California at Washington

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  Evening star, October 24, 1948, page 41

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  Hefty California | Wins 27-O Over Washington SEATTLE, Oct. 23.-The bowl minded Bears of California crushed the homecoming day hopes OF Washington’s Huskies today by racking up 21–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference football triumph on a rain soaked field. The crowd OF $4,000 went home feeling the big guys from Berkeley could have made it five touchdowns instead of three in spite of Wash ington’s gallant defense. Once the Bears were checked when they had four tries from the Washington !. The Huskies stopped Jack Jensen, the hard running Bear fullback, but couldn’t cope with Capt. Jack Swaner. The big right halfback Tailed all three Of his teams touch downs and Bootin’ Jim Cullom came through with all three placekicks. Two threats, one 64-yard hair raising gallop by Roland Kirkby with an intercepted pass, were all that Washington could muster. The Huskies, in their only sustained offensive of the day, pushed to the Bear 8, faxed a placekick and lost the ball on downs on the 13. From there California hammered to its first counter, Swaner stepping off 80 yards on one end run and then pushing over from theI. The second quarter was just five min utes old when Swaner hit the pay stripe again, weaving seven yards End George Souza had set up the chance by grabbing an enemy tumble on the Washington SO. The final score climazed q IS yard Bear march in the last quarter, after Coach Lynn Waldorf had used his reserves through much Of the third stanza.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 25, 1948, page 3 (results column)

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  College Football Roundup NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-tR- -Col- lege football swings into the back stretch this week with games that should go a long way toward identl- lying the major bowl principals. California’s potent Bears look like a cinch for the Rose Bowl il they can squeeze by Southern Cal Saturday at Los Angeles. The Pasa- dena guest may be de cid ed al Evanston where Northwestern en- gages Ohio State. Down in Dixie, unblemished North Carolina and Georgia Tech, stick ing close to their telephones 1ol Sugar, Orange or Cotton Bowl feel CTS, run into large humps in theh schedules. The N. c. Tar Heels play Ten nessee at Knoxville and Vols coach Bob Neyland, a renowned pessimist, already has predicted an upset victory for his boys. Techs frisky Yellowjackets meet an undefeated Duke team that has been getting progressively better af- ter two opening season ties. The southwest feature is Southern Methodist against Texas at Austin Tie victor in this one could well land in the Gotten Bowl although Eoth must reckon with Baylor, which has only ts on its record. Job for BoUl Promoters The job for the bowl promoters was further simplified last Satur- day when two of the Il unblem shed teams were stricken from the list. Army’s powerful machine rolled over Cornell, 27–⁠6, handing the Biz Red its first smudge. Penn State, riding victory string that covered the 1947 season, was tied by Michigan State, 14–⁠14. The nine left without defeat or t.e in major ranks are: Michigan Metre Dame, North Carolina, Geor- gia Tech, Clemson, Army, Pennsyl- vania, California and Nevada Of these, Michigan, Notre Dan,e and Army aren’t bowl candidates and Pennsylvania, as an ivy leaguel is not overly receptive to hids Michigan, victor over Southern Cal in the Rose Bowl last year can’t return because of a confer ence rule against repeat perform ances. Notre Dame and Army don’t go in for the post-season extrava- ganZas. Wolverines Are Tn The Wolverines. elevated to the No. spot last week in the Asso- ciated Press poll, justified their se- lection by overwhelming Minnesota Saturday, 27–⁠14. They are virtually in as big nine champions. Northwestern, beaten only by Michigan, then takes the lead in the Rose Bowl picture on the basis of it’s 19–⁠16 triumph over Mime sota. But Ohio State also has lost only one game-to Iowa. California continued it’s display of offensive power in smashing Wash ington, 21–⁠0. Oregon, beaten only by Michigan, still is in the running for the Pa cific Coast conference crown and the bowl spot But the Webfoots hopes depend on California stubbing a toe. All the other unbeaten-untied gi- ants came through last weeks tests under wraps excpt Pennsylvania. The Penn forces were handed a tre- mendous scare by winless Navy be- fore they squeaked through. 20-l4. Notre Dame pulled right over Iowa, 27–⁠12. North Carolina showed it’s oldtime power which had been missing the week before in flashing Louisiana State, 34–⁠7 Georgia Tech wallcped Florida, AFT, and Nevada smashed Tulsa, 65–⁠15

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Washington leads 55–⁠41–⁠3 in 99 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.