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11 kksW' Mgngi ksMsNMB J) Co voo HAVE TO KAV3. A HUNTING LICENSE. TO IT5 UP THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2, 1930. PANTHERS SUNK BY TROJANS, 47 TO 14 -J TROJANS STUN i GRIDIRON FANS A SHINING TROJAN HERO OFFENSIVELY AND DEFENSIVELY The top photo shows Erny Pinckert (No. 17) taking a forward pass from Russ Saunders for the second Trojan touchdown in the first period.

Pinckcrt catchijig the baU on the 15-yard line, and although he was tackled on the 10 -yard line he squirmed out of Parkinson's grasp. Big George Dye is the lumpy gentleman seen running toward Pinrk-ert, the Trojan center hurrying along to form interrerence for Pinckert. At the bottom Pinckert is seen in a different role that rf a protecting back who has batted down a pass intended for Ail-American Joe Donchess, following Uansa's 68-yard run on the first scrimmage play of the game. Pinckert scored on his pass, and saved a score on the Pitt toss. I Photos by Paul Strite, Times staff photographer I DAZZLING AERIAL ATTACK BLASTS PIH'S RECORD Crowd of 70,000 Spectators Views Overwhelming Defeat of East's Best Bet in Rose Bowl Victory Astonishes Tremendous Crotcd naaum ii mi 1 1.

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Troy recovers Walinchus's fumble on Put 30. Saunders passed to Pinckert. Shaver missed. Second quarter Troy recovers fumble on Pitt 23. Duffleld goes over.

Baker missed goal. Duffleld pass to Mortenscn to the Titt 3-yard line. Duffleld scored. converted. Third quarter Sauider3 scored on 50-yard drive.

Shaver converted. Uansa passed to Walinchus for 28 yards. Parkinson converted. Saunders passed to Edelscn for 42 yards. Baker Four quarter Williams passed to Collins for 25 yards.

Parkinson convjrted. Duffleld passed to Wilcox for 61 yards. Duffleld converted. (Continued from Page 1, Part I) 1 f.i GARRETT AR BE LB I PE. slope, the Trojans of Southern California yesterday pawed and clashed their way to an astounding 47-to-14 triumph over the hitherto undefeated Panther of Pittsburgh.

Seventy one thousand fans looked on in amazement n.s the proteges ot Howard Jones 'raced up and well-nigh nerfect, and his defensive play, backing tip the line on Pitt smashes and smearing forward passes was unusual. it was in stark and staring figures on the score board: Southern California, 26; Pitts-1 Pitt made its only scores in the burgh. 0. same manner by which the Trojans Shades of William Penn! It was I scored so often throueii tne atr a catastrophe. but Pinckert was responsible for Ana it was worse after tne third nejuier.

The Panthers had a splendid Hue down the Rose Bowl turf for one Tr 1 if a quarter got under way. Saunders scored another touchdown, and the tally read 33 to 0 against Pittsburgh with its redoubtable all-American quartet composed of Uansa, Montgomery, Parkinson and Donchess. SKILL WASTED But all the skill and the craft and the football brains and fight possessed by these good players proved unavailing against Southern California's uncrowned all-Americans. And all the predictions made by and hard-running backs, and they amassed 223 yards to the Trojans' 141 by rushing, but the story cf their downfall is revealed in the air figures. The Trojans gained 297 yards with their paws, to 80 made by Pitt Tbo Panthers were caught flat footed time after lime.

They were unable to solve the deception of thn Trojan air attark. Sometimes the bait went sailing ovet the heads of the secondary defense or wide to the right or left. Pop Warner, Knute Rockne and oth er master minds of football that Pitt WQuld beat the Trojans were touchdown after another, putting to complete rout the t-am which had been rated In the same class with Notre Dame by eastern critics. It was the mast crushing defeat ever euffered by a Rose Bowl contestant since the annual East vs. West games were inaugurated, back in 1916.

SET RECORD Southern California's smashing Victory gives that Institution two wins in as many Rase Bowl games. The Trojans are the only eleven. East, West, Midwest or South with such a record. The other triumph was scored over Penn State in 1923. The ease with which the Trojans amassed 26 points in the first half left the capacity crowd stunned with astonishment.

Most of us had looked for a tough first quarter, and not a few expected that the Panthers would be leading at the end of the second period. Once Edelson took the ball right i i i i i TcT of the hands of the astonished Uansa's grasp and continued mer uvi lilt; ataiauiuc ui tuuuiciu UU- fornia touchdowns. rily on his way to touchdown. Here's the toll in brief: First period: From the Trojans' 46-yarri line Saunders passed to Edelson on the 30-yard line, and It was a grand and glorious day for the Trojans a day in which they rose to heights supreme and delivered a knockout punch to the pride of the East. The victory was the Trojans' second in the annual East -West i Edelson raced over the goal line, He caught, the ball over Walinchus's head, and was tackled In the end zone by Uansa.

Shaver kicked goal. Score. 7 to 0. From the Pitt 25-yard line Saunders pa.ssed to Pinck- games at Pasadena, the S.C. boys having defeated Penn State, 14 to 3, In 1923.

iiiunutc, lilt; iioiAjuiiuiMK cct" -niummiiiiiKm-- rT Hl--- Wtlrt tjMt -wwirt xacie oi rut, an unaeieaiea warn, boasting no less than four bona-flde all-Americans, trailing by four touchdowns at the half-way mark left practically everybody speech less. 9 ft This writer said yesterday Morning that the Trojans had the staff to win if they playrd they could play. It was also rtated that if Jones's men did their stuff properly, Pitt would JONES LOUD IN PRAISE OF TROJANS TROJANS PRAISED BY PITT That team was coached by Elmer ert. and Parkiason missed the (Gloomy Ous) Henderson, and to- tackle on the 10-yard line. Shaver day's eleven was the first that has, missed goal.

Score. 13 to 0. seen New Year's action under the Second period: Duffleld. rho had direction of Howard Harding entered the game for Saunders, sent It was a sweet afternoon for a quick kick over the heads of th? Jones, who sat on the bench and PKt secondary defense men. Wilcox watched his players parade up and anti Arbelbide recovered Clark's down the field for one score af ter I fumble on the Pitt 19-yard line and another parade in form that saw! in six plays Duffleld went over.

Tne them a better team than when thev PlftV on fourth down started from beat Washington Suite and still near tlle right side lines, and Duf-later crush Carnegie Tech in early npd- wing in and out, scampered December. wlcle to the left. He outguessed the Even Toby Uansa's dazzling run last Pitt man wno "Ml a chance to for 68 yards on the first scrimmage Ret him Donchess, who had moved play of the game was lost sight of I over lhe side and wen: in the sparkling array of plays that! Baker's klcl: followed. llt fn? "Prighta. and the score was Pitt was unable to crown Uansa's 1 19 to Dufflplrl a ff' Plays latrr run with a touchdown, the flet .,0 Mortenson for a gain of not be able to stop them.

Well, the Trojans were right and that settled Pitt In no uncertain Panthers V.s Defense fashion. It is doubtful if anv team ri w-. ever exhibited a more polished passing attack in a major football game Weakened by Trying to man mat wmcn Kuss Saunders and Stop Line Plays ir''rA is It. Marshall Duffleld unleashed yesterday afternoon. Pitt left halfback havl- boon aJas- sntl ball was on th- Sutherland and His Men Laud ll.S.C.

After Game at Rose lioni BY FRANK ROCHE "U.S.C. has come ahead, we have gone back since Thanksgiving Day The Trojans played beautiful football, we fell Ride the Panthers for their noor hauled down from the rear bv Russ BY BOB HAY jdefense if you want to, and they Pittsburgh laid itself open to Southern California's passing attack by building its defense to stop Pitt d-yar line. On a spin play Duffleld smashed through center. Baker kicked the goal and the scon was 26 to 0 at half time. PANTHERS TALLY Third period: Pinckert intercepted a Pitt pass and ran it back 5 yards to the middle of the field.

In eight plays, on five of which Saunders carried the ball, the Trojans were over the goal line again. Saun- the Trojans' Savnders on the Trolans' 14-yard line. Parkinson and Walinchus made 7 yards in three plays, but Pinckert knocked down Walinchus's intended pass to Donchess over the goal line. PINCKERT HERO And right now is a good time to say something about this young Pinckert person. Ha was one of the real stars of the irame.

His Work running nlavs. a i That. in nutshell, was iUGocivc it, uui at inn same nine give (Jones and his boys credit for know-fin how and where to throw the ball and what was more important, jhow to catch it. Pitt had pass fchancea too, but the Panther re-jedvera were not in the same class with Troy's ends and halfbacks, none of whom fell down when jcalled upon in a pinch. I TheTroJans massacred their foes jwith euch apparent ease that a lot 'of people are wondering today how Jit all came about.

It looked like saotne kind of a game Instead of a hutUa. the way Coach Howard Jones, his usually se- ious counte ing and interference running were (Continued on Page 12, Column 7) i i- lib down." above statement was gleaned from Coach Jock Sutherland of the Pittsburgh football team as he was leaving the field with his player; following th game yesterday at the Rose Bowl. Sutherland, who is usually a tight-lipped individual, was high in I 'J In brief, the scoring came about nance Illuminated by a wide smile of victory, immed tip the Trojans 7-to-14 triumph over the hitherto un-braten Pittsburgh Panthers in yesterday's TROJAN SUPREMACY IS SHOWN Thundering Herd Had Great Advantage in Everything Except Yardage From Scrimmage; Uansa Well Bottled With Exception of Opening Dash; S. C. Passes Score PITT HALTED After Toby Uansa had paralyzed JOCK SUTHERLAND jan rooters with that uulse-au ck.

JQN jeningr 68-yard run of his around annual Rose Bowl football battle. Trojan football his praise of the team. iTfoys left end in the first minuta iof play. Jones's boys gave a perfect 'imitation of that great stand taf theirs on the 2-yard line at Onlv this time. th hoii BY RALPH HUSTON The Thundering Herd of the University of Southern California was forced to bow to Pittsburgh in one tiling, yesterday yards from scrimmage.

The Panthers chalked up 223 yards in 49 attempts, against 141 "The Trojans are the equal of "Of course." said Jones, "my boys played a great game of football, and I don't think anyone will deny that, while the Panthers unquestionably were not at the top of their game. I was more than (Continued on Page 13, Column 2) any team in the country. I have seen few teams function better than U.S.C. did against us." he com iwas out a bit farther, Toby having oeew.pvernauiea rrora behind by 1 A i mented as he walked to the dress yy. for the Trojans 47 tries, but it was that stubborn jtJ work in the front wall that enabled the Trojana to pass their way to the most crushing victory in the v' history of the Rose Bowl game.

fConibned on Page 13. Column 3) ing-rooms at the Bowl. "My team's defense against Howard Jones 7 The Trojans completed eight out of lifteen passe: ti passing attack simply went tc pieces," he said rather dryly. When i for a total of 297 yards, against the 80 yards which the pressed for an explanation on that -v. i rantners gamea in iour suceessiui passes out of twentv i attempts.

Both teams interceDted three overhead question, Sutherland simply said he MODERNISM ROSE BOWL KEYNOTE Pony Blimp Adds Roar to Clicking Sound Cameras, and 'fheers of 70,000 Fans as Trojans Crush Panthers; Dramatic Moments Thrill Vast Throng had none to give. "You might quote me on one thing," he said tnrnin; to the (Continued on Page 13. Column 4) tosses. The Trojans made ten. first downs, against eight for the enemy, both teams making six from scrimmage.

Touchdowns are rot counted as first downs. Toby Uansa, Pitt's all-American halfback, rang up 84 yards from scrimmage, but some 68 of that was on one play. In the other ten times he carried th ball, be was held to 16 yards, an average of 1.6 per try. Russ Saunders was the hardest-working back on t.hA flplff a rr-vt ir hg hall Hmoe fn BY JEAN TLANNETTE Pittsburgh. Proceedings began with Aiiother New Year football classic EASTERNERS SHOCKED' BY TROJAN GRID TRIUMPH OVERWHELMING ATTACK, NOT HEAT, BEAT PITT GAIUS SHAVER.

finish- tne Trojan band massed with the Par.adena Elks' band as a courteous representation for Pittsburgh. The Trojan pony cannons fired a salute as the flag was borne aloft by a 1.111, to jut a. The end of the gridiron season, which used to that annually heralds the New Year hz marked by a huge cluster of balloons in the national colors. Patriot'- may be a of horce-Irawn vehicles senrbnental illusion, but the sight BY WALTER ECKERSALL PASADENA, Jan. 1.

(Exclusive) Outclassed in practically every department of the game, Southern California de- BY RUSSELL J. NEWLAND Associated Press Sports Writer ROSE BOWL (Pasadena) Jan. 1. tVP) Crashing, swirling giants who asked no quarter and yielded none, Southern Cali tot-1 gain or 04 yards, an average of Just about 3 yards per plav. Oaius 8havsr and Marshall Duffleld outpunted "Pug" Parkinson, the other Panther all-American back, an average of 15 yards per punt, aver booted three times, varying from 61 to 36 yards, for an average of 48 yards per boot, while Duffleld added a qrlck kick of 53 yards.

Parkinson kicked seven times, averaging 34.5 yards. Both teams fumbled twice, and on each occasion the opposing eleven recovered. The Trojan combined total of yardage gained from scrimmage arid passes was 438 yards, against 303 for Pittsburgh. The S. C.

backs lost just 13 yards in scrimmage plays, while Pitt lost 41. Rooney sufferde meet of this when Tappaan downed him for a 2C-yard loss when he dropped back to pass. The complete details: A feated Pittsburgh, the undefeated eastern eleven, here today In the Rose Bowl, 47 to 14. The Troinns Tourna-aent Park reached Iieli'hts with a capacity crowd of 3,000 in the lose Bowl, rhousiinds of t. utomoblles ihreaded their ay over the roulJ7ards and hrough the xsthllls.

Bound Pittsburgh to score by the use of two forward passes. Pitt was unable to penetrate the stiff Southern California defense and it was not until they started to forward-pass that the easterners made any ground. Pitt had absolutely, no forward-pass defense, and three of the Trojans' touchdowns were the results of forward passes thrown over the back men of the box defense. In the second half, Pitt resorted to the diamond defense and the Trojans' passes were not bo successful. The result of this game and the defeat of Carnegie Tech by the Trojans, and the victory of Stanford over the Army Is a wonderful boost for the caliber of football played In this section.

The eastern elevens were defeated decisively, and to- In this far-off corner of the nation saw a Pittsburgh eleven that placed four men on all-American teams this past season completely outclassed from opening kick-off to closing gun. All the vaunted power of the Panther team that brought it nine straight victories during the year cf 1929 went for naught against a Trojan offensive that brushed everything before it. The game had barely gotten under way when Southern California cleats had dug their first message in turf behind the Pittsburgh goal line. Six times again, in the ensuing fifty-four minutes of play, Trojan toters of the ball explored the ground where points are found. By land and air the young gridiron warriors who fight for1 the Cardinal and Gold of South- (Continued oa Page 13, Column 7) S.C, Total yardage gained from scrimmage 141 Number of yards lost from scrimmage 13 Forward passes attempted 13 Forward passes completed a Forward passes Incomplete 4 ot 70.UUO people rising to the strains of the "Star Spangled Banner" was enough to thrill the most hardened cynic.

The Trojans yesterday returned a large portion of foot- ball prestige to the West and at the same time cinched the national championship for Notre Dame. Even the most rabid S.C. fan was amazed at the eae with which the warriors of Troy humbled the Panthers. Troy resembled what the myth iral all-American team should be In action. There are seemingly no mistakes to he pointed oat to any Individual.

Dent of all, was a seniors' field day and every one of the tie- (Con tinned oa rage 12, Column 7) i fornia's Trojans ripped and tore a Pitts burgh Panther defense to shreds here today to rout the previously un defeated mythical champions of the East, 47-14 the most decisive beating taken by a losing team since this' classic was established, fourteen HAririv E0EL5OM 7 who played ono of the best games of the year, had a much stronger attack than the TO 1 P. 223 41 20 4 13 3 80 333 ti 2 0 8 41 Forward passes intercepted Total yardage gained from forward passes Total yardage, scrimmage and passes First downs from scrimmage 297 438 6 3 1 10 47 First downs from passes First downs on penalties clicked, ths roar of Goodyear pony blimp added the al note of modern progress to the long-rumored storm failed to vcriallze and the weather was rect unless you were rootlngJor Panthers, and they made ground yards meant 3 Total first downs Total number of scrimmaje plays years ago. The great In ter sectional struggle scores. Their defense was almost as strong, although they permitted (Continued oa Tate 13, Column 1), on Fe 13, Column 71 1.

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