The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-28
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Flowing thru sea OF mnd
Washington defeated California
hy a single touchdown at Denny
aeid before a turkey day crowd
Of $4,000 persons.
To-day Washington l. being
moelalmed Coast football king.
Their win ties the Purple and
Gold with the Oregon III. hut
rs the Webfooters played no Tau
forpia team this season Washing
ton has the call rs Coast cham
pions.
Whether or not Washington
will play In the big game AT
Pasadena on New Years day
win soon be decided. as a call Il
expected to come from the south
most any day now. Harvard "
slated 90 represent the East.
Washington's policy In the past
has BEEN opposed to such games.
hut the Purple and Gold may
have their chance to show what
they can do against AN Eastern
team.
Washington outplayed California
In the final three quarters OF tho
game. but play ranged In midneld
most OF the time. California threw
their only scare OF the game Into
the Washington camp In the nnai
minutes of the first quarter. when
they opened up with series OF
. asses that carried the ball within
the is-yard line and they lost the ball
when an attempted place kick went
wide.
Only Score
The only score OF the game came
In the first few minutes Of the third
quarter. Washington started out the
period by wading thru the California
line. but the Bears held on their
own s0-yard line. An exchange Of
punfs followed. and Sprott Of Cali
fornia dropped Blake's kick. Smith
OF Washington fell on the ball on
California's is-yard line. a series OF
susashes by the Washington backs
carried the bali TO the one-yard line,
where Theisen buckcd Il over.
Faulk kicked an easy goal.
The heavy mud on the field made
the game slow, but Il was a tense
game from whistle 10 whistle. With
the exception OF two passes convert.
ed by California ut the start OF the
battle neither team got away with
much aerial play. The ball was too
slippery.
Eekmann Stars
The Washington backfieid worked
like veterans. Pay Eckmann. play
ing his first year on the varsity. was
the stellar performer Of the quartet
behind the line. The little fellow.
weighing about l45 pound. tore OF
long gains around ends and OF
tackle. He intercepted pass and
dashed for IS yards in tho second
half for the longest run Of the game
Theisen hit the line hard and was
the lucky man to carry the ball over
the last chaiked line. Butler made
his best yardage OF tackle thru the
holes opened up by Grimm and
Blake
Washington stuck 20 straight. old
Aa1ttHttttl AD1ttaA itt1rh VI AA' AaAAEf
aItho Abel. Washington pivot man.
took too many chances with forward
passes in the final quarter with
Washington leading by but a single
touchdown.
The work OF the Washington line
was the real big feature Of the days
play. There was a slight weakness
In the right side during the first half
when the California backs plunged
thru Clark and Pope for several large
gains. but this pair frightened and the
hole was plugged.
Grimm Stars
BIZ Grimm and Buel Blake at the
same posts in the left side OF the
line were impossible. Grimm was
the best forward OF the day.
Majors played a good game for Cal.
ifornia at tackle during the first
quarter. but left the game thru in.
juries before the game was over. He
was responsible for the big gains
made by the Golden Bear backs in
the first part Of the game.
"shad" Rowe, big Swapping fel.
low. who showed remarkable speed.
Let's go eat at BoIit's--upfown.