The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 23, 1955 Page: 4 of 6
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NOVEMBER IS, IMS
Win Over Rice Cinches
Cotton Bowl Fer TCU
The TCU Frogs took a 35 point
step toward the Cotton Bowl at
the expense of the Rice Owls
*last week. The Owls managed
to slow down Jim Swink to a
meager( for him) 68 yards. With
Swink held on the outside, the
Frogs sent Taylor, Hallbeck, and
Pollard up the middle. They rip-
ped the line full of holes as they
moved to one score in the first
period, two in the second, and
one each in the last two periods.
The Frogs passed for 135 yards,
mainly along the Curtis to Tay-
lor route.
spearheaded a drive that car-
ried to the 7 yard line. After a
setback the ball was lost on
downs, and that was the first and
last Owl threat of the day.
The Owls were also soundly
beaten in the statistics column.
They made only 12 first downs
to the Frogs' 20. In total offense
the Frogs topped the Owls 385
to 188. Perhaps the greatest
single weakness of the Owls was
their inability to hang on to the
ball. They handed the ball over
on fumbles to the Frogs four
times to stall the Rice Offense.
TCU is now a cinch for the
Cotton Bowl. Many believe that
The Owls managed to make j come New year's Day the Frogs
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Final tame
The downtrodden pwls limp
into the finale of a disastrous
season next Saturday against
Baylor at Rice Stadium. This is
the first time that a Neely team
has lost six games in a row.
The 35-0 rout by T.C.U. last
Saturday was the worst confer-
ence defeat that Rice has suf-
fered since 1943, when Texas
beat the Owls 58-0. The season
has been a black one, without a
doubt.
Baylor sports writers are dub-
bing the game with Rice the
"Bandaid Bowl". The title fits
pretty well, for the Bears have
had their share of demoralizing
injuries too. Doyle Traylor is
healthy now however, and he'll
lead the attack along with Del
Shofner.
Baylor lost to S.M.U. last
week 12-0 and has had a rather
poor season. Many of their de-
feats have been close ones
though, and the Bruins are al-
ways dangerous. The game
means little to either team ex-
cept for their drooping pride.
It could be a slam-bang contest.
Baylor relies on Reuben Sage
and Shofner for rushing yard-
age while Traylor supplies the
aerial punch. The Bears boast
a strong line too.
Wait till basketball season!
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by Alan Ringold
Saturday will mark the last
appearance in a Rice uniform for
nine of the Owls.
From the backfield we lose
Mendell Laviage, Pinky Nesbit,
and Page Rogers. After a see-
saw battle for the quarterback
post, Nesbit finally clinched it
and turned in a good job. Per-
haps his best performance this
year was those long passes
against Texas U.
Graduating from the line are
guards Jay Reviere, Lou Har-
kold and R. E. Wortham; center
Don Wilson; and tackle Eddie
Rayburn. Wilson has won two
varsity letters and alternated
this year at guard. Last year
against the Longhorns, Don in-
tercepted two passes to ^top a
Texas drive and set up Rice's
winning touchdown. Rayburn
was an Ail-American selection
at the beginning of the season
but has been plagued by inju-
ries; he also wtis co-captain of
the team this year.
Marshall Crawford is the only
end we lose, but his loss will be
seriously felt even at a position
where the team has terrific
depth. Marshall turned in the
best performance of any man on
the squad, even though he miss-
ed a few games due to injuries.
They just didn't seem to click
as well when he was out as
when he was playing. Crawford
served as the other co-captain.
Crawford and Nesbit are our
nominations for the George Mar-
tin and Bob Quin Awards.
Two major bowl games have
been sewed up with UCLA vs.
Michigan State at the Rose
Bowl, and Oklahoma and Mary-
land in the Orange Bowl. TCU
will be the host team in the
Cotton Bowl, and there is quite
a bit of speculation over who the
other team will be. Most re-
ports say either Auburn or
Navy.
Predictions
Texas at A&M (Thanksgiving
Day) The Aggies haven't beaten
Texas since 1951, and haven't
won a conference championship
since 1941. Next Thursday they
should do both as the ability to
hustle and make the breaks' will
prove too much for Joe Clements
and the Longhorns passing game
—A & M.
SMU at TCU. Both SMU and
TCU won last week. A rejuvenat-
ed passing game gave the Ponies
the edge over the Baylor Bears.
TCU showed tremendous power
in downing the Rice Owls 35-0.
No passing game is going to keep
up with those pesky Frogs, who
have a pretty good passer them-
selves in Chuck Curtis. —TCU.
Baylor at Rice. This is the last
chance of the Owls to end the
longest loss streak in Jess Nea-
ly's tenure here at Rice. The
Bears come to Houston after a
loss to SMU. The Bears haven't
had it since discipline hit their
forward wall. The Owls will get
back on the track at last against
the Bears from Waco. —Rice.
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