of "Ty" Fouts, while they
themselves had succeeded in registering
three runs. However, in the eighth in-
ning the Texans got to Wooten, who had
already begun to show signs of weaken-
ing. The Longhorns hit safety five
times in succession, and turned the
Owls' 3 to 1 victory into an overwhelm-
ing defeat to the tune of 8 to 3.
Though at times raggedly played and
contested under all sorts of weather con-
ditions from murky skies and slanting
rain to bright sunshine, the game was
far from lacking in features. The chief
among these were the pitching of Car-
micliael, the Longhorns' freshman spit-
haii artist, who was sent in in the sec-
ond to replace Gregg; the pitching of
Wooten up to the eighth inning; the
fielding of Fouts and Edmonds, and the
batting of Cannon and English, each se-
curing four hits.
The Texans scored in the first after
Wooten had struck out Ezell and Kelt-
ner. Cannon got on with a Texas
leaguer over Chandler and took second
on Wooten's low serve to the pan. Can-
non scored on English's wallop to left.
Edmond rolled out to Wooten.
The Owls came back strong and be-
gan to hit Dick Gregg effectively. Chand-
ler was out on a line drive to the box
and Clyce, who was hit by Gregg, was
nailed off first by M. Hart. Gripon
drove a double to left and scored when
Heywood tripled to deep left center.
He\wood then scored on Fouts' single.
Fouts :<tole second but Longley was
tossed out by Gregg.
The Owls scored again in the second
on Hodges' long triple to the cinder path
in ieft. Hodges scored while Chandler
was being chased between first and sec-
ond with two out. It was Hodges' triple
that put Gregg on the bench.
Wi'h the score 3 to 1 against, his team
Disch sent Lamar Hart to bat for Exell
in the eighth, and the pinch hitter went
out to Hodges, unassisted. Keltner
Texas leaguered back of Gripon and
Cannon sent a hot one down the third-
base line. English hit another in the
same spot, scoring Keltner from second.
Consecutive hits by Edmond and Wil-
liams scored three more runs, and ieft
Williams on third, put there by a three-
bagger. With one out Wooten resigned
to Hathorne, whose wild pitch allowed
Williams to score.
In the ninth inning L. Hart and Can-
non, who had previously singled, regis-i
tered on English's hit.
AMSHANKX ORGANIZED
If you were asked to join the "Am-
shankx," would you accept? This is an
organization understood to be a secret
fraternity whose object is to get control
pf all student activities, and fortunate
indeed are any who are invited to join.
All bids are sent in anonymous letters
and the neophyte signifies his intention
to accept the bid by wearing coat and
trousers which do not match and a rose
in the lapel. One embryonic politician
received a letter saying that he had been
nominated as a prospective member of
this order. Like Caesar, Napoleon, B.
C. Harris, etc., he seized the opportu-
nity and blossomed forth the next day
in unmatched coat and trousers with a
big red rose in his buttonhole as sign
and signal of his desire to affiliate him-
self with this mighty body. The ambi-
tious neophyte was fittingly christened
"The Gray Flying Bat" and given an
appropriate coat of arms which he was
to use as a seal on all his correspond-
ence. After several letters, all sent with
great secrecy, the neophyte (a Sopho-
more) was summoned to appear at the
Athletic Field at 8:30 Monday night.
Scene—8:30 Monday night. The stars
shine, but the moon has not yet risen.
8:30. The neophyte has not appeared.
Has his courage failed him? N.ol ?&$*-!
From the direction of the Hall comes
the sound of flying footsteps. The neo-
phyte approaches^ running like the
wind. He stops. He listens. He hears
only his own heart throbs. Hark! two
low whistles—the appointed signal.
Obedient to instructions, he hides his
face in the corner of the-grand stand.
Several masked figures spring front the
shadows, seize the victim^ bandage his
eyes and lead him to a waiting automo-
bile. They proceed to the chapter house
of the order. There is a rumor to the
effect that at one time people lived in
this house.
Here the Amshankx solemnly initiate
the neophyte into the order. The cere-
mony is not very elaborate, but it is ru-
mored that it is very touching. Later
the party returns to the ear, and after a
ride into the country, the initiated
brother is left wandering aimlessly amid
the sweet and tender grasses of the
Texas prairie, whiie the party returned
to the institute.
The Soph Is now a full-fledged mem-
ber of the mighty political order of the
Amshankx and is ready to admit his
willingness and ability to control ali
student affairs. His recently acquired
political power, coupled with his vast
experience as a social lion, is expected
to make him a controlling factor in the
destiny of the Institute. His fraternity
brothers now solicit your support for
their neophyte, "The Gray Flying Bat."
Such are the trials and rewards that
accrue to those who have the courage
to accept. " '
*
RICE GETS EVEN
BREAK WITH A. & M.
(Continued from Page One)
Ah K iiii PO A E SB SH
Rice—
Chandler, ss. ...
Gripon, -'b
Fouts if
Hodges, th
Longley, rf. ...
5 t 0
3 ] i
3 0 1)
2 n ()
3 0 it
3 0 0 10
5 2 0 0 0
4 3 0 0 0
2 10 0 0
0 0 0
0 t 10 0 0 0 0
3 0 0 t
3 110
3 1
0 0 0 1
t 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 5:26 10 0 1 1
A. and M . 300 002 000—5
Hit- 301 103 000—8
Riee 004 000 000—4
Hits 001 201 001—3
00 Munch 2, oR Hathorne 3. Hit by Pitcher—
senbeck by Hathorne. Left on Hases—A. and M.
9. Rice M. Double Plays—Heywood to Chandler;
Hraiisford to Hums to Priester; Mums to Pries
Second Game.
The second game was at no time in
doubt, it being the Owls' contest all the
way through. Olsen bested Chandler,
the Rrst up, but Clyce came through
with a pretty singie. Gripon and Hey-
wood both singled, Clyce scoring and
Gripon reaching third. Gripon tried to
score on Fouts' easy out at first and was
caught easily at the plate.
Graves sent Olson back the second in-
ning, but jerked him in favor of Gra-
ham, after Darling tripled, Hodges tlew
out to Rigney and McFarland doubled
to right. Graham Hnished the inning
by striking out Whitesides, walking
Chandler and retiring Clyce at the pan.
The Owls scored again on Clyce's two-
bagger and Rigney's bobble of Gripon's
hot drive. The game was sewed up in
the eighth. Clyce led off with his third
hit of the game, Gripon was safe on
Burns' error, and Heywood scored them
both with a two-bagger to left. Hodges'
single brought in Heywood for another
count.
Whitesides was never in serious dan-
ger, as not a man got past second. Grie-
senbeck's long drive to deep center
iooked dangerous in the sixth, but
Fouts cut him down at third with a
long, accurate peg.
A. 4"Mi M.— AB R BH PO A B SB SH
Burns. 2b. 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Criesenbeck, cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Riimey, s* 3 0 1 2 8 2 0 0
Powers, rf 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
Beringer. If 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Priester. lb 3 0 0 11 2 0 0 0
Brailsford, 3b 3 0 1 0 3 1 0 0
Russell, c 2 0 0 9 0 0 0 0
Olson, p 1 0 0 n 1 0 0 0
Graham, p. 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 0 6 24 14 4 0 0
Rice— AB R BH PO A E SB SH
REL!AB!L!TY
Full Assortment of Sizes
and Patterns
PRICES
eTWEJLL
RELIABILITY
3 0 0 0
1 0 1
1 0
Chandler, ss 3 0 0 2
C!!yce, c 4 3 3 4
Gripon, 2b 4 1 ! 3 I ! 1
Heywood, cf 4 1 2
Fouts, If 3 0 0
Hodges, lb. 3 0 !
Darling, rf 4 ! 1
McFat^and, 3b 3 0 i
Whitesides, p, 3
10 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0
0 0 0 3 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 9 27 12 1 3 0
By innings:
A. and M 000 000 000— 0
Hits 011 011 020— 6
Riee 110 101 03*— f.
Hits 320 010 03*— 9
Summary: Two-base Hits—Clyce, McFarland,
Powers, Heywobd. Three base Hit—Darling. In-
nings Pitched—By Olson 11-3, by Graham 7 2 3.
Hits—Off Olson 5, off Graham 4. Runs—Off Ol-
son 2, off Graham 4. Struck Out—By Olson 1,
by Graham 5, by Whitesides 1. Bases on Balls—
Off Graham 1, o# Whitesides 4. Left on Bases—
A. and M. 7, Rice 5. Double Play—Olson to
Priester to Russell. Time of,t Game—One hour
and 50 minutes. Umpire—Ware.
Freshman Witty: "Harris, have you
ever read 'Romeo and Juliet?' "
B. C. Harris, responding in an assum-
ing manner: "No, I've read Romeo, but
I haven't'read Juliet."
4!
R. P. Lingte (lecturing to English
2')0): "We must remember that this
entire war problem may be taken out
of the hands of the human mind en-
tirely.
L. S. U. DEFEATS THE
OWLS IN TWO GAMES
(Continued from Page One)
right center* scoring Baird. Hamilton
grounded out.
A neat double play, McFarland to
Hodges to Clyce, nipped an L. S. U.
score in the iifth. But in the sixth, with
two out, Walier hit a doubie to left and
scored on Drew's single to right. Al-
though June and Hamilton filled the
bases on singles, one of which was a
fluke, there was no more scoring, as
Pitcher fanned.
In the eighth Waller was safe at sec-
ond when McFarland overthrew first,
and took third on Drew's out. June
brought him in with a single to right
and took second on Heywood's return,
and third on a wild pitch.' But Hamil-
ton lined out to center and Pitcher
whiifed out again.
A blazing sun and a clear sky made
fielding very difficult.^. The L. S. U.
players and several Rice men applied
huge soot patches under their eyes to
shade them from the intense glare.
Second Game.
It was Old Man Jinx who gave the
Louisiana Tigers the second victory over
the Owls. A fluke double was the only
hit made off Whitesides, but it scored
their lone run. The game was one of
the fastest played on the Institute dia-
mond this season. Whitesides, the
Freshman from Texarkana, played the
stellar role, and it was a most heart-
rending game to lose from his stand-
paint, as he held the Tigers to one lone
hit and .allowed only two men to reach
second, and three others to get on the
Initial sack.
The Tigers' lone score came in the
fourth, when Wardlow was safe on Mc-
Farland's error and took second on
Tate's out, Whitesides to Hodges. At
this opportune moment Baird smashed
A^Eipper by Chandler, the ball hitting
an obstruction in ieft Held and bound-
ing over Fouts' head, scoring Wardlow.
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The next two men died a sure death,
Chandler to Hodges.
Aside from the one costly error by
McFarland, Whitesides' ' support was
perfect, Chandler accepting seven
chances without a boot, and Hodges cre-
ating a record of 21 putouts.
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