Oregon at California

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1949, page 47

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  California Thumps Oregon 414 Is Within Eyesght Of Rose Bow Bears Turn on Power, |C|inch Game With ; Scores in Third BERKELEY, Calf, Nov. 12.- California’s Bears charged into the home stretch of a perfect football season and within eye sight of the Rose Bowl today with Ia humping 41-to-14 victory over the University of Oregon Ducks. One of the largest crowds Of the season, 10000 fans saw Lynn Waldorf’s Bears come from behind to rack up their ninth consecutive triumph of the year and remain the only undefeated, untied team in the Coast Confer ence. The Bears scored three touchdowns in two minutes Of the third quarter to cinch it. Only the high-scoring STAN ford Indians now stand between California and a repeat engage ment in the Rose Bowl, where it lost to Northwestern last jan uary. OCCU11N 1AdA <AA AVolO California buried Oregon under a powerful attack that saw the Northerners routed in the second and third periods. Oregon turned an intercepted pass into a first-period touch down and held on to lead the surprised Bears going into the second quarter. The advantage ended there. The Bears took possession on their II and passed and pounded SO yards to score. Quarterback Bob Celeri threw a 7-yard touch down pass to Left End Dan Begovich. Jim Cullom missed the place. ment and the Bears still trailed, 7–⁠6. They came back to 60 81 yards for the second touchdown. Right Half Jim Monachino car ried the ball AZ yards in three tries, going over from the 2. Oregon Is Scrappy. Halfback Paul Baldwin, playing safety. took a punt and raced 68 yards later in the second period for the third California touch down. It was the longest run of the game. Oregon got back into contenton with a touchdown just before the half ended. De Wayne johnson, one of the top defensive men on the field for either side, intercepted a pass and returned 20 to the California 7. Quarter back Earl Stelle tipped a pass into the fiat to Woodley Lewis, who ran three yards for the score. Chet Daniels placekicked and the teams left the field with Cali fornia leading. 20–⁠14. at half time.

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Oregon leads 42–⁠39–⁠1 in 82 meetings, counting the 63 since this game.