The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1929 Page: 5 of 6
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■V ELBERT TURNER
Olv It a Thought.
To the 200 odd loyal Rice supporter*
who Saturday gather within the beau-
tiful Memorial Stadium at Austin to
watch the fifteenth annual football
game between the Owls and the Uni-
versity of Texas, It would not be amiss
to give a thought to the fact:
That Hice has a fighting football
team this season,
That Jack Meagher and his able
corps of assistants, Durrenberger,
Dauglierlty, Sc.hultz and Gollghtly,
have had no little to do with this
spirit,
That Clyde Littlefield haH one of
the really fine football teams of 1929
in his Texas Longhorns,
That the Longhorns, with one of the
best balanced elevens in the past half
dozen years, are an even bet for the
Southwest Conference championship,
That, rated to lose by many touch-
downs, the Owls will go into the game
giving of their best and playing, not
to gain any moral victory, but to
WIN!
Ballyhoo.
Already the horns of ballyhoo are
heard the nation over, echoing the
praises of little Willie Tootum, posi-
tively America's greatest halfback,
and big Bill Beefwurster, undoubtedly
the toughest proposition In the way of
a tackle the nation hag had the mis-
fortune to witness in recent years
In every obscure college town, hero
making publicity directors lovingly
thumb the faithful thesaurus, as
meanwhile the adjectives make bull-
ish operations In the verb market look
like little Eva's ascent to Heaven.
Young Boswells are daily chronicling
the type of grapefruit their Johnsons
favor, and reading into a 45-yard run
around end a pert saying of the night
Vie fore about sauerkraut.
Reams of paper are being filled with
the startling discovery that wee Willie
Tootum's half step in a broken field
la due to the course in tap dancing he
thoughtfully took during the past sum-
mer, that the extraordinary calf on
Beefwurster's leggie Is only the re-
sult of careful planning and a per-
sistency In scratching the left ear with
the right big toe at least twice before
and after every meal, not to mention
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.
Fetching phrases are tossed into the
atmosphere, and the dear public, tilting
its collective mouth, gulps them on
the fly. The build-up season for All-
Americans Is on.
In the East, there is A1 Marsters of
Dartmouth, who is remarkable because
he plays barelegged; "Red" Cagle of
the Army, whose tough luck is to be
red-headed; Alble Booth of Yale, who
has a tendency to wiggle when he
runs: „
In the Mid-West. Jack Elder of No-
tre Dame, the "rabbit" sprinter;
"Bronko" NagurskI, who besides play-
ing In the backfield and line, can
also handle a saxophone when ac-
cused.
In the Far West, Bennle I.oni of
California, a three letter word moan-
ing All Star; Roy Riegels of California,
who once rfffi the way lieurd half
around the world;
In the South, Billy Banker of Tu-
lane, whose misfortune Is to be blonde,
a color the experts can't resist; Clyde
Crabtree of. Florida, who. kicks with
both feet, and probably can talk with
his teeth when cornered.
While all the low pressure areas are
being created around these moleskin
heroes, most of whom will be rail-
roaded into all American recognition
with ease, the Southwest has several
products who could perhaps show any
of these a few tricks of the trade.
Jake Wilson of Baylor, Dexter Shel-
ley of Texas, Gordy Brown of Texas,
Lester Brumbelow of T. C. U., and sev-
eral others, are as good All-American
material as can be found anywhere.
Of the lot, Dexter Shelley is proba-
bly the most deserving. He is a great
halfback, a man who can do a bit of
everything on a football field, and do
each bit better than the rest of the
pack. Yet Shelley wil be fortunate
If he get|s honorable mention this
season.
In our humble opinion, any good
football player Is about 25 per cent
overrated. The Ail-Americans should
run up to about 50 cent hooey.
We reap this agreeable conclusion
on noting the Inability of sports writ-
ers to get the right word when they
grope for It, The sports writers have
the habit, of reaching for a noun, and
getting an adjective in return. The
result is another legendary knight of
the gridiron with flashing pants and
shining helmet.
But say the young Don Quixote runs
55 yards for touchdown, stlffarms the
entire opposing eleven, wins the game,
and our correspondent states simply in
his special wire, *
'•■'Willie Tootum ran 55 yards for
touchdown ..here Saturday, Whoosis
winning the game, 14 to 13. It was
just another run over half the length
of the field. Tootum couldn't help
himself . . . ho had to get out of Bill
Beefwurster's way, who was running
Interference behind htm. The two
teams play again next year."
There wouldn't be a meeting of In-
dignation over our correspondent . . .
there'd be a massacre!
That man who said there was no
beauty in a straight line never saw a
football describing one Just over
tackle. /\
TUSH TONS
Will Meet Sooner Squid on
Rice Courts Monday
October 28
Couch Beekenbach's tenuis team will
step out on the court for the first
time this season to play a match with
the Oklahoma Sooner* here October
28. The Owls are not expected to
have an easy time. Due to the condi-
tion of the courts they haven't beeu
able to practice much this fall.
Hess, captain, and Schwartz, are
the players for I he first and second
positions. Players for the third and
fourth positions have not been chosen [tain Willis is outstanding in cross
Cross Countty
Team to Austin
An enterprising brood of seven
Owls warders set out for Austin lata
Thursday to engage the Texas Long-
horns In the first meet of the year.
Coach Ernie HJertbeig of the Owls
was optimistic about his team's
chances for victory. He stated that
il wag his opinion that the Blue and
Gray wearers could annex another
win over the Steers—and duplicate
their victory of the year before.
The seven stars comprising the lllce
squad are: Captain Willis, Jacobe,
Arnold, Kaplan, Wllmoth, Wortham,
and Bennett. Of those Included, Cap-
yet, but. soon will be from a group now
trying out.
"It we Itave any trouble," Coach
Beckenbach states, "it will be because
of the fact that the courts haven't
been in any condition to practice on
this season. We haven't been able to
practice and my men have just been
dying to."
The Slimes will play Terrel Prep
school November the 9th and the
promising young slimes are almost,
certain to go over the top.
PRE-MED INITIATION.
At the meeting of the Rice Pre-
Medlcal Society Tuesday evening at
Autry Hoiise. Judge Laugston King
gave an address on "Relation of Pro-
fessions." Judge King presented ex-
amples of medical jurisprudence and
the relation of doctor and lawyer In
*f1he courtroom:
Next Tuesday there wil be the an- [ plays of the Horned Frogs.
nual
ing.
country experience.
The overland moet will be held in
conjunction with the Rice-Texas grid-
iron duel October 2ti.
Rice Coaches Turn Scouts
To Watch Frogs-Aggies
Among the most interesting specta-
tors at the T. C. If.- A. ft, M. gridiron
flf/llt last Saturday were two Owl
coaches.
The mentors, W. L. Gollghtly and
"Pug" Dauglierlty of Rice Institute,
were on hand to scout the game In
preparation of the Rlce-T. C. IT. game
November 9. and the Owl-Aggie battle
set. for November 16.
While one of the couches was on
hand to watch the points and weak-
nesses of the cadet eleven, the other
made it his duty to watch closely the
The men
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date as tit* constitution now demands.
It was further pointed out that a
freshman appointed in the early au-
tumn might fail to maintain his aca-
demic standing and be forced to leave
school in February, thus leaving the
post vacant again.
With the exception of freshmen, all
students who have paid the blanket
tax will be eligible to vote at this
election- Freshmen are not permitted
to vote in any student elections until
after the beginning of the second
term.
At Its Monday meetiug the council
also came to a decision on the prob-
lem of what is to be done with pro-
ceeds' from the Saturday night dances.
Ten per cent of the Income from these
dances belongs to the student associa-
tion. The council voted to turn this
money over to the senior class. The
suggestion that the money be distrib-
uted equally between the st-ufor class
and the Rice Band was entertained by
the council, but voted down on the
ground that the amount involved whs
loo Hiuall to benefit two organiza-
tions.
The student council will meet again
Monday at 1:15 p. n>.
Initiation in the Physics
Build- report that both the teams are strong
and to be thoroughly feared.
Nunn-Buih
cAnkle-Fashioned Oxfords
qou can see and
feel the difference
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Ing has not been sot, but Missouri Pa-
cific officials say that it will be late
enough to allow atudents to attend the
dance.
Railroad and game tickets went on
sale Thursday morning In the Sally-
port and the sale will continue through
Friday. Tickets for the game may be
Iliad for $1.00. Round trip tickets for
[return Saturday night will sell for
$3.30. Tickets good until Monday night
iwill sell for $4.45. Pullman accom-
jmodatlons will be available at regular
j prices.
| Owls "8et" for Steers.
I Fit and ready for their first try on
.tin- Southwest Conference firing line.
ICouch Jack Meagher and 30 odd Owls
eagerly await the opening charge of
[Clyde Llttlefield'H Texas Longhorns
Saturday. It will be the first confer-
eaoe engagement for Rice and the sec-
ond for Texas.
By virtue of their a? to 0 victory
over the powerful Arkansas eleven at
Fayetteville on the 18th and their 21
to o win over the Oklahoma Sooner*
I last Saturday, the Texas gridsters are
accorded the advantage in the contest.
However, it will be remembered that
the Owls lust year with a somewhat
weaker team than they have now,
emerged from the affray losing by the
small margin of t:i to ti.
Rice's defense against the Steer's
overhead attack will lie an important
factor in the game. It |H here that
the Owl backs, Ualph Jottes, Ken Lee,
Ankle-Fashioning, exclusive with
NunR-Bush, eliminates unJghtly
gapping at the ankle and uncom-
fortable slipping at tho heel. Re-
sult) NunR-Bush oxfords look hot-
ter and feel better. ~ ~
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"Cloth*/ of Quality*
Main etCaoiw
mil it mi iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii
Support Your
Team
Won Last Two Games
Go to Austin if Possible
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your
Kennedy and Bussell will get a i
to display their ability to do other
things besides reel off gains. It they
I succeed as well in the pass defense aa
they have done in other tilts, Rice's
chances of winning the gamo will be
much greater.
j The Steers also have a hard driving
eleven and it would be no easy mat-
ter for any team In the conference to
beat them. They boast a great offen-
sive star In Dexter Shelley. This trim
football player led the Texan attack
agulnst the Hawbucks and Sooner*
and turned in some magnificent
plays. The Steers have a fine defen-
sive player In < tardy Drown, 1(' ;l
There is no dignity in dash-
ing wetly from one class to the
next, and arriving breathless
and dripping like a wet dog.
Slip into a comfortable Fish
Brand "Varsity" Slicker and
saunter at your ease. Pockets
big and strong enough to hold
your books. Buckles or but-
tons in front, as you choose,
and a corduroy-faced collar,
with or without a strap.
Just ask for Tower's Fish
Brand, "The Rainy Day Pal."
A. J. Tower Company. Boston,
Massachusetts.
WHOOPEE!
Friday Night
In
Collegiate
Dance Night
At The
LAMAR
You'll enjoy Louis Connor and
his Orchestra. They knocked
'em dead and packed 'em In at
Rector's, New York's most fa-
mous cafe . . . you know what
I mean . . . and how!
LET'S BE THERE
Per Couple $1.50
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THE GAME?'
OF course you're going . ■ • going to many of thorn
no doubt. Everybody you know will he rh* re
. . . all smtgffed tip in warm routs . . for
there's likely to be eliiil in the air from now on.
A surprising number of them will be llarrfc-tluhio
('oats . . . for somehow or other most everyone who
has a yen for football and other outdoor sports . .
are partial to the type of Coats sponsored ami sold b>
Harris-IIahlo . . . Houston's Stvle Store.
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BETTER HURRY!
ONLY 6
RICE GIRLS LEFT
WITHOUT DATES
for the
HALLOWE'EN BALL
M. A. STEELE
Publishers
Representative
R COLUMBUS CIRCLE
NEW YORK. N. Y.
ATTENTION
STUDENTS!
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desiring fascinating remun-
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expenses representing nation-
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interested write or wire for
details—-il/. A. Steele Nation-
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, October 25, 1929, newspaper, October 25, 1929; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230147/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.