Stanford at California

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  Evening star, November 25, 1928, page 81

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  BIC GRID BATTLE ON COAST IS TIE Stanford Gets a Late Score Against California in 1918 Struggle. MEMORIAL STADIUM. BERKELEY, Calf. November “a. - Through the gathering haze, closing in to write fin ish to brilliant Autumn day, a leather oval sailed today In great arc-floated almost lazily into pair of waiting arms and soon afterward the gun barked to end the thirty-fourth annual game between Stanfords Cardinals and Cali fornia’s Bears In 1913 tie A crowd of $4,000 foot ball fans mass ed in this great gray bowl and some 10000 others clustered on the hillSides, sat through contest filled with throbbing moments of play such as no other coast game has exceeded in years. From opening kickoff to closing gun the traditional rivals battled with fury seldom equaled. A California advantage, piled up in the first half by two touchdoWnS, dwindled to nothing ness before mighty finish that brought Stanford into tie with its oldest COL lege gridiron foe. On that long pass California’s hopes to tie the coast conference champion ship were carried to oblivion-Shattered and crushed into the turf of their own gridiron. 1t left them undefeated, but twice tied during the season, while Southern California, undefcated and held even but once, pushed into top hCnors by winning from Idaho today. A thrilling last quarter, with only minute and half TO pay, climaxed a bitter struggle and saw California hopes wane while Stanford supporters reared in frenzied delight On the short end of the count and the huge indicator hand on the score board ready to click to the zero mark. Simkins, fullback, dropped back: whip ped over his right arm and the ball whirled across the field It crossed the California goal line and plunked down into the hands of Frentrup, halfback. One California man was only an arms length away. but not close enough to lay hands on the leather as it ended the 40-yard journey that tied the score

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, November 26, 1928, page 5

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  STANFORD AND CALIFORNIA IN TIE GRID GAME Eighty Thousand Fans Sit Through Four Thrill ing Periods BERKELEY, Cal, Nov 26.- Eighty thousand persons sal through four throbbing quarters Saturday afternoon to see Stan- ford and California fight a 13 to 13 tie in the thirty fourth annual game. California’s advantage, piled up in the first half by two touch- downs, dwindled before the mighty finish of. Stanford. In the last quarter, California s hopes for a victory went down in that thrilling part of the game. Simkins dropped the oval into the hands of Frantrup over the goal line. California started the scoring when Bancroft intercepted a pass and ran 76 yards to a touchdown.

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Officially, Stanford leads 65–⁠51–⁠11; as played, 54–⁠45–⁠6 in the 105 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 94 since this game.