The herald., 1897-11-26
U. s. g. VICTORIOUS
They Defeat Pomona In a Hard
Fought Struggle


grounds. amid the clarion shouts of
leather-lunged supporters, the Pomona
college football team yesterday went
down to defeat before their long haired
rivals from U. 8. c. by score Of 6 to O.
1t was a hard game, rough game and
| clean game.
The Los Angeles kickers arrived at
Pomona on the 9:20 train, which had
been emblazoned with the varsity COL
ors, cardinal and gold, until 1t made the
eyes Of the oldest inhabitant" start out
with wonder and admiration. The Hotel
Pacific was chosen as headquarters.
| Here the athletes rested until the time
for moving had come. The Pomona men
spent the morning quietly at Claremont
four miles distant, and drove to the
grounds in their tally-ho, arriving al
p. m.
Impartial predictions concerning the
| outcome Of the struggle favored the
U. s. c. representatives, inasmuch as
! they had not been scored against this
season, whereas Pomona had not been
equally fortunate. Doubtless on this
account there was not the feeling of
confidence displayed by the home team
and undergraduates as animated the
West Los Angeles boys.
The varsity men averaged 154 pounds,
while the citrus-belters ranged up to-
ward $50. U. S. G. failed to make much
impression on Pomona, but circled the
ends for repeated gains. The latter,
however, punctured the lighter line Of
U. S. c. with frequency. The backs and
ends were prominent in the work of the
Tot Dol
Full-back Patterson played heady
game, and Quarter r-back Wright made
some excellent tackles. Full-back
Hayes of Pomona did some first-rate
work at bucking, but the line really
played the game. The weather was
ideal.
FIRST HALF.
Pomona won the toss and chose the
west goal. varsity taking the kickoff.
Jones raised the spheroid for 40 yards
and was caught by Jennings Of Pomona,
who was downed after carrying the ball
back IL yards. 40
A series of bucks at center then re-
suited in U. s. c. taking the ball on
downs. Lloyd attempted to turn left
end but lost yard and half. Jones
bucked the right end for 4 yards, and
Lloyd, aided by excellent interference,
rounded the right end for 10 yards.
Martin gained yards around the left
end. Jones tried around the left, but
only succeeded in advancing " yard,
and again bucked the center for 2yards.
Patterson got through the left of Po-
mona's line for s1s yards gain, when
Walker rounded the right end for ~
yards and a touchdown. Patterson
kicked the goal and the score stood
u. 8. c. 6. Pomona 0, after S1a minutes'
play.
Pomona kicked of for 80 clrds, and
Patterson returned the kick for As
yards. The first down, tumble, lost
yards for the varsity, but Bob Jones
went around the left end for Is yards
gain. Lloyd failed to gain around the
right end. Patterson bucked the left
end for yards, and Jones the right end
for yards. Patterson ran round the
right end for a yard. and Walker ad-
vanced u. s. C.'s prospects yards
around the right end. Walker made 35k
yards around the right end, but Pomona
took the ball on downs.
Fairchild bucked the right end for 8
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the right end, when Hahn went through
the left for ~ yards.
Alpin bucked the center for one yard,
when the ball was given to Hayes, who
bucked center, and sprinted down the
field for touchdown, with few but his
own men following him as the umpire's
whistle sounded, calling the ball back on
an off side pay by Pomona's center rush.
U. s. G. took the ball and Hinman ad-
vanced three and one-half yards around
the right end, when the ball was given
to Jones, who bucked the right end for
yard, but in the play, owing to the iron
grip of Braunscomb on his belt he was
reduced to the condition in which he
came into the world. so far as clothing
Is concerned. and delay Of several
minutes was necessitated for his proper
rehabiliment. Lloyd bucked the left