California at Oregon State

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 22, 1950, page 46

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  BERKELEY, Calf, Oct. 21.- California, parading wealth of backf1eld talent led by Substitute Halfback John Papa, who scored twice, increased its Rose Bowl bid today with a 27–⁠0 football victory over Oregon State. A crowd of $1,000 saw the Bears rack up their fifth win in an undefeated season. The Bears were stopped by the young Oregon State team in the initial period. but they began to roll goalward thereafter with a pulverizing offense. Papa, the reserve left half, GAL loped 81 yards in the longest run, but the regulars, Jim Monachino,

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California leads 40–⁠37 in 77 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.