Oregon State at Washington

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 9, 1937, page 1

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  HUSKIES HAVE. HARD CONTEST. OREGON 5. GAME FINAL SCORE Washington 3; Oregon State 6. Fitting against the Huskies the most determined defense met by Jimmy Phelan’s squad yet this sea- son the Oregon State Beavers stop ped two University of Washington drives cold to hold the Huskies .scoreless during the first quarter of their Pacific Coast Conference clash in Seattle this afternoon. Just as the first period was near ing it’s fadeout, the Beavers began to retaliate by flashing passing attack of their own, an overhead offensive that worked the ball from the shadow of the Beaver goal posts to near the midfield stripe as the quarter ended Speeding up on their usual pro- cedure, the U of W. Gridders delv- ed deep into their opponents terri tory at the outset, when Husky Fullback Jones took the opening kickoff for a run to the Oregon State 30-yard line. After being halted by the Beav- CTS, the Huskies then started an- other march, which aided by an in terference ruling on pass, led them on a series of passes and bucks to the Oregon State 3-yard line, where with only one yard to go for a first down, the Purple and Gold rush was turned back by the determined Ore gon State boal guardians. Following a brief exchange of punts and power plays, the Beavers then began their push toward the open territory around the mid-field stripe. Second Quarter After futilely digging twice more toward paydirt in the second quar- ter the Huskies left the field at the end of the first half with only a three-point lead from field goal to show for their efforts. Twice more had the under-dog fortune dogged Beavers line held. Put on the threshold of touch down by pass Interrogation for the second time during the half Jim my Johnston carried the Huskies to the Oregon State two-yard line with sparkling 20-yard dash, but tossed away his run when on the next play he fumbled almost on the goal line for a Beaver recovery. After the Beavers had punted out, Washington assaulted again, with Johnstone’s relief, Merle Miller, car- rying the brunt Two nice runs took Miller to the Beaver eight. T wo bucks put the ball on the five-yard stripe A pass, Waskowitz to Newton, was very nearly completed in the end- zone. with two minutes to go in the half But Newton muffed the catch. and all the Huskies could salvage was a field goal, which Thompson place. kicked, to end the half, Wash ington 3, oregon State College 0.

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  Imperial Valley press, October 11, 1937, page 6 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL FORM BLOWS up SAT. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. II CUP) Football form was cast to the four winds today and Pacific coast conference followers set themselves for a new series Of upsets in the three conference engagements that top next Saturdays program. Three days ago the forecasters would have been unanimous in picking Washington to beat Wash ingston State, UCLA. to over Wheim Oregon State, and use. to annihilate Oregon. Then came black Saturday and in surprising exhibitions, Oregon State defeated Washington, STAN ford defeated UCL.A. and stopped the Bruins Kenny Washington, and Oregon turned in a lopsided win over a strong Gonzaga team. use. Eeat Chic State OF the big ten 1912 on sub Ralph Stanley’s conversion in the closing minutes of play. Fresh from that 6–⁠3 win ever Washington, Oregon State meets the disappointing UCL.A. team at Corvallis with odds at even money. Washington State failed to show anything against California, losing to the Bears 27–⁠0 but back home in Pullman and remembering the 400 beating they took from Wash ington last year. the Cougars will be cunning hard to give the defend ing champions their second straight defeat. NEW YORK. Oct. Il up

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Washington leads 61–⁠32–⁠2 in 95 meetings, counting the 83 since this game.