The Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 14, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 5, 1952 Page: 4 of 4
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College.
City Stife .
Halfway Poiat
In SWC Reached;
Owls la Cellar
Southwest Conference grid
activity has reached the half-
way point and the only two
things definite are that it is
running true to form, and
Arkansas is out of contention for
the crown.
Texas
At this stage, with 10 of the 21
loop games things of the past, Tex-
as is in the best position to pick up
all the chips. With three victories
without a setback, the Longhorns
lead the pack. Their three remain-
ing contests are with Baylor, TCU
and A&M, with the latter their only
home game.
TCU
Texas Christian ha? an odd rec-
ord of one victory and two ties to
complicate the standings. A defeat
of the Steers and victories in the
other two contests could win them
the crown. SMU, with a win and a
loss, is far from out of the race.
Aggies
Neither can the Aggies nor the
Baylor eleven be counted out of the
picture. Each has a victory, a loss,
and a tie to date. Arkansas, as stat-
ed previously is mathematically
eliminated from the race, although
they do have an extremely slim
chance for a tie. Their record is one
win and three losses.
Owls
In the cellar at the moment, the
Owls are better off than the Razor-
backs. With no wins and two de-
feats, the Owl squad can still con-
ceivably win the championship.
Many of the questions will be ans-
wered next week when Texas meets
TCU, Rice engages Arkansas, and
SMU takes on A&M.
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a stipend of $3400.
The National Research Council
administers a number of postdoctor-
al fellowships and a few predoctor-
al fellowships with attractive terms
of appointment.
The Social Science Research
Council announces predoctoral and
postdoctoral fellowships and grants
to further the training of research
workerss in social science.
More detailed information con-
cerning these various fellowships is
obtainable in Dr. Masterson's office.
Owlets To Clash
With Aggie Fish
Toaiorrow PM
There is only one more game on
the schedule of the Rice Institute
freshman football team—a clash
with the Texas Aggie "Fish" at
College Station tomorrow after-
noon.
The frosh squad, coached by
Charley Moore, was quite impres-
sive in lacing the University of
Texas freshman team here two
weeks ago, 28-14. The victory gave
the Owlets a 2-2 mark for the year,
with other games resulting in a 33-0
thrashing of the T.C.U. frosh, and
a narrow loss to both the S.M.U.
frosh (7-0) and highly ranked Del
Mar Jr. College (29-26).
Two little fellows at the half-
backs and a big guy at fullback
gave the Owlets a lot of outstand-
ing running in the conquest of the
Texas Yearlings. Little men Bobby
Graham of LaMarque, who made
over 100 yards in the first half
alone, and chunky Mendel Laviage
of Houston's San Jacinto, both had
some neat rushing tactics. Jerry
Hall, the 210-pound fullback from
Palestine, ran hard again as usual.
Hall and Laviage each scored two
touchdowns.
Especially impressive in the
Texas game was the crisp blocking
of the Owlet line. On both his TD's
Hall had little more to do than just
trot across. Even with the Year-
lings massed in the middle for the
expected extra point try, the offen-
sive front men like 226-pound cen-
ter Don Wilson, guards Weldon
Dyer, and others would open the big
holes for him to trot through to pay
dirt.
With over a week to go, Moore
can take it just a bit easier after
games on four straight weekends
with a comparatively short fall
training period. However, the Rice
frosh mentor and top aide Harold
Stockbridge will put in plenty of
time getting the team ready for the
test with the Aggie "Fish."
Jack Verheyden, a graduate of
the strong Lamar of Houston eleven
of last fall, was the only victim of
the Texas Frosh game who might
be out the rest of the way. The
promising candidate for a varsity
berth next year as a defensive half-
back sustained a twisted knee.
Campus capers call for Coke
No matter if this year's team Is the '
underdog, spirits soar at the homecoming
rally. There are bonfires, pep talks, cheers—
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Chapman Junior President
Physicist and Football Player
JBy Bill Whitmore
If you were told the president of the junior class of The
Rice Institute wears glasses on occasion and majors in. the
study of physics, you jnost likely would picture that fellow as
slender and the non-athletic type. But the completion of the
description of Richard Chapman reveals this young man is 6'6"
tall, weighs 218 pounds, and is
one of the nation's finest de-
fensive linemen in college foot-
ball.
Husky young Richard is well on
his way to football fame in the
Southwest and the nation as he
starts the* second half of his college
career with the Rice Owls. An ex-
cellent performer from his first
start as a sophomore last fall, but
"Chappie" is improving with every,
appearance as the Owls move into
the final four games of '52. By '53
there just might not be any better
lineman in America than this wor-
thy young man.
While the Owls have had their
troubles in the current campaign,
the defensive line play of the team
has been above average with Chap-
man and co-captain Don Rhoden
among the group that has played
well in this phase of the game.
Chapman has drawn plaudits from
opposition coaches and teammates
as well as his own. In fact, Rice
head coach Jess Neely, a highly re-
spected observer of 30 years experi-
ence as a grid mentor, has said he
considers Chapman "as fine a de-
fensive guard as there is in college
football." And with such stalwarts
as Texas' Harley Sewell, Baylor's
Bill Athey, S.M.U.'s Bill Forrester
among rivals in his own Southwest
section, that is praise indeed.
The big, good natured (off the
field, that is) Chapman hails from
the North Texas city with the
quaint name of Waxahachie. It
is somewhat surprising he ended up
at Rice since his father is a gradu-
ate of the University of Texas law
school, and in turn his very close
friend is S.M.U. athletic business
manager and sports publicist Les-
ter Jordan.
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Chapman is unusually good at
rushing the passer. As Neely re-
lates, the boy is so tall and has such
long arms and legs that when he
gets even reasonably close to the
passer he cuts down considerably
that gentleman's view of proceed-
ings ahead. The big fellow first
came into prominence last year
when in his fourth game-as a soph
his rushing of S.M.U.'s famed pass-
er, Fred Benners, so upset the Mus-
tang offensive plans that the Owls
were able to upset .S.M.U. 28-7 right
after they had surprised Notre
Dame the week before.
There probably is not a taller
defensive guard in college foot-
ball than Chapman. With a pair of
five defensive tackles in John Hud-
son and Max Schuebel, the Rice
coaches decided to put the big boy
in a little more towards the middle.
So at a spot where the chunky, low
slung physical type prevails Chap-
man is doing a standout job. There's
an advantage, too. Even if Chappie
is partially blocked out of play
(which isn't often), he can reach
over with those long arms and slow
down the ball carrier enough for
linebackers Don Rhoden and Leo
Rucka to barge in and finish him
off.
Here's a good boy to keep an
eye on. Then again, how can yon
miss seeing that number 78 on the
field when it stands so tall?
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College seniors who wish to ha
considered for the Scholarships
should apply immediately to: Dean
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Application for the Scholarships
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according, to Dean Niles. Final an-
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made late in April, 1968.
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