, 1934-11-19
FROGS ARE TO
BATTLE owls
institute Has No Cinch
Against Cowtown
Aggregation


Saturday afternoon at Houston
the Rice Institute gridiron war
riors will endeavor 20 accomplish
something they haven't been able
70 40 for the last five years-defeat
the Texas Christian University
Horned Frogs.
II the Owls win they win become
the 1884 Southwest Conference
football champions. II defeated,
they win face the necessity OF
beating Baylor December ] 70
clinch the championship. Rice needs
n more win to take the title and
1t seems certain that within three
weeks, perhaps Saturday, Coach
Jimmy kits and his undefeated
Rice team will take q championship
bcw-their first in conference his
tory.
Competition this week starts Fri
day when the University of Texas
plays the University Of Arkansas at
Fayetteville. This game Is being
played early In order 70 give the
Longhorns an opportunity TO rest
for their traditional Thanksgiving
day game against Texas A. and IA.
Southern Methodist and Baylcr
tangle Saturday at Waco IN the
third conference joust his week.
Texas A. and NJ. remains die until
Thanksgiving.
Even though they were battered
and crippled SATURDAY when they
dropped q 20 70 10 game TO the
University Of Texas, the Texas
Christian Frogs will have their
determination fever nigh When they
tie into the Owls In their laSs
five meetings, Texas Christian
scored SO points against Rice's
IS. One thing Is sure, The Owls viii
look over an assortment OF the
conferences best passing when
Sam Baugh starts tossing the ball
The Christians gained 205 yards on
Texas by completing IS out OF "a
passes.
Rice experienced no trouble sat-
Wallace, Steen, Friedman and
Fouke ripped through the Aggie
line for tOuchd0EnS that gave the
Owls their eighth victory this
season and their fourth conference
win. Coach Kits men escaped
from Saturdays tuSsle in good
condition and viii be ready TO rid
themselves Of the Texas Christian
iinx.
The remainder OF the conference
race isn't much. Texas Christian,
Baylor, Arkansas and Texas "A. and
M. are definitely out Of the run
ming. Southern Methodist and the
University of Texas are clinging 70
a faint hope that Rice will lose TO
Texas Christian and Baylor.
The LOnghorns will have their
hands full Friday at Fayetteville.
The Razorbacks dropped a heart
breaking 10 to s game Saturday 70
Southern Methodist that eliminated
the Porkers from the race. A de-
feat for the LOnghornS will shove
them out Of the running regardless
OF how Rice fares against the
Christians.
1t promises to be easy for South
ern Methodist against a weak Bay
Tor team which dropped a Z TO 0
anne Saturday 10 Centenary.
Next TO the Owls steady march to
the championship, the conference
scoring race Is the center OF inter-
est. Little Robert Wilson, Southern
Methodist halfback, continues 70
set the pace with So points. In nine
games, Wilson has ripped through
for eight touchdownS. Bill Wallace,
Rice halfback: Jim Lawrence, Tex
as Christian halfback, and Harry
Shuford. Southern Methodist quar-
ter back. are next in line with 80
points each. Bohn billiard. the
University OF Texas backfield star,
has scored four touchdowns, one
field goal and six points from place
ment for a total Of 80 points.