Washington at California

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  The daily star-mirror, Moscow, Idaho, November 17, 1923, page 1

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  ~. “A. u. s. w. .. u. 8. California 9; Washington 0. Scott High 20; Lewis and Clark, II Lewiston High IA; Moscow High u. S. G. 16; Netada O. (First half Palo Alto-( SpeciaD-Idaho’s Van ais lost bitter game to Stanford un iversity. here this afternoon, IL to Z The Cardinals scored in the sec ond quarter with a touchdown ant again in the third quarter with field goal from placement. Stanford cinched the game in the final periot with another touchdown after catch ing an Idaho pass, when the Vandals were battling to overcome the Card inal lead. Idaho scored in the second quarter with a touchdown with Bob Fitzke going over on a forward pass from Stvers. Idaho’s great battle thrilled a crow of 10000 and Stanford knew full we’ll that this afternoons game was the hardest on the Cardinal schedule. Crowd of 10000 People Play opened before a crowd 10000 people with the field in good conditon. Stanford appeared first on the field and the Vandals appeared few minutes later led by the Idaho mas cot Empire Captain Campbell won the toss from acting Captain Stivers and Stan ford elected to defend the north goal. An exchange of punts featured the opening half of the first quarter with Fitzke. outkicking Nevers, the Stanford star. Play zig-zagged in the middle of the field with neither team showing to superior advantage. Stan ford opened with a place-kick attack in the last of the first period with Cleveland attempting a place-kick from the 45 yard line The place kick was blocked and Stanford recovered the ball. Cleveland again attempted a place-kick from Idaho’s 43-yard line. The kick failed and the first quarter ended with a score of Stanford 0, idaho O. Stanford Scores First Stivers in punting out of danger, kicked outside to Idahos 4S-yard line. Nevers, the Stanford star, ripped off a couple of good gains and a completed pass, Cleveland to Capbell, placed the ball on Idaho’s 4-yard line. New ers then punched the ball the remanning distance for Stanford’s first score and the first touchdown of the | game Cleveland converted the point | after touchdown with a place-kick. On the kickoff fans were treated | to a spectacular demonstration of how an Idaho team can fight Kleffiner received the kickoff and ran the ball back to the 33yard line. Bob Fitzke then proceeded to rip off 40 yards on an end run under the cover Of beautiful idaho interference to 25-yard line. After sever al line plunges a completed pass, Stivers to F’itzke netted IS yards. Idaho backs then punched the ball to within inches of the Stanford goal line but the Cardinals held and the ball passed over on downs. Idaho Scores Touchdown Nevers was forced to kick from behind the Stanford goal line Stivers received the ball on Stanford’s 4O-yard line and Fitzke on the next play ripped off Is yards around end Nevers, the Stanford star, was hurt and he was replaced by So1oman. Idaho line bucks failed to gain so sSkippy” Sfivers passed to Fitzke. I line before stopped Stivers made / yard through the center of the line, ! Bucklin ploughed through for a two zard gain, and Fitzke made yard around end. On forward pass stivers to Fitzke the famous Bob , ,nared the pass over the Stanford , goal line and the score was tied. With Stivers holding the ball Fftzke ,lace-kicked successfully on the try : or point after touchdown and the ‘core stood z to z. An exchange of punts and unsuc- ,essful aerial attacks occupied the 6 emaining minutes of the first half, i With play in the middle of the field, G nd the half ended with the score t led: Idaho Z, Stanford a Stanford Makes Three Points Neither team gained on either for 7 yard passes or on line smashes at he opening of the first half. An mbulance was called for Nevers, the stanford star, and his condition, acording to reports circulated around he crowd was serious. Nevers was e he scorer of Stanford’s touchdown a a the second period and directly e for the Cardinal counter. = An exchange of punts with play in lidfield occupied the major part of IL he third period Stanford worked b 1e ball to Idaho’s 20 yard line where ne vandals held with determine :, on that knew no breaking and Cut erbach dropped back to try a place u ick The place-kick, from the 25- a. ard line, was good and Stanford a, ad broken the tie and the score :, TODD. 10 to Z. in favor of the Cardi- ais. The third quarter ended with the : andals fighting desterately to score = touchdown through use of the for = ard mass ~

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  The Seattle star, Seattle, Wash., November 19, 1923, page 12

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  Huskies Fall Saturday Before Champion Eleven Highly Developed Kicking Game of California and Individual Brlliance of Don Nichols Give Bears to Victory Over Washington Team TWO factors decided the Washington California game at Berkeley Saturday, which won by the Bears to O. First and foremost the individual brance Of Don Nichols the greatest safety in the West and the other was the highly perfected kicking game of the Bears Nichols the thorn in the side of the luses thruout that big game, running back punts with uncanny skill 1t he too, in the third period that grabbed forward from Jimmy Dixon and sprnted the Purple and Gold line for touchdown. Jack Witer proved himself to be great kicker getting good distance and with accuracy and lot of good luck he

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  Evening star, November 18, 1923, page 71

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  CALIFORNIA WINS GREAT GAME FROM WASHINGTON BERKELEY, Calf. November IT, The University of California’s foot ball team defeated the invading eleven from the University of Wash ington. to 0, this afternoon. In a brilliant game before a crowd that overnowed the fleld. Blewett’s drop-kick and Nichols touchdown from a for ward pass gave California its scores.

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Washington leads 55–⁠41–⁠3 in 99 meetings, counting the 92 since this game.