University of Texas Austin - Cactus Yearbook (Austin, TX)

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H U Jjaylor 35, lexas 28 The Baylor Bears continued their pennant march by downing the Steers at Waco February 20, 35-28. Seven- teen personal fouls, converted into 11 charity points by the Bruins, led to the Texas downfall. Otherwise OUe ' s crew held their own with the Golden Grizzlies. After the Bears had pulled away in the early second half, Te.xas came back to within six points of a tie with six minutes to play, but a flurry of fouls stopped their drive. Bennie Rundell contributed his second almost-impossible feat of the season by holding big Raymond Strickland, leading Baylor goal-tosser, to exactly no field goals. . exas 26, Rice 19 The Longhorns cinched fourth place in the conference race with a 26-19 triumph over Rice in a slow game at Gregory Gym February 24. Flashy passing by the Steers featured the game, although the Owls managed to hold the score low by excellent guarding. Only once were the listless Owls on even terms with the Steers. Early in the second period several free tosses knotted the count at 16-all, but the Longhorns soon re- gained the upper hand. Bill Kubricht scored eight points to lead the night ' s counting. Jake Hess was high for Rice with seven tallies. Rundell held the mighty Dixon to one field goal. Jjaylor 35, lexas 30 The Orange and White went down fighting as the power- ful-driving Bears from Bayor, forced to play their best basketball, kept pace with the Horned Frogs by a 35-30 victory in the final game of ' 32 at Gregory Gym February 27. With rangy John Tullis giving the greatest personal per- formance seen on the local court last season, the Steers staged a lightning-fast rally as the first half ended to shoot ahead 18-13. Coming back with a cool, precise attack, the Bears scored 1 1 points before the Longhorns counted in the second half. Another desperate spurt by Texas sent shivers up Bear spines and made the score 27-26, Baylor, but Frank James broke loose for a pair of field goals which sewed up the game for the Wacoans. A. M. 14, Texas 9 A weird defensive battle which wound up the conference season at College Station March 5 ended 14 to 9 in favor of the Aggies. Neither team could hit the basket with any fre- quency whatsoever. The score at the end of the first ten minutes was 2-1 for the Aggies. They al- so led at the half, 7-5. Olle ' s men scored only two field goals, one by Elkins and the other by Kubricht. Joe Moody, Aggie forward, outscored the entire Texas team. He eluded Rundell for four field goals and added two free throws for ten points. Next S eason Ed Price, guard from Corsicana, was elected captain for 1933. He will lead a team built around seven returning let- termen. They are Bill Kubricht and Floyd Garrett, centers; Ed Maxey and Glenn Thomp- son, forwards; Ben- nie Rundell, Paul Wittman, and Price, guards. Three 1932 letter- men were lost by graduation. They were Captain Wilson (Bull) Elkins, John Tullis, and Wyatt Taylor. Several good prospects from the ' 32 freshman squad will be available. Ed Price, Captain-Elect OUe starts his cagers on a practice scrimmage at Gregory Gym fage 119

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H U -9 Ed Maxey, Forward Glenn Thompson, Forward Paul Wiitman, Guard Floyd Garrett, Center fine floor game. Captain Elkins added two charity shots to his two field goals to tie Price. At the half Rice led 16-8, but the .Steers came back to score eight points before the Owls counted again and knot the score at 16-all. Rice won in the last four minutes on a sensational scoring spree by Captain Jake Hess. T. C. U. 36, Texas 14 The T. C. U. Horned Frogs had an easy time with OUe ' s crew at Forth Worth February 6, winning 36-14. Again inability to make their shots count cost the Longhorns heavily. They made only four field goals. Ed Price was shifted to forward in an effort to better the attack, but the stellar guard could not hit the bucket. Adolph Dietzel led the scoring by sinking six field goals and six free throws for 18 points. The game started slowly but increased in pace as the Christians got their short passes working against the Steers ' combination man-for-man and zone defense. Buster Brannon ' s guarding wrecked the Longhorn offense. By holding the brilliant Doc Summer, all-conference for- ward, without a field goal, Bennie Rundell accomplished one of the outstanding defensive feats of the entire confer- ence season. .Texas 29, S. M. U. 17 Coming back with a sensational drive after the Mustangs had run up a 10-1 advantage in the first ten minutes, the Milton Kelly, Trainer Arthur Duggan, Manager Longhorns soundly trounced Southern Methodist in a game at Dallas February 8. Bull Elkins ' great all-round play featured. After the Ponies had taken their big lead, the Longhorns began to find their long-lost goal-tossing ability and scored 22 points before the Methodists hit another field goal. P2d Price, back at guard, turned in a neat defensive game, and the forwards, Elkins and Tullis, looked much better. Elkins was high point man with 11 tallies. Rhea Williams led the S.M.U. attack by scoring three field goals off Rundell. Texas 32, A. M. 31 Ed Pric e caged a crip shot in the last minute of play to give the Steers a 32-31 triumph over the Aggies at Austin February 13. The winning counter came after the Farmers had gone basket-wild in the last ten minutes to overcome a big Texas lead. The end of a slow first half found the Longhorns ahead 24-15. Gaining speed near the middle of the second period, the Aggies quickly overhauled the Steers, and a long basket by Beard sent them into a 31-30 lead with time growing short. Rundell took the ball as it bounded off the Texas backboard, dribbled down and passed in to Price, and Eddie obligingly tossed the winning bucket. The rival captains. Bull Elkins and Charley Beard, tied for scoring honors with 11 points each. Texas 28, Centenary 24 After trailing Centenary until the last three minutes, the Longhorns rallied when diminutive Glenn Thompson sank a field goal to give them a 24-23 lead and managed to eke out a 28-24 win over the Gentlemen atShreveport Feb. 15. Coach Olle started his second string and the half ended 15-9 in favor of Centenary. The Texas first team went in for the second half, but the Gents continued to score and ran the count to 23-12 before Rundell and Kubricht be- gan hitting the basket to start the Steers on their victory drive. Centenary 32, iexas 31 Centenary earned an even break in the two-game series with the Steers by winning an extra-period game, 32-31. Elkins ' field goal in the last minute of regular time sent the contest into an extra session. At no time during the game was there more than four points ' difference in the scores of the two teams. As the extra period started, Bill Kubricht, who scored ten points, sank a brace of field goals to put the Steers ahead. John- son ' s basket and Nolan ' s free shot made the score 31-30 for Texas, and with a few seconds to go, Nolan uncorked a wild heave from mid-court which slipped through the net for two points and a Gent triumph. Page izS

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T H T u 1932 FRESHMAN BASKETBALL SQUAD Front row: Bloom, Clifton, Pennington, Faulk, Captain Gray. Francis, Gannon, Harris Back rcnv: Coach Karmv, Waldman, Sikes, Pryor, Brooks, Ekstrom, Mellenbruch, Mangrum, Manager Williams X resnnian xSasketball m 1932 WITH the best material for a freshman basketball team the University has had in many years, Coach Marty Karow put out tlie strongest first year quint since Nona Rees, Big ' Un Rose, Frank Cheatham, and Sugar Camp played on the frosh team of 1927. This year ' s team won 12 and lost one. Jack Gray of Wills Point was elected captain at the be- ginning of the season. He played forward and was high scorer for the season. The play was not centered around any one individual, but the whole team was moulded into a smooth working machine. Jean Francis of El Paso, who held down the center position, looks like a prize for Varsity. He was close to Gray in scoring and was a good passer. Chick Gannon played the other forward position. He was the fastest man on the squad and the best dribbler. The guard positions were ably filled by Jerry Clifton, Claude Harris, and Marshall Pennington. Clifton did not play the entire season, as he left school, but while he was here he was a good defensive man and equally good at tossing them through. Pennington was a steady, aggres- sive player, and was a big reason for the opponents ' low scores. Harris, all-state man last season, took Clifton ' s place and turned in a good performance in every game. DeMoy Paulk was a good reserve for the pivot position. Joe Bloom, Pete Sikes, Cotton Pryor, Charles Waldman, and Clarence Ekstrom were the reserves who won four of the five games played by the second string. The season was opened by a 32-23 victory over the Varsity B team. Captain Gray and Francis led the frosh scoring with nine points each. Winning two games from the Deaf and Dumb school on January 14, by scores of 67-19 and 30-19, the Yearlings engaged in their first outside competition. The first team had an easy time, with Gray and Francis looping goals from all angles. On January 15, the Frosh trounced the Temple Junior College Leopards 57-7 in an uninteresting game. Paulk led the scoring with 13 markers. Gray played the floor well and seemed always to be at the right place at the right time. The Waco High Tigers were the next to fall victims to the Karowmen ' s vicious attack. Gray scored 16 points in the 46-16 triumph. The game was featured by the good defensive work of Clifton and Pennington. Another double win was scored by the Yearlings when they met Austin High January 18. The first string won 42-19 and the second team their game 22-20. Gray and Francis led the attack in the opener, and Paulk and Ek- strom were the threats in the final contest. The Frosh defeated Schreiner Institute 33-13, for their sixth consecutive win. Gray, Clifton, and Francis led the scoring. The first games in the second semester were against Austin. The first string won 74-20 and the second team won 41-17. Francis and Gannon were high scorers, and Gray and Harris were the defensive stars. In their first out-of-town game, the Frosh met their only defeat of the season. They lost to Blinn Memorial on a small court in Brenham, 26-13. St. Edward ' s University came over to Gregory Gymnas- ium for a pair of practice scrimmages and dropped both to the Yearlings. The first game was a 53-27 triumph, and the second was won 31-13. The team worked smoothly and fast. The Frosh next went to Bryan to battle with Allen Academy. The regulars won 31-19, and the reserves lost 32-19. On February 24 the Blinn team lost to the Yearlings 42-24. This was an easy victory for the Frosh over the only team that defeated them. By winning from Allen Academy 40-17, the Frosh ended a very successful season. Gray, Gannon and Harris led the attack. Marty Karow, Coach Jack Gray, Captain Page 130