The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 23, 1953 Page: 4 of 6
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 21, IMS
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Eidom, Mustangs Send Owls
Down To First League Defeat
By J. FRED DUCKETT
Twelve to seven, that's what the
scoreboard said, and Rice Owl fans
are still having a hard time about
believing that their team which
ihad outplayed the SMU Mustangs
for nearly the entire game, had lost.
Only twice did the Mustangs get
past the Owl 40 yard line—once on
a recovered fumble on the Rice 14,
and again on Frank Eidom's cli-
matic and for Rice fans disappoint-
ing 91 yard run. Otherwise, the
Ponies never did generate an offen-
sive drive, while the Owls skillfully
used the punt as an offensive wea-
pon to set up one scoring opportun-
ity and to keep Woody Woodward's
red-clads in their own end of the
field.
One of the big differences in the
two teams Saturday night was the
fact that SMU made very few mis-
takes, while Rice seemed to get up
steam.
SMU scored their first touchdown
after Ed Bernet covered a Rice
fumble on the Owl 14 midway
through the second quarter. Up to
then, the Ponies had been effective-
ly bottled up. On the first play
from the Owl 14 Eidom raced 6
yards around left end. Then quar-
terback Duane Nutt pitched out to
left-half Jerry Norton who cooly
passed to Barnet on the 1. Nutt
scored on a sneak to put SMU
ahead G-0. The score remained thus
as Bernet's kick was no good.
Earlier in the first quarter, Rice
had driven to a first down on the
SMU 6. A 26 yard pass from Fens-
temaker to Kosse ate up a god bit
of the distance. However, from the
G, Rice lost ground back to the 29,
as Fenstemaker was twice caught
trying to pass. A field goal try by
the Rice quarterback was straight
but short to end the threat.
The first half ended with the score
G-0, and while the SMU stands pre-
sented several very tricky and at-
tractive card stunts, the Rice stands
settled back to await the Owls' ex-
pected second half surge.
The Owls came out with fire in
their eyes and went right to work
outplaying the Mustangs soundly.
Midway in the period, Nutt fumbled
on the 26 and Blois Bridges, who
played his best all-around game of
the year, alertly pounced on the
ball. The touchdown took 6 plays
directed by Atchley Procter. Kosse
slanted off right tackle and bulled
over for the score. A feature of the
drive was Proctor's neat 7 yard
sprint around left end on a quarter-
hick keeper play that Rice fans
have seen very little of.
With the score tied, and place-
kicker Fenstemaker out of the
Rarne, Coach Neely sent in reserve
Don Costa to boot the all-important
go-ahead point. Costa, who hag
kicked only once this year and none
last year, calmly toed the ball
across the bar for a 7-6 Rice lead.
The score remained the same
throughout the next 18 minutes, as
the two strong defenses battled it
out. Late in the final period, Kosse
punted a beauty to O'Brien of SMU
on the Pony 7 and Dan Hart downed
the red-shirt on the 11. Three plays
later, O'Brien's pass was intercept-
ed by Leo Rucka, Rice's sterling
center, and returned to the SMU 8.
Now the sparkling Mustang defense
came into its own for the second
time in the game, as they held Rice
to 7 yards in 4 downs. Darrell La-
fitte, Jerry Clem, Jack Gunlock,
Bill Fox, and Don "Tiny" Goss
spearheaded a savage defense.
On the first play from the one,
Norton hit center for 3. Then came
Eidom's stunning run, as he took
Nutt's pitchout to the left. He was
slowed and turned in by Owl end
Marshall Crawford's fine effort, but
he found running room and a con-
voy of blockers who carried him to
the Owl 4 where the hustling Craw-
ford knocked him out of" bounds.
SMU scored in three plays, with
Nutt taking it wide around end aft-
er two futil line plunges. Bernet's
useless kick wasn't even close, and
that was the ball game, for with
only two minutes remaining the
Owls couldn't muster a drive.
In defeat, the magnificent center
of the Owl line stood out. Max
Scheubel, Dick Chapman, and John
Hudson all played 59 minutes and
25 seconds, while Rucka and Ken
Paul were out only momentarily.
Bridges and Hart were also near
60-minute men along with, Kosse
Johnson.
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CONFERENCE STANDINGS
Team—
A&M
Baylor
SMU
Texas
Arkansas
Rice
TCU
B-bar-B Riders Win Predictors' Average Pisses .701;
w
L T
Pet
Pts Opp
1
0 0
1.000
20 7
1
0 0
1.000
14 7
I
0 0
1.000
12 7
1
o a
1.000
lfi 7
1
2 0
.333
27 36
0
1 0
.000
7 12
0
2 -0
.000
13 33
SEASON STANDINGS
W
L T
Pet
Pts Opp
4
0 0
1.000
107 26
\
0 1
.900
82 53
3
1 0
.750
95 42
2 0
.600
106 65
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3 o
.250
45 59
l
3 0
.250
33 43
Team—
Baylor •
A&M
Rice
Texas
TCU
Arkansas
Results: SMU 12, Rice 7; Texas 16,
Arkansas 7; Bstylor 47, Vanderbilt 6;
A&M 20, TCU 7.
This week: Rice at Texas, TCU at
Penn State, SMU at Kansas, Arkansas at
Mississippi State, Baylor' at Texas A&M.
LEADING SCORERS
Team
TD Conv TP
Ellis. A&M
5
1
31
Moegle, Rice
4
0
24
Fenstemaker, Rice
2
9
21
Coody, Baylor
3
1
19
Camerbn, Texas
3
0
18
Davidson, Baylor
3
0
18
Dupre, Baylor
- 3
0
18
Womack, Texas
3
0
18
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AUSTIN'S
FINEST
FOOD
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buffet luncheon
Saturday 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
PALOMINO CLUB
Second Straight
Intramural Contest
The B-Bar-B Riders won their
second game in as many starts, de-
feating the Bears 20-7, and the
Boarding House Brewers broke in-
to the win column with a 9-0 vic-
tory over West Hall in Monday
League action of the intramural
football league.
In the other leagues, the Hot
Tomales won on penetrations over
the Could Be's, the 4 F's defeated
the Aavarks 13-6, the Rally Club
out-penetrated the Rubes, the Swiv-
el Hip Six turned back the Hepcats
6-0, the Winless Six dumped the
Tower Toughies 31-6, the Monsters
edged the Campus Cats 7-6, and
the Confused Six won on penetra-
tions over Kay's Cowboys.
The defending champion Swivel
Hip Six found the Hepcats a wor-
thy opponent before claiming their
slim victory. The only score of the
game came on a 35 yard pass from
Tom Reckling to Jerry Cox.
Bill Gibbs returned two intercept-
ed passes for touchdowns in the 4
F's 13-6 win over the Aarvarks. In
all, he carried the two interceptions
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Forsee Owl Victory At Austin
By THRESHER SPORTS STAFF
Two conference games and three
intersectionai tilts are on hand for
tomorrow, with the big games be-
ing unreeled at Austin and College
Station. In those conference clashes
Rice meets the Longhorns in the
state capital, while Baylor tangles
with the Aggies at Kyle Field.
Elsewhere, SMU will be at Law-
rence, Kansas, for a game with the
Jayhawks, TCU meets Penn State
at State College, Pennsylvania, and
Arkansas tangles with Mississippi
U. at Memphis.
Last week we picked four games
correct out of five for a season to-
tal of 17 right and seven wrong, or
an average of .708.
Rice vs Texas: Since their opening
loss to LSU the Longhorns have im-
proved steadily. Their 16-7 victory
over Arkansas a week ago is very
much indicative of what Coach Ed-
die Price's charges can do once they
get started. In Doug Cameron they
have one of the better backs in the
conference and Bunny Andrews is
perhaps the most improved signal
caller around. However, it's ■ an old
saying among football men that the
hardest team to beat is the team on
the rebound. After their lost to
SMU the Owls should be high for
this one. Rice 20—'Texas 14.
Baylor vs. Texas A&M: Two of
the biggest surprises in the confer-
ence meet head on tomorrow after-
noon at Kyle Field when the un-
beaten, untied Bears tangle with
the unbeaten but otifee tied Aggies.
Both teams looked terrific last
week and should be just as strong
for this one that sends the offense
of Don Ellis against the "Fearless
Foursome." Most people think Bay-
lor will be the victor, but at College
Station it should be close. Baylor 14
—Texas A & M 13.
SMU vs. Kansas: TCU beat Kan-
sas 13-0. Last week Oklahoma hu-
miliated them 45-0. This week the
Jayhawks meet the stubborn line
of the Mustangs and they shouldn't
find the scoring any easier. With
Jerry Norton and Frank Eidom
carrying the load in the new Metho-
dist T-formation, SMU shouldn't
have much trouble crossing the dou-
ble stripe. SMU 26—Kansas 0.
TCU vs. Penn State: TCU's tra-
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