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PAGE FOURTEEN MONROE (LA.) MORNING WORLD DECEMBER EDITED BY GEORGE V. LOFTON POET WOELD FIRST NEWS EXPERT VIEWS ON ALL THE SPORTS VOLS SCORE IN LAST 2 MINUTES TO BEAT L. S. U. LONG PASS GIVES TENNESSEE 19-13 WIN OVER TIGERS 83 Frank Lay den Leads Notre Dame To Victory Over U.

S. Ancient Statue Of Liberty Play Used To Down Louisiana. State L. S. U.

Vols By Quarters By Kenneth Gregory Press Writer) KNOXVILLE, Term Dec. the old Statue yof Liberty play during a belated attack, Tennes- to Krouse, Vol quarterback, who je- Volunteers First Quarter Tennessee a touchdown after the game when Charley Vaughan, halfback, hurled long pass to Gene Rose( end, who raced down the over the goal line. Tansil failed to convert. Seago, Tiger fullback, kicked of! rushed over a touchdown in the clos ng minutes of a brilliantly fought gridiron drama to conquer Louisiana State Tigers. 19 to 13, 5 this afternoon.

The hectic battle, waged before gk 18,000 fans who shivered in the cold of a bleak, wintry December day, brought to a close football strife within the Southeastern conference ter 1934 and the game should go down in history as one of the most exciting ever staged on a southern gridiron. victory was a glowing tribute to its militant coach, Major Robert R. Neyland, whose successful career of nine years with the Volunteers came to a close when the blast of the whistle ended the game as dusk enveloped the gridiron beside Boh Neyland turned 34 yards to his own 39. The game settled down to a punting duel between Yates, L. S.

quarterback, and Palmer, Vol halfback, until Tennessee's electrifying pass which apparently caught the Tigers off their feet. After the Vols scored, Coach Biff Jones rushed Mickal into the game. Then a pass, Mickal to Fatheree. on third down, netted the Tigers 20 1 yards, but Tennessee held and Mickal I punted. pass to Sullivan was intercepted by Vaughan.

Palmer was forced to punt and Palmer booted the ball 44 yards to Mickal who returned 16, to his own 29. as the quarter ended. Score. L. S.

U. 0, Tennessee 6. Second Quarter Dickens, Tennessee's sophomore halfback, rifled a pass to Ditmore, end, which netted 17 yards. Dickens again hurled a long pass to Ditmore which gained 37 yards, placing the ball on 4 BUI Kippe, fullback, and Dickens rammed the line on three plays for three yards and on fourth down Dickens lowered his head and plunged over for a touchdown. try from placement went square- lv between goal post, giving Tennes- Vaughan faked punt tore through center for 15.

Craig fumbled and Helve rston recovered for the Tigers on his 28. Mickal punted 18 yards to Krouse who 17 to L. S. I. pass was Intercepted by Sullivan who returned 13 to 48.

Mickal shot a to Barrett for 23 yards gain, placing ball on Vols' 27. On a lateral forward pass, Mickal to Barrett, the Tigers made 14 more yards and first down on the 12. L. S. U.

was penalized to the 19 for holding. On the next play, Mickal short pass to Seago who caught it on 11 and sped across for touchdown. try for point was low and the score was tied at 13-all. Seago kicked off 45 to Palmer, who return to 23. Tennessee and the Tigers exchanged punts, and the Vols took the ball on their 26.

Tennessee failed to gain and Palmer booted to Tigers 32. Both teams were Wckling savagely. The quarter ended on Tigers 41 yard line. Score S. U.

13, Tennessee 13. On fourth down Mickal punted 4.) to 10; Palmer boomed a 49 yard punt to L. S. 38. Failing to gain.

Mickal punted 41 yards out of bounds on the 18. Palmer skirted left end for 6 and BROTHER SCORES TWICE FOR 14-T0-0 VICTORY Irish Mentor Gives Most Of Squad Chance To Plav In Easy Tilt MEMORIAL COLISEUM, LOS ANGELES, Dee. Layden brothers provided the vital spark as Notre Dame defeated Southern PASS! AND SPORTS CAMERA WAS ON THE JOB California, 14 to 0, today before 50,000 spectators. While Brother Elmer sat on the bench as coach, the younger Frank ran rampant in the first half to score both the Irish counters against the fighting Trojans and play a A. A.

APPROVES 7 NOMINEES FOR SULLIVAN TR0PHLI Glenn Hardin Among Those Eligible To Receive Amateur Honor the Tennessee river Major Neyland, who now joins tae see a 13 to 0 lead, ranks of Tennessee's former coaches, bv Yates, L. U. started on leaves next week for Panama, where own jg an(j marched straight down the department has ordered him: tbe for a touchdown. Yates to report for two years' duty, and he mafje 21 off right tackle and the Vols Tinsley on the 47, and after two takes with him a remarkable record cjrew 15 yard penalty for pushing, line plays Mickal punted out on Ten- of 76 victories, seven defeats and Lve put(jng bau Qn 14. Yates nessee's 15.

ties since he came here to pilot the ramine(j through the Vols on three Palmer slashed through the line for Volunteers in 1926. plays to the 6-inch line. nine yards. L. S.

U. was offside and With Tennessee leading at the half, He then dived over center to score. was set back five yards. 13 to 7, Louisiana State opened up a Mickal's place kick was good. Vaughan passed to Pounders for 19.

Seago kicked off 38 yards to Rose, Vaughan swept end for seven yards Vaughan added five great defeasive frank game well. In manner remindful of that day 10 years ago when Elmer dashed around the Rose Bowl intercepting Stanford passes, Frank was all over- then punted 40 yards to Lawrie, who, the huge Coliseum today, but th-------- most important location he picked out was a spot 21 yards from the goal in the first period when the score was nothing to nothing. He was there when a long pass from Bill That vaunted passing attack of Southern Trojans, conspicuous by its absence this yean suddenly was revived against Oregon university at Los Angeles, and the Sons of Troy emerged victorious 33-0. Here is one of the best football action shots of the year, snapped during the game. It shows Cal Clemens, left, catching a pass, while two of his mates successfully block an Oregon player-with stripes on arms of jersey-out of play, returned to his own 39.

Mickal's pass was incomplete and Fatheree made a vard at the line. Mickal punted 45 to 30. Tennessee punted to the 30. Fatheree spun through the line for 9 yards. Mickal passed 14 yords to the furious passing attack late in third period to rush over a touchdown and deadlock the score 13-all.

It looked as if the conflict would end with the count ed as the two lines battled on even terms, stopping running plays, breaking up innumerable passes and forcing the contest into a kicking duel between Palmer and Abe Mickal. Shakespeare came dowm. After he caught it, there was no trouble about sprinting across for the score. Tliis was enough to win the ball game, but in the second period Frank plunged over from the two-yard line after Wayne Milner had made a sensational catch of a pass on the rebound. This time Andy Pilney was the pitcher.

The home team never was able to Solid South Backs In Battle With Stanford TRADES EXPECTED AS MAJORS MEET However, Southwest Preferred Minnesota For Rose Bowl Bid Vol end, who returned 13 to own 34 to the 44. at- Vaughan's pass was intercepted by yards through the line. Palmer lost UP 1 times the Irish tossed At (Kon tack. Twelve times the lnsn tos.se. the ball and four were completed io: Coffee, halfback, on the 43.

eight on a reverse and then punted L. S. U. caught Tennessee napping over the goal line, on Coffee's bullet pass to Sullivan. punt sailed out of bounds Sullivan was in the open but slipped and fell on the Vols' 20.

The gain 31 yards. Sullivan made 4 yards through the line, but the Tigers failed In desperate attempts to break the to gain on the next line play. Coffees tie as the end of the combat approach ed, both teams resorted to a wild passing game, gambling on long aerial heaves in the hope of victory. Tennessee was the recipient of a when only three minutes re mained and took advantage of Mick two attempted passes were incomplete and the bail went over. Krouse gained 3 yards as the half ended.

Third Quarter Seago kicked off to Krouse, Tennessee halfback, who returned 37 yards to his own 42. Vaughan's long pass als only short punt that went ou. was incomplete and Ten nessee punted to the Tigers' 27. Mickal quick-kicked 55 yards and out of bounds on the Vais' 15. Palmer punted to L.

S. 33. Fatheree was thrown for a 6-yard loss and Mickal booted the ball 24 yards to 45. of bounds on the 35-yard line, driving from that point for the winning touchdown. Dick Dorsey raced out into the flat tone to take a bullet pass from Charles Vaughan and galloped to the Louisiana State 19-yard line.

Ihe Volunteers tried a line play, but Vaughan w'as thrown for a three- yard loss. Then came the ancient Statue of Liberty play, unused by Tennessee in any previous this season. They tried it once before today with a halfback taking the ball out ot Vaughan's hands, but it did not gain. On this brilliantly executed play, ll 111 a 11 Rllle Rcaf- however, Vaughan faked the ball to another back, tucked it under his arm on the 35, being good for 15. Vaughan fired a 16-yard pass to Ditmore, who wras run out on L.

S. 19. Mickal came out of game. Vaughan faked a statue of liberty play, then passed to Gene Rose, end, who tucked the ball under his arm and crossed the goal line standing up. Dorsey's try for placement was wide.

The touchdown came two minutes before the end of the game. Coffee threw a pass to Tinsley for 25, placing the ball in midfield. Coffee's pass w-as knocked down. Reed gained 6 yards around left end. Coffee pass wras incomplete, but he tried again and the ball was intercepted by Craig.

Tennessee fullback, Vols' 30-yard line as the game a total of 112 yards. In 11 overhead efforts the Trojans were able to connect wbth only 3 for a puny total of 24 yards. The Irish with a late spurt also took the lead in rushing 124 yards to 109. hut the losers had an 8 to 7 edge first downs. Notre Dame entered the game a two to one favorite to beat the Southern Californians after the home team had won the last three games and they left no doubt the odds were jusified.

The victory aiso gave Notre (Continued on Fifteenth Pagel on ended PAN-AM DEFEATS CAMP BRUEN, 28-25 MINNESOTA LOSES SIX OF REGULARS FOOTBALL RESULTS Oilers Rally In Second Half To Nose Out St. Joseph Quintet firmed By Big Ten; Biennali and backstepped a few paces. Roy Rose, a Volunteer end, dashed far to the side of the field and snagged an aerial toss from Vaughan, sprinting across the goal unmolested. The Tigers tried vainly to stage a comeback in the waning minutes ibrown for a loss with Coffee throwing countless passes, leamed men today. He completed one to Tinsley for 25 faculty representatives of the yards and first down in midfield and Western conference refused to grant barely missed another or.g one to Mi ta.B Mt six of its Barrett, but as the whistle ended the be permitted three CHICAGO.

Dec. the power house team that could not be stopped on the gridiron, was by a group of struggle Fullback Craig intercepted one of his tosses on Tennessee's 29. The play of both lines was stellar throughout the game. Brilliant performances in the backfield were turned in by Mickal. Yates.

Sullivan; years competition in varsity football. The six players in question transferred to Minnesota from Oregon university after Doctor C. W. Spears, State High School Byrd 42, Jonesboro 0. Holy Cross 12, Jennings 0.

College Tennessee 19, Louisiana State 13. Notre Dame 14, Southern California 0. Southern Method.st U. Louis 0). Michigan State 26, Texas A.

and M. 0. Texas Christian 9, Santa Clara 7. Alabama All-Stars 21, Washington All-Stars 6. Fatheree and Seago for the Tigers present head coach at Wisconsin, left and by Vaughan.

Palmer, Dickens, the Oregon school to become coach Lippe. Dorsey and Moses for the Vol- of the Badgers. The six players unteers. played one year of freshman foot- Rose, who turned in a great ex- ball at Oregon. According to Big Southern Methodist Wins From Washington 7-0 hibition at end and caught two of Tennessee touchdown passes fired one year of varsity competition by Vaughan, opened the scoring for the Western conference.

the Volunteers midway the first period. After taking a punt on its own 48. Tennessee failed on line play and then Vaughan shot a long pass to Rose who caught it on the Tigers 28- yard line and cashed the remaining 20 yards for a touchdowm. Tansil, substitute end, mitsed the try for ST LOUIS, Dec. Methodist aerial struck swiftly today for a second period touchdown, then held off Wash- Ten regulations, that year counts as jngton equally sir-mind Coach Bemie Biermen, of the Gophers, 1934 champions of Western conference, was upset over the ruling.

rule, as it reaffirmed. Is not only unfair but impossible to enforce," he said. ed Beais to score 7-0 victory on snow-covered gridiron. Just before half-time, Nonny Wilson, 150-pound sparkplug of the Mustangs' attack, who had just entered the game, hurled a 14-yard pass to Louis Smith, who stood in the end zone. Maurice Orr place-kicked the extra point i That ended the scoring, although each team had several excellent opportunities.

Statistically, the Bears the extra point. OId Fort NiaSara only T.nnewe drove from its 42-vard to fly foreign flags; it is had all the better of it in the second Tennessee drove from its yard Fort Niagara mill- half, but they lacked touchdown dy- 1 namite. The Pan-Am Oilers continued their winning streak here last night by nosing out the strong Camp Bruen quintet, of the St. Joseph CCC. 28 to 25, in a hard fought game at Northeast Center gym.

The Oilers were trailing, 15 to 8, at the half, but they spurted after 7, Washington the rest period and managed to shade their foes in a rousing finish. Frank Frickie and Ken Holt, former Brown Paper mill team stars, were sent in near the end of the first half and played the remainder of the game. They made 14 points between them. Trichel, stellar Camp Bruen forward, won individual scoring honors with 12 points. He was closely followed by Hudnall, Pan- Am guard, who tallied 10 points.

Efferson, forward, and Myers, center, scored five points each for Camp Bruen. The Pan-Am club won 12 of its 15 games this season and with addition of Frickie and Holt to the squad, the Oilers expect to continue their winning streak. They go to Shreveport next Saturday night for game with a strong Shreveport club. The lineup: Pan-Am Fulton Heame (4) Walsworth Hudnall (10) Substitutions Dixie preens its football feathers as another southern team prepares to invade the Pasadena Rose Bowl on New Year's day. Southern coaches, football men and followers are mighty proud that one of their section was chosen as the opponent of Stanford.

They feel that, in inviting Alabama, the Pacific coast school again recognized the gridiron game below the Mason-Dixon line as being as good as there is. Alabama was not the first choice of everybody in the southwest, however. southwest wished it were possible for Minnesota to participate, because the Gophers played a more representative schedule, says Ray Morrison, the Southern Methodist strategist. was a close second choice with us, and we believe Alabama will win." all Texas will bo pulling for asserts Jimmie Kitts, wisest of the Rice Owls, w'ho were strong candidates for the excursion until they slipped before Texas Christian in the 10th of an 11- game grind. chose a worthy rival Alabama should again prove too much for the far is the word from Major Reese Neyland, retiring coach of the Tennessee Volunteers, who gave the Crimson Tide its tightest battle in losing, 13-6.

has a great team with speed, power and skiLl, and will be tough in telegraphs Dan McGugin, who is leaving Vanderbilt after 30 years. will string along with Alabama not only because I have seen the squad in action, but also because I have known Frank Thomas for many years and have confidence in his declares Harry Mehre of the Georgia Bulldogs, in the Land of Cotton doubt that Thomas has the team and the management to carry the lads through the game. goes into the battle about as well fortified as any past Tuscaloosa team, and in addition this array has the tradition and influence of past Tide teams encouraging it In three previous trips to the Arroyo Seco, Alabama won twice and drew'. backs, Millard Howell, Jimmy Angelich, Riley Smith and Joe Demyanovich, should be able to match that Stanford may wish Thomas had left at home before the first day of 1935 draws to a close. "A mighty sweet offensive and defensive aggregation will deploy against Stanford.

Is a real All-America hack passing and kicking. Second to Howell in the constellation is Hutson, a large, rangy end who is fast, an adept pass receiver, and sturdy defensive man. Hutson is a steady ground-gainer and a touchdown scorer with an end around play. would think a good while before calling the present Alabama team a better one than the institutions last group of Rose Bowlers, which ncluded Freddie Sington. and which smothered a highly regarded Washington State team, 24-0, on January 1, 1931.

But there much difference between the Elmer Layden expresses the popular opinion of outside caoches. American And National League Moguls Open Sessions Tuesday NEW YORK. Dec. vexing problems, such as the makeup of the official ball, are up for settlement at the meeting of the major baseball leagues here next week but to Gus H. Fan, manager, player and magnate alike, the most engrossing news will be that of trades and sales.

If fhe straws which blew around in the trade winds at the minors meeting in Louisville last month are in augury there should be plenty of news along that line. Bill Terry, manager of the championship New York Giants of 1933. has said he'll listen to reason concerning any of his stars except Mel Ott and a couple of others. He is reported to have even discussed the critics all say that this possibility of letting Carl Hubbell go, year's team is better balanced than although he denied later that he was Tuscaloosa teams in past Rose Bowl games," states the Notre Dame mentor. should be given a slight Stanford men had better hold out for a few points.

a 30. Brown 24. Northeastern 34. McGill 33. Vermont 41.

Pennsylvania 36. Lafayette 19. Ohio State 31, Ohio university Hobart 30, Colgate 54. Ohio Northern 53, Franklin 28. Michigan Normal 26, University of Michigan 27.

Niagara 26, Cornell 17. Harvard 45, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 12. At New York: St. Francis 14, Manhattan 25. At New' York: St.

Thomas (Pa.) 23. C. C. N. Y.

36. Boston university 13, Dartmouth 24 At Cincinnati: St. Xavier 47, Cedarville 18. Bucknell 22, Pittsburgh 52. Hamlin (St.

Paul) 24, Minnesota 31 Concordia (Moorhead) 26, Dakota university 40. Wheaton 29, Chicago 46 serious about that. Mickey Cochrane is looking for a hard hitting outfielder and a good left handed pitcher to keep his American league champions, the Detroit Tigers, at the top. Joe Cronin, barked by Tom bankroll, will taik business with anyone who thinks he has a player the Boston Red Sox could use. Joe McCarthy knows he must make some radical changes if he hopes to get the New York Yankees back in the fight and Clark Griffin has all that money he got for Cronin with which to fill several yawning holes in the Washington Senators' armor.

The Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh already have shown they are not afraid to trade by the major one they engineered at Louisville involving Freddie Lindstrom, Larry French, Guy Bush, Jim Weaver and Babe Herman, Branch Rickey, boss of the St. Louis far flung farm system, and Manager Frankie Frisch of the world champions have showm before they w-erent afraid to make changes. There is still talk that Pepper Martin will start next year in Cub uniform. The meetings open Tuesday with both the American and National league in session at different hotels North with oi fireworks promised for the conclave of the older circuit. MIAMI, Dec.

the omission of several of the year most conspicuous amateur including W. Lawson Little, of Stanford, holder of the British and American amateur golf championships, the convention of the Amateur Athletic Union today approved restriction of the final list of candidates for the 1934 Sullivan memorial medal to seven athletes. Without debate or explanation, except that the athletes named deemed best qualified for consideration on the combined basis of leadership, character and performance delegates endorsed committee action in restricting the final, vote of the so-called to the following athletes: William R. Bonthron of New York, world record-holder for 1.500 meters; I Benjamin B. Eastman of San Fran-J cisco, world record-holder at 440 880 yards; Glenn Hardin of Louisiana State, world record-holder in the 400 meter hurdles; Lenore Kight of Pittsburgh, national women's free swimming champion; Jack Medica of Seattle, national free style swimming titleholder; Ralph Metcalfe of Milwaukee, national sprint champion; and Katherine Rawds of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, all-around swim ming star and record-holder.

I Although this year contest wa i declared open by the A. A. U. to com petitors in all amateur sports, the list of who be voted upon within the next month is confined to participants in A. A.

branches of competition. Conspicuously absent, besides Little, are national women's golf and champions, Virginia Van Wie of Chicago and Helen Jacobs of Berkeley, Calif. The A. A. U.

quashed a major controversial issue, arising from threatened efforts to revive opposition to America's acceptance of the invitation to take full part in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. Convention leaders. Including all tho Jewish delegates, rallied to the support of President Avery Brundage, over-night, and decided to side-track any attempt to make further issue of anti-Jewish activities insofar as they affect athletics. In effect this an endorsement of the decision of the American Olympic committee, under Brundage a leadership, to accept the German invitation and removed from the agena an issue which threatened to split tha meeting wide open. feel that solemn pledges, full investigation of conditions in that country and the subsequent action of the Olympic committee in accepting iKa Olympic invitation have combined to 1 close the issue over anti-Jewish pol- I icies of the Berlin government, at least for the time being," said a spokesman for a group of Jewish delegates.

"There is nothing to be gained nor any objective to be achieved at 1 this time by re-opemng the controversy. The situation has undcrgona definite change since the A. A. U. last year went on record as strongly condemning violation off- Olymptic principles of sportsmanship." It was Indicated that the convention wmuld any isolated attempt to force the issue upon the I floor.

Apparent disposal of this explosive topic paved the way for the A. to concentrate on its domestic problems and approve its slate of championship competition for 1935. The foreign relations committee, by i deciding to lift the ban on foreign trips by American athletes in a pie Olympic year paved the for Kansas City Holds Lead In American Pro League Alabama Squad Given Its Final Day Of Rest Camp Bruen Trichel Efferson Myers (2) Williams Pan-Am. Frickie (6), (Continued on Fifteenth Pfege) tary reservation. Holt (8j; Camp Bruen, Mitchell (1).

continues Mehre. line is flanked by Don Hutson and Clay Bryant, superb ends. The tackles, Bill Lee and Ralph Whatley; the guards, Charley Marr and Ben Morrow; and the center, Kay Francis, are just what one would expect of the Capstone combination --big, bruising forwards who know the answers before questions are asked. also are two more teams MEMPHIS, Dec. Tne official Americal football lea ue standings to date: Club W.

L. T. Pet. Kansas City 6 0 1 1.000 Memphis ....5 22 .714 Louisville ,5 3 0 .625 Charlotte 3 6 0 .333 Dallas 2 6 0 .250 Tulsa ....1 51 .167 UNIVERSITY. Alabama's Red Dec.

(tP Regiment members and some the tonight for the last time before they play Stanford in Rose Bowl New day. A light signal drill in a wintry series of 1935 expeditions by country's leading athletes. Invitations probably will be accepted to send a team of 14 swimmers, as well as a wrestling team to Japan; three or four track and field stars to Australia this winter, picked from California talent; a track team to Sweden and other European countries, next summer; and two weight-lifters to England. Records achieved within the past year by all seven of the athletes nominated for the Sullivan medal were among upwards of 130 approved today by the A. A.

U. Jack Torrance of Louisiana Statn bailers, who get down to the busi- put record of 55 feet 5 inches, although ness of preparing for the California he set a world mork of 57 ieet, one 1 in rfn not 1 I Sunday's Dallas at Charlotte. Kansas City at Memphis. Indians Monday in the first i inch, in foreign competition, since they ended the season Other national track records ap- on Thanksgiving day with nine con- proved included: 220 yard low hurdles, secutive victories without defeat. 1 outdoors, 23 seconds by Glenn Hardm, Jimmy Kittsf 77 By Harrell E.

Lee (Atsonated Bports HOUSTON, Texas, Dec. it takes a group of super-players to make a great football team, then the 1934 Rice eleven was not great, the opinion of Jimmy Kitts, who piloted the Owls to Southwest conference championship and an excellent inter- showing in his first season as head coach. had a small squad of fairly good players who reported in September in the best physical condition I have ever seen and who kept themselves in shape all year. said explanation of the Owls' success, addition, the were there hustling and piaying heads-up ball all the time, and there w'as no was giving his best for the good of the team without thought of which individual might be getting the share of the credit." Perhaps the youth who furnished Kitts the most pleasant surprise was the 220-pound sophomore tackle from San Antonio, Ralph Miller. Millers uniform was taken away from him during spring training because of his indifference.

After he had stayed away from two practices, he found he had no football togs, oir.e On, oax Me! The 6-foot 4-mch tackle expected the Owl to reient, but they The treatment worked and before the end of the school year he asked and received permission to make up for lost time. Getting first one and then another of his school mates to go out with him, he journeyed to the practice field every afternoon and worked on blocking and other fundamentals under a hot May sun. This fall he was as willing as anyone, and his play left little to be desired. He was the only sophomore chof-en on the Associated Press conference team. Although flanked on one side by Bale and on the other by Frank Steen, two food players, he probably was the main reason the left side of the line was well-nigh impenetrable.

Kitts expects him to be an all-American before he graduates if he continues to bear down. Good Defense Rice didn overpower its opponents after the fashion of Minnesota, Pitt or Alabama, who usually held a first down superiority of 16 or 18 to three or four. The Owls hardly ever hade a widi first-down maigm. Their strength was in striking hard when the t.me was ripe and in putting up an air-t rht defense when their goal; was in danger. Kitta agrees that the football smartness of some of his players was an important factor in the success.

Harry Witt was the unsung hero of the Rice backfield. Witt rarely carried the ball. His main job was tp clear the w'ay for the slippery Bill Wallace or the hard-hitting McCauley and to back up the line on defense. Kitts showed how he regarded the big fullback, however, when he kept him the game nearly all the time, longer usually than either McCauley or Wal- lace. Witt received a large percentage of Wallace's passes.

Often he leaped high to come down with the ball opposing backs were standing a II i Kitts may not be the best coach in the he with only one year of big-time football behind he likely is the most superstitious. He wore the same suit and the same tie to every game this 1 season. He was afraid a change might bring disaster. In previous years he followed a similar practice. He had on a gray suit when his Athens, Texas, high school basketball team won its first national title at Chicago.

The next year he was determined to don it again. He had put dn about 15 pounds and had to have the suit altered but he did so gladly. His team repeated as national champion. i The 32-year-old Owl mentor started the same 11 men in every game this year until the final clash Baylor. Before mid-season, Primo miller and Frank Steen were considered better than the men who started at their tackle and end posts, but Kitts didn't believe in tempting fate.

shake up a winning he inquired. What, No Bear Stories! Another unusual thing about Kitts is that he doesn't spread stories before games. In fact, it is hard to get the Rice coach to admit that any of his men are hurt. Leche Sylvester. alTconference end, was in a hospital for a week before the Texas contest, but no one knew' about Hr until later.

Several members of squad became ill shortly before Arkansas tilt but that likewise was not mentioned until a sports wriiter accidentally learned of it. Carmen Brandon, sturdy guard, played through the Texas Christian game with a bad leg. a small squad like outs I don't think it best to spread Kitts say s. can afford to have the boys getting to feel sorry for The Rice squad aggregated only 35 at the start of the year. The enrolbJI ment at Rice is about 1.200, and many of students women..