The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1939 Page: 4 of 4
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Rice University Woodson Research Center.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
I **
«
PAGE POUR
TBI TUB IB 8 B
| ]
Pf-Li
I
mm h
p! 'FT;. ?•
iiiii
Rn|
The People Speak
By Pat Nicholson
(main in another capacity. Hay Morri-
wiHjhe a uouehinj,'. shake-
up at ihe Kicc Institute liet'oiv foot-
ball unit'orm* (vra knocked loostti from
their mothball?) ayaiti. When Lloyd
Gregory, a p'ci'.sonal friend of Jimmy
Kilt*. let IikiM" with his pre-Thanks-
ifjvin.B lila-it, ihe die was cast. Greg-
ory' imn .been wound ■ too lump, not to
'kn'frvv wlofjoiij'f/he ijpeaks'.
■A. ginme iWtl'oi.'rntincc l,->" the Qwlf
■tiicjie lt t SattinUt}* did much to re-
'• ,t-L immediate pressure, but Motis-
tonian.j tmd alumni, :ean't forget that
: t(iee ha."' i<wt seven, tied one, won one
1 In- worst; record in a deca<lc.
quarterbacks arc eor-
of a cnnpletv charnfc, with Kitts
;!«j-sed' neatly! tij' i'tho tt.shcan. They
;r:e;i|i3^'' '.that th^ liitn? fidminis-
• 11 m i ri r nefj iii'im.ti ilv in cdui
i.ii'vg" #, pi 'tl^'dcpaifm^^t.
,) tti r'lit.h:, roiiki alone until
ii-ij-M .:• v.•:i>p.--. Then udministra-
'.'ffieSijis art apt to deal n« they
f}'X ' a.i
'-•■ye. ■'. ;. ;■ : '
!■"[' 4'■ i .•. ! 'i •"• u!•:' L.-, the, deleirh-
son was a hot choice of the Main
Street. Wellies throe weeks ago, but
it seems VaiuUubilt is hot eager to
i>elinqviish him, despite a mediocre
season. And Morrison is not eager to !
relinquish oneipf the fattest salaries
in the name and a position with his
Alma Mater. Ronu'iiiiber that he left
the team that he had put into the
Rose Bowl to M'o to Nashville.
The word is out strongly now that
Juss Jveely, whose ('lenison Tigers
lost only a 7-6: heartbreaker to mighty
Tulane this year, will leave South
Carolina \ headed Southwest—it' North
Carolina's Bear Wolf doesn't beat
him here.
Army-Navy
The fortieth renewal of Army-
Nayy riyiil;r,v; at Philadelphia last Sat-
urday before 10-1,000 brought forth
accounts of earlier games that are
lijgm'ldary in fViotba.ll, An enormous j
crowd of three hundred persons saw i
the first service classic on Thanks-j
'.■.iviiig Day, 181)0. j #
I'he teams were attired in uni-j Rice Invades Dallas
FRIDAY, nflfttMPPR 8. 19S9
Jim Witt for his speedy arid elu-
sive running.
Cal MeDougle for his hard drlv-
In* and defensive play.
Jack Wilson for some brilliant line-
bucking. !?f
J. P. Wood for his brilliant show-
ing as a substitute back.
Score by Quarters
Rice 0 7 0—7
Baylor 0 7 0 3—10
First Downs by Quarters
Bice 0 14 1—6
Baylor . 5 2 2 4—13
Running Plays ' . !.i;S
Rice netted 116 yards in 31 tries.
Baylor netted; 155 yards in -111 tries.
Pass Plays
Rice completed 1 out of 6 for 35
yards'.
iBaylor completed 7 out of 15 for
<i(J yards.
Scoring Plays
Wilson smashed over from the one-
yard line. Nelson kicked the point.
Wood drove over right tackle from
Continued from page t
Sandifer assisted with the execution
of the sets.
Jimmy Terflinger directed the
east in its preparation of the play,
and Charles J. Kopriva was faculty
advisor. Zylla Swart* was house man-
ager, and Gilson Smith arranged the
lights. Others in the production staff
were Ruth Moore, properties; Betty
June Pitch, box office; publicity,
Wanda Hoencke; Klrby Monroe,
programs and tickets; Dorothy Pike,
make-up; Louise Roser, ushers; and
Robert Marshall, prompting.
|||™
New York University provides its
faculty members with a special
Weather forecasting service,
0
"The Hitching Post" is the name of
the new date bureau on the Univer-
sity of Kentucky campus,
the Baylor 4. Bassett converted.
Nelson kicked a perfect field-goal
from the Rice li-yard line. Final
score: Baylor 10, Rico 7.
11
I,eft to right are pictured Marvin
Ik-Woody, Joe Price, and J. P. Mat-
thews, first-year men who are battl-|tions against Southern Methodist ut
ing regulars for the starting posl- j Dallas Saturday afternoon.
Grid Encounter
Season's Final
•in ..• '>«• i ht,' teams wore uum*u m ujij-:
"':l 1 '' :anoth- forms of canvas, yielding elegance to!
" " '.'!!?■' '•"■: : !!l.v'■'■'■11 '' ' t 'H- ' referee,' who - talked about irr a
Conference Standing
Team—
A. and M-
Baylor
S. M. U.
Texas
A i.'kansas
T. C. U. ,,
Rice
P W L T
f 6 0 0
6 4 2 0
5 3 2 0
6 3 3 0
0 2 3 1
0 1 5 0
5 0 4 1
PPSHUlh,
" I t roeli eorrt
KAYW00DIE
(ij <( //
ind derby hat. One visit-
ing uuiHmpin.in -utliiui thi- In*-- of
ik in a bom 11 u^hmg pilc-
% i'UjV. arid '-oi • i-wiil atl eM.ra pair of the
For Saturday's
Contest
\
< 'a-liait-i-s illtilided Walker.
1 v.... . ril ' ■ ne licpl !>y the .tiiwi-i
i-iock :.-i \V-e-,r- l.'i-ni'.. The original
|N;iv: goat sv..i- ,li'i .-v.n d iiy the
;\nvnl ii'iiiH-.hg^rt't wjifle Ihev"'were
;e tieel-dil!;.; ■).;> 'i'.iiV- .tii'ld' i
■ ■'|V W'ithtjiif .■ Ml.-Kti"n'ti■.%
'a chei-i ■■
ti rhiu'-l; Wjiiic tiii1'
: J "Gi.iiitin'ued1 from page 1'
......... ,;tic with Baylor for second place in
leclh klUM-keti out. Heavy, pieei: l^o-ue slandings. Mullotiweg, who
■ n.- ear .hitt.-a off; nn.i |loo.v, .iawlw;ls toUIlttt, ,H]'t |'()J
return t.wn -week
ref." ef.
;j tin'
i|i t ,.
jiu-.ken by a kick hoiii tackle,
tlli
s av
Vel
season only
o under full
ifit.ile Presto
ijiMgjM
pace the tricky Mustang j
Sport Scribe Standing
Name-- P W L T
Collins 20 15 4 I
Layer 20 14 5 l
Gregory . 20,14 5 il
Pet.
1.0.00
.667
.600
.500
.417
.167
.100
Pet.
.775
.725
,725
Ballew
Miller
Freeman
Nicholson
20 13 0 l ,<>75
20 J3 ti 1 .075
20 13 6 1 .675
20 10 !) 1 .525
Recent Scores
T. C. U. 2l, Riee 0, at Fort Worth.
S. M. U. 21, Baylor 0, at Dallas.
A and M. 20, Texas 0, at College
Station.
Baylor 10, Rice 7, at Houston.
S. M. U. 14, T. C. U. 7, at Fort
Worth,
Final Game of Season
Rice vs. S. M. IT. at Dallas.
Get Your
ARROW
SHIRTS «t
m
MAIN At PRAIRIE
FI.AME-GRAIN BRIAR
')r /-/f/
MEERSCHAUM $12^0
..it'.-'1- I ;;':.oui. this, one
' n'-s; lo.il'VA ,,\vho
K-,i.'• •'-!•««- pi,,io want tola.ow
:: '.-'^dt'liili ,uni ,!ni.'. in 111ipii i- -.
;i:■; v;;ii .li'lret^i) to the tj'i.iuIMtj
■ ' i t.hfi i.;:i':!M'.ii.;liui.;i'i'i Iti iliCH-.i.iiiV-
<■■■ HoRil'lit; liic T,:, l 'i'',lii.('y
- . . ! ■ , vli.:V \s uli i.lie Vi-'.if and
y-hini.;, if -it witcn't die. line-,t m.i-
Wffl' t'\ ;be in Wliithro.siriolx- ro-"
;. • .1. Hji;' tiavo'l?, 'Kot'lS1)'! tWii'l-
I :-!vi "7"!ii.;! .ino.l' i<it' ibi:-,.
i-'j'; : 11*1 f..r. v.'.'.cij;;1 -'.'lil
O. A i j(;i jjVii'i/siSiij.fi; H, 11 ic-MTiurt: crtiwvl'r,
' atP'jjb.tis" r i' ill ShrsuTi'shove. Tn;-:-1, ;!l '
KAYWOODIE COMPANY
K s / .-/I'/Ari.'.rvhr; Ne« Vork,/ /i/London
.ij; |hi kickv.
rhv ai.'-ldi-.;.
**i?ll"i nil.o a quar-
l i I i-i.Tgi-r was
i paiIk
I:-- '. trie
i# fires
tj|§|
en -.a oi.is.- jiilert'Weijce
"if thi. ganiie^pt a
Arinyi, |,i-omotion
:m- It i.- i'piiekc-1-
than old and «llis In- h< more
fatal!''
Uirt
■ I o k (■' a\'. e.'io .: ,)ii,-hi - i;h.- Texas
I-o7 mi, or its', ii ... ; ti ri d i e c,.inference
)-il■!:. in. Ifiisiccthail., likes Ar-
kar. ...- !'!i;e '-id !i;i,\ 'i'liey havr-
• •• -1.ri11 bie-k ciiinirfj^/Wjch
.!uuir-myr I--.: A-tainv. 'je.'vdliH 'iiil
-• "tn! A-'iii'riV'-. ■•iireugnt; njs kid
i : sj.v feet. > i.v in-t to sehtopj
with Iri'i-J.i tit.:.- • yen;> — Hi;gh Wolfe,
fviriiK.ii f i!;!.iiiek for the <)r:inj>e and
White, e.oa-c.h'iisg ■ a ■ j:-i-o outfit in
iiii-,villi, .-.no ■:is t;e:iiiju);i(,i? -Jrid .Vt-
i.clijsOM .f.n tiiir- k-toiid i-!||ii|ii'|.ii(i^f:hip
W.-i;!'.-': '|ii.iii with a last, jieri'b.d'
'Hiie Cor-i.-ll math;- Kern
' uiri
AP
Ihc
Meth'edtst - havi- n-lained
much of their!, nat ioiial prestige d( -
-pili- a |nr/z';ing two-touciidown loss
'to Ail;an-a and trouble fioni Texas
jChristiiih. Tfit-y will rkde a< heavy
, !';iv->i it,-- di -pi'.i tin- oiiv'nui.- iiiiprove-
iiiie.iit -howti -iv t'.he liice sijnaii last
virions ti,,,,. o„,_
, .'.hHt'| iere are^llie sell.oi
"' ' 1,1 itlHij fo.othuN squild vcho will
II- II- are :;ilie .-eil'ior ineiiiheis of
footonII f.'juii.d who will see thc-ir
last i|iiai ters of service with the In-
stitute riwis tomorrow when they
tangle with the S. M. I'. Mustangs:
Hill llaiiei', HtnveVl Hus)>ands, Rqin-
hiiit; Stnnzrl, .1. (ireen. Floyd
Alechler.
Harold
Brandon,
fioh!,.
Don linger.,. F.d
Palmer.
Ol.ie
Krilest
t 'iifdiii,
Singletary,
l.ain. Boh
and Hilly
i.t.i-iieiid.-JvvMi..
Nil
lie. it
■ nit'.
adi.- .ptvl! :i!!-e!.)ifdi-i>fi
1 1' 11 - -1 i 11 > r.iiih: anii .is due for
I a! l-eonfe;s'li-. i- s-lvettori.
I ■ ' ■——.-* 0 ■"—~——..—_
.Ohio t i.ivi-rs |i y fraternity
i I'iir'd.^e.-. ;Htiy!'ii itij 'annua!! "Dii,i-,h! isiighl?'
•■viiirh tjjiuy .U:i>,,thii ml in;.-;.-; of/the,
Fri-htiiai: 'wome.lr Hi ".Mitdis-ni Cohi
j !i-e:e get. wore vnail that!, the niivniiiirl'.-
1.1" tin other three elfi'.s'jjes.v
LOST—lU'.wai'd !?■").!il) ShcatTor
Liftltiino; A tiT i >vi ii| iii I'tiuntain
licit. Sig'tiattu'i' onvravi'ti on gold
fciaiid—1 I.. West, 1736 Al-
bans Road., Phone 11-9856,
Official Owl
I//
To Dallas
RICE vs. S. M. U.
Saturday, December 9
$^0^^ "T f\ Leave Houston
" Grand Central Station
7 A. M., DEC. 9
Returning, leave
Dallas 5:45 P.M.
COACHES, LUNCH CAR AND DINER
Hi da this fust special for a safe, comfortable, pleasant trip.
Southern Pacific
t'll> Tickot Office, 913 TYxnn Avenue
(*rmui Central Station, \\ nshinirton Ave.
I'hone Cnpitnl 1121
AMPLE FREE PARKING ?PACE AT SP STATION, HOUSTON
Coach
Round
Follow Arrow And You Follow The Style
y;W
Duncan
Lord Kent
Walton
DATING TONIGHT?
WWHEN you want to look your best for an
important dale, no other article of apparel
creates more the impression of immaculate attire
than an Arrow white starched collar worn with
a solid colored or striped Arrow neckband shirt.
With any one neckband shirt you can vary the
style of the collar to suit your mood or your
girl friend. You II like the smart appearance and
economy of Arrow starched collars.
See your dealer today regarding this high
style 1940 fashion.
ARROW COLLARS
SHIRTS . . . TIES . . . HANDKERCHIEFS . . . UNDERWEAR
GOING HOME?
SEND THAT LUGGAGE
by FAST RAILWAY EXPRESS!
■ f'j Vt f. bi. ilK' the Kail -
,-. ay I*, v.;1-, e ,s .!■_;< Dt
v,' heii v11.;r fj'iut'k or
'U |\M. ke. ! .111(1
nil they will speed.
ill ., t toyri'tif horrie,
in all iii'ies iiru.l )>rii)-
< Mil fuAvn's,. Yon
-.irii ■soft'i "ctflkti" too, same as your laundry
(.;<;!)(-s: .lj;jic .ii'ti's ' i.<>.iriplctt*. low cost service
!!!;:, .wiiriiiig ;iti<!l .t;i!nng, and enjoy your
ri.iiii h i|?: lull of the proper Holul.tv spirit.
When phone, by the way, be sure to tell
I'Mtr uhen if/aill.
S2ti A\ A SI 11N f/ION A YEN I' K
I'W-slon rill'i Houston, Texas
liAILWA\
l]xi ui:ws
NATION WIDE RAIL-AIR SERVICE
jflrf;' ...
THE ALL-AMERICAN CHOICE
FOR
AND
BETTER TASTE
IS CHESTERFIELD'S RIGHT COMBINATION
of the world's best cigarette tobaccos
When you ask for Chesterfields you're
buying something no other cigarette can give
you at any price . . . the RIGHT .COMBINATION of
the world's best cigarette tobaccos. All over
America millions of smokers find that Chest
erfields give them a cooler, better-tasting and
definitely milder smoke.
sa,s v. riftW comk,pflt,.0ne" |
« m„t V « « Tvito
werfiw
wmm
Copyrlim 19M, tieoBrr & Mvm To A£eo Co.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1939, newspaper, December 8, 1939; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230469/m1/4/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.