Stanford at Washington

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 30, 1939, page 5

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  SEATTLE. Oct. 30.-The Univer- sity of Washington Huskies last Saturday afternoon won their first game in five starts this season by actually defeating Stanford 8 to 5 in thriller with loads of spectacu- lar passes fumbles and missed op- portunities. Washington scored a safety in the first quarter when Danny Yarr charged in and threw to Norm Stan lee into his own scoring territory. Stanford came back in the sec- ond quarter when halfback Jim Groves placed kicked Stanfofd’s field goal. Washington marched and passed 75 yards for touchdown in the third quarter with fullback Don Jones bucking over. Stanford lost the ball on Wash

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  Evening star, October 29, 1939, page 31 (results column)

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  Long Runs, Fist F|ingng Provide Footballs Fireworks Ole Miss Slip From unbeoen Poth but Most Grid Powers Shine Paul Soper’s 74-yard run helped Northwestern trip Illinois, 1870, while Nile Kinnick tossed three touchdown passes to give Iowa a 1913 victory over Wisconsin. Undefeated Nebraska knocked over Kansas State, 25–⁠9, and Missouri tripped Iowa State, 21–⁠6, in Big Six duels, as powerful Ok lahoma, taking the day of from conference competition, routed Oklahoma A. and M, 41-O. Baylor could not cope with Texas A. and M, and the unbeaten, united Aggies earned an easy 200 decision. Texas turned on the heat in the final quarter to whip Rice, 1912, as Jack Grain dashed 80 yards for one of the scores. Texas Christian finally won a game, trouncing Centenary, 21–⁠0. Held scoreless during the first half, Southern California’s Trojams turned on the heat in the third quarter, piled up 20 points and went on to trounce Califor- MIA, 26–⁠0, in the leading Pacific Coast Conference game of the day. Oregon State remained unbeaten with a 1870 conquest of Washington State, and U. c. L. A. also undefeated, stopped Oregon, 1876. Washington upset STAN ford, 8–⁠5. Purdue suffered its second defeat, bowling to Santa Clara, 13- 6, as the Broncos pushed over the winning touchdown early In the fourth quarter. Denver surprised In the Noun tain States Big Seven BY holding favored Utah TO . TT draw.

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  The Nome nugget, Alaska, October 30, 1939, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Scores October 28 October 28 Nebraska 25-Kansas State 9 Auburn 6-Georgia Tech T Iowa l9-Wisconsin 13 Illinois 0-Northwestern 13 Alabama 7-Mississippi State Tulane 18-Mississippa 6 Clemson 15-Navy 2 Notre Dame 7-Carnegie 6 North Carolina 30-Penn 6 Cornell 20-Ohio State 14 Yale 7-Michigan 27 Dartmouth 16-HarVard o Pitt 13-Fordham 27 Lake Forest O-Duke 6 Stanford 5-Washington 8 Washington State 0 Oregon State 13 Oregon G. UCLA 16 Southern Cal 26-California 0 Purdue 6-Santa Clara 13 Montana 13-Idaho 0

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Washington leads 46–⁠43–⁠4 in 93 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.