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The Los Angeles Times from Los Angeles, California • 29

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Win ero of 1 Bruin 1 Trojans Drub Bears, 26-0; Robinson fekt9 ROBINSON CATCHES ON THE OREGON 23 Jfxj WASHINGTON TH ROWS FROM HIS 25 La? a rff SL, i ROBINSON -LlsV7, irTA 4 -w 1 i Yi.tr x'iyxtyrr-y. ri v-reXii 4 ifu JflfiViJ UrfHVift; ffcT If 1 1 rl 5L MATHEWS Www ones! 1 LINE OF If -x JONES 2): 5 I jAND JACKIE DASHES OVER FOR A TOUCHDOWN AFTER ELUDING TWO DEFENDERS Zr ti oavwww- fi it. i a. at 'Mi ROBINSON ROBINSON -1' S. it 9 -T -1 i i OFF TO THE RACES Here's the 66-yard aerial explosion which netted the Bruins their first touchdown yesterday as Oregon went down to defeat, 16 to 6.

Kenny Washington hrew to Jackie Robinson, who outsmarted two defenders. Trojans Crush Bears, 26-0, SPORT POST jf jj -i 4 Break Jinx of Cal Bowl SCRIPTS Robinson Too Hard to Stop, Says Oliver BY PAUL LOWRY "Tough luck. Tex." "Nice win, Babe." And that's the way the rival coaches of 3'esterday's spectacular battle in the Coliseum greeted one another at the end of play Gerald (Tex) Oliver of Times Miracle Eye pnotoi By J. H. Mccrory Robinson Steals Show as Bruins Win Over Oregon Jackie Takes 43-Yard Pass From Washington for One Score, Runs 83 Yards for Another BY AL WOLF Oregon did all the work, but U.C.L.A.

won the ball game, 16 to 6, yesterday at the Coliseum. Forty-five thousand pigskin patrons saw Tex Oliver's Web-foots push and pass the Bruins dizzy only to have Jackie Lansdell Ignites Touchdown Pyrotechnics With 55-Yard Run After 0-0 Half By PAUL ZIMMLBMAN BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN-MEMORIAL STADIUM (Berkeley) Oct. 28. After a bit-ter first half battle Southern California broke the stubborn resistance of California's beggery Bears and smashed its Oregon and Edwin C. (Babe) 1 way to a 26-to-0 victory here this warm afternoon before 'SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1939 CC PAGE 13, PT.

II Horrell of U.C.L.A. Real sportsmen both, quite by contrast with rooters who heckle Robinson, in two super-sensational explosions, scatter dead and boo players and officials, one Ducks all over the premises, Ohio State Humbled by Cornell, 23 to 14 Just on the day when Ladyj Luck decided to deal Oregon! But with that second excur-some blanks off the bottom of'sion, the Webfoots conference 50,000 rabid spectators. It wa? Grenville Lansdell who nut the punch into the Trojan of-; Hopb0 5 th fense as the third period opened. jine and before he left the content Tjie fvj followed after a thrilling 5o-yard touch- lmmefJialelv. With Tony Firpo down run, the fat was in the takj the on He In turning th trick today 39 yard, anrt then Coach Howard Jones' powerful 1afpra1Jtn Rin ctiiniuifii ins team was lutKy 10 win.

The other took it on the chin, smiling, and praised Bruin players. ALL IX GAME the deck, just on that day did; and Rose Bowl ambitions vanished into thin air, and with those snent ambitions went the "It's all in the game," said! the Tasadena kid live up to all Oliver who, twice during the i the advance notices that make team's life. team broke the jinx of Strawber who continued 13 yards more. him the most-feared back on the COLUMBUS (O.) Oct. 28.

(TP) Cornell spotted Ohio State a pair of touchdowns today, and then showed a dazzling display of gridiron legerdemain to win, 23 tra point, and Ohio held a 11-13 edge, at the half. BURIED IX COFFIN' CORNER Halfback Harold McCullough set ud, and then scored. Cornell's TROJAN'S HOLD OX 12 A pass interference penalty ry Canyon. It was the first time since 1926 that the men of Troy were able to win by more than 7 points in this stadium. It wasn't Jackie Robinson's day alone but almost.

Ably aiding and abetting wer Washington, who came back into the fray after being knocked Turn to Page 16, Column against the Trojans and a pass, to 11, before 49,583 half-frozen third and deciding marker. His seen in the Coliseum this year, saw touchdowns slip out of Oregon's grasp touchdowns that would have spelled the difference between a 16 to 6 defeat and at least an 18-to-9 victory. But he didn't talk about a Reginato who missed a perfect forward pass with only atmos Coast. GRABS LONG PASS Once he snared a 43-yard pass from Kenny Washington and dashed on 23 yards more to score after making two defenders sprawl foolishly as they attempted to lay hands on him. The other time he simply fans.

The Ivy League champions I punt early in the third session died on Ohio's 2-yard line, putting the Bucks in a hole. Ohio INSPIRED DEFENSE CRACKS FirP Gle" Whalen, along i with short thrusts bv Firpo and The contest was a bitter hand-. Hoebe took the t0 the 12 to-hand encounter with the tar- but ncre Robb Robertson inter! Lansdell promptly booted South-' Southern California team a biti ern California out of trouble with winning their fourth straight, butted the Bucks off the road to football fame and rolled up more points than any team has been lable to score against Ohio since phere and 10 yards between him and a touchdown. He didn't moan; Sobbed the apple, swung wide Our postman here of nights Is a great guy. He gives you a toothy smile and an "how do yeh do" as he goes about his business of peddling the special delivery stuff for Uncle Samuel.

He's not a lot different than your postman, or yours. He wears the conventional gray uniform and goes about keeping his fiat nose out of other people's business in the accepted fashion. TRADEMARK THERE In fact he wouldn't be column material at all, except that he carries the trademark of another profession. There are laceration marks over the eyes and as crooked a beak as you would care to see. Like his father before him, this postman once followed the fistic trail.

Indian Jim, that's the name his dad took into the ring, was quite a lightweight fighter. So, naturally, our postman's mother thought it was great stuff, when he grew to heavyweight proportions, that he turn to box fighting for fame and fortune. FOUGHT GREAT MEX Now this quiet chap in the gray uniform was no mean fisti-cuffer. He took on a guy named Max Baer once twice when the adonis was getting started toward the world's title. He swapped punches with Ace Hud-kins when the Nebraska Wildcat had ballooned into a heavyweight.

The record books show he met a number of other prominent ring personalities and did right well, too. Gates were good in those days and he picked up iuu Luvvalt. a 68-yard quick kick. Statistics on Bruin Victory Oregon around end and pell-mellea yards up the sidelines to the promised land. Francis A.

Schmidt became hiut mere was no stopping me, The second scoring drive start-Trojans in that sensational third' from the Bear after Huters' period, although Calif or niafecbie punti Lans(ieii threw a fought back briefly to threaten; 12.Vard pass to Bob Hoffman and punted out, but McCullough passed to End Alva Kelly for a first down on the 21. Cornell drove through the line the rest Turn to Tage 17, Column 1 GRID SCORES LOCAL U.C.L.A., 16; Oregon, 6. PACIFIC COAST retaliation about another Webfooter who fumbled on the goal line with a couple of more downs in which to make the score. PRAISES JACKIE He praised a fleet black boy named Jackie Robinson, who ran 82 yards to one Bruin score, "You need mechanized cavalry to stop him," said the popular the Trojan forwards opened a wide avenue down the middle of i With Lansdell doing most of the work, it took only six plays the California wall, through DREAMS VANISH Those two startling plays broke up a ball game which seemed likely to result in a onesided triumph for the invaders. The northerners were leading, in fact, by a 6-to-3 margin when that first aerial bomb scored a direct and devastating hit and from the second-half kickoff forwhich peopes rtrove 19 yardS.

Southern California to go 60; Lansdell added 7 more over left yards and plant the ball in vic-l tackle Then the ole gapod tory territory. Lansdell threw a wide again through center, and 10-yard pass to Bob Winslow and Oregon coach. "He runs as fast coach here six years ago. The stunning setback, Ohio's first of the year, came as a decided upset on the heels of Buckeye victories over Northwestern and 'mighty Minnesota. BUCKS PUNCH 87 YARDS Ohio started strong, marching 87 yards to a touchdown in the opening period.

The second period was just getting under way when Ohio tallied again, following an air andj ground attack of 73 yards. Quarterback Don Scott scooted 7 yards for the score, after fum- bling the pass from center andi appearing trapped behind the1 line. the right end dragged Carlton Turn to Page 14, Column 3 erage player, and he still hasj 11 'T lerable for the Westwooders un- xarnacp gatnen trom running plays 231 Yardage lost from running plavs 9 Total net yardage gained from running plays 222 Forward passes attempted 24 Forward passes completed 9 Forward passes intercepted by Yardage gained from forward passes 79 Yardage lost from forward passes 6 Net yardage gained from forward passes 73 Total net yardage gained from scrimmaee 29S First downs from running plays 9 First downs from passes 8 First downs from penalties 1 Total first downs 18 Total number of scrimmage plays 7" Number of punts 183 177 8 1 4 68 12 54 231 4 0 0 4 41 10 264 1 til Jackie went exploring into the Turn to Page 16, Column 5 end zone again. U.S.C., 26; California, 0. Washington, Stanford, 5.

Oregon State, 13; Washington 0. Santa Clara, 13; Purdue, 6. Montana, 13; Idaho, 0. U.S.C. Frosh, California Frosh, 7.

Montana Slate, 10; Idaho South Conversion Enables Irish to Shade Carnegie Tech BY GAYLE TALBOT PITTSBURGH, Oct. 2S. (IP) 'Dame now has amassed a total Santa Clara Rallies to Down Purdue Grids, 13-to-6 ern Branch, 6. I Nevada, 3: California Aggies, 0. of mints 78 Again that extra point loomed, only 13.

more points than its Yardage Averaee nunts length of defeated rivals the line drove from the 8-inch Clara 27 to SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. (VP)! Santa University of Santa Clara came! Purdue big as a billion as Notre Dame lVfiO 4 2H40 0 Number of punt returns Average lenjrth of mtttt ratinnc For a game that started out cr snhrrlv thi-j nnp narlcprl a from behind in dramatic fashion 'where the Boilermakers held in scored its fifth straight victory some nice Kxcept mat todav to defeat the Purdue Boil- two dramatic goal-line a ct Total number of by the time all the people had thrUlr crowd of cltee.nt..A" fumbles 3 took the ball on downs. sni'fiTiii 1 1 ri 1 1 vviiimi 1 rif ermakers, 13 to (5, in an inter- and sectional football game before Still rn rr 1 1 a undismayed the Broncos 4 0 3 15 On the first running play after that touchdown. Cornell's substitute halfback, Walter Scholl, slipped over his right tackle for 78 yards and a touchdown.

Two minutes after the next kickoff, Scholl passed to Substitute Halfback Jack Borhman for the second Cornell touchdown. The play went for 61 yards. Borhman, sneaking behind the Ohio secondary, ran 30 yards unmolested. Tackle Nick Drahos place kicked the ex- ohaiw in riu oiduium iwwy. defenses appeared to tire under This 1 time it was Lou Zontml, lhe punishment and the back- Times lost ball on fumbles 3 Number of penalties against 4 Total yardage lost by penalties 20 iiffi.

mail uu mi e- fielders ran wild tuny nnea up nis sigms ana YARDS GAINED BY BACKS Oregon TCB TV A TFG YL A Pf a small crowd of mkmj. Purdue, near the top in the Big Ten Conference was 2-to-l favorite to dump the Santa Clara team, but tricky Santa Clara reverses and a well-shielded pass play put the powerful Boilermakers back on their heels. came back and a few plays later Halfback Jimmy Johnson passed to Left End John Thorn from the 36. Thorn scored, but the play was void because both teams were offside. FINALLY TALLIES Two plays later Santa Clara It.rayneai 12 40 2 0 3.33 Berry 12 74 0 0 HI Fomona, 12: San Diego Statp.

6. Stanford Frosh, 40; U.C.L.A. Frosh, 0. Fresno State, 21; S.F.U., 2. K.IST Notre Damp.

Tech. Princeton, 2fi: Brown, 12. Armv, 4(j; I r.simis. 13. Korrtham, 27; Pittshurph, 1:1.

Holy Cross. 27; Colgate, 7. Villanova, 7: Arkansas. 0, Columbus, 2H; V.M.I., 7. Clemson.

lo: Navy. 7. Dartmouth. Ifi: Harvard. 0.

North Carolina. Peiin, 6. N.V.U.. 14: Georgia. 13.

Georgetown. George Washington. 0. l.afavette, 40: Gettysburg, 0. Bates.

Maine. O. Hutsrers. 20; Lchieh. 6.

Penn State. 6: Syracuse, 6. nowdoin, 6: Colby. O. Washington and Jefferson, 12; Beth-anv.

0. tufts. 14; Williams. 12. Hamilton.

7: Koohester, Massachusetts State, Worcester Tech. 0. Shipoensburg Teachers. 12: Blooms-bur? Teachers, ft. Waynesburg, West Virginia Wes-levan.

0. Randolph-Macon, Prexel. 8. place kicked that vital seventh point after the Irish had scored their touchdown on a recovered fumble in the third period. BLOCKS TRY The only thing that looked like a score in the initial half came after only a few minutes of play, when Merlyn Condit of Carnrfip cot au-av nn a cnarW.

Smith 17 74 3 8 3.SS F.mmons 5 10 1 1 1 so lsbe 2 33 0 0 16 50 Tntata been "taken care of and people have to be taken care of in this fisticuffing industry, he didn't have much left. DREAMED OF FAME "I used to dream of fame and fortune," grinned our postman the other night. "The fight game looked good to me. But when I got into it something as wrong. I couldn't half keep all the money I earned.

I never seemed to have anything left. "And then it gpt to worrying me, this fight game. Td see fellows who used to be champions come rocking into the gymnasiums. Some of them Turn to Tage 19, Column 2J1 6 9 4.M) TCBTYATFG YL'APP SCORE FIRST Ifinallv pnt its cm-P Dn ho camp I. A Tim onctnrnni-c rmf ni-ai- thf TK ashincton 0 4 1 i-O 23 2 2 14 3 14 4 'uw ctaa t'i, Juuuj'UU laauu iu Robinson jfirst score of the game in the.

Thorn, who was dropped on Pur- 'second period on a pass by 4-yard line, and two plays kiimore Substitute Michael Byelene, half-later substitute Halfback Peter- 'Herim 2 3 I) 4 Ti ft 3H'I 4 MJ 0 2 ix) Read 'Em and Weep Forciham, 27; Pittsburgh, 13. S-tnta Clara, 13; Furdue. 6. Utah, Denver, 7 (tie.) Clemsnn, 15: Navv, 7. rornell.

23 Ohio State. 14. Pomona. 12: San Diego, fi. Villanova, Arkansas, 0.

Colorado State, Utah State, 0. And the waning moments ling 31.yard run to Notre Dame-S of the tightly fought contest aft-. 14 and Muha tried to place kick er Carnegie had made a brilliant a fieJd goa, frpm the 19 The march of 89 yards to its touch- bal, went far wide of its niark down, it was John Mclntyre. tall Thereafter, the South Benders center of the South Bend oppor- kcpt the Tartans back tunists. who smashed through and bafk (oward their Roal posts.

and blocked George Muhas at- and what finally happened was tempt at the tying point. 1 In scoring five victories, Notre Turn to Tage 14, Column 2 lle7.e Totals 27 13 back, to send David Rankin from son scored on a reverse plav. the 37 to the 2. The Broncos The trv for point was blocked, cam? hack to put over their first proncos: ovpr thcir TCB. mn-i-ri hall: TV A.

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