The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-16
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Southwest Conference Grid Teams Again Shine On
 College Football Horizon

1S~~-~~ ~eN~~@eJ the game remembers vividly the feats of Southwest Conference war riors l2 months ago, those residing in other areas likely will be st,r- prised to learn that the lo36 version of run-pass-punt in the Lone Star 1884.
 Indications are that the scramble for the Southwest Conference title will be the widest ever known.
 Rice lost only three regulars, and Jimmy Kits had seasoned seniors who occupied the bench last au- tutnn to step into the shoes of the departed. Bill Wallace and Johnny McCauley are running high, wide, and handsome again. In front of crack ball-carrying corps, the Owls boast a tough, experienced, hefty, and powerful line.
 Rice Would Be First
 to Repeat in Southwest
 Rice is a distinct favorite to re- peat, something no school has done before.
 Three institutions stand out as serious contenders. They are South ern Methodist, with p lettermen back; Texas Christian, almost in- tact from 1884; and Texas, with only four regulars gone and the big gest turnout in it's history.
 All the aggregations are employ ing more daring offenses, mixing tricky forwards and laterals with stout running attacks.
 On the basis of early perform ances, the standing at the finish should be: 1-Rice, 2-Southern Methodist, 3-Texas Christian, A. Texas, 5-Texas A. & M., Gay Tor, 7-Arkansas.
 The Rice array stands a chance of going down in Southwest Con- ference annals as the most formid- able outfit ever to play in the or ganization.
 The Owls face 8 rigorous sched- ule, meeting all six Conference ri- vals, in addition to tackling in in- tersectional warfare, Louisiana State and Duquesne, which they have already repelled, and Creigh- ton and George Washington.
 A really great team thrives on rugged competition, in the belief of Kitts, and he will be disappointed if the rough road doesn't whet the appetite of his man-handling flock.
 The Rice backfield was the prin- cipal reason why the Houstonians led the Conference field to the tape in 1884, and all its members are back for more glory.
 Wallace and McCauley
 Work Behind Fine Line
 Wallace, laundering 180-pound halfback, and McCauley, the quar- terback, each made an All-Amer- ica team or two last season and were mentioned in that connection many times. They are immortals of the Conference without having completed their senior year. You won't find finer pair of backs in any lineup in the land.
 Harry Witt, sturdy 190-pound fullback, a defensive genius as a linebacker and a blocker de luxe, assumed his 1884 duties again. Rounding out the backfield is Buck Friedman, a smashing 190-pound halfback, 8 potential star of the gaudiest hue.
 Rice's line play is being featured by the feats of Ralph (Primo) Mill Ter, giant All-America tackle nom- inee of 1884. Capt Sam Mays and Bob Biering, @ massive youngster full of fight and ambition, are available for the other tackle berth.
 The guard positions are looked after by Melbert Bale, a forward who shines as brilliantly as his red hair, and Carmen Brandon, as good a duo as the Conference boasts. Rice has crack ends in Johnny Sylvester, Bobby Forbes, and Byron Williams.
 If there is a position offering Kits any kind of @ problem 1t is center, and he has three excellent hands there. Howard Nichols is the first string man because of time spent under fire, but he weighs only 165 pounds. Elmer Wallace, younger brother of the celebrated Bill. and Herb May, sophomore with splendid reputa- ton, are the other two pivot men.
 Offhand, would say that if the Pasadena people care to turn to Texas they might fill the Rose Bowl