California at Stanford

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  Evening star, November 23, 1947, page 45

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  California Comeback Beats Stanford, 21–⁠18 PALO ALTO, Calf, Nov. o. CALIFORNIA; s Bears. scoring on an 80 yard pass play with less than three minutes to go, came from behind today to defeat Stanford, 81 to 18, tn their 50th annual football classic played before $4,000 wildly cheer ing fans. Beaten eight times before going into action today, the Indians cleo trified the huge throng by taking an 1914 lead over the powerful Bears when the clock showed four minutes and 45 seconds left to play. The Bears opened a desperate passing attack and with three min utes to play, fullback Jack Jensen connected. Left Half Paul Keckley snagged the ball on the run at his 35-yard marker and raced down the sidelines to score. Jim Cullom kicked for his third conversion from placement, his three points providing the winning margin. 1t was California’s ninth victory against one defeat.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 23, 1947, page 1 (results column)

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  Gridiron IIighlights PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. o. R-Princeton’s Big Three foot ball champions closed out their 1947 season today with a IA to II victory over Dartmouth, but for the full so minutes the favor ed Tiger eleven had its hands full. BOSTON, Nov. 22-P)-Outplaying their opponents in three of the four periods, Boston Uni versity’s Terriers today ended their first season under Coach Buff Donelli with a convincing 20–⁠14 triumph over Colgate’s Red raiders. PALO ALTO, Calf, Nov. % R-California’s Bears, scoring an 80-yard touchdown pass with less than three minutes to 20 came from behind today to defeat 8 fighting Stanford team 21–⁠18 ir their 5Oth annual football classic played before $4,000 wildly cheer ing football fans. W. Va, Nov. 22-F-West Virginia University pounded Temple into submission 21-o today, with the hard run. ing of Rex Humgardner ane Walt Malyk and the bullet pass. ing of Tom Keane furnishing the scoring punch. WORCESTER, Mass, Nov 2; -P-Holy Cross, Crusaders suffering along uncertainty galloped to a 48–⁠0 victory over Fordham’s hornless Rams in its final home game of a compare lively unsuccessful season on Fit ton Field today before a 1000 crowd. S~PARTANBURG sc. Nov. % -fP-The Wofford Terriers I’M corked a fine running attack in spite of the soggy field to whip a stubborn Randolph = Macon football team, 1877, here today. BOSTON, Nov. 22-P)eBoston colleges thrice-beaten Eagles removed some of the sting from last weeks crushing Tennessee setback by running legirons on St. Mary’s one-time galloping Gaels for a 25–⁠7 victory today IN their intersectional football clash before a 1878 crowd on Soggy Braves Field.

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Officially, Stanford leads 65–⁠51–⁠11; as played, 54–⁠45–⁠6 in the 105 games on file; the official count covers all 127 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.