The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1987 Page: 18 of 20
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18 Friday, November 13.1987 THRESHER Sports
Autry Court will be a living hell for Rice foes
Rice's new head basketball coach,
Scott Thompson, has promised us an
exciting team this season. He speaks
of perpetual fast breaks and full court
presses and a successful recruiting
campaign. No matter how the team
does, he wants to see lots of fannies
covering the planks of the student
section in Autry Court this winter.
Pessimists might scoff and claim that
only ahalftime appearance of "Wheel
of Fortune" or nude pygmy wrestling
could draw spectators into Autry, but
our man has vision. He's counting on
the overwhelming powers of intellec-
tual and physical intimidation that the
Rice sports fan can bring to bear on
the opposition.
Throughout the world unbridled
fan agression dominates sporting
events. A lot of this aggression gets
wasted on opposing fans rather than
on the other team. The English are the
world's leading spectator assassins;
soccer stadiums in England sport
eight foot wire fences, snarling
hounds and mounted policemen to
keep the heathens at bay
One of these Britannic hooligans
visited Rice recently and went to the
football game against the Aggies.
Being a semi-rational human being,
Nick took an instant disliking to the
Aggie faithful that sat right next to the
Rice student section. He was amazed
that nothing separated the fans but a
flimsy yellow rope. "I don't see why
you lot aren't over there amongst the
wallies, giving them a bloody
headbutt or two," he exclaimed.
I couldn't disagree with his assess-
ment of Aggies, but I had to remind
him of a few facts of life in our coun-
try. Like policemen here carry guns.
And Aggies carry sabres.
Nobody wants fan war in the
stands, but Thompson hopes that Rice
fans could pack tiny Autry Court and
turn it into a living hell for opposing
teams. The prototype of a small
school with a nightmarish court that
visitors hate is Duke. The fans that
shoehorn into Duke's bandbox
Cameron Indoor Stadium border on
OWLOOK
by Keith Couch
criminally insane. They raise a roar
tumultuous enough to sprout hair on
Jerry Tarkanian's head. Their faces
are smeared in blue and white paint,
and they consistently manage to make
life interesting for the school's ad-
ministrators with their behavior on
national television.
Woe betide the opposing player
who comes to Duke with his personal
integrity besmirched. Lorenzo Char-
les, apprehended for robbing the
pizza man (of money, not pizza) was
pelted with pizza boxes. Chris Wash-
burn, convicted of stealing a stereo,
found the court buried in record
sleeves. Olden Polynice, suspended
by the University of Virginia's honor
council for plaigarism, was showered
with term papers. The Dukies don't
pull any punches, and it pays off when
the opposition would rather stay on
the bus than come inside and run some
ball.
This kind of thing could help at
Rice. A couple of years ago, the Rice
fans had Arkansas' Joe Kleine so
heated up he could hardly dribble
straight Two seasons ago, Houston
got away with starting a fight in the
final seconds of the game that gave
them the free throws they needed to
come from behind and rob the Owls.
If the place had been full to the rafters
with raging natives, there's no way
the officials would have let this pass.
The greatest idea Thompson has
come up with is to put the enemy
team's bench right smack dab in front
of the Rice student section. In past
seasons, they've had the luxury of
sitting on the far side, next to placid
alumni and visiting loyalists. Now
they' 11 have to deal with Rice hellions
hanging over them, mocking their
every move.
It's awfully hard to have a team
huddle during a crucial time out with
half a dozen raving Rally Clubbers
with basketballs on their heads hang-
ing right over you. An opposing coach
can have an terribly hard time concen-
trating on the game when the guys
right behind him know why he was
fired from his last job, how many
times his starting center has flunked
remedial english, and where his point
guard was last Saturday night. And
we the Rice fans get to learn all kinds
of newswear words, just by virtue of
our proximity to the visiting talent.
Now, I'm not suggesting that any-
one out there do anything rude or
tasteless towards the fine visiting stu-
dent-athletes that grace our court. But
we can definitely make a difference
for the team this year. We can fill the
basketball stands long before you'll
ever see a capacity crowd at Rice
Stadium. We can make the difference
in some close games at home. We can
be as obnoxius as all hell. Who
knows, it could even help the team
pull out some close ones at home. And
then we won't need Wheel of Fortune
or nude pygmies to keep people in
those seats.
Swimmers make waves at New Orleans meet
by Phillip Miller
After a decisive loss to the Tigers of
Louisiana State on Friday evening,
both the men and women swimmers
recovered to compete much more
effectively on Saturday at the Univer-
sity of New Orleans.
On Friday, the men and women
both faced a tough opponent inLSU's
nationally ranked men's and
women's squads. It was a hard way to
start a weekend of competition. The
team emerged relatively unscathed
from the meet; only their pride was
hurt. Coach Wingenroyh was pleased
with the team's performance despite
the women losing 74-30, and a loss of
71 -29 by the men. Score is kept under
a 5-3-1 system. In each event, five
points are awarded for first place,
three for second, and one point for
taking third. There is one exception to
this scoring—seven points are given
to a winning relay team.
Coach Wingenroth cited two
swimmers as doing particularly well
against LSU. Freshman Mary Roth
excelled for the women, capturing
second place in the 200-yard frees-
tyle (1:57.28) and coming in second
again in a very close 500-yard frees-
tyle (5:08.88). Senior Rob Kroger
also did well, taking one first and one
third place finish against the Tigers.
Considering the competition, the
Rice swimsters put up a commend-
able showing. They fought off the
urge to relax when competing against
an arguably stronger opponent.
Saturday's matchups were an en-
tirely different matter. The women
calmed the waves, the Green Wave of
Tulane that is. The Lady Privateers of
the University of New Orleans fared
no better against the Owls. They were
sunk 61-30, while Tulane fell 62-51.
The men lost to Tulane in a close
meet, 42-32. There was just one meet
for all three teems, but they competed
separately. In other words, everyone
swam at the same time, but the scores
were figured head to head. Thus,
Mary Roth's 10:42.64 in the 1000-
yard free style was good enough for
first against Tulane, but >that same
time took second against UNO. The
University of New Orleans has no
men's swim team.
The whole women's team kicked
butt. Against Tulane they took seven
of thirteen first place finishes. The
whole meet came down to the last
race: under pressure, the 400-yard
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freestyle relay team took first by four
one-hundredths of a Second (3:42.50
to 3:42.54) to achieve victory.
The women on the 400 medley
team include Freshman Cathy
Pereira,Senior Carol Snell, Freshman
Mary Roth, and Freshman Carey
Sympson. Needless to say , coach
Wingenroth is pleased with the per-
formance of her freshmen crop of
swimmers. Rob Kroger did well for
the men, taking two seconds while
Jim Brigman took first in the 500-
yard freestyle.
UNO didn't have a prayer against
the Lady Owls. Their only hope was
for mercy. They didn't receive any.
Coach Wingenroth also com-
mented on the progress made by the
diving team. The recent switch from
swimming to diving of Monika
Ehlers has strengthened an already
strong team, led by Senior Pam Berry.
The men had a good showing, led by
Junior Mike McDonald's second
place finish in the one meter dive
versus Tulane.
The Owls next compete on Friday,
November 20. They will be compet-
ing against those Cougettes of the
University of Houston at the UH
Natatorium. They take on Northeast
Louisiana at home the next day at
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good time.
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Raphael, Michael J. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, November 13, 1987, newspaper, November 13, 1987; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245678/m1/18/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.