The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 18, 1949 Page: 6 of 8
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THE THRESHER
TCU Seeks Upset On Rice
Fresh From Texas Victory,
Frogs Could Muddle Conference
Rice Institute's high riding Owls journey to Ft. Worth to-
morrow afternoon for a game with the upset minded Horned
Frogs. The Owls will enter the game favorites to cinch at
least part of the Southwest Conference title.
T. C. U. pulled one of the upsets of the year last week in
beating luckless Texans 14-13.
They did it with a nine man
line, and the running of Lindy
Berry, the Frog All-Conference (and !
see quite a bit of it. The defense
shifted from a 9-1-1 to an 8-1-1-1
with center Max Eubank sometimes
pulling out of the line. The line
All-American in Ft. Worth) candi- itself consisted of four men listed
date, and fullback John Morton. as ends, Bill and Bob Moorman (the
The defense was especially de- Odessa twins), Rex Alford and
vised for the stopping of Texas' run- Wayne Rogers, three tackles, Harold
ning attack, and worked very ef-jKilman (a good bet for All Confer-
fectively. The Owls will probably1 ence), Norman Hughes (a converted
center) and Roger McCauley, and
one guard, Alton Tfcylor. Hughes
and Taylor are sophomores. Lindy
Berry and Jack Archer were the
defensive backfield.
On offense, the Frogs usually use
pass-catcher Morris Bailey and Bill
Moorman at ends, McAuby and Clar-
ence Marables at tackles, Billy Will-
inghorn and Morrelle Hicks at
guards, and Eubanks or Doyle Ma
lone at center. The backfield, run
ning from the double wing, triple
wing or spread (all with a balanced
line), consists of Berry, Morton,
(sophomore) in eligibility Don
Wilde, and either Archer or Jimmy
Hickey. Homer "Golden Toe" Lud-
iker does the placement duty for
the Frogs, and last year was no. 2
in the nation in that department.
TCU always has the knack of
knocking off the big boys. Maybe
the Frogs got their upset out of
their system against Texas. The
"My
cigarette?
Camels,
of cowrae?'
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HAT BY MR. JOHN
JEWELS BY CARTIER.
With smokers who know... it's
/
Yes, Camels are SO MILD that
in a roast-to-coast test of hun-
dreds of men and women who
smoked Camels — and only
Camels—for 30 consecutive days,
noted throat specialists, making
weekly examinations, reported
The
Owlook
MARTIN and LOCKHART
Capabilities of Typists Questioned
We don't want Readers (?) of this column to question the intellectual
capabilities of our typists and proof-readers, but just for the record,
among other "sslight" mistakes, there weren't 554 points scored in the
S.M.U.-A. and M. tie.
Judging by the way some sports stories are re-written, a person
might get the idea that there are some first-rate journalists doing the
Thresher's typing.
Trusting to the goodness of God, and hoping sincerely that Providence
will leave this story as we wrote it, there are a couple of items which
the sports department of the Thresher would like to discuss with anyone
who cares to listen.
First, an old friend, yours and mine, a certain Editor of a Houston
morning newspaper, has again come out with remarks that aren't
exactly complimentary.
Spirit of Rice Students Questioned
In a newspaper article written for the Sunday A.M. paper, the
school spirit of Rice Institute was described in a manner which might
lead one to think that there aren't real live people on the Rice campus,
but instead a bunch of dead, smelly fish.
Very obviously, this sports editor hasn't been on the Rice campus
of late, or else he just is blind, deaf, and dumb to the -realities of the
situation. A recent (sometime in the last 50 years) grad of Texas
University, it could possibly be that he has a somewhat befuddled mind
caused by midnight studying parties to which young men of this find
school are not exposed.
However, if Mr. had been out on South Main on the
Monday after a recent game which his alma-mater lost in the last few
seconds, he could have gotten the idea that there is some little spark
of life left in the breasts of Rice students. He was probably too stunned
at the outcome of the "sensational upset" to leave his bed for a week.
Even though Rice was "helplessly behind" for more than three quarters
in that game, and for a half of the SMU game, we didn't notice any
wearers of the Blue and Grey leave the stands howling for Neely's blood
before the final whistle. As yet there haven't been any "Good-By,
Jss" signs either.
In a school the size of Rice, there isn't as much need for blaring
bands and weird snake dances every night to keep the student body in a
hysterical mood and solidly behind the team. We aren't too sure that
that isn't a false type of spirit, anyway.
One thing brought to our minds was the comment of a Houston
athlete now at Texas U. (baseball and basketball). It seems that this
young man, lost in the swarm of students at this huge education factory,
wr ; disturbed by the lack of attention which he probably felt was his due.
Most athletes need this attention as much as they need food and they
certainly get more "attention" at a smaller school when they are known
by all. I doubt if very many Rice varsity players could walk across our
campus without being greeted several times. The friendship and fellow-
ship between "regular students and students on scholarships" probably
is of a more sincere and lasting type than on any other campus.
Mr. , I hope that speaks for the 1499 students you were
worried about in your column.
Orange and White Cries Out Against 'Open Date'
It's a shame to waste the space on the other topic for discussion.
But the coach of the Orange and White, perhaps foreseeing his defeat
at the hands of TCU, publicly cried out against the Horned Frogs having
an open date before the game with Texas. If anybody has ever before
claimed this was the difference in winning and losing, it has escaped our
attention. It seems that SMU had an open date before the Rice game,
yet no baby-squalling was heard from Houston. And, what about the
three "open dates" on Texas' schedule before the Oklahoma game?
Aggie Fish Top Blue Bolts 20-0
The Texas A. & M. Fish closed out the Rice Bluebolt season
by defeating the Slimes, 20-0, at the Rice Field last Friday
afternoon. The Bluebolts won one, lost threq and tied one this
season.
Rice seemed to be off in its tackling Friday, while A&M's
defense was rugged around the
goal line. Fumbles hurt the
Owl running attack, paced by
Horton Nesrstra, Billy Ed Daniels,
and Buddy Fornes.
Names of future Cadet varsity
of trougle.
Frazier pulled about the best piece
of quarterbacking seen at Rice field
in a long time. Trailing 20-0, the
Owls drove some 62-yards before
being stopped on the Aggie 10.
matenallnche . sharp passer, Ray Frojier com ^ ^ straight
Graves, and backs Hopper, Hffl,; ^ on
Haas, McJurkin, and Majornlck. Fish 22 Thcn p
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and, with the Aggie defense spread
wide, handed to Fornes on a delayed
buck. Fornes made it to the 8, the
closest the Bluebolts got all day.
Fornes looked particularly good
on end sweeps. Daniels and Nesrstra
Darrow Hooper is a tremendous
place-kicker, doing the kicking off
and point after touchdown duties
for the Fish.
Owl defensive standouts included
center Don Rhoden, guard Hans
NOT 01 SINGLE CASE OF THROAT IRRITATION due to smoking CAMELS!
Wagner, and tackle Bobby Moore, broke into the Fish secondary quite
Billy Frazier completed some 6 pass-: often on quick openers. Their efforts
es during the afternoon, but a hard- netted the Bluebolts 172 yards on
charging Fish line gave him plenty the ground.
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