The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 20, 1929 Page: 3 of 4
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Owls and
Others
BY GARDNER SOULE.
By Gardner Soule
THAT 1030 SCHEDULE
The Owls' 12-gnme grid schedule I*
now practically complete. The feath-
ered flock will certainly get an early
start next year, l'or on September 20
the Southwestern Pirates come to
Houston for the season's opener. The
PUNS UNDER WAY TO
LIGHT OWL STADIUM
Cost of Wiring Estimated
Between $5600
AndtfOOO
Plans are underway to have the
stadium at Hlce Field lighted In or-
der that next, year's Institute eleven
can play several of Us games at I
night.
Marty Blue athletic officials and en '
Imbued with a high spirit ot
self-confidence and desirous of
showing their superiority ovet
other campus organisations, in
the matter of basketball, the
I're-Law Society hereby ex-
tends a challenge to nny cam-
pus organization to moot them
In combat on the basketball
court at any time desired. Hoe
llaro'd I!. Wright for further
details.
tentative St. Edward's game for Onto- | I liusiast >
her I has been sewed up, it Is re-
ported that the projected Idee Vander-
hilt affair fell through, and Blue and
Gray officials tire endeavoring to card
the I'Diversity of Arizona for the date
formerly let.f open for the Yaudy tilt.
As the schedule now stands, the
ninls tangle nine times mi their home
gridiron journeying abroad hut
twice: to College Station to mix with
the Aggies mid to Fayetteville for u
tangle with the Arkansas. The place
of playing the Arizona-It lee affair Is,
of course, undecided.
The Owls will meet every other con-
ference team la 1930 a tough assign-
ment' In Itself. Our officials are cer-
tainly to ho congratulated in getting
up such a card s that one prepared
l'or the 1!>30 flock a program that will j order
place the Owls In the national grid
iron spotlight.
are strongly In favor of the 1
idea, It is thought that the wiring
of the stadium will cost, around 15000 ;
or
The squad of eighty or so that ltiee j
will have r.cxt year may he divided 1
Into two teams 11 first and a second i
squad as was the Texas Longhorns'
out fit this season. Willie oin
of the Steers' played away, the other
strutted lis stuff on the home grid
iron, li Is thought, that names may
lie scheduled for lilce's "II" tmuil at
Houston while the "A" gang plays
Its two gate's away from home.
The schedule of twelve tough games
worked out for next year's Blue and
Gray combination is thought by many
to be just, the son of schedule Rice's
sophomore combination will need In
to be thoroughly seasoned at
Visitor Commends Rice
Spirit After Attending
'Rf Association Banquet
Ktlitoi's Tin? following article in1
talk'.'i from t ln> T C. IT, Hklff, It was
wriU.mii., l y Cy Inland, T. U. IX. football \
Htuv, after his viwil t« Houston, whoro b© :
iitu-iul.Ml tin- annual "R" asso<j|ation
ba !
CHURCH COUNCIL TO WILLIS LEADS PACK
HAVE BUSY SPRING
IN SOUTHERN CHASE
ICAN THEV WASH THE BLUE OUT A good touring car, not new, but
OP BLUE MONDAY? runs line; good tires. Full price f 5,
Emergency hand laundry for quick it wont' last long. Your ow n terms,
survlce. We launder .any day in the . Call Elliott 5211.
w eek. H. Armstrong, Phone 207-W. i Truth in advertising Seattle Times.
Best Runners of South Bow
To Speed of Rice
Captain
of Mrs. Kim, native Korean mission-
ary,
The council plans immediate action
for 11)30 with a business meetIiik Jan
ttnry *5. and a discussion Mroup Janu-
ary 12, which is to be led by Mr, W.
M. Ktisl. member of the Hlce facility.
The council Ik plannitu 10 send a
large delegation to the Mi-Christian
Stud tilt Conference to meet at Texas
rnherslty March 21. 22, i'il 'i'ln/i Idee
Coniieil has pledged tin donation to
(tie World Christian Stinlniii I'edern-
lion which must he raised hy March,
lake much Interest in liice, but, while j The conference will lie lollowed hy a
dewti lliei'e in si week loimd that tills I retreat fur I he liice menileis flli ('ana
rumor is fur from the truth. Hereto- jdel Mar. which will he se< urei| for on.
tore Houston citizens thought, that If I night. The reports on tin u.wjttng
i member nf ihe lut ulty had an Idea will he made lu te.
that one of his students was destined , -
to become a star iiihh 0 , th profe;-. ! plonsbip in 1983 or 193-1
sor immudiately did all lie eiiahl to, All l-iuliI, laugh If yotf will, but
huike it impossible tor the boy to he i fere are a few good reasons tor ni>
The InterliellgloUH Council emls
the year 11)2!) with the organisation
complete with the exception ot the
first i'reshytcriun uud the Heights
Christian classes whose representa-
tives have not as yet appeared at the . t. „ ^ ...
bi-monthly business meetings nor the u *"«*'
discussion groups. The most Import- cross-country ace. just 21 minutes ]
ant. work during tin- post months has and is seconds to run live miles at
been the sponsoring of the Wsit here Baton Houge. Louisiana, last Satur-
I day. ami win first place iu the an
I una I cross-country chase sponsored
! hy the U iton Rouge Morning Advo-
"I had always heard
and Its business men wei
that Houston
too busy
team j (,i| v n|Mj channel to j
I'll is jijipppsitlou, Ion, Is er
A New Staudium
A great deal has been said
lately
about the. need of a new Owl stadium
iu the near future, If the Owls have
any success at all with their first
three or four games next year, we
doubt sincerely the ability of the pres-
ent stadium to seal the crowds that
wil flock to liice field to see the
mightiest of Bice elevens in action.
If Coach Jack Meagher turn out , ... , ... ,
idtamponshlp elevenlu 1U31 and we I l''"-ved by next years Hock away from
eligible,
| roaeous.
"> "There wrc so vera speeches made
I at the annual "l{" banquet and most
J of them were delivered by members
the opening of the l!t:il grid year. | of the faculty or to) Houston business
The Birds' l!!3o schedule is now "l(,n- almost every talk the key-
complete. The Owl machine will oote was thai, although Hlce was pri-
lack.se S, M. I'. at Houston, N'OfWh- i "Wily in existence as an institution
her 22, the game to he played here higher learning, there was not one
rather than at Ilallas. The tentatl# | K°'Hl ''eason why it should not have!" v'
Heccmber 13 name with Vandorhilt 1" winning lootball te
fell through, while the Arizona fray I'l'-mlnent men, not only in Houston,
or October II and the Iowa State af- bl" Texas cities, pledged
tair for December t! were sewed up. I "'elr support ot liice athletics, and
prediction, liice has a spirit among
their athletes tl'ilit I thought i-vfatcd
no where but T. c, I'.: tin y have the
faculty and city solidly ln-hlnd (hem;
they are attracting and keeping eligi-
ble a large number of good lituh school
players, and hist but. fori most, I hey
have in Coach Jack Mcaidivr one <>i
Hie finest men I have ever met.
"If the above prediction holds true,
he the greatest tliiiu- Hint has
Several iever happened to this conference, as
raise Its general
rate, a iii.tby the Southern A, A. V.
John Hunter from New Orleans,
running under the colors of the
Loyola university Wolves, look sec
ond place honors. Individual win
Hers were awarded handsome medals,
whl'e the team winning, that of Loy-
ola. wil ii'celve a. handsome loving
'Up
llunnlJiM trUe to lortn Willis kept
Ills illidef uifed slate for the IDiill sen-
soil i lean. < li hers to place w ho fin•
isle'd ,ifler ihe Owl picture salesman
Were. Hunter, Loyola. \< bee. Lo.v-
' i. : Wrlglif. Independent; Scliii'o
l.oyola: l..i iipert, Loyola; l.loidelim,
iudepeiuleiii. I Inininoinl. Loyola;
Morgan. Independent, and Thompson,
\ew Url'MUs Athletic dull.
It will be i-ii that I'lle er ihe first
■ •li pluee, were eari'leil off by (lie
I.uyoi.'i Wolves The course eviend
e11 irtHii the campus of Louisiana
state I'jpivcrslty (,0 the buslnc-is sec :
I ion of the elt v, '
■MP
" Tomorrow's Fashions Today'
It IVon'/ be Long Now!
•lust three more days to
Ke.t that last minute fiil't.
SETS TO MATCH
Neatly Boxed Heady to (!<>
SCARF
$5.00
AND TLB
- $T.rj;o
TIB AND SOCK
$2.00 t'p
KEitCfllEF - TIB
$:i,o0 rp
SOCK
NE( KU'EAH
$ 1.00 V'p
UOliK AND PA.I A M A
$!L8n Up
SHIRT AND TIB
to $15,00
IlIliL K< ir.D - CIC ARBTTK
DRACB AND OARTBR
$ 1.50 lp
' \SB
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Christmas KENONB
Merry mens
| ^WEAJBt/
New Year
Happy
Mm.
\ hoine-and'honie agtiH'inent wjis [ President oi the institute hlmseli
made with Arizona, the Owls going eonfediiM 'hat it was high time the
to Tucson to play a game October
It will inateriall:,
standard."
M, 1931. The only two games to be
home are with the Aggies at College
Station, November ,15, and with Ar-
kansas at KayetP'v'ille. October IS.
a c
believe he will have the material to
do it with- then 2n,0Wl or so should
attend the games of least importance.
Around B0.000 could easily be expected
for the Intersectionnl tills .
Other Texas cities of Hmistotis' size
have seen the value of having a stir , , , ,, . , ,
ilium of ample capacity to house the 1^ ^ i'ephieln^
crowds that flock to the games ot
every colege. And Houston is not the
city to lag behind the others in such
matters as this.
"Walter, why do I find n piece of
rubber lire in tills hash'.'"
"I don't really know, sir.
■ xcept that
the horse
i v cry where.
j Ilachelor. "l'v
i in get married."
Another: "Well.
I need."
got a
a mind
that's all you
Willis Wins
His name is Jesse Willis, and al-
though his team's cross country season
is over, he I till hard at It gaining
further glory for liice Intitule.
Last Saturday at Baton Houge, Wil
lis won the annual harrlera' uieetP
sponsored by the Morning Advocate of
that city, and by the Southern A. A. C.
Ills time for the five-mile jaunt was ...
21 minutes, 18.5 seconds. The Loyola j Football Players from Houston Highs
Many of the gridiron stars of the
fereuce so far as pigskin toting goes,
named Noble Atkins, all-Southwestern
center, as captain for the I93U season.
Cy Leland, halfback, and winner of
the Houston Post-Dispatch trophy for
the most valuable football player or
the conference for the 1929 season
was named substitute captain.
I'niversity
t ropliy,
Wolves annexed the team
Some Basketball Results
Practically every conference cage
lean! has been seen in action lately. I
I'll, liice Owls broke even, winning '
and losing or, rather, losing; then!
winning, to the Kast Texas State I
Teachers' Colege last Friday and Sat-
urday nights. The liazorbacks of Ar-
kansas I'luislcd a two-game series
wiiii a 87-17 win from a gang of Ok
lahoina Teachers, last Saturday. The
Texas- Aggies won two from Ihe Sain
Houston liearkuts.
Also, ihe Texas Longhorns nosed
out. Daniel Baker with not any too
much margin.
Captain of T. C. U.
The Texas Christian I'niversity
Horned Progs, champions ot the con-
past season, who vvorw the colors of
one of the live senior high schools
of Houston, have voiced their hilen-
tions of entering Hive ncxi year.
Jack Frye, the greatest Houston
ligli player of"all time, heads the list
yl these sterling player. Julius llecker
of Sam Houston runs the Davis star
i close second, Perhaps Sain Hous-
ton San Jacinto highs will contribute
Ihe greatest number of grhlnieii. for.
besides llecker, the central institution
plans lo send lie)) slurs as John
Knight, Treschwlg and Carlson; while
from San Jacinto will come Tracey
Word. James Kelley, Hlily Calkins,
and Curtis Cunn. John Uoagau and
Mil by will each eontribule their tpio-
tri; perhaps I'erc.v Arthur, all-district
center, will head the list of these.
Arthur has just completed Ills senior
year as c i| tinn of Ihe Keagaii eleven.
Owls had a. Winning football teum. I
The Houston Chamber of Commerce !
lias organized an athletic department
with the sole purpose of furthering
iithleftca in the Ihiyou City. One of
their representatives attended the
banquet.
"From all indications Houston fans
are in for a treat as far as athletic
teams are concerned. This rise may
not be next year nor even the next, ,
but it Is certain to come In time. !
When thi' call for freshman lootball j
men was made at the first of this
year, over 10(1 boys turned out. which 1
was three times more material than j
liice had ever had before. The reason
for the sudden influx of good football
psayers' Is evident. The Rice catalog
this year offered a new coitrse Phys-
| leal Kdileal ion. Here was a course thai
I any football player could pass, be-
1 cause it was something that he til-
| ready knew a great deal about. The
■ enrollment is limited, to prevent everv
boy In school from taking It, but it is t
large enough to keep .j,very pUiver
in School eligible.
"Hl' e should not be criticised for Its j
I latest move, just because it was the ;
, first to think of tin,- Idea, 1 would !
| he surprised hi see every school in
(the con t ere net; add the course to Its' i
i curriculum. T. c. l\ has one sniats ;
j class ot this Mud. and it will probablv
lie enlarged ne;vt vent
"You probably wonder why all of
;t!ils talk about Itiice, hut it will back
I'.'ti" up in a prediction that I am go-
ng to make. I believe Hint til. Owls
, «' il! not finish in t:>. cellar iu 1 ;<:!ii; '
I that they will he in the ilrxt division
In f931 and ip;l:; |jm, tj,
• be lighting for tic
era I
Hey wils
reiice chain-
Last Minute
Suggestions for
the
Christmas
Shopper
HANDKERCHIEFS
RELT SETS
NECKTIES
MUFFLER SQUARES
GLOVES
, SUPPERS
LOUNOINO ROBES
BATH ROBES
PAJAMAS
SHIRTS
SOCKS
UNDER WEAK
AT
Mittmnb
"Cloth*/ af Quality*
Hiiin ctC«>it«t
(avu4':
?>
Where Men Like to Shop
The Most Logical Place to Buy
Christmas Gifts for 11'omen
T IS logical to ttifsnini' thai the hcsi placc to buy <'iiristnuiv s'. i'ts
for women is at a Woman's Store li is eortalti fbo hest place lo
make selections* is at a store whose tvputa• ion among worneti
ritich as to gnanftttei' an appiclatiott of ilie «ifl.
Harris-Hahlo gives special attention to men buyers There arc
every floor to' receive yon and salespeople expert in their ability
suggest ions.
(5ifts will he wrapped if desfred
ready to be handed to the recipient.
I
1*
men on
to offer
in dainty packag
OH. YF.S . and If (lie package
will attend to tin w ruppinv ami
station in the Downstair" Slitine
is to a
mall.ik
shipped
Special
A Merry Christmas
A Happy New Year
Ring, merry bells—the angels sing;
Glad tidings of the season bring.
"Peace on Earth" this Christmas day;
Let joy and gladness hold full sway.
<tra
Throughout the year we endeavor to serve
you—to add to the comforts of your home
—to aid In the growth of Houston.
Our service is our yearly gift to you.
"Ihe leaders in act ion tire not magicians. Inn lit., art
■-persistent, steady workers."•--T1JE01 V-A1L,
WORK, AND SAVE YOUR MONEY
South Texas Commercial
National Bank
ALBA H. WARREN
V. P.-Oen. Mgr.
A. A. VAN ORSDALE
Com. Mgr.
CAMPUS NEWS!
"Trust modern youth
to pick the store that
helps them most and it
is a delight to hear the
things they say about
Mum's
ma
Should your photograph
appear In Who's Who in
Campus News, there's a
pair of Silk Wunderhose
waiting for you at Mudb'b.
WHO'3 WHO O
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with the highway itself.
The best way to be gliding over the highway,
gazing out at the beautiful scenery, as well as
your unfortunate hitch«hikJng brothers, is to
start your journey from the Greyhound
Station.
Greyhound Safety Coached offer the safest,
most economical, comfortable travel to be
found. Wherever you may be going, there's
a Greyhound taking off at a convenient hour
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VThrrrrrr ynu'rr> pninK thrrr'%
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Schedule
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10 A.M., 1 P.M., 4 P.M.
EASTBOUND
Arrive in Hou ton
2:15 P.M., 5:45 P.M..
8:30 P.M., 11:30 P.M.
NORTHBOUND
Leave Houaton
6:45 A.M., 10:30 A.M.,
5:30 P.M.
SOUNTHBOUND
Arrive In Houston
5 P.M., 9:05 P.M.
2 A.M.
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