Sam Houston at Rice

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  San Antonio light, San Antonio, Tex., October 7, 1923, page 43

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  NORMAL HOLDS RICE. Owls Able to Score But 10 Points on Sam Houston. Houston, Tex, Oct. 6.-Students and friends of Rice Institute Saturday afternoon received rather stag. gering surprise when the Owl football team was held to 10-to-0 victory by Sam Houston Normal College. The game on Rice Field was not regarded seriously until after the first quarter was well under way. Then it became evident that Sam Houston not only had a heavier team than Rice but had a well-orsanized bunch fighters. The shock told on the Rice men. All the play was in Rice ter. ritory for several minutes, until Cap tain Swartz got his men settled down to real work and started bringing the edge their way. After the momentary emotional up heaval which accompanies any game. especially a victory, the Rice fans were deciding that the small score probably was a blessing in disguise. There can be little doubt of the skill of the Rice team this season. According TO the best figure obtain able the Normal outweighed the Owls CONTINUED on next page.)

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Rice leads 15–⁠2 in 17 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.