Oregon at USC

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 19, 1931, page 5

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  CRUSH OREGON ELEVEN BY SCORE B [ Webfooters No Match for Southern California Gridders LCS ANGELES, Oct. 19.-”The Thundering Herd’ of the Univer- sity of Southern California tram pied under foot the University of Oregon football team here Satur- day afternoon by the overwhelming score of 53 to 0. i Minus the services of their star halfback, Jce Lillard, who had been declared ineligible for hay ing played semi professional base ball, the Webfooters were unable to produce a backfield combination capable of pressing any deeper intc Southern California territory than the 43-yard line. Quarterback Mohler, as usual was the spark plug of the Trojan attack, ably assisted by Ernie Pinckert. Mothers third play of the game resulted in a 4S-yard run, followed a few minutes later by his Interrogation of a pass and dash through the Oregon players 43’ yands to touchdown. U. S. c registered 26 points in the second quarterrI 4.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1931, page 1

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  Southern California Crushes Oregon Under 53-tO-O Score dynamo, which furnished the responsive spark that sent Troy flaming to eight touchdowns in the first three periods Of play. And again it was the steady, sturdy, showing of Erny Pinckert. both defenslively and extensively, which helped to subdue the willing but weak Webfeet. Mohler saw very little Of the fray. But when he was calling the signals he harrassed the Oregonians without mercy His third play of the game resuited in a 48-yard run, a lodging, dancing dash through the green jerseyed opposition. Only IS yards were gained by the Northwesterners against ALB for Troy, while Southern California made 20 first downs to 5. The work of Lawrence Winter was the outstanding defense gesture Of the invaders, while Temple and Leighton Gee were the most consistent ground gamers for Oregon.

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Officially, USC leads 38–⁠24–⁠2; as played, 39–⁠24–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.