The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1967 Page: 6 of 12
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Rice Owls eradicate SMU Ponies
By BUDDY TROFFER
SMU had the star but Rice
had the team Satui-day night
as the Owls throttled the
Ponies' aerial circus 14-10, and
took over sole possession of
first place in the SWC.
Forty-one thousand onlookers
saw SMU put the ball in the
air .fifty—count 'em — fifty
times, but the Owls, in a goal
line defense for 19 of 87 snaps,
gave up only one touchdown.
The Ponies gave Rice a scare
with a last minute drive toward
pay dirt, but Pascual Piedfort
intercepted a Mike Livingston
pass in the end zone to preserve
the victory.
The Mustangs pulled a few
tricks out. of their bag and tried
to cross up the Owls with new
formations. About two-thirds of
the SMU offensive and defen-
sive set-ups were formations
that the Owls hat! never seen
before.
Jerry Levins was used some-
times as n target, but mostly,
as a decoy to pull the defenders
out of a zone so that another
Ponv could come into the zone
to receive the pass.
SMU drew first blood af-
ter a pass interception and a
l'! yard pass to Levias set up
• he field goal by Dennis Partee.
Early in the second quarter a
two yard Livingston pass found
way into the end zone in
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ceiver. The PAT was good an;l
the Ponies led 10-0.
Then Rice began to get hot.
The running of L.V. Benning-
field plus passes from Robert
Hailey to Larry Davis, Dickie
Phillips and Macon Hughes led
to the first Owl's score. This
came on a two yard plunge by
Shelton. Wayne Kennedy kicked
the point and the lead was cut
to 10-7.
Rice made an inspired come-
back in the second half, high-
lighted by the defensive work of
Hogo Hollas, Gene Auldrige,
Steve Bradshaw, Pascual Pied-
fort and the rest of the defense.
The offense finally moved a
little as Rice marched down to
the SMU forty-two where Shel-
ton broke through right tackle
for the TD. The kick was good
and Rice went into the lead.
An eventful fourth quarter
gave much action but no scor-
ing. Excitement grew to a fever
pitch when SMU drove to the
four and the three-yard lines—
the latter with just over a min-
ute left in the game. Both times
the Rice defense thwarted the
Mustang attack, the second time
with an intercepted pass in the
end zone.
Although a great victory, it
was an expensive one for the
Owls. L. V. Benningfield was
operated on to repair torn liga-
ments in his ankle. George Al-
exander strained ligaments in
his left knee and is out for an
indefinite period. The loss of
these two starters will be hard
on the Owls.
If the University of Texas
had to play without their start-
ers at these same key posi-
tions, the Longhorns would be
without a team.
Texas is another key game
for the Owls, as all games will
be this year. The defense must
play just as well and the offense
m.YL&'t ko.ep drives movmg. Texas
has a good team but they can
be beaten.
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Barry Richardson (31) breaks up a Mike Lvinigston pass in
first quarter action Saturday. Jay Colins (85) looks on.
15-0 win
Owlets wallop Co Its
By LARRY TURNER
The Rice Owlets defeated the
SMU Colts 15-0 Friday after-
noon on two fourth quarter
touchdowns.
As the fourth quarter started,
Gary Thomas topped off a 42-
yard drive with a quarterback
sneak for six inches and the
first score. Larry Caldwell ran
for the two extra points.
Defensive Battle
SMU carried its first sus-
tained drive of the game to the
Owlet two where two fine de-
fensive plays and a penalty
stopped the Colts short of the
goal. The second Rice TD came
soon after that. George Davis
recovered a fumbled punt on the
SMU 23 and quarterback Tony
Seidel promptly tossed to wing-
back David Keys in the end
zone for the score. Kyle Free-
man kicked the PAT.
But the real story of the
game was a defensive battle
that has not been seen for a
long time.
Five Interceptions
The Owl defense was strong-
er, however, as Tommy Alexan-
der led the whole team with
three pass interceptions and a
recovered fumble. Walter Rich-
ardson blocked and caught an-
other as the Colt offense added
considerably to their downfall
with blunders.
The two standouts in con-
taining the attack were line-
backer Kenny Pearson and end
James Garner. Pearson recov-
ered one fumble and teamed
with Roger Roitsch to stop up
the middle.
Garner contained the end
sweeps of the Methodists and
forced them to the inside where
Pearson waited.
Shorthorns Next
The offensive standout for
the Owlets was utility infielder
Larry Caldwell. Caldwell didn't
start but played some time at
quarterback, tailback and wing-
back. The coaches feel that he is
too versatile to remain at just
one position.
The Owlets journey to the
Capitol City next Friday to tac-
kle the UTA Shorthorns. The
Shorthorns are boasting of an-
other "blue-chip" frosh team.
The Texas team runs the fa-
mous Texas power sweep and
the sprint-out option as about
98 per cent of their offense. The
defense is also tough with at
least one fine linebacker. This
could really spell trouble for the
Owlets unless they can find
some offensive threat.
Duplicate bridge
enthusiasts hold
first tournament
By JOEL TAUROG
Winning pairs in the year's
first session of the Rice Dupli-
cate Bridge Club were John
Ashton-Ron Beall and Eric So-
renson-James Whisenant. Win-
ners were named from a field
of fourteen Sunday.
Duplicate bridge is the form
of contract bridge used in all
tournaments and championships
thi'oughout the world. It is more
keenly competitive and, for
many bridge players, more en-
joyable than rubber bridge.
The play rests on the dupli-
cate principle, the same hand
being played several times. The
two pairs who play a hand at
any given table are designated
as either North-South or East-
West. Later their score on the
hand is compared with the
scores of the other pairs who
played the hand sitting in the
same direction.
The effect is that a pair's real
opponents are not so much the
players at their own table as
the pairs holding the same cards
at the other tables. The luck of
the deal is eliminated. A pair
can effectively compare abilities
with another pair by comparing
performances with the same
hands over a long period of
time.
Games are planned for alter-
nate Sundays throughout the
year.
All members of the Rice com-
munity who are interested in
bridge are encouraged to par-
ticipate in this increasingly
popular form of the game. The
next match will be held on Sun-
day, November 5, at 2 pm in the
Hanszen Commons.
Girls groom for gridiron grapple
Intramurals — Saturday, No-
vember 4, at 4 pm, all entries to
the following events close: bas-
ketball, handball singles (novice
and regular), badminton singles,
and table tennis (singles and
doubles).
J. R. Barker, Intramural Di-
rector, has asked that on all
basketball entries, the team cap-
tain should designate a particu-
lar day and a night that their
team could be available to play.
Failure to designate a partic-
By MARY BETH MARTIN
This year, Homecoming week-
end offers an added attraction
to Rice football fans. Not only
will the Owls meet the Razor-
backs, but on ..November 12
Jones and Brown will meet in
the third annual Powderpuff
Football game.
The Little Brown Jugs will
face the Jones team Sunday
afternoon at 3 pm in the old
stadium, and this game, with
ular day and night may result
in your team being assigned to
a date that would be inconven-
ient for the players.
* * *
Basketball — The basketball
team will occupy the main court
at the gym at the following
hours: Monday and Wednesday
from 3 until 5:30, and on Tues-
day, Thursday and Friday from
3 until 9 with a one hour break
for dinner. The noting of this
schedule is to facilitate intra-
mural basketball practices.
* ❖ *
Gymnastics—Max Loughlin is
trying to form a gymnastics
club. Anyone that is interested
should call him at ext 612.
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each team holding_ one win,
should be an exciting champion-
ship determinant.
While enthusiasm and the
bruise rate is high in both col-
leges, the Jones coaches, Bill
Leeman and Bob Thompson,
seem reluctant to disclose any
plans for defense of last year's
win against the Brown chal-
lengers.
A Jones scrimmage last Sun-
day did prove that Peggy
"Slingshot" Sfftrtzer is in
"passable" form and Brown
can count on trouble from vet-
eran defensive player Jane
Starling. Aside from that, it's
anybody's guess what Jones will
pull out of their bag of gridiron
goodies.
Brown coaches, Gene Shroder,
Ricky Jacobs, and Ralph New-
man, have plenty to say about
this year's meeting, however.
Confident about their defensive
line, practice sessions have
tended to emphasize offensive
play.
Brown's running game should
center around Jody Fizer and
Jean Amspoker Cole, with an
airborne game built around the
passing of Fizer and Diana Mc-
Clain, all veteran players. Other
returning players include Susie
Abright, Cindy Coyne, Paula
Smith, CaroL Flake, and Joanna
Alexander.
If the present enthusiasm in
each college is any indication,
this year's game should be an
exicting one. Hopefully, referee
Mahon (Buz) Garry will play it
straight and the Jugs' Cheer-
leaders, Tom (Laertes, the
Grub) Bibles, and Gentleman
Jesse Wallace and the dubious
marching band will not.
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Hancock, Darrell. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 7, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 26, 1967, newspaper, October 26, 1967; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245011/m1/6/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.