Washington vs. USC

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1944, page 1

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  81 Shot, U. 5. {. Keeps Pasadena Record Clean Amozes by 29–⁠0 Score As 1t Captures 9TH Victory in Classic PASADENA, Calf, Jan. Sur prising even their staunchest adj herents, University of Southern Cal lfornia Trojans today passed the University of Washington dizzy and won their seventh Rose Bowl foot ball game in as many tries, 20 to O A despised short ender at 5-to-2 odds, Southern California came up with a brilliant passing game that just couldn’t miss and its rugged line, contributing it’s peak pertorrance, repeatedly stacked WASH ington’s powerhouse runner, Sam Robinson. The official attendance was $1,000. The TroJans scored all four touch downs on passes and picked up two points on an automatic safety in the sflnal period, as they blocked a fourth down punt by the Washing ton quarterback, Gerry Austin, the ball rolling into the end zone. Trojans Play Smooth Game. Washington had completed its 1943 season undefeated and one of its conquests was the strong March Field Army team by 81 to 7 score. The same Army team had van pushed the Trojans, IS to 0. This, however, was another day and an inspired Southern California eleven that did everything right. Whereas 1t had made so fumbles and kicked away many scoring chances during Its regular schedule, it played flaw lessly against the Huskies, who had a II pounds to the man edge in weights. Washington’s weight proved a big disadvantage because the Troians put their superior speed and passing skill to the utmost use and out lodged the slower footed pass detenders from the North on two &C. casions for touchdowns. Coach jeff Cravath of Southern California sent Jim Hardy in at quarterback for Ainslie Bell in the second period and the men of Troy Immediately passed and ran their way 70 yards for touchdown. The payoff was an 11-yard toss, Hardy to Half-back George Callahan, who tented the Washington center, Cor don Bell, off his feet, and ran I’M molested across the goal. Get Two Quick Scores. Whatever chance Washington may have had was dissipated in the third quarter as the Trojans shot quick opening plays off their EFT, formaton and passed their way to two more touchdoWns. Hardy first tossed a lazy f1oater into the end zone from the Washington IL and George Callahan, probably the fleet est back on the field, took it easily as Austin slipped in trying to get at the ball. Then, few minutes later, after AL Atkins tumble had been recovcred by S. c. on the Huskies’ 81, Hardy fired perfect strike into the far reaches of the end zone and Gordon Gray took it over his Shout der, just step inside the boundary of the field. With a 20-point margin, the Trojans kept pouring it on, scoring another touchdown in the final pc Rod as Bell shot q perfect pass to Gordon Gray for 18 yards, and rushed the Washington line off it’s feet to block Austin’s punt for the final two points. Atkins Stars for Losers. The Trojans outgained Washing ton on the ground, 141 yards to 1872, completed 9 of the Is passes they tried for liz yards and made first downs to the Huskies’ Z. Akin was the big threat for the invaders. He frequently gained when the U. S. C. line appeared to have him trapped. His average was 567 yards in nine tries.

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Officially, USC leads 52–⁠32–⁠4; as played, 53–⁠32–⁠4 in 89 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.