Washington State at Villanova

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  Evening star, November 30, 1930, page 75

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  MANY FINE COUGAR ! THRUSTS CHECKED Pacific Champs Gain Much, but Good Defense Stops Them Seven Times. |” DI11d, 1NONCUIDC1 GOs-- w coAA i ington State Colleges rec ierseyed foot ball juggernaut, champion outfit of the Pa cific Coast Conference, turned loose its powerful attack on the East’s frozen fields today, but wasted most of it in accomplish ing the defeat of the scrappy Villanova eleven, 13 to 0. The Cougars from the Pacific North west, oltweighing their Eastern rivals by a big margin, battered their way UP and down the gale-swept gridiron most of the afternoon, but had only two touchdowns to show for rushing at tack that gained enough ground to produce at least half dozen more tallies The burly Westerners, led by their pile driving captain and fullback Elmer Schwartz, repeatedly smashed deep into Villanova territory, only to find stone wall defense that turned them back seven times altogether. All Villanova exhibited was fine defense, in which Capt. Gardner, Right End Mike Terry and Kobilis, a substitute guard, stood out, but it was Sufficient to keep the visitors from running up anything like the score they had expected. $4,000 See Contest. Close TO 10000 shivering spectators saw Washington State conduct q monotonous series of charges into VIII lanova territory throughout the game It was an impressive exhibition, even II the final tally didn’t indicate the real margin of difference between the two teams in offensive power. The game was played for the benefit Of local charities, but because of the weather the crowd and gate receipts fell far below expectations. Washington State scored in the first and last periods. Capt. Schwartz, whose dashes of tackle were the Of fensive feature of the Cougar attack, tailed the first touchdown on a wide sweep from Villanova’s 11-yard line. 1t was the climax of 37-yard advance In which Schwartz did nearly all the ball toting and Masken converted with q place-kick. Porter Lainhart, hard running half back, dove over the center of the line for the other touchdown after it looked as If the Cougars were doomed to fall short of their objective indefinitely. Again Schwartz did the important launched from Villanova’s 19-yard mark, where q Villanova tumble was recovered by Parodi, Couga- guard. Many Drives Fan. Otherwise Washington State failed to show a scoring punch consistent with the teams ability to gain ground. Three times in the second period alone the Cougars lost the ball on downs inside Villanova’s 5-yard line. They failed to score from the 1-yard mark in four plays which lost seven yards instead of producing any gain. On two other drives Villanova’s lighting defense stopped the Westerners ON the s-yard stripe. These were the most conspicuous Of States lost scoring opportunities, but the ed-jerseyed warriors lost the ball on four other occasions deep in Villa nova territory. on the z, 8, IL and is yard lines. The figures showed State rolled up 16 first downs and gained 265 yards by rushing, whereas Villanova registered only two first downs, both in the third period. and advanced the ball a total of only 81 yards by rushing as well as passing. Much Of States offensive power was Offset by the inability Of Tuffy Ellingsen to make his passes connect. The Cougar halfback tried Is heaves at various stages Of the fray, but connected with only one Of them. No ViII=n0va Threat. Villanova however, was unable to threaten either through the air or on the ground. The team, coached by Harry Stuhldreher, former leader Of Notre Danes -Four Horsemen,” confined its efforts almost entirely to a plucky defense. Offensively, Villanova never had possession Of the ball in Cougar territory. The Fasteners made their only threat in the third period, when Capt. Gardner got loose to a 27-yard dash of tackle, the longest individual gain of the day from scrimmage. Otherwise Villanova could not pierce the big Red line. featured by the work Of Edwards, Helm and Ahlskog, or make the long passes connect. Edwards, 235-pound tackle, was in jured late in the second period after smearing everything in reach, but his replacement, Wallulis, was nearly as

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Washington State leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.