The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 7, Ed. 1 Friday, October 28, 1921 Page: 1 of 6
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RICE INSTITUTE, HOUSTON, TEXAS, OCTOBER.28, 1921
NUMBER 7
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THE OWLS WERE
VICTORS OVER
SOUTHWESTERN
RICE SQUAD IS
CRIPPLED BY
LOSS OF McGEE
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Pirates Fight Gamely—Mc-
Gee Injure Leg—Owls
P!ay a Better Game
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The Owl squad wiped out the dis-
appointment of the last two games
by an overwhelming 27-0 victory over
Southwestern University iast Satur-
day. The Rice goai was in danger at
no time during the game; the heavy
Rice iine held the Pirates on the
piunges and few forward passes were
attempted.
The victory over Southwestern was
darkened, however, by the injury of
Graves McGee, stellar haifback of the
Gray-Biue team. McGee received a
badiy spraind ankie and twisted- leg
tendons immediately after the begin-
ning of the second quarter, just after
he had made a nine-yard gain. It was
stated Monday night that he would
not be able to play football again this
season. The loss of such a player,
particularly before the Texas and A.
& M. games, whose brilliant goal-run
in the Tulane game is still fresh in
the memory of everyone, is quite a
blow to the Owl team.
The game was not a particularly
brilliant one, although at no time did
it fail to hold the interest of the spec-
tators. Several long forward passes
made a beautiful run of eighty yards
for a touchdown before wonderful in-
terference of his teammates. At this
point, Crump, Southwestem's right
half, in an attempt to stop Swartz,
was thrown to earth from a height of
four feet or more by a Rice man. The
tackle was a humorous one and drew
a murmur of laughter from the
stands.
First Quarter.
Crump kicked off to Underwood,who
fumbled, Crump recovering on Rice's
42-yard line. Ten yards were lost on
the next two downs after which Rice
recovered. Swartz made a 10-yard
gain, which was followed by a 5. Rice
was then penalized 5 yards for off-
side. Kennedy completed d forward
pass to Swartz, who made the first
touchdown. Kennedy failed to kick
goal.
Alexander kicked off to Wm. Foster,
who returned 10; Crump 1 yard
around right end; Mateer 5 yards
around right end; Campbell did not
gain; Crump punted 25 yards. Mc-
Gee gained 6 in two downs; Kennedy
2 around left end; Chambers kicked
to Campbell, who returned the ball 8
yards. Southwestern, 5 yards for
offside. Crump kicked to Swartz, who
returned 10; McGee 2 at left tackle;
Kennedy completed 20-yard pass to
Campbell. Quarter. Score: Rice 6;
S. W. 0.
Second Quarter.
Rice's ball on 14-yard line. Nine-
yard gain by McGee, who was injured.
Boettcher substituted; 1 yard gain;
Kennedy made touchdown. Chambers
kicked goal.
Alexander kicked off to Mateer, who
returned 10 yards; Daniels substituted
2, left end; Camp-
bell 4, right guard; Southwestern
penalized 5 for offside. Crump punted
to Swartz, who returned 10 yards;
Boettcher 3; Kennedy 4; Boettcher lost
4. Kennedy passed to Swartz, 7 yards;
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HOUSTON'S FAIR
AND EXPOSITION
SOON TO OPEN
GREATEST FAIR
IN CITY HISTORY
WILL BE STAGED
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Many Interesting Events
Planned. Rice to Partic-
ipate in Track Races.
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The Houston Fair and Exposition
which will be held in Houston from
November 5th to 13th holds much in-
terest for Institute students and their
support and patronage is expected by
the men who have the fair in charge.
An advertisement of the fair else-
where in this issue sets forth the main
features of the events which will be
pulled off during the ten days that it
will last. The events on Armistice
Day will be featured with the help of
many of the Rice athletes. The track
events to be held in the morning will
be entered by Coleman, Goss, Lind-
sey, Winn, Fitch, Loman and others.
The contests will begin at 11 o'clock.
In the afternoon, the main event will
be the Rice-A. & M. football game,
which will draw probably the largest
crowd that has heretofore witnessed
a game on the Rice field.
The Mexican Band will be one of
rjtummmmnummj
^ EN who play on the Insti-
)y! tute tennis courts are
asked not to use these
courts in the morning before 12
o'clock. This is done in order
that Tony and his men may have
time to get the court in proper
condition each day. They can-
not do this when there are sev-
eral men using the courts at
the time they have for rolling
j them. There has been some
complaint about the roughness
of the courts and this is the only
way that they can be kept prop-
erly.
the most attractive features of the
exposition. There will probably also
be an exhibit from Mexico that should
prove of interest. The band was se-
cured through the efforts of Mayor
Holcombe and W. I. Shotwell, presi-
dent of the Fair and Chamber of Com-
merce. President Obregon of Mexico
took the matter up himself after a
telegram from Houston.
The horse races will also be an in-
teresting feature of the fair. Horse
races have Recently staged a r%#val
- interest and there are many fasf
"hoofers" entered for the races. Prizes
totaling over $6000 have been offered
to the winners. The races will be
held from the 7th to the 12th, in-
clusive.
Probably the most spectacular feat-
ure of the exposition will be the pro-
duction of "Arabian Nights" to be run
during the entire tjpne of the fair." It
is a realistic portrayal on a colossal
scale of the enchanting tales of the
nights' entertainments. It will be
presented in various episodes and will
include the destruction of a mountain,
160 pounds of dynamite being used in
the staging of the destruction.
There wiil be the usual various ex-
hibits, but there has been a greater
attempt to make these exhibits sur-
pass all others. The automobile ex-
hibit and the live stock exhibits will
be of the fullest proportions. There
will also be a "pet hobby exhibit," a
curio exhibit, a women's department
and various others.
Following is a Mat of the special
names for the days of the fair:,
November 5—Mexican Day.
November 7—Galveston Day.
November 8—Dry Goods Men's Day.
November 9—Club Day.
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Press Day.
November 12—Traveling Men's Day
and Children's Day.
November 10—Founders' Day.
Novetwer 11—Armistice Day and
ESKiKK:
The captains of the two teams who will battle for honors tomor-
row on Clark Held at Austin: Eddie Dyer, halfback, and
Dennis, tackle. It is a coincidence that neither of
these captains will be in the game, both
having received injuries lately.
OWL GRIDDERS
MAKE READY FOR
THE LONGHORNS
Basketball Draws the
Players to Field House
The basketball court of the Field
House is a scene of activity every
afternoon now. BotH Freshmen and
upper-classmen who have ever thrown
a basketball are working out m prep-
aration for the coming season. As
well as these basketiers there are
students working daily on the differ-
ent stunts that are included in the
regular physical training classes.
Colemen and Carson are seen near-
ly every afternoon throwing for
baskets and playing in the free for
all games. Prospects for this year's
basketball team are very bright as
there are four letter men from which
to mould the team. The team this
year will be led by McKean, who is a
sure-footed guard. Colemen, Alexan-
der, Kennedy, Todd, Carson, Stewart
and Dutton are old men who will be
out for the team.
The squad this year will also be
benefited from the last year Fresh-
man crew in Campbell, Schwartz, Wil-
lis, Roberts, Tisdale and Baker.
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Under all probability it will be
coached by the sterling Mr. Yerges,
who is putting forth all his energy
wt).h the football team. No better
selection for a coacn count nave oeea
made.
Prospects for a good Freshman Ave
are just as bright as for the Varsity.
Kessler, Tyler high school star; Fitch,
all-state forward for Central last
year; Red Moore of Central; De Ca-
mara and Brown are also working out
daily. Smith and Waters will also be
out for the team after the football
season.
So far neither the Varsity nor the
Freshmen schedule has been arranged
but it will be announced at a future
date.
Also at night the professors are
havin? their evening frolics at the
different games that are possible to
be played. A large number were
present ^t the first night's workout
and preparations were in order for
the organizing of ^basketball team.
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from Timpson who startled the state in his freshman year at
Rice has returned to the gridiron after an absence of three years,
caused by a bad knee which kept him out of the fracas. The knee is
still bad and the other one is worse but Preacher is back in to help out
the Varsity in its time of need.
There may be some who will criticise Lindsey for risking further
injuries. He is too valuable at track to be thrown rashly into the gap
at football. There will be none, however, who will fail to admire the
spirit Preacher has shown in offering his services, whatever their
worth, to the weakened Rice backfield.
Lindsey will not be used in the Texas game, but will be sent against
A. & M. in all probability. His presence at Austin will also be some-
thing for the Owls to fight about.
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BURTON RIX
RESIGNS HIS
POST AS COACH
J. Burton Rix, director of intercol-
legiate athletics at Southern Meth-
odist University, tendered his resig-
nation to the athletic council of that
institution Monday afternoon, effec-
tive immediately, and the resignation
was accepted. William Cunningham,
formerly line coach of the Mustangs,
is now head coach of the S. M. U.
eleven.
The sudden resignation of Rix will
cause considerable discussion among
Texas athletic fans, for the ex-mentor
of the Mustangs is one of the test
known coaches in Texas. In 1911 Rix
had charge of the University of Texas
eleven, between the death of Waa-
mund and the arrival of Allerdice,
and for two seasons acted as assistant
to the latter.
Rix is a graduate of Dartmouth and
an all-American end from the Han-
over eleven. He came to Texas in
1909 to coach the Arlington Military
OWLET CLAN TO
GO TO AUSTIN
TOMORROW
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The Freshman football team, at
least in part, will go to Austin to
watch their larger brothers play the
Longhorns tomorrow.
They have no game scheduled for
today, but expect to play a Beaumont
school on November 5. Their sched-
ule also includes Terrell on the 12th
and Breckenridge on the 19th.
The coaohes and others are keenly
watching the Freshman team, which
is a very promising one. Good re-
sults are expected from this year's
training and old Varsity doesn't think
that she will be disappointed next
year when the '25's take their places
in her line.
School and in 1910 wa^y&ad coach at
Austin College. Following his work
with the Longhoms he was connected
with Southwestern University. He
went to the Mustangs from Pirate-
land.
WHOLE SQUAD
TO MAKE TRIP
TO AUSTIN
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"It Shall Be Done" the Motto
Close Game Promised
Teams in Condition
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Once more the Owls are flying north
for vengeance against Texas Univer-
sity. Once more over a hundred and
fifty students who were sure they
"couldn't go" have become convinced
that they can't afford to miss going,
and a special train of Rice rooters has
been secured for the round-trip. The
team will receive the same ioyal,
whole-hearted backing that was given
it during the heart-breaking contest
of two years ago.
The mass meeting Tuesday is re-
sponsible. Coaches Hilty and Yerges
boosted the morale of Rice Institute
a thousand per cent at that meting,
and the school that was going to sub*
mit to a beating at Longhom hands
and then win the rest of its games
for the season is going to make a good
start by beating Texas or at least
iving Texas the fight of her life.
Hopes for victory in Saturday's
game were admittedly low before
Yerges and Hilty expressed their con-
fidence in the Owls and imparted that
confidence to the rest of the students.
It is a fact that on paper the Blue
and Gray has not the prospects it had
in'lMan<l'2M;!tisaisoalacttnat!n
the minds and morale of the team and
student body the Owls have the best
chance for success they have ever
had. And where '19 and '20 wit-
nessed overwhelming defeats, it is
whispered about that '21 will see
something else again.
The Texas team cannot be under-
rated. It is one of the best in the
history of that institution. Its loss
to Vanderbilt is evidence that it is
not unbeatable; but the outcome of
that game wiil not lower its chances
against any of the conference teams.
Texas traditions demand a strengthen-
ing of spirit and a determination for
revenge in other quarters.
It remains to be seen whether the
Longhom fighting spirit is superior
to that of the Owls. For one time at
least Rice is facing Texas against
long odds. If the Owls come through
with the fight they showed against
Tulane, or more, they will bo hard
to hold down.
The weak link lies, as everybody
knows, in the backfield. With Cap-
tain Dyer out a serious gap is left.
McCee's injury last week also de-
prives the team of aha rd-tightitig re-
serve in a ti. Kennedy, Boettcher,
Chambers and Swartx are left and
they make a well-balamed combina-
tion; lack of substitutes,however, win
work a hardship on them. McCaine
is back in the game, however, and
"Cap" Goodwin is aiways on hand for
the quarter post. Campbell is also
running backfield signals and may be
shifted from end.
Kennedy, acting captain and most
seasoned man of the Rice backs, has
been showing up this year better than
ever before. His dogged endurance
and hard plunging was a feature of
tne iutane game, ami wtten
count the most Kennedy is sure to
make. them. Boettcher is also play-
ing the best game of his experience
with Rice. Chambers has proved his
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THE LONGHORNS
PRESENT VERY
FORMIDABLE LINE
IN GOOD TRIM
FOR THE BATTLE
AT AUSTIN
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Swenson, McCullough, Gil-
strap and McCoHum Are
Ail to Be T?e&red.
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When the Owls meet the Longhorns
tomorrow in Austin they will face one
of the best football teams ever pro-
duced by Texas University. Coach
Whittaker has a squad of forty men,
well trained and many of equal abil-
ity. It is comparatively easy to name
the line-up for the game however, as
most of the letter men of last year
are back and there are others who
have proved ability above the aver-
age.
At center, Texas will have Swede
Swenson of Stamford, Texas, who has
made a letter at center for two years.
He has been picked twice as all-State
center. Swenson is an unusually
steady player, being both good at de-
fense and offense. His height makes
him a formidable wall for short pass-
es over the line. His weight is 185
pounds.
George Hill, 160-pounder from
Waco, will be in the right guard posi-
tion most probably. He is very light
for a guard but is one of the hardest
fighters on the team and makes up for
his weight in that line.
Archie Gray of Calvert will prob-
ably be in the other guard position.
Gray is an aggressive man, especially
good on defense. He is now playing
his second year on the Varsity. His
weight is 180 pounds.
Capt. Tom Dennis, generally playing
at the right tackle position, will most
likely not be in the line-up due to an
injury to his shoulder sustained in a
game three wepks ago. His ability is
well known throughout the state and
he has played two years on Varsity
, with one year on the Shorthorns. Just
who will fill his position is not known.
Dave f\na of Austin, weighing IS.)
pounds, will play at left tackle. Pena
was captain of the Longhorns in
and is considered a demon on the de-
fense.
The left wing position will probably
be held down by Joe Moore of Austin.
He is comparatively light, weighing
only 155 pounds, but he has an envia-
ble record and also has a reputation
for a hard fighter.
At right end, George McCullough
will balance up the tine. McCullough
is an all-Southwestern end of the
best class and in him is a man for
the Owis to watch closely.
The Texas line is on the whole a
little lighter than that of the Owis,
but it will be no easy task for the
Blue and Gray forwards to get
through ^heir line. The line is not
impregnable, however, as was proved
by the Vandy Commodores in their
game last Saturday. The men on the
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CALENDAR
SATURDAY, OCT. 29.
Rice-Texas Football game in }-
Austin.
SUNDAY. OCT. 30.
9:30 a. m.—Services in Autrey
House.
MONDAY, OCT. 31
12:30 p. m.—E. B. L. S. Meets
In Girls' Club Room.
TUESDAY. NOV. 1.
12:30 p. m.—P. A. L. S. Meets
In Girls' Club Room.
Engineers' Show in Autre;
House.
WEDNESDAY. NOY. 2.
8:00 p. m.—Stefansson's Lec-
ture in Auditorium.
12:30 p. m.—Y. W. C. A. Cahi-
net Meeting in Autrey
House.
THURSDAY. XOY. 3.
12:30 p.m .—Y. W. C. A. Meets
O in Girls' Club Room.
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