UCLA at Washington

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 8, 1950, page 40

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  Washington Defeats UCLA, 21–⁠2O, With last-Minufe Drive SEATTLE, Oct. 7.-Don Helm rich’s shotgun arm and the piston legs of Hurrying Hugh Nc Elhenny carried Washington IS yards in the fading minutes to a 21–⁠20 football victory today over the diehard Bruins of UCLA. A crowd of 34,500 shivered in ecstasies of despair and elation as UCLA took a TO lead, Washing ton tied it and went ahead at 14–⁠13. Then the Bruins grabbed 1t again at 20–⁠14. One ground-gobbling play of IS yards scored for UCLA to crack the ice. A 40-yard pass from Bob Moore to Howard Hansen turned the trick. Back came Washing ton with an 82-yard march by land and air to knot the count at seven-all, Heinrich sneaking over the last three inches. Perry’s Leg Broken. Washington lashed the Bruins with a 50-yard scoring play to open the third period. Heinrich pitched 35 yards to Fritz Apking, who roamed untouched to the tally. Right back came the Uclans, pounding IS yards on six plays five Of them passes by Hansen and Joe Marvin. Washington lost Tackle Loran Perry with broken leg during the drive. The UCLA lightning struck again when Anse Mccullough of Washington fumbled Bruin punt on his own three and Ed Flynn recovered. Johnny Florence smashed through the befuddled Washington huskies to the goal on the next play. Bob Watson, who had missed his second conversion try, booted a good one to make 1t 20–⁠14 for UCLA with the last quarter three minutes old. Last Ditch Drive. Then came that last-ditch drive to victory. End Joe Cloidt caught two passes in the march and when UCLA was fighting back in the final minutes 1t was Cloidt who bounced in to flop Florence for a f1ve-yard loss. The Huskies’ Ted Holzknecht, Jim Mangan and Jim Wiley were outstanding all day on defense along with Wingman Cloidt, who played nearly all the game. Center Mike Michael was a Washington line standout on Of fense. For UCLA. as the two lines fought each other to stand still, it was Tackle Breck Stroschem and the Bruin All-America candidate Bob Wilkinson.

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UCLA leads 42–⁠34–⁠2 in 78 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.