Imperial Valley press., 1930-01-02
So. California
Sport Briefs
By GEORGE H. BEALE
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

University of Pittsburgh football
team spent season building n bril-
liant record and preparing to claim
national championship but some
how it failed to develop an adequate
defense against forward passes.
And yesterday when it had =
chance to bid for an undisputed
title it was trampled, Il to II, under
the accurate overhead game of the
University of Southern California
The Pitt backfield started often
sivcly but it was pitifullv weak il.
its attempt to break up the al al
tack and the Panther was forced
% take the most decisive trim ming
ever handed out to 4 team in the
annual Tournament Of Roses New
Years day game.
Southern California threw passes
all over Rose Bowl, it seemed, and
usually 4 surefingercd Trojan was
camping under the bah when it came
Gown.
-Four times Troy went into the air
to score touchdowns. On two other
occasions forwards put the ball in
scoring position.
tansa, Parkinson, WalinchuS
Baker and all the other Pitt backs
seemed completely bcwildered by
the passing attack.
The passes were thrown mostly by
Russell Saunders, who played a
I,,,ll,on% El.lsnn Pine l. /, r.
and Wilcox did most of the rcceiv-
ing.
Pitt, itself. turned in two touch
downs by passes. On the first ions
shot from Cansa was caught over
the goal line by Walinehus. On the
second Williams, a southpaw, put a
clothes line pass in Collins hands
and the latter ran across.
The most thrilling play of the
game came before the crowd was
settled in the Rose Bowl. On the
first attempt after the initial kick
off, Uansa went off tackle, evsded
Southern California backs and ap'
parently was off to a touchdown.
Sixtyfour yards he travelled be
fore the speedy Saunders overlook
him from behind and pulled him
down on the Southern California IS
ward line. 4 pass that was grounded
over the goal line took away Pitts
chance to score at that point.
Montgomery, the all-American
guard, played a nice game in the
line for Pitt. Donchess, another
widely heralded Pitt star, did w@ll
dcfensively.
Despite the size of Southern Cali,
fornia's score the game held the in
crest Of the 10000 fans throughout.
After the game Pitt had no allbl
to offer.
1--WE were beaten by be t e +
team, that's ALL" Jock Sutherland,
!'anther coach said.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. U.H =
The Southern California All-Stars
defeated the city soccer stars, > to /,
and the Los Angeles Afl-Stars took
an easy ) to 0 victory from the
Hollywood soccer club team Nester-
,iay when the four teams tlashod
At Loyola College field.
Los ANGELES, Jan. . W.n,-ln-
tcrsectional basketball takes its
final bow for the season here tc-
morrow and Saturday nights when
the L. s. c. Troians play two
ca,ne series with the University of
Arizona quintet.
The following weekend will wit
ness the opening Of conference
games here and at Berkeley. The
Troians are slated to meet Cah-
fornia up north, while the Bruinf
are TO start against Stanford at the
Olympic here.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. ? U.p' -
Plotting responsibility of Arthur
Guy Empcy's Hollywood Millionairos
tonight passes into the capable
hands Of "Smoky" Harris, veteran
hockey player. Harris will try tc
cad his crowd into breaking los,
ing streak in which the Hollywood
Pucksters have dropped four games
in California hockey league play
The two teams play here again to-
night.
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 2 U.n'-,
Iona Moulton of this city defeated
Ellen Lee by decisive 60, go VIC
tory here yesterday in the finals for
ls.year-old girls of the Huntington
Junior tennis tourney.