The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 37, No. 18, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 1950 Page: 6 of 8
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THE THRESHER
Owls Irop Niith SWC Clash
Ti Ruorkacks, 61-38
Arkansas' Razorbacks protected
their undefeated record in Fayette*
ville for this year as they used their
terrific height advantage to clout
the Owls 61-38. Bob Ambler at 6
feet 7 inches and the three 6 feet
4 inches forwards—Hudspeth, Cath-
cart, and Hess had too much height
at one time for the Blue team to
cope with.
Unfortunately,—not like the Ag-
gies—the Hogs blasted away from
far out and also used the monBter
Ambler for an effective screen.
The game was close for the larg-
est part of the first half, until Hus-
peth and Ambler began firing them
in, Ambler making 13 of his 14
points in the initial canto.
It remained for the Owls to sup-
ply the high scorer, however, as
Joe McDermott sank 15 points be-
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fore he fouled out at the beginning
of the fourth quarter. McDermott
was hit for four fouls during the
first half. Ambler was good for
14, while Hudspeth's long shots net-
ted 11. J. D. White was second high
for the Owls with 7.
It appears that the fine floor
game exhibited by the South Main
Five in the Aggie game was just a
passing fad as too many times did
a Hog come up with a pass intend-
ed for a Rice eager. Also it seemed
that, for college teams, the Owls
and Razorbacks both were caught
traveling too often.
Again the Institute board-pound-
ers were caught short at the end
of the game with McDermott and
Gerhardt having been banished from
play and Warren Switzer working
with four fouls on him. Cathcart of
the Hogs fouled out, also.
Ambler drew first blood on a tip-
in and soon followed with a foul toss
and then a hook shot to run up a
5-0 lead. McDermott came up with a
bucket and J.D. White canned a one-
hand push shot and a free throw
to tie the score. The Owls went
ahead for the only time at 9-7 when
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The brilliant pageant was presided
over by Satan, who was Andy Guinn,
president of the Architecture So-
ciety. Beudelaire's "Fleurs de Mai"
were presented as the ten honorees
took the stage. Jo Yvonne Payne,
Junior academic student, in the role
of La Muse Yenale, was chosen
queen of the pageant. Marlin Cruse
played the part of Baudelaire.
Prizes for the best costumes were
awarded to Hal Davis and Anne
Stevenson, as "Dorian Grey" and
his bride.
Sammy Smith accidently tipped in
a shot at the Owl's basket. Hudsp-
peth sent the Hogs out in front for
keeps at 12-10. Just before half-
time McDermptt fired in a long
hook shot to bring the Owls up to
the intermission score which saw
the Blue team trailing 18-28.
The Arkansans really let fire with
all guns in the second half, pretty
well having things their own way
under the baskets and doing some
fancy long distance sniping as well.
The Owls close out this season
tomorrow night here in Houston
against the Orange and White of
T.U. This game will give Houston
cage fans a chance to see Tom Ham-
ilton in action, as well as Houston
boys—Joe Ed Falk, Phil Ransopher,
and Frankie Wonjac'k. This game has
all the makings of another thriHer
since the Owls will be out to leave
the season on a sweet note against
their traditional rivals. The Steers
edged Rice in Austin by three points.
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MARTIN and LOCKHART
Refereeing Again
Saturday night, the Rice student body enjoyed a very, very delight-
ful evening seeing the Rice basketball team defeat the Texas Aggies.
The game Was the Owls fifth respectable Conference battle at home and
their second win.
The game was marred from this highly prejudiced point of view
by, of course, the refereeing. In this writer's humble opinion, the officials
seemed to be overly impressed by Jewell McDowell's abilities to acquire
foul shots. McDowell broke into the Owl defense on numerous occasions
for crip shots. This involved close contact with the Rice defender, and
the calling of whether McDowell or White, the man guarding McDowell,
was fouling (charging or blocking).
McDowell is All-conference timber, no doubt. He's an excellent shot
—witness his 23 points for the evening. If memory serves correctly,
McDowell only made one of his crips in the first half. During that time,
J. D. White fouled McDowell four times on his break-ins. About the
most amazing sight I ever expect to see was the position of White guarding
McDowell—especially after three of the fouls had been called. White sta-
tioned himself about three feet from McDowell, and was obviously set
to back-pedel at top speed if McDowell chose'to break in.
Obviously, too, the officiating had caused the situation. The Aggies
didn't seem to worry too much about blocking, and evidently didn't have
to, at least to the extent that White had to. It seems that there's a
little retribution in this world, however: McDowell only made 5 of his
11 free tosses for the night.
Gerhardt, DeWitt Star
The development of Jim Gerhardt as a star will help the Owls against
Texas tomorrow night. His play against the Aggies was the feature of
the game. Warren Switzer looked good—in fact, the squad played itself
a ball game. Ralph Grawunder seems to be the essential sixth man the
Owls have been looking for all season.
The Aggie game left the conviction this year that it did last year:
that John DeWitt is one of the better pivotmen in the conference. DeWitt,
who only tallied four points in Saturday night's game (while not at the
pivot) reminds us of the misery he dealt Bill Tom in Houston last year.
Saturday night the whole Aggie team was off on its shooting, McDowell
excepted and DeWitt included, but, even so, DeWitt just doesn't have
much of a chance to fire away in the Aggie system. Then, again, maybe
we'd better stick to "coaching" the Rice team.
Basketball vs. Football
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The most prevalent explanation of the lack of a single really high
caliber basketball squad in the Southwest Conference this year has been
that there is a decided lack of interest in the sport in „this section of the
country.
If the crowd at the Rice-Texas A&M game was any indication, it
isn't a lack of interest on the part of the fans. The Aggies, admittedly
traditional rivals, and a squad that still had title aspirations, drew a full
house into the High School Field House, and at prices approaching the
football category. Rice might possibly have been a slight drawing card
for the sadistically curious who wanted to see how a good team could lose
so many games, but, as a whole, the game, played on a Saturday night, had
little more to offer than average Southwest Conference basketball.
The thought comes that maybe the colleges in the Southwest are
over-emphasizing football at the expense of basketball. Baseball has
already, in half of the schools, become almost a secondary sport. It is
indeed sad that basketball, about the best spectator sport, even if not
the best moneymaker, has to offer, and Southwest Conference fans with it.
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