The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 4, Ed. 1 Friday, October 12, 1951 Page: 5 of 6
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THE THRESHER
Five
Rice, Navy Clash Tomorrow Night
Both Teams Looking
For First '51 Victory
By Dick Karig
The United States Navy will drop anchor in Houston to-
morrow night and board the "CSS Bice Stadium for some hand
to han<^ combat with the Owls. The Middies have yet to enter
a mark on the win side of the ledge* this fall, but armed with
the remembrance of their defeat of the 1950 Army powerhouse,
they cannot be denied for long.
To date the Naval Academy's op-
position has been confined to the
top two teams of the Ivy League.
In a hotly contested game they
fought Yale to a 7-7 standstill and
last Saturday the Midshipmen came
within four points of halting Prince-
ton's winning streak at fourteen
games.
Zastrow Is Passer
The Navy echelon in the Pentagon
may fight service unification, but
Predictions
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ed ways, with the Bruins and
the Cadets scoring important
intersectional victories. Texas found
as scheduled, and the league winners
its offense, SMU discovered a run-
ning attack, TCU scored Conference
win number one, and Rice declined to
take advantage of LSU's kindness.
The scores:
Texas A&M 14, Oklahoma 7
Baylor 27, Tulane 14
TCU 17, Arkansas 7*
SMU 35, Missouri 0
Texas 45, North Carolina 20
LSU 7, Rice 6
*—Conference game
The predictors, in case anybody's
curious, are rocking at a lousy .667
clip, with 12 out of 18 so far.
RICE vs. NAVY. The Owls' sput-
tering "T" has yet to hit on all four.
The Middies, with Bob Zastrow at
the helm, have theirs running a
little more smoothly. If Rice can find
an offense to go with their defense,
the Big Blue Team is liable to hang
up victory number one. Strictly by
book: Navy 21, Rice 14.
BAYLOR vs. ARKANSAS. Last
year, the Razorbacks scored a thump-
ing win over the surprised Bears.
This year Larry Isbell has more ex-
perience under his belt — and the
Hogs have yet to find the man to
direct their attack. Baylor 27, Ar-
kansas 7.
SMU vs. NOTRE DAME. The
Fighting Irish*have begun to make
noises in the middlewest—noises like
the Notre Dame of old. The Ponies
found a running attack against weak
Missouri, and have managed to hold
a good Ohio State team, 7-0. This
game could develop into the battle
of the week, but from here it's
Notre Dame 20, SMU 7.
TEXAS vs.'OKLAHOMA. The
Longhorns, fresh from a terrific win
over North Carolina, come up
against a Sooner team fresh from
a loss to Texas A&M. A lot of ques-
tions will be answered with this
game, and the Steers ought to make
a passing grade on them. Texas 26,
Oklahoma 14.
TCU vs. TEXAS TECH. The Red
Raiders have a team this year, but
losses to the Aggies and the Cougars
should take a little starch from their
attack. The Horned Frogs may be
playing minus Mai Fowler, but Gil
Bartosh and Bobby Jack Floyd are
still around. TCU 21, Texas Tech 7.
TEXAS A&M vs. WAYBELOW
U. We've often wondered if any-
body reads this stuff. Yep, accord-
ing to the schedules, the Aggies have
an open date this week, propping for
the important TCU game next week.
We can hear Dutch Meyer moaning
from here.
on the gridiron their forces are
finely integrated. In the air they are
led by Bob Zastrow, who passed for
one touchdown and scored the other
in ending the 28 game undefeated
string of the Black Knights last
December.
It has been his play directing and
passing that has kept Navy in con-
tention this year. Coupled with the
passing is a torrid ground attack
with team captain Frank Hauff at
the helm. He is assisted by Fred
Franco and Frank Brady.
The line that scuttled the Army
forward wall is intact except for
the picket posts. The standout line-
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Bob Zastrow, ace Middie passer and man under is slated to
the Owls plenty of trouble tomorrow night.
give
Navy's Air Cadets
To Perform Drills
At Grid Halftime
The Navy's crack pre-flight drill
team from Pensacola will display its
intricate marching maneuvers a t
halftime of the Rice-Navy game at
Rice Stadium on Saturday night.
Sixty-one pre-flight Naval Cadets
comprise the crack drill unit that
will appear at major grid games in
various sections of the country this
season. This will be their only Texas
appearance. They performed at the
SMU-Ohio State game before 80,-
000 fans in Columbus, Ohio, two
weeks ago.
The Korean situation forced can-
cellation of plans for the drill unit
last year, but the unit is in action
again this fall as the members have
given up their spare time from a
rigorous academic schedule to prac-
tice their complicated routines un-
der Marine Corp drill sergeants.
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