Idaho at USC

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  The daily star-mirror, Moscow, Idaho, November 24, 1923, page 1

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  u. S. c. DEFEATS VANDALS, 9 TO 0 TOUCHDOWN IN SECOND QUART Err AND SAFETY IN FINAL PERIOD WIN FOR TROJANS u S. G. Trojans, 9 to 0, in a brillian game Of football The team from tn north played brilliant defensive foot ball but the reserve strength of thu TrOjans was too much. Where Idaho threatened to score Coach Henderson was able to stop the advance by sending in fresh men. Idaho was stopped on U. S. C.’s one-foot line. The TrOjans scored in the second quarter on forward pass from the 17-yard line and again in the final minutes OF play on safety when Fitzke was tackled behind his own goal line after blocked punt Time after time the Vandals threw back the Trojans when they threatened to score another touchdown. The crowd was between $4,000 and 10000. Play is Even Up Opening the first quarter Fitzke kicked-off to Campbell, U. S. C. full back, who returned to the 25 yard line before being downed by the Vandal tacklers. U. S. G. then open ed its offensive from it’s own % yard line with O. Anderson circling IdahO’s left end for a 1O-yard gain. The Vandals then settled down and held the TrO5ans on the 38-yard line. Campbell punted to Stivers, Idaho quarter, and Idaho opened up on its offensive, Play zig-zagged back and forth in the middle Of the field with Idaho gaining ground to a certain extent on Fitzke’s brilliant punting. After an exchange Of punts Stivers received the ball on his own 35-yard line on a punt from Campbell. The Trojams held and Fitzke booted the ball to o. Anderson who fumbled on his 35-yard line and an Idaho man recovered the ball. The Trolans held desperately and on the fourth down Fitzke dropped back to the 37-yard line to try for points from the field on drop-kick. 1t was Edahos first chance to score but the drop kick failed First Quarter Scoreless U. S. G. then uncorked a brilliant aerial attack after o. Anderson went around end for Is yards. Two COM pleted forward passes and play was on Idaho’s 28-yard line. Two line smashes carried the ball to the IL yard line and the Vandals held. U. S. G. forward pass was grounded and the quarter ended. Score-end of s first quarter: Idaho, 0; u. S. c., 0. { Idaho’s great defensive game was l shown to southern California fans l early in the second quarter. Idaho t held the Trojans on their own 10 t yard line on downs and the ball + passed over Fitzke got away with a beautiful kick and u. S. G. had been 9 forced back to their own 45-yard line. 9 The aerial attack of the TrOjans con- = tinued their passing tactics with sue cess and the Trojans made ground to Idaho’s 22-yard line. II Trojans Make Touchdown A criss-cross and a double pass line. A line smash gained two yards and U. 8. c. was penalized Is yards for holding. With U. S. G. II yards away from touchdown three Trojan passes were incompleted. On the fourth down pass Newman, who had r o. Anderson at full, to Dolley, U. S. c. quarter, was COM o. pleted with a touchdown resulting. il Hawkins kicked goal and score stood: W j. S. c., z; Idaho, O. tt With Idaho far from defeated c] Fitzke received the ball on the kick T; ,ff and raced the pig-slxin back to the te .ircled U. S. C.’s left end for Is yards. h, line smashes carried the ~ ‘all to midfield and on the 45-yard \, inc. Cameron was sent in to re- y. lace Fitzke Idaho started passing J” With Stivers sending passes to Came ~ on and Nelson until U. S. C.’s 18- te ard line was reached with three w 1inutes of the half yet to play. tn traight line smashes by Kinnison Jo nd Kleffner carried the ball to the fe O-yard line and Coach Henderson ur ent in fresh men to stop the Vandal dvance. The fourth down and Idaho en- 1as on the one foot line. Kleffner So arried the ball but he was stopped si5 nd Idaho had missed touchdown az Y one foot. ri Half Ends to 0 tv, The ball passed over on downs and Oh lie U. S. G. punter, forced to kick no lst on account of the rapidly charg lg Vandal forwards, was able to unit only to his 1S-yard line as the histle blew. ending the first half. =. ,ore-end Of the first half: U. s. c., III Idaho, o. po U. S. C.’s kickoff to Fitzke who we as back in the game again, opened DIE e second half. Fitzke returned the toe LII to the 24-yard line. Idaho was cja reed to kick and U. S. c. threatened Ne score until a long pass went over Tr e goal line and the pail passed over mi ith Idaho starting play or the 20 lrd line. Stivers punted to his own yard line and the TrOjans were liable to gain. Dorsey punted out bot bounds to Idaho’s 15-yard line and ria tzke kicked the ball back to mid Coz I’D. Three exchanges of punts llowed with Idaho and the Trojans aging an even game of football. Third Quarter, to 0 Idaho opened up on forward pass = g again until u S. G. got possession + the ball on an interception. Play + is in midfie1d when the third + -------------- +

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USC leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the seven since this game.