The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1949 Page: 4 of 4
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THE THRESHER
Rice Varsity Trade
Team Licked By
Texas University
By DAVID MILLER
The Rice track teams—both var-
sity and freshman—went up to Aus-
tin last week for dual meet with
Texas University and both got beat.
The varsity took a 76-46 licking
while the frosh were buried 90-21.
The varsity was hampered by the
loss of Tom Cox, who suffered a
slight leg injury and did not com-
pete, but on the whole, the results
in the varsity division were not so
bad as the score might indicate. The
only disappointment came in the
high jump where UT's Bob Walters
beat Verne McGrew for the second
time in a row. Verne's best leap was
G feet, 2Vz inches, but he is the
kind of fellow who does his best un-
der pressure, so he is still a good
bet to win this weekend in the con-
ference meet.
Red Brown did well in the sprints
(it is still not known if he will com-
pete in the sprints or the open 440
next week), edging the returning
Charley Parker for second in the
hundred behind Perry Samuels, and
coming back to win the 220 in the
good time of 21.4. With Cox out,
Rice did not enter its better 440 men
in the 440, and consequently, UT
made a sweep in this event, Des
Kidd winning in a good 49.3.
Rice, however, swept the 880, with
livid taking second behind Jim
itoff's 1:59.6; and Hoff got points
when he was "nipped" by UT's
Brooks in a two man duel in the
mile.
Parker Paces Texas Relay
Parker paced the Texas sprint
relay team to a win in that event,
the time being a good 42.7 on a slow
track; the Steers then put up a'
surprisingly good fight in the mile
relay before Rice won in the time
of 3:19.6. The first three Long-
horn runners—Grayson Anderson
(former Owl), Bobby Bauman, and
Des Kidd—gave anchorman Hawk-
inson a ten yard lead, but a great
lap by Red Brown brought the Owls
in first. Running for Rice were
Ifoff, Ryrd, and Jack Hudgins, who
filled in with a good 49.7 lap.
in the hurdles, Augie Erfurth
came through as expected, winning
the highs in 15.0 and the lows in
24,0, while field points came when
Tobe Rote broke the Frank Guess
Ray Marek monoply in the javelin
with a second place toss of 188 ft;
Joe McPhail taking a second in the
shot put; and Jim Gerhardt placing
second in the broad jump.
Freshman Track Team
In freshmen competition, the only
bright spots were hurdler Red How-
ton and pole vaulter Mike Michon.
Red took the high hurdles in 15.0
and tdured the lows in 24.1, while
Mike won the pole vault with a
vault of 12 feet 6 inches. Other Bolt
points came when Jim Youngblood
took a second in the mile and when
George Donaldson's 130 foot tosa
was good for second in the discus.
The varsity will leave Thursday
noon for Arkansas and the confer-
ence track meet where they will be
a deciding factor in determining
whether A & M or Texas wins.
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Freshmen Will Picnic
At Lyttndale Saturday
The Freshman Class will hold its
annual picnic this Saturday at Lyon-
dale Park. Busies will load at Sally-
port at 1:30 p.m. to take the parti-
cipant to the park, where they will
cat., swim, dance, etc. The charge-
is $.75 per person. Tickets will be
sold through Thursday.
Fine Pitching By Bishop, Finch, Hopkins
Wins Two of Three Games In Baylor Tiff
by Norris Keeler
Some years back, when Baylor University's football teams
were perennial cellar-dwellers, they often assumed the role
of "upsetters," knocking off numerous title contenders. Many
times, Rice was the victim of those Baylor "upsetters."
But, last weekend, all of those compliments were repaid
when the Rice baseballers rose
from the mire of the basement
to douse the red hot pennant
contender Bears, who had just
finished polishing off Texas
two games in a row. In three games,
Rice pitchers allowed the hard hit-
ting Bruins but two earned runs
as the Owls took two out of three
contests.
In the first game, Friday after-
noon, Bill Bishop notched his sec-
ond conference win, allowing only
four hits, winning 4-1. Vernon Glass
with his first home-run of the sea-
son, and Charley Nelson continued
his heavy clubbing with a long
triple.
Baylor came back in the opener
of the Saturday afternoon double
header to win what was just about
the best game seen on the Rice
field this year. It was a regular
"Mississippi mud-cat," with only
one run being scored in the whole
game. It went to Baylor in the top
of the first when they tallied on a
walk, a single, and an outfield fly.
provided the big blow when he | Then, the Bears saw whitewash for
knocked in the two untying runs the next eight innings, with a per-
fect throw from Rex Proctor in cen-
terfield cutting off a run in the
fifth. Tom Hopkins went the dis-
tance for Rice scattering seven, hits
very effectively, while little Fred
Copeland shut out the Owls with
two bingles.
It was a far cry from last year's
game in Waco, when Devereaux,
Szekely, and Redding rattled hits
off fences and nearby roofs in a 27
hit barrage.
The second game was marked by
Johnny Finch's tough clutch pitch-
ing. While his teammates were col-
lecting five runs for him, Finch gave
Baylor but two, turning them back
in the second inning without a run
after they had filled the bases with
nobody out. Finch helped his own
cause with a triple and a single in
two official trips to the plate, while
Bishop, playing outfield came
through wth a timely bingle.
This afternoon, at 3 o'clock at
Buff Stadium, the rejuvenated Owla
will play a makeup game with the
Texas Longhorns and it could turn
into a real tussle. The dependable
Bishop will be on the hill for Rice
and that is all that is needed for a
good game. Blanket taxes will be
accepted.
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RAN, DRAFT DODGERS —
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were making 15 hits bring in 12
runs. Geller pitched for the Super
Nine and was assisted by Stovall
who hit 2 for 2 and Katz with 2 for
3.
For the Nhits Gray hit 3 for 3
while Fariss and Johnson hit one for
two. Boyett was the losing pitcher.
_ . . r f A P E ^ ^
jff"a"TC DOLORES WITH VERTIGINOUS
VISTAS OF RHAPSODIC RECOGNITION/
O PLEASE, RAE-
MY THROAT FEELS
LIKE A DESIC-
CATED NUTMEG
AND MY MOUTH S
ALL STALE ANO
SMOKED-OUT
SHE CERTAINLY ISA
GORGEOUS GORGON;
CAN THIS DISMAL SHARD BE
THE ONCE-RADIANT ROSEBUD
WE WERE THINKING OF PICKING
AS QUEEN OF OUR JUNE BALL
DOLORES, WHY NOT SNAP
OUT OF IT AND BE
FAIR TO yOURSELF ?
CAN I HELP IT IF I FEEL LIKE
THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
FROM STUDYING AND SMOKING
SO MUCH ?
WHERE I
^ARRIVED JUST IN TIME
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PLEASE DO, DOLLY/ PHILIP
MORRIS IS THE ONE CIGAR-
ETTE PROVED DEFINITELY
LESS IRRITATING/
DOLORES, THAT DIVINE GOWN
A*\AKES YOU LIKE THE BREATH
OF SPRING ITSELF— AND YOU
LOOK SO HAPPY
DOLORES THERE'S
NO CIGARETTE HANGOVER
WHEN YOU SWITCH TO
PHILIP MORRIS/ WHY
NOT GIVE THEM A TRIAL ?
y
m
:j;v:
CONGRATULATE JOHNNY)
THANKS TO HIM ITS NO
CIGARETTE HANGOVER
FOR ME ANY MORE /
I FEEL TERRIBLE-BUT
I'LL TRY THEM —
{[ THAT HANDSOME ALL-AMERICAN
FOOTBALL STAR CERTAINLY FINDS
NEPENTHE IN OUR DOLORES/
NO WONDER/ PHILIP MORRIS
AND THAT SETTING HAVE
METAMORPHOSED
HER COMPLETELY/
Use These Words with Tongue-in-Cheek!
(Plan to use ONE every week!)
DESICCATED (dess-ik-a-ted)-dried-up.
GORGON (gor>gon)—a .mythical she-monster
with snakes for hair.
METAMORPHOSED (met-ah-mor-fozed) -
transformed.
NEPENTHE (nee-p^n-the)—a potion to ban*
ish pain or misery.
NO CIGARETTE HANGOVER - no stale
smoked-out taste; no tight -dry feeling in
your throat due to smoking.
RHAPSODIC (rap-sod lk)—charged with emo-
tion, usually of delight.
• SHARD (shard)—a broken piece or fragment.
VERTIGINOUS (vur-tlj-iifus)-giddy, dizzy.
when you smoke
PHILIP HOBBIS
PROVED DEFINITELY LESS IRRITATING
than any dther leading brand!
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The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 36, No. 57, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 11, 1949, newspaper, May 11, 1949; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230812/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.