The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 18, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 6, 1945 Page: 3 of 4
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By Bob Miville ft Leo
ALL-SOUTHWEST CONFERENCE
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Few sports can rival football in
skill of publicizing individual
in making the nation con-
•cious of great gridiron exploits.
Most popular and most discussed
of such campaigns is building up an
All-American or All-Conferenceman.
A pigskin ace reaches his senith
only when named to a recognized
All-America or All-Conference team.
Beatihg the drums for these football
greats and reading about them is
the &vorite pastime of all football
fans.
, Fully realizing that this All-
Southwest Conference eleven that we
are herewith presenting to you will
go little way toward any sort of
recognition, we nevertheless feel that
the Thresher should not be outdone.
This star-studded aggregation was
selected only after much investiga-
tion and upon your reporter's own
observations throughout the past
season, so if you'll bear with us,
here we go:
L.E. Hubert Bechtol (Texas)—
Playing in his third year of college
football, this lithe, 190-pound end
'4 has displayed fire-eating defensive
play along with his spectacular pass
snatching act.
, L.T. Tom Dean (SMU)—This 240-
pound tackle pulls out of the line to
lead Mustang interference. He tack-
les for keeps—ask Anderson.
L.G. James Winkler (A&M)—This
18-year old freshman from Temple,
Texas sparked the A&M line on 'of-
fense with consistently good block-
ing for the Sharecropper backs.
C. Harris (Texas)—A. great pivot
who earns a close nod oyer Gerry
Weatherly even though lacking pre-
vious college experience. He was
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ward wall.
R.G. Grant Darnell (A&M)—In
his third year in the Aggie line he
outshone running mate, Monte Mon-
crief, despite a switch from end to
guard. Great on defense.
' R.T. Kenneth Nelson (Rice)—This
huge Denver, Colorado boy broke
into the starting Rice lineup in mid-
season and since then has been out-
standing in Rice's bid for the league
crown.
R.E. Jack MacBride( Rice)—Shi-
ro's, or is Navasota's gangling end
over shadowed T. C. U.'s Dale
Schwarttzkopf with his pass-snaring
when the Owls needed it most.
Q.B. Jack Price (Baylor)—Hulk-
ing, 200-pound veteran of Baylor's
Bears can handle the ball on any
formation from a T to a triple-wing.
Does the long-passing and punting.
A triple-threat.
L.H. Art Goode (A&M)—Led the
conference in scoring as well as
ground-gaining to gain an All-Con-
ference berth. Only 18-years old, he
will be around to help Norton and
his Cadet Corps for three more sea-
sons. v J
R.H. Robert Nerair (Rice)—Rice's
able field general who is the most
consistent player in the league. No
All-Conference team would be com-
plete without this hard-charging
back, now an Ensign somewhere in
the Pacific.
FiB. Preston Smith (A&M)—On
last year's All-Texas schoolboy team,
"Pee-Wee" was second to his run-
ning mate, Art Goode. Lived up to
press notices and overshadowed such
other tailbacks as Pierce of Baylor
and Anderson of Rice.
The return of Doak Walker (SM
U) and Bobby Layne (Texas) saw
these two veterans lead their teams chem En^neers
1° ?08me conlerence,Slimes-2 p.m.
battles. These backs were considered | Maallel.s vs Ram(,lel.s_2
for berths but since they joined I Teterin8 T~0t3 vs WesWde Coun_
then- teams m mid-season, the other
backs earned the nod. The choices
By John J. Vox
Touch football went into its third
week as two close
played. The Chem Engineers defeat-
ed the Ramblers by a score of 2
penetrations to one, and the T-House
Club defeated the Tetering Tots 2
to 0 on a safety made in the early
minutes of the game.
The Chem Engineers made their
two penetrations early in the game,
and the Ramblers made their lone
penetration in thex late seconds of
the game. Zimmer of the Ramblers
continuously threatened the Engi-
neers with his good running and
pass receiving. For the Chem Engi-
neers Gray 3tood out with his block-
ing and rushing.
The T-House Club got off to an
early start putting the Tetering Tots
behind their own goal line early in
the first quarter. Their score, and
the only score of the game, came
when a low pass from center on a
fourth down hit the ground, making
the ball dead behind the goal line
constituting a safety. For the rest
of the game neither team made a
penetration. Perlitz stood out for the
T-House Club, and Ford for the
Tetering Tots.
Thus far each team has only
played one game with two games of
play remaining. It is still any team's
championship. Upsets will definitely
occur, making it a close race.
The Slippery Slimes and the Chem
Engineers now lead the American
League, with one win and no losses
each; the Maullers and Ramblers
holding the bottom with no wins
and one loss each. In the National
League, the Westside Country Club,
and the T-House Club share the lead
with one win each and no losses;
and the Rippers and the Tetering
1\jts hold the cellar with no wins
and one loss each. • « „
Games to be played Saturday, 8
December are as follows;
vs. Slippery
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By "The Cube"
Our Owls open their 1945-46 cage season tonight1 in Hunts-
ville against the Sam Houston State Teacher's College. This is
the first of a 21 game schedule that is to be climaxed 22 and 23
February by a two game finale at Fayetteville with the Arkan-
sas Razorbacks. — ~ —
Hi rbevt from Southeastern Missouri
State.
The first home affair for the Owls
Little is known about the Bear-
cats but neither is the ability of the
Feathered Flock an open book.
Coach Buster Brannon, back as head
basketball mentor after 3Vi years in
the Navy, hasn't been handed the
experienced team that Coach Joe
Davis was lucky to have last year.
Gone is All-American Bill Henry,
and All-conference Murray Menden-. , „ ,
hall and Dick Wehr. In fact, Koneinnm,al "><■* <#«* 2'> 2S. '1
will be a home and home series with
S.L.I., the Owls traveling to Lafay-
ette, La. on 12 December and the
Bulldogs coming to Houston on 19
December, two games with East Tex-
as State here 21 and 22, and the
j trek to Oklahoma City for their
that we have presented here will
undoubtedly meet with much critic-
ism, but then it's almost impossible
to select a team that will meet with
everyone's approval. You can't say
we didn't try.
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are now being accepted at the Field
House. Contact Mr. Hermance, Mr.
McDougle, or myself at the Field
House, or call J-28083. A fifty-cent
deposit is required of each player,
and all entries must be in by 1 p.m.
Saturday 22 December.
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try Club—3 p.m.
T-House Club vs. Rippers—3 p.m.
Games to be played Wednesday,
12 December:
Slippery Slimes vs. Ramblers.
Ttterir.g Tots vs. Rippers.
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RICE-BAYLOR—
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first period—and the fans were stun-
ned, unable to believe that this fum-
ble-mad Rice eleven was the very
same team that had stiff-armed
such teams as Texas and Texas A&
M. And surprising enough, the Bears
managed to hold that margin
throughout the first half.
Pulling out of their lethargic
first half, the Rice attack finally
caught fire in the third period, when
Walmsley broke loose on a sen-
sational 40-yard punt return to pave
the way for the first Owl touch-
down. Hauling in Price's punt on
his own 30, the fleet-footed Walm-
sley almost shook loose for a tally
but he was brought to earth on the
Baylor 30. It was "Dawg" Keeney's
turn to take a hand in the proceed-
ings and in two plays he had crossed
the goal line. With Tom Murphy
kicking the extra point the 14 to 7
didn't sound quite so bad.
The second Rice touch was in the 1
form on a one-man-act by Jack Mac-
Bride, midway in the fourth quarter.
Reaching up and hauling in Price's
pass on the Rice 40 the lanky end
raced 60 yards for paydirt after
breaking away from at least five
Bears. Murphy subbed in again to
kick the extra point and now that
14 to 14 score didn't sound quite so
bad either. ^
Rice's desperate gamble to break
the stalematg boomeranged when
Griffin intercepted a Mason pass
on the 30 and streaked down the
sidelines to the Rice 23 where Mason
ran him out of bounds. That is where
Johnson, tfith a 15 second deadline,
is the whole team that brought Rice
the most successful season in its
histoxy. Not even a squadman is
back from last year's team that won
21 games, and lost only to the Na-
tional champion Oklahoma Aggies.
Taking Bill Henry's place at the
pivot spot will be 6'6" Bill Tom, a
promising freshman civilian, star of
last year's Highland Park Scotties. i
Incidentally, it may be remembered j
that Highland Park was Bill Henry's 1
alma mater. (Paid Adv.) The other
four starting spots will probably
be manned by Navy boys. Joe Lea-
mon, a guard, hails from Indiana
State Teachers College, the school
that gave us the diminutive Menden-
hall, as does Don Scharlach, a for-
ward.
From Notre Dame via Valley Col-
lege comes Pete Lannon, the other
guard likely to start tonight's tus-
sle. At the other forward will prob-
D. L. Patrick, who started, his col-
lege career at the University of
North Carolina. The only Houston-
ian on the squad is Bun Bobbitt, a
guard, from John Reagan High
School. Others showing promise at
present are Johnny Clarke, 6'7"
tree-top from Breckenridge, Texas,
and John Hall, both civilians, and
Paul Johnson and Charles Herbert.
| two Navy boys. Johnson hails from
J Notre Dame and Valley College and
2S December.
The SWC opener will pit the Owls
against the Horned Frogs of T.C.U.
4 January at the Houston High
School Field House, where all home
games will be played.
Our Owls won't win all their
games this year but they won't lose
thein all either. So, win or lose, let's
have EVERYBODY turn out for the
home games and cheer for the
Flock. Student attendance was good
during last year's championship sea-
son and it's up to us to give the
team all the moral support that's in
us.
Here's the tip-off so let's go Owls!
did the seemingly impossible by
delivering his game-winning field
goal and giving Baylor a thrilling
17-14 victory.
The game closed out the season
here and left the Owls with six-
wins against as many losses and
put them in a three-way tie with
T.C.U. and Texas A&M foil third
place in the Southwest Conference.
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