The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1970 Page: 5 of 6
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Intramural gridiron winners dash for playoff crown
By MIKE O'BRIEN
All the intramural football
league winners were decided
last week with Hanszen teams
capturing three first places and
a second jplace.
Monday's winner, the Ban-
dolei'os, coasted to a 4-0 season
after a first game battle-royal
with the Second Edition.
Tuesday's winners, Pandora's
Box (4-0), beat the Siamese
Bandits 25-13 for the right to
advance into the playoffs.
Wednesday's league never
amounted to much except for
Die or Reaffirm (4-0) who
comletely* annihilated all of its
opposition. They did receive a
mild shock last week when they
suddenly found themselves be-
hind 7-6, before polishing off
the Cox-Men 31-14. Wendel's
boys are to be commended for
squeaking by the Great Wiess
Hope 97-0 three weeks ago and
for calling off the dogs before
the score got too ridiculous.
Thursday's league,x ( grad
league) came up with a new
winner this year — the Eulers.
They upset the Geojocks 6-0
on a pass from Bob Etter to
Jim Hall. Looks like the geo-
jocks shouldn't count their
geodes before they break.
Friday's league was complete-
ly dominated by Bang Gang-, an
underrated team with a lot of
talent and potential. One of
Friday's entries, Eric's Burdon,
is to be wholeheartedly con-
gratulated — after three years
they finally won a game. The
Swobodas were the hapless
team_ to be: crushed 19-6 by
Bob "Fat Al" Moore's Big Pink
Machine.
The offenses of both teams
were less than effective in the
first half, but Barry Lasswell
caught a perfectly thrown Delta
Doug pass for a touchdown on
the last play of the first half
for a 6-0 lead. The play resem-
bled the play Cotton Speyrer
won the UT-UCLA game on as
both of the Swobodan defenders
went for the ball and Barry
out jumped them both. The
Swobodas retaliated to tie the
contest 6-6, but the Burdon led
on penetrations 4-3, with 5 min-
utes to play when Manley hit
T. G. Kahuna (who was 35
yards in the open) with<ja pass
on the run — pass option. Man-
Tihe Burdon defense made the
game. Stopping the Swobodas
many a time, something that
hadn't happened to any Burdon
ley ran for the final touchdown,
opponent very often. Mike Wil-
liams caught the quarterback,
who was pressured into throw-
ing wild, several times. When
the pass was thrown well, which
was often, the Swoboda receiv-
ers invariably dropped it.
Bart "Dumb Plum" Plumstead
was awarded the game ball for
his defensive performance.
Dumb intercepted two key pass-
es and blocked four others. But
Dr. Spence of the P.E. Dept.
and the Swobodas took it away,
saying he'd have to forfeit his
activity card.
Saturday's winner, the Knick-
er Knockers, overcame a 9-0
halftime deficit to knock off
the Lovett Frosh 19-16 - last
Saturday. Lovett scored first
on a fumble in the end zone
when quarterback Bill Daniel
missed Joe Zylka on a pitch out.
A quick touchdown gave Lov-
ett their halftime lead.
In the tradition of Knute
Rockne, Dr. Ira Gruber talked
to his team (any Hanszen team
is his team) and told them
what they were playing like.
It must have done some good
because they scored early in
the second half on a 45 yard
bomb from Daniel to Zylka
who, not wanting glory for him-
self, lateralled to Mark Rooker
who took the ball in. Two more
bombs and the game was over
and the Saturday league was
sewed up.
This is exactly how the stage
was set on Tuesday afternoon
when Pandora's Box met the
Bandoleros at 4:30.
This is only round one of
what proves to be a most in-
teresting play-off. Round two-
takes place Friday afternoon
at 4:30 when Bang Gang takes
on Die or Reaffirm. I pick Die
or Reaffirm by a score of 42-6.
Although he may not be the
strongest quarterback, Wendel
is one of the smartest quarter-
backs in the university (foot-
ball-wise) and he usually comes
up with the big play when he
needs it. His trouble may be
that his team has not yet faced
what I consider to be a decent
team and he may be overconfi-
dent. But when one looks at
the rest of the team, they might
see where he gets his confi-
dence. John Jaggers and Steve
Marcus are excellent ends and
Mike Webster and Emil Jacobs
are fine defensive backs. Bert
Pluymen and Steve Baker add
to the offense while Chuck Sted-
man, Frank Hardesty, Jim Fish
and Steve Sheafor round out
the defense. They should be too
much for Bang Gang, who are
really not weak with Mike
Hundt, Doug Longshore, Louis
Stranahan, and Ken Walker,
but who are no match for the
Wednesday champs. Die or Re-
affirm has piled up 284 points
as compared to 21 for their op-
ponents in five games.
Next Monday should see Die
or Reaffirm and the Bandoleros
in a close one with Die or Re-
affirm coming out on top by
14 points. A few upsets have
already occurred this season
and a few more wouldn't be
completely out of the question,
so go see the games for your-
self and se^ what develops.
These may be the best games
on campus this week (?).
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To the Editor:
One of the-local sportswrit-
ers said in Tuesday night's
newspaper that Rice showed a
lack of imagination and en-
thusiasm in its abortive attempt
to play a football game against
SMU. He failed, however, ap-
parently because of lack of
courage to print what seems
obvious, to state the reasons
for the failure. ,
There exists an almost myth-
ical, magical quality in men that
is associated with leadership.
This quality inspires confidence
and loyalty, and hence, success.
The presence of this magical
quality is partially based on the
luck of the draw of personality,
but partly, too, on the presence
of another quality, called abil-
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Perhaps it is unfortunate
such an elusive quality can
make or break a man, but such
is that man's choice when he
chooses a career where such a
quality can be so important.
Rice needs a football coaching
staff which possesses that elu-
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Mauldin, John. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 22, 1970, newspaper, October 22, 1970; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245089/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.