The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1952 Page: 5 of 6
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By DICK RARIG
Guest Writer
A preview of the Southwest Conference basketball picture
was presented in the last issue of The Thresher with most of
the space devoted to Rice's six opponents. Now we shall place
the Owls beneath the magnifying glass in an attempt to see
what makes them tick.
Look Magazine spotted the Owls
in the sixth slot of'the seven-team
loop in their preview and The
Thresher predictors relegated them
to the same position. The outcome
of the Cotton Bowl Tournament
proved this to be an underestima-
tion. At the conclusion of the tour-
nament, Bice had. finished fourth,
omitting Vanderbilt, the only non-
conference competitor.
To accomplish this, the Owls had
to beat Baylor and SMU after the
first round loss to TCU had placed
them in the consolation round. This
accomplishment raised the stock in
the Owls to a certain degree, but
the Mustangs rose up and changed
the picture. The Ponies reversed the
earlier decision by coming from be-
hind and taking Rice in the first
conference game.
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However, the outlook is far from
gloomy, even after dropping a sec-
ond contest to the Frogs, Don Su-
man's boys showed a great deal of
improvement from the first up to
the last non-<$onference game. They
have fallen off to some extent now
that loop play has commenced but
should pick up soon.
From- the past performances it
can be '"seen that the Owls are a
first half team. If the season's four-
teen games had ended at half-tiihe,
Rice would have an 8-4 record with
two ties, instead of the present 5-9
(Continued on Page 6)
Owls Drop Second SWC
Gam To Frogs, 42-30
By HOWARD MARTIN
The Rice Owls dropped Conference game number two at
Autry Court Tuesday night, losing to highly favored TCU
42-30. The Owls made it a battle for three quarters before
the Frogs pulled away.
Rice's slow, deliberate style gave TCU a lot of trouble,
and a shifting defense managed
to hold George McLeod to seven
points. Those seven points
came at crucial moments, however,
and once, the defense was broken,
the' offense couldn't hold the scoring
pace. Johnny Etheridge led the scor-
ers with 13 points, with his com-,
panion guard, Byron Kilpatrick, sec-
ond with 9. Maurice Teague paced
the Owl scorers with 7 points.
The first quarter started slow and
deliberate, and set the pace for the
whole game. Etheridge's two bas-
kets late in the quarter gave TCU
a 10-7 lead. Kilpatrick increased it
to 12-7, before an Owl rally, led
by Ralph Grawunder and Teague,
put Rice out in front at half, 16-15.
Rice managed to hojd McLeod score-
less in the first half, but his brief
second half spurt and Etheridge's
fine play paced TCU to their third
straight Conference win.
Midway in the the third quarter,
free throws by Gene Schwinger and
Bert Dickens put the Owls ahead,
19-18, and after McLeod's first buck-
et of the night, Dickens returned
the Owl lead, 21-£0, for the last
time. McLeod made it 22-21, Leonard
Childs tied it up, Harvey Fromme
put the Frogs in front, 24-22, but
Teague's crip tied it up again, 24-24.
The Frogs then proceeded to put
the game on ice. McLeod's free throw
and Etheridge's sensational long
shot gave TCU a 27-24 end of the
third quarter lead. Another bucket
(Continued on Page 6)
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The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, January 11, 1952, newspaper, January 11, 1952; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth230888/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.