Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-18
POMONA TEAM
IS VANQU|SHED
UNIVERSITY WINS BY SUPE-
RI0R OFFENSE
Shute Runs Eighty-fve Yards for a
Touchdown Before the Game Has
Been In Progress Many Sec
onds-Seore, II to o

And again the football braves of U.
S. G. downed Pomona hosts when the
cardinal and gold scored 14-0 victory
at Claremont yesterday afternoon in the
face of raging windstorm.
University students turned out in
numbers yesterday, and special train
of four coaches carried the Angel City
rooters to Claremont A pretty spec
tacle was presented before the game.
when both student bodies spread over
the bleachers in a mass of waving
color.
u. S. G. sprang something of a SUR
prise just as the opposing teams were
about to begin their struggle, when a
bevy of white pigeons were loosed and
went whirling above the players. A
noisy goat was carried as the U. S. G.
mascot, and before university folk had
boarded the train for town Claremont
students endeavored to annex the
bawling billy.
u. S. G. demonstrated yesterday that
so far as football is concerned she may
expect to win the gridiron champion
ship with ease. Occidental has been
defeated and only st. Vincent's remains
The Saints. however. are too light to
prove an obstacle for the university
men, and there is small doubt as to the
outcome.
marily due to the fact that her line
was incapable of withstanding the uni
| Versity attack. Holmes men, while
| they resorted in a great measure to
straight football were also able to ad-
| vance the ball by shiftier methods, as
was instanced in the first minute of
play when Shute circled Pomona's left
| end for an S5-yard run and touchdown,
with a fake punt as the pivot
| Iaft n nj a
| a brilliant game, and not single Po-
mona runner succeeded in circling his
wing. Haigler and Carmichael, on the
! line, opened barn door holes in the
| Pomona forward formation.
| Chisholm, Vail and Metcalf played
! the game for Pomona, Metcalf prevent
ing further scoring by his long puntlng
First Half
Pomona won the toss and Metcali
! kicked off over U. S. C.'s goal line. The
| ball was brought back and Metcali
again booted it across the line. The
| ball was given to u. S. G. and BureH
kicked off to Chisholm, U. 3. Z. pelne
| penaliZed 10 yards for off side play. The
oval was kicked off again to Metcalf
who came back for Is yards. Metcali
punted 40 yards to Burek. Shute on the
! first play circled Pomona's left end fol
| S5 yards and a touchdown on fake
punt.
Elliott kicked the goal.
A punting duel ensued between Met
| calf and Shute, the latter having a
shade. With the ball on Claremont's
| 15-yard line Burek was given chance
and carried the ball straight through
for "a second touchdown. Elliott kicked
goal.
Pomona saved herself from being
scored against further by Metcalfs Ions
punting. The half ended with the bal
at the center of the field in Pomona's
possession.
Second Half
Burke kicked off and Pomona came
back Is yards. A punting battle was In
order between Metcalf and Shute. u
s. C.s ends were down well under
Shute's kicks. and finally University
took the ball on Pomona's 80 yard
Carpenter found an opening and cross
ed Pomona's goal The touchdown was
not allowed because of an offside play
After several downs Burek broke
loose from a whirling wedge and went
for what appeared to be 25-yard rur
and touchdown run. He was called
back again as the referee claimed that
he had blown his whistle. Finally u.
S. G. forced the ball to within 10 yards