, 1934-11-25
LAWRENCE Is
GAMES HERO


BY HARRELL Il. LEE
HOUSTON. Nov. 24.-R- Al
thrice beaten Texas Christian uni
yersity team struck quickly here
Saturday night. then remained
unyielding for 81 minutes In the
teeth OF a terrific pounding to beat
the Rice Owls z ami 2 and remove
them from the select list Of the
nations u~ndefeated.
The Frogs tore gaping holes in
the right side Of the Rice line and
marched 90 yards for a touchdown
the first time they had possession
OF the ball. After that, the game
belonged TO Rice, with the invaders
almost helpless on offensc and the
Owls surging down the field time
after time but d stubborn line and
an alert backfield turned them
back as they neared the final stripe.
Lawrence was the big noise in
the Toads' winning drive. He made
several nice gains as the Fort
Worth team advanced from its own
20-yard line TO Rice's 3. The Owls
then started out al II TO put on q
goal line stand such as featured
their play in previous contests and
three lineplayS Melted only three
yards. Lawrence dropped back to
pass and was almost tackled. How
ever, he managed TO make a short
toss 10 Captain Joe Coleman,
standing behind the line Of scrim-
mage, and the Frog quarterback
charged about 10 yards for q touch
down.
Intentional Safety
Manton kicked goal but Subse-
Quent events proved that point was
unnecessary. Rice perhaps would
have been BANKED but for the
Frogs generosity IN the fourth
quarter. A punt by McCauley had
rolled TO the Christian one yard
line. Coleman was sent back into
the game to call for an intentional
safety rather than risk the chance
OF punting out.
I'D until the final seconds Of
play Rice held high hopes OF beat
Ing the Frogs for the first time
since 1924. Three plays from the
end, the Owls had the ball on the
TCU five yard line but a penalty
for too many times out set them
back five yards and third and
fourth down passes we're incomplete.
Until Saturday Rice had gone
through nine games without defeat
and had been tied only BY Coach
Biff Jones powerful Louisiana
State Tigers. The feathered flock
had been prominently mentioned
for invitation to either the Pasadena
Rose Bowl o. New Orleans Sugar
Bowl post season trays.
AS a result Of the unexpected
T.C.U. victory. Rice must beat Bay
lcr next week TO win the South
west conference championship un-
less the Texas AggieS should upset
Texas.
Lawrence a from the bench as
soon as the final gun had sounded
and knocked down Sergeant Fischer,
the field judge. A pass interference
penalty called two minutes earlier
and giving Rice the ball on the
Frog l3-yard line was reported 70
have aroused the ire OF the stellar
back.
Frog Line stars
Darrell Lester, center, and the
entire left side Of the T.C.U. line
PLAYED sterling football. The sopho-
more, Ellis, and the injured Harri-
son alternated at left guard with
Truelson at left tackle and Roach
at left end.
Roach, sophomore playing the
entire game with a broken nose,
perhaps was the Standout. He
rushed the Rice pasSers SO fast
they had little time 70 find a re-
ceiver. Several times, he threw the
passers for long loses. The T.C-U.
backs. aided BY Lawrence, did CON-
mendable work in knocking down
Owl passes when they might have
meant scores. GroSeclose, also play
ing at right tackle the entire so
minutes with a broken nose, han
died his position admirably.
Bill Wallace, Rice's backfield
candidate for All-American. looked
great even in defeat. He piled up
"A world Of yardage IN punt returns
and made several long runs around
end. The left side Of the Rice
line, Bale, Miller and Steen. per
formed with its usual skill on de-
tense.
The lineups:
T.C.U. Pos. RICE
Roach Williams
Left End
Truclson Frankie
Left Tackle
Ellis Bale
Left Guard
rxster Arthur CO
Center
Holt Brandon
Right Guard
c-srosecIose Mays
Right Tackle
walls .................... sylvester
Right End
coleman CC1 .......... McCauley
Quarterback
Kline ............... Metzler
Left Half
Lawrence wallace
Right Half
Manton ..................... Witt
Fullback
score by periods:
TrTT z q CT
RInp .. O 0 0 "a
TCU scoring: Touchdowns, Cole
man Point after touchdown. Man