Evening star., 1935-10-29

That's what folk in the
great Southwest call Bill
Wallace and Big John Nc
Cauley. the two mighty backs who
will lead Rice Institutes powerful
Owls Saturday in Griffith Stadium
against George Washington's Colonials.
1t is doubtful any school in the
country can offer two greater backs.
They were largely instrumental last
Fall in winning Rice's first Southwest
Conference title and in compiling a
notable intersectional record. For ex-
ample. Rice trounced Purdue. IA to 0,
on the Boilermakers' own gridiron
McCauley and Wallace are back this
Fall, bigger, faster and better than
ever. Only last Saturday they led
Rice to smashing triumph over
fine Texas team. % to 10. with Nc
Cauley playing the role of hero by
smashing his way to touchdown in
the last five minutes, following his re-
turn from the sidelines, whence he
was called after Texas had threatened
to tie the score or go ahead with a
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Against the Longhorns, McCauley
gained 1876 yards, playing less than
three quarters of the game, while Wal
lace collected a total of 104 yards and
played only one-half of the contest.
Act as Rapier. Bludgeon.
zach won notable honors in 1884
- For the first time in history a
Southwest Conference back was Sc
lected for all-American honors. when
Wallace was named on the first team
Of the Associated Press and Golfers
Weekly. and McCauley getting the Sc
lection of Red Grange for news syn
dicate and the second team selection
of the United Press. Both, of course,
were all-Southwest nominees, as we're
Ralph Primo" Miller. 220-pound left
tackle, and John Sylvester, 200 pound,
6-foot-3 right end.
Wallace. though weighing 1876
pounds. is fast and elusive. Further
more. he is left-handed kicker and
passer of unusual ability. Being a
stellar southpaW chucker and kicker,
ever, Rice has not one but two such
oddities, as Wallace's understudy. Roy
Royal. also throws and kicks in the
unorthodox style. Royal. by the way
subbing for Wallace in the Duquesne
game several weeks ago. led a passing
attack that put the Pittsburgh Dukes
to rout.
McCauley weighs 208 pounds and
utilities his beef to great advantage in
cracking the enemy line. But he is
not slow nor numbering. He strikes
with the speed of an express train
and pile-drives his way through the
toughest sort of lines He is rated
one of the smartest quarterbacks the
Southwest ever has had
Wallace, the rapier: McCauley, the
bludgeon! George Washington's de-
fense had best be working we'll Sat-
urday afternoon.
Running Mates Also Dangerous.
STILL. Wallace and McCauley do
not represent all Rice offers in
backfield luminaries. There also are
Harry Witt. 210-pound fullback, and
Buck Friedman, 20o-pound left half
back. With the other pair they form
what often has been referred to as
Americas biggest. fastest backfield.
Witt seldom carries the ball, except
when on the receiving end of passes. at
which job he is particularly effective.
His chief work is blocking and backing
up the line. On one of Wallace's
touchdown runs against Texas, Witt by
himself blocked out the Texas end and
halfback.
Friedman does much of the block
ing and runs the ball occasionally.
He handles the oval on reverse plays
and sometimes on direct passes from
center. Like the others he has the
weight to bang away at, opposing for
wards recklessly.
The Owls are due to leave Houston
tomorrow on special train that will
carry several hundred rooters who.
following the game. will continue on
an excursion to New York City. The
local Texas State Society plans many
festivities in honor of the visitors and
will fete the foot ball squad Satur-
day night at a ball at the Mayfower
Hotel.
The game is the feature of the
Greater National Capital Committees
Halloween celebration. It also is the
feature of George Washington's an
nal alumni homecoming program.
On Friday night a huge outdoor rally
will be staged by George Washington
people on the Monument grounds and
Constitution avenue, which will be
roped off between Fifteenth and