UCLA at USC

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 13, 1942, page 41

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  Bruins ’14–⁠7Win Is Their First Over U. 5. {. Play ConservotiveIy After Scoring; Foe Makes Late Threat LOS ANGELES, Dec IL. Its Georgia and the University of Cali fornia at Los Angeles Bruins in the Pasadena Rose Bowl New Year Day. The embattled Bruins corc”e”od an old jinx today to score their first gridiron victory in history over the University of Southern Cali fornia The final count was IA to 7. UCLA was at least that much better. Later the Uclans officially were designated as the Coast Conference representative. Nevertheless, the Bruins had to play their best to push back the game if outclassed Trojans. Just when the Uclans thought they had the world with a fence around it, the Trojan lightning struck. For a few minutes it looked as though Southern California was going to get tie. The crowd of 87,50O, which had been cheering the under dog Bruins toward their initial Rose Bowl invitation, stood up and gave jeff Cravath’s Southern California boys mighty ovation The Bruins were equal to the occasion, however, and eventually backed up the Trojan attack Waterfield Fools Troians. The first quarter of the game was a give punting exhibition, with little to choose between the Bruin quarterback. Bob Waterfeld, and Southern CALIFORNIA; big end, Ralph Haywood. After the Bruins had stopped a Trojan threat in the second quarter on the 18. they start ed march that carried them 50 yards to a touchdown The Uclans, who have used an adaptations of the T formation all year. began mixing up the attack, employing the double wing and then going back to quick opening thrusts with Halfbacks Al Solari and Vic Smith exploding into the Trojan secondary for consistent short gain ers. But it remained for Waterield to catch the Trojan defenders nap ping and set up the first touchdown. On a fake reverse, he sucked the Trojan right end, Joe Davis, and Center Joe Wolf out of position, and after delaying split second. ran Is yards out of bounds on the S. F’ullback Ken Smelling scored from the 2 and his placement made it to 0. Uclans Pass to Second Score. The Uclans’ second touchdown in the third quarter was a deceptive aerial thrust of al yards that also caught Southern California’s secon- GARY out of position. Waterfield. from the Bruin OF formation. ran back and rifled a long pass to End Burr Baldwin. He was in the clear ana had interference mopping up Tor him after he sidestepped the only tackler who got a shot at him. Inc Bruins let down a bit here ana for the next seven minutes were on the defensive. The COM piexlon of the game changed as the Iourth period opened. The Tro. JAMS elusive tailback, Mickey Nc Cardle, lateraled to End Doug EsslcS and he dashed 80 yards to U. =. l.. AZ 10, where Waterfield halted him with a shoestring tackle, On the next play McCardle swept his right end for a touchdown and DICK Jamison added the extra point. southern California fumbled six times and although it recovered all OF them the miscues were a serious impeachment to the attack The hobbies had much to do with Stopping the U. S. c. marches. Trojan Passes Miss Marks. Hal1oack Howard Callahan raised Trojan hopes few minutes later with a sensational sprint from a punt to U. C. L. AS 80. McCardle sneaked to the % on a DELAYED DUCK, but the Bruins finally got the range and repulsed the inspired lroJans, forcing McCardle to pass incomplete into the end zone Later, long pass from McCardle tn Huble kerns almost connected for a touchdown. Kearns. former hurdles champion, couldn’t hold the ball. ‘‘‘ Southern California was inside the Bruin Is four times and U. G. l.. A. had three scoring opportunltles. The Bruins might have scored o1tener. but played conservative football after that first touch down. n

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Officially, USC leads 52–⁠34–⁠7; as played, 54–⁠34–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 86 since this game.