The Campanile . ster playing and better luck. HOLDING A. AND M. A. & M. won its two return games 15 to 6 and 13 to 9; the scores show thenature of these affairs. Unable to cope with the Aggies at goal shooting, theRice five developed a brilliant defense which confined the visitors to long shotsfor goals. Their scoring machine hit on few of its cylinders those two nights. TEXAS AGAIN Despite a shattered first team, the University of Texas five took the Owlsinto camp again at Austin, winning 21 to 8 and 36 to 11. Absence of severalstar players did not seem to bother them. As usual Rice fought ha
The Campanile . ster playing and better luck. HOLDING A. AND M. A. & M. won its two return games 15 to 6 and 13 to 9; the scores show thenature of these affairs. Unable to cope with the Aggies at goal shooting, theRice five developed a brilliant defense which confined the visitors to long shotsfor goals. Their scoring machine hit on few of its cylinders those two nights. TEXAS AGAIN Despite a shattered first team, the University of Texas five took the Owlsinto camp again at Austin, winning 21 to 8 and 36 to 11. Absence of severalstar players did not seem to bother them. As usual Rice fought hard on thedefensive but was deficient in goal throwing. THE LAST GAME Baylor redeemed her reverse at Owl hands by trouncing the Rice men 26 to11 in the final clash of the season. The visitors took the lead from the start,playing a shifty, speedy and daring game which penetrated our defense despitethe efforts of Captain IMcKean, playing his last contest for the Grey and Blue. • ..itivx • .av^ • -/<iiv. Fitch, SamHouston, Texas A member of the Central High, Houston,championship basketball team of 1921, and anall-State star of that year. Fitch was elected tolead the strong freshman aggregation. Possess-ing a good eye for the basket, a level head, andplenty of speed, he soon proved his qualifica-tions, not only as a brilliant player but as a cap-able captain for the Owlets. His work at for-ward put him in the center of offensive forma-tions ; he kept his team together and led thefreshman attack. FRESHMAN BASKETBALL, 1922 The freshmen had shining prospects on the court, and they lived up to and Moore, a pair of all-State cagers from the Central High School teamof Houston; Ray, a Rosenberg High School star; and Federman, anotherexperienced basket shooter, were some of the outstanding candidates for theteam; and every member of the comparatively small squad showed up splen-didly before the season ended. Leslie Alann was originally slated to coach the first-year men,
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