USC at Washington

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1959, page 1

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  peting schools to get together and put out q program” says Hardy Pearce. interhigh chief. II have plenty of stock covers in my Office If they want them. I” A certain soft drink company gives these covers free to any football school and you can wager practically every athletic director is aware of 1t. GRADS DEPARTMENT – Saturday was a banner day for former scholastic stars from this vicinity, especially quarterbacks. Willie Wood from Armstrong scored Southern California s winning touchdown and passed for the two-point conversion in a 22–⁠15 victory at the Uni versity OF Washington. He cir cled left end to score from the 6 with a minute remaining, culminating an 80-yard drive in nine plays. AleXandria’S Mike Agee and Bobby Mitchell also cashed in. Agee. from George Washington, scored from the 2 for Wash ington States first touchdown as the Cougars came from behind a 1870 deficit to win, 36–⁠19, at Stanford. Mitchell shined for Virginia Military

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Officially, USC leads 52–⁠32–⁠4; as played, 53–⁠32–⁠4 in 89 meetings, counting the 56 since this game.