The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 24, 1962 Page: 9 of 10
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Funeral services for the Wee Owls, *62 of
6100 South Main St., Houston, who died Saturday
afternoon at 1:24 of the fourth quarter in Dallas,
wiU ibe held at 8:00 PM Saturday, October 27, in
Rice Stadium.
Conducting services will be Dorr ell Royal. The
University of Texas will handle other arrange-
ments.
Memorial services will be held on November 3,
in Houston, and on each Saturday thereafter
through December 1.
* * *
DALLAS, OCT. 20—The Rice Owls committed
football's unpardonable sin today. They quit.
A white flag of surrender was hoisted at pre-
j cisely 1:24 of the fourth and final quarter—final
in the sense that it not only terminated a poor
excuse for a football game, but ended any illusion
that Rice might after all be a contender in this
year's Southwest Conference race.
The Owls, unbelievably, were trailing SMU with
but 84 ticks left on the clock, eight points behind
with only one down left. It was fourth and long
■ yardage, but the long "bomb" and a two point
conversion could gain a tie.
Rice punted.
Why?
Perhaps a disgruntled senior was right when he
sarcastically theorized that "a touchdown behind
with a minute to go is no time to gamble/' Per-
haps a Rice coach had a side bet taking Rice and
nine points and didn't want to endanger his stakes.
Or Rice just gave up. None of these are pretty
solutions.
The punt was only one of a series of unusual
decisions made during the afternoon. When the
Owls were ahead, deep in their own territory,
Sports
Out On A Limb
It finally happened last week: 2-3 was the
record as the Thresher hit a season low both
for one week and for the year. The overall stand-
ing: 23 right, six wrong, one tie, for a .783 per-
centage.
Arkansas 35, Hardin-S|mmons 0. Razorbacks
won't look too sharp against H-S, but then you
don't have to look great against the Cowboys
to roll up a five TD margin. A letdown is in-
evitable after the Texas heartbreaker.
Texas A&M 14, Baylor 13. Aggie fight over-
comes Bear aerial attack. Bruins have been
clicking lately, but against weak opposition. A
squeaker.
Texas 34, Rice *7. We hope it's the other way,"
and maybe it will be, but if the Owls continue
to slop around, Texas will have a jolly time
Saturday night. But this is Rice-Texas, and
anything could happen.
Ohio St. 12, Wisconsin 10. Buckeyes bounce
back after two djjpe losses to upset undefeated
Badgers. -
Oregon 28, Washington 22. Upset special of
the week tabs you-know-who & Co.
Texas Tech 7, SMU 0. We hate to show too
much contempt for SMU, but if Tech doesn't
continually hand them the ball inside their own
20, we'll take the Techsans.
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needing a running game, Randall Kerbow sat on
the bench while Walter McReynolds limped on a
hurt ankle. When the Owla fell behind and had to
pass to win, out came Mac and in went Kerbow,
who had the magnificent aerial record of 2-for-12
with three interceptions. McReynolds completed
five of his seven attempts, and had another dropped
in the end zone.
Will the Owls ever improve? It begins to ap-
pear highly doubtful. Except for Russell Wayt and
the defensive line, nothing stood out in the entire
afternoon, except the sheer misery of it all. But
even in its efforts the line hurt the Owl cause:
the failure of the Pony running attack only in-
duced the Mustangs to take to the air, where the
Owl secondary was—in its usual inimitable man-
ner—helpless when the chips were down.
The offensive line was poor and porous. The
ends continued to drop passes, including the usual
touchdown pass per game. The pass defense, after
rising to unusual heights in the first half, suffered
vertigo. Rice was nothing if not consistent: same
story, third chapter ....
For variety the Owls added some penalty yard-
age. The entire afternoon was a conglomeration
of sloppy, inexcusable football. Kickoffs and punts
were covered miserably, but the Owls avoided look-
ing too bad in their kicking game by losing the ball
more on fumbles and pass interceptions than on
punts. And scoring is a prerequisite for kicking
off.
It wasn't only the loss that hurt. It was the
knowledge that, had you stayed home, you could
have always gotten up and turned off the televi
vision set. Oh, it wouldn't have been too ridiculous
to have left the Cotton Bowl, but the State Fair
outside was almost as big a farce as the game
inside.
Also this was obviously a contender for "the
worst college football game ever played," an# we
felt somewhat obligated to remain so that we
could defend its claim to that illustrious title
future years.
The claim needs no defending; it wins hands
down.
With the trauma of last Saturday behind them,
the Owls must face their biggest rival without
even scr much as a prayer. The gods of football
could not heed supplications against their favorite
earth-children, the Orange and White demigods who
are loved by Somebody Up There.
After winning incredibly against Oklahoma, Ar-
kansas, and Oregon, Texas University must be
rated with the most fortunate football teams of all
time. Arkansas fumbled one touchdown away at
the lip of the Texas goal, stalled all night deep
in Texas territory, and intercepted a pass on the
last Longhorn drive, only to find it nullified.
Yet, we submit to Texas's right to the top place
among football teams in the nation. They may not
be that good—we're sure they aren't—but there's
no question about their luck, or potential ability.
The mark of greatness was indelibly inscribed
on that 90-yard march. Texas rose from the depths
to win a rousing victory, one that can't be re-
moved, although it will be questioned. To those
who wish to cast too many aspersions on the vic-
tory, we ask: can you picture any Rice team mak-
ing .the same drive?
And so at last we come—to the big one: Rice
versus Texas. A sellout. The number one team in
the nation. A perfect setting for an upset.
Don't hold your breath.
Texas hasn't beaten Rice in Houston since 1952.
That statement will be obsolete Saturday night.
Texas, mighty Texas, after a close brush with
death, lives on. The Owls are dead.
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LONGHORNS-
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Although last week the Owls
didn't look nearly as good as their
0-3-1 record indicates, they are
only two misfortunes away from
a 2-1-1 mark. Dropped passes in
the end zone against SMU and
Penn State have been the dif-
ferences between victory and de-
feat.
While the Owls were stumbling
through their first four games,
Texas swept through Oregon,
Texas Tech, Tulane, Oklahoma,
and Arkansas. The '62 Longhorns
differ from their immediate pre-
decessors last year in method
only. The 'Horns reached the Rice
milestone in '61 with an identical
5-0 mark, but were more explo-
sive.
THIS YEAR the keynote is de-
fense. Led by the nation's best
linebacking tandem in Pat Cul-
pepper and Johnny Treadwell,
Texas refused to let Arkansas's
touted offense cross their goal
line. Scott Appleton and Ken Fer-
guson man the tackles solidly,
and the Steers boast half as many
letterman ends as the Owls have
returning lettermen.
In the backfield, while Cotten,
Collins, and Saxton are gone, Ray
Poage remains from the South-
west's most feared backfield in
years. Ernie Koy is a great soph
wingback, who punts for a 45
yard average, and tailbacks Jerry
Cook and Tommy Ford run as
hard as anyone. It was Ford who
scored The Touchdown against
Arkansas.
DARRELL ROYAL, last year's •
Coach of the Year, is still search-
ing for a quarterback, but when
the Longhorns had to have a
great performance last week, they
got two of them—by Duke Car-
lisle and Johnny Genung.
Still, if the 'Horns have a weak-
ness, this is it. Their pass de-
fense has been less than perfect,
too. But on the ground, offen-
sively and defensively, they've
been too tough for their oppo-
sition.
And as a 14-point favorite, Tex-
as is picked to drive on to its
first national championship. The
Owls, on the other hand, face vir-
tual elimination from the confer-
ence race.
Anything can happen in a Rice-
Texas game, but for the Owls, it
must happen against the best.
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