, 1935-11-17
RICE COMES
FROM BEHIND
Gallant Fight Of Farmers
Nearly Spells Owls
Homecoming

HOUSTON, Nov. l6. Rp-The Rice
Owls, who had expected tc beat the
dCwntlodden Texas Aggies as much
as they pleased in their Southwest
\ Conference encounter here Satur.
Gay, were happy to be able TO leave
the field triumphant by a margin
of O single touchdown
The score was ~ to 10. The Owls,
gathering steam as the game we're
on, were forced to come from be-
hind twice TO remain in the run
ming for the conference title.
The approximately $1,000 fans who
turned out for Rice's homecoming
game were treated to o display Of
brilliant often i've football. A. and
M, which hasn't wen a major con
test all year, had promised to carry
the fight to the Ricemen all the way,
and the invaders almost made goId
on that promise. The Rice "old grads"
couldn't be certain that their home
/ coming was a complete success I'm
til the final gun sounded.
The right side cf the Aggie line
cculdn't Withstand the cns.aughts o.
Bill Wallace and Buck Friedman.
and that explains the Cadets down.
fall. The Rice powe-house ~reueated-
" pushed the Aggie right side but
The Owls couldn't move these ster-
ling Sophomores, "BcmSer" Lindsey
o: Dall,s and Johnny M-rrow OF
Workman, who Played right tackle
and right end respectively for A.
and NJ.
shockey Shines
Wallace, Friedman and Jimmy
Shockey. the Aggies left handed
Sophomcres from Gilmer. we.e the
games oflenSe stars. Sh-c1ey, re-
fusing TO be bothered by the charg-
ing Rice linssnen, took his time on
his southp-w h3aves and completed
ten CT % for q gin Of lis yards.
Wailcce picked UP 90 yards in the
IS times Re carried the ball, or an
average OF six yards f5r each at
tempt. Friedman averaged 3h yards
a try fer a tot-i ne gain o. 81 yards.
The game w2s % c-o=e that Rice
made only two backfiela substitu-
lions. Walace and Witt played the
full so minutes.
TIE Aggi-s kept the Owls en- the
de ensive through mast OF the fist
half. After a. and Ms first quar-
ter advance had been halted q foot
from the goal, Wallace punted poor
y to his 10. The Aggies Unanswered
to the middle Of the field and Lind
1ey bo-ted q field goal from the 20
yard line.
A fifty ya-d kick by Wallace
| which rolled 10 tie "A. and Nj. five
paved the way FIR the Owls first
touchdown The return kick c-mG
cnly to the Agile IS, and Wallace
passed to Witt for a % yard gain.
A ter Wallace had picked up nine
yards and Fr-edmsn four, McCauley
smashed center fer a touchdown on
led. Sylvester kicked goal
Ths Aggies still we've full Of fight
IS they came back after the inter-
mission between the halves and 1t
did not take them lcng TO register z
touchdown, but for a IS yard penalty
against Rice fer hiding, however.
hey might not have scored. Schrced-
err, substitute back, intercepted a
1a-s en- the Rice %. Two plays net
ted 9 yards and a.e holding penalty
set the Ow-s hack cnly n yard from
their goal. Pitner failed to gain, but
Schroeder, substitute back, inter
copied a pass On the Rice Is. Two
plays Melted 9 yards and the hold
ing penalty set the Owls back only
one yard from their goal. Pitne-
failed to gain. but Schroeder cha-g-
ed low through center for the touch
down. Lindsey added the extra point.
Owls Pun Up
Rice, fer two years unaccustomsd
TO being behind, Immediately un-
-eeied a SO yard drive 4or a touch
down. Friedman and Wallace hit
that weak Aggle right side for re-
peated gains. Finally McCauley pass
cd to Wallace for IA yards and a first
down on the Aggie enc yard line.
McCauley was stepped without gain.
but Friedman ran outside the A. and
M. right tackle fer the counter. Syl-
vester again converted.
With Wallace'S running and pass
ing featuring. the Owls once more
marched inside the A. and M. five
yard stripe but the Owls m3de the
intake Of trying the Cade1s left
side and lost yardage instead Of
gaining 1t. Sylvester dropped back
and b0cted q field goal from the Is
yard line.
The Aggies used Selmer kirby,
Whitfield and Young in an effort
t. plug the hoe at right tackle but
they or wilkins frequently were
taken for . ride"
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