The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1959 Page: 12 of 14
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THE THRESHER
NOVEMBER 18, IMS
Nads, A Ipha
To Meet
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GO—GO—GO TEAM—The Nads are, left to right bottom, John Reese, Buddy Herz,
Bob Moody, Alex Greenwood, Roli'e Johnson, and David Hamilton. Standing are Tex
Fulton, Chuck Caldwell, D. G. Kobs, Norman Reynolds, Wayne Hanson, and John Wolf.
Emitter Grudge Duel
Aggie Rivalry Intense
By PAUL BURKA
Thresher Sports Staff
Saturday when the Texas Ag-
gies invade Houston for the 44th
renewal of the Rice-A&M rivalry,
the bitterest grudge duel in the
Southwest Conference will take
place.
The storied rivalry is deep in
tradition, dating back even to the
«arly 1920's.
Beginning in '25
■ It all started in 1925. The
Aggies were going nowhere in
the Southwest Conference, and
Rice was going down, but the
Aggies decided to have a corps
parade in Houston to bolster
spirit.
Down Main Street marched the
Cadets with banners* streaming
from yans. AH of a sudden two
Rice boys, martyrs to the cause
fthat they were, popped out from
the rear of a van displaying "To
Hell With A&M" signs. And
■on went the rivalry . . .
Joe Hunt Era
The Aggies won the game that
year, 17-0, but the Owls had had
the better of the pre-game
sbennanigans. It was the era of
Joel Hunt, and nobody was stop-
ping the Aggie football team for
the next few years.
Then came 1926. 20 Rice coeds
produced' a minor riot at Aggie-
land, the details of which were
kept under wraps. Old Threshers
merely make a passing mention
of this "riot."
By 1930 the feud was snow-
balling, and the Aggies this time
pulled a coup. Despite an A&M
administrative ban on a corps
trip to Houston, the Aggies, 2000
strong, came to watch their fav-
orites push over the Owls.
Battle of Broom
Through the next nine years,
the fire smoldered, but in 1939
came one of Rice's finest hours:
The Battle of the Broom. Rice's
elaborate spy system found
groups of Aggies clustered
around thQ grounds and slowly
performed the task of elimina-
tion. The Owls were most con-
vincing, mainly through an ac-
complished technique of barber-
ing, which allowed them to give
all loitering Aggies free haircuts.
However, the Aggies were not
Against Trinity
Owl Quintet Opens
959 Season Shortly
With only two and one half
weeks remaining before their sea-
son opener with Trinity Univer-
sity of San Antonio, Coach John-
ny Frankie's Owl cagers are be-
ginning to feel more like track-
men than basketball players.
The former Wharton Junior
College mentor has the Owls
running from the opening whistle
of practice to the closing drib-
ble in an effort to whip his first
Rice squad into shape to surprise
some of the tough opposition on
the Owls' 24 game schedule.
Tandem Post Offense
Currently the Owls are operat-
ing from a tandem post offense
which utilizes the mobility and
shooting ability of Rice's only
returning letterman, Butch Craig,
on the free throw line and the
heighth of 6-7 sophomore Mike
Maroney in the deep position un-
der the backboard.
Operating for the Owls in
Frankie's fast break offense are
squadmen James Davis, who
should be well versed in the tan-
dem post offense from his high
school days under George Car-
lisle at Clear Creek, and Steve
Smith, along with sophomore Jim
Fox.
Zone Defense
Thus far Frankie has empha-
sized usage of a zone defense in
practice. And this could well car-
ry over into the forth-coming sea-
son in an attempt to overcome the
decided heighth differential which
the Owls will face all season. The
employment of a zone defense
also blends well with Frankie's
planned utilization of an offense
centered around the fast break.
to be denied, and an estimated
COO attacked the slime-guarded
bonfire with torches and kerosene.
The valiant freshmen stood off
the invaders with brooms and the
bonfire remained unkindled.
But in 1942 Rice erupted. Over
twenty freshman P.E. majors
patrolled Main Street, picking up
lone Aggies or Aggies in small
groups, doling out free haircuts
and collecting clothing. The
Thresher voiced its disapproval
in scathing terms, but the '42
slimes chalked up a big score
for Rice in the running battle.
Aggies Fall
Things quieted down after that
—the Aggies fell in their foot-
ball fortunes, and Rice took ten
straight games. A planned inva-
sion to be co-ordinated with a
similar attack by Cougar High
failed to materialize in 1953 due
to a norther.
By JOHN WOLF
Thresher Sports Staff
The Alpha Sigs and the Nads
meet Friday afternoon at 4:45
o'clock to decide the intramural
football championship for 1959.
Both teams are undefeated in
four games.
The Nads dominated play in the
Friday league, while the Alpha
Sigs coasted through the Thurs-
day League schedule with little
difficulty.
Whip Leftovers
The Alpha Sigs, favored by fif-
teen points, demonstrated an ho-
mogenous blend of power and pol-
ish last Friday as they edged the
highly regarded Leftovers 14-8.
Cold, sharp winds whipped across
the desolate intramural fields as
the Alpha Sigs were victorious in
one of thte most visciously played
games in Rice's intramural his-
tory.
The Alpha Sigs fluid offense
is sparked by the deadly passing
of Eddie Sivess and the receiving
of Jim Fox, Russel Bowers, and
Jack Lowe. Harry Lynch, Robert
Christian and Chuck Roser pro-
vide excellent blocking with Buzz
Crutcher and George Fowler lead-
ing the defensive alignment.
Good Defense
Against this lightning attack,
the Nads will offer a defense
(known as the Israeli Marauders)
that allowed only one first down
in league play. Buddy Herz and
Tex Fulton are fiery rushers with
Chuck Caldwell, John Reese, John
Wolf and Wayne Hanson patrol-
ing the secondary.
Alex Greenwood, D. G. Kobs
and Bob Moody are favorite re-
ceivers for the accurate tosses of
Hamilton, as the Nads try to ac-
celerate their somewhat lethargic
offense (known as the Go-Team).
Rolfe Johnson and Norman Rey-
nolds are blocking backs.
Alpha Sigs Favored
In summation, it would seem
that the Alpha Sigs must be fa-
vored by at least two touchdowns.
The Sigs possess a strong, well
balanced unit. The Nads" have
thus far shown more confidence
than ability.
MONDAY CHAMPS—Alpha Sigs kneeling are Russel
Bowers and Chuck Roser. Standing in the normal order
are Buzz Crutcher, Jack Lowe, and Eddie Sivess.
One of Owland's Best
'34 Squad Returns
In the 1934 season, the Rice
Owls enjoyed their finest foot-
ball moments up to that time.
Saturday, as another Owl team
struggle through one of Rice's
darkest seasons, past and pres-
ent will come together as that
first Southwest Conference
champion from Rice will be hon-
ored in homecoming ceremonies.
The Rice-Texas A&M game
will be the setting for the 25
members of that squad who will
take part in the festivities. Two
members of the Rice coaching
staff will join the returnees —
Cecil Grigg, backfield coach of
the '34 champs and Red Bales,
who was a guard on the club.
Three All SWC Stars
Three all-conference stars, in-
cluding Rice's first all-American,
led the '34 squad. 'Bill Wallace,
the all-American, is one of the'
great ball carriers in .Rice an-
nals. John McCauley and tackle
Primo 'Miller were the others on
the mythical Southwest eleven.
The Owls of '34 were not a
deep squad—only 34 players were
on the roster at the close of the
season—but most of the players
went both ways, offense and de-
fense.
Frankie Member
The late Jimmy Kitts, who was
succeeded at Rice by Jess Neely,
coached the '34 squad that made
only one change in its starting
eleven all season — present Rjce
basketball coach Johnny Frankie
subbed at tackle in the season's
final game.
The '34 Owls posted a 9-1-1
mark, losing only to TCU, 7-2,
and being tied 9-9 by old ne-
misis LSU. The season's high-
light: the big whacking of mighty
Texas, 20-9.
'34 Squad Victors
On the schedule for the hono-
rees is a special dinner with the
Rice Alumni Friday night fol-
lowed by a party at the Sham-
rock. Saturday it is lunch at the
Ship Ahoy Restaurant, and then
the young Owls of 1959 will be
out to show their predecessors a
thing or two about defeating
A&M. The '34 squad rolled to a
25-6 decision.
And then comes halftime, and
the big moment for the first con-
ference champions of Rice, as the
25 are officially honored.
'Soppy Sophs
Plus One' Cop
Volleyball Title
By MILTON NIRKEN
Thresher Sports Staff
The Soppy Sophs Plus One, led
by captain Caroline Dubuy, de-
feated the Progressives, cap-
-tained by Louise Coats, and Ter>
rell's Terrors in the play-offs of
the Girls' Volleyball tourney.
Tradition was broken in the
Class Volleyball tourney as the
Freshmen, for the first time in
recent times, lost the champion-
ship to the Sophomores. By the
results it doesn't even look as if
there is a Junior or Senior Class,
for both of these groups forfeited.
Mens' Tennis Doubles
In Men's Doubles, the teams
of Mike Bennet-Karl Ludwig and
Jim Jones-David Cummings are
currently' in first place in their
leagues. The finals will be held
next week to determine the
champ. 0
The singles competition will
end next Monday. To date, How-
ard Meyer, Tom Beding, David
Cunfmings and Stanley Winter
are the tournament leaders. They
own perfect records in their re-
spective leagues.
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