, 1934-11-18
ACCIES OFFER
LITTLE FIGHT
Rice Continues March For
First Conference
Championship

COLLEGE STATION. Nov. l7.-tRD
without q great deal Of effort,
the formidable Rice Owls Saturday
continued their march to q season
without defeat by swapping q game
but mediocre Texas A. a. M. eleven
rs to 8.
The Owls first string. led by
their great half back. Bill Wallace
ran up a 10 10 0 lead In less IAN
two quarters. Second stringers then
took ove the job and the Farmers
battled them on even terms. Quite
q number Of the first eleven went
back into the lineup la the final
quarter, but they either we're con-
tent to rest on their long lead OF
else the AgEies had learned too late
how TO stop them.
The defeat OF the Aggies was as
bad as any they v c have suffer-
cd on historic Kyle field at the
hands OF a conference opponent.
Last year Southern Methodist beat
them 10 to o. The Is points Rice
amasSed Saturday constituted the
largest number scored against the
Aggies here In any single game since
1913.
The powerful invaders from
Houston became virtually assured
or their first Southwest Conference
championship when Texas nosed
out Texas Christian. They could
lose to the Christians. yet win the
title.
The Aggies threw q a into
the Klttsmen near the start. After
an Aggie back had knocked a Rice
pass into Charlie Deware's hands
in midfield. the Farmers opened q
surprising drive which carried 70
the Owls 81. There the Rice line
braced and q pass almost to the
goal was incomplete.
Wallace took command and the
Cadets never had another chance
The Eagle Lake flash ran TO his
40. then kicked out of bounds only
q Yards from the A. a. M. goal. The
return kick against the wind was
bad. and Wallace in three plays
scored a touchdown. His longest
run was for % yards.
A sustained running attack car
RED the Owls deep into enemy ter
rltory in the second. and Wallace
passed to Frank Steen for a touch
down. An AgFie was alongside the
stellar Rice wingman in the emo
zone but Steen jumped high ana
came down with the pigskin. That
time. sylvester, Rice's other out
standing end kicked goal The
only time In the afternoon that ne
did so.
The Aggies had not had time 70
recover from that score when Buck
Friedman. sophomore back from
Austin, intercepted a bad southpaw
flip by owler and scurried down the
sidelines IS yards for a touchdown.
An Aggie nit him but couldn't hold
on.
An intercepted pass by Nichols
center, paved the way Tor the
touchdown IN the third by the
Rice secondstringers When Mich
ellis was halted. the ball was on the
Farmer 30-yard line. Big Ray
smith. aided BY Fouk and Royal
pushed It across in a half dozen
plays. .
Courserss second great kick in
the third and q penalty for rough
ing, set Rice back within a yard o.
the owl goal. Let's kick went only
tn % and Couser got 20 OF that
back on a nun through guard when
the Feathered Tribe was Expecting a
mass. Couser was hurt and II re-
duired four tries for his substitute,
Fowler TO make the necessary two
ward. Big Primo Miller. powerful
tackle from San Antonio. and
John McCauley had been sent back
into the game with the ball on
the two yard line but they didn't
strengthen the defense quite
enough.
The fourth was s~coreless.
Miller perhaps was the standout
IN the Rice line, with Sylbester and
Steen turning In good perform
auces. The Rice center trio func-
toned acceptably and reliable John
McCauley demonstrated that he Is
a capable back.
Couser, the AgRie quarterback had
q great day and Cummings stood
out In defense. beware, center,
and John Grow. guard were among
the best Of the Cadet linemen.
\ The Owls had only a slight mar
gin In first downs but their gains
by rushihR and passing aggregated
235 yards to il3 for the Aggies.
tCua~o' 0rn- Maake