Evening star., 1932-01-02
NOT SMOOTH TEAM
IN 21-12 TRIUMPH
Shows Flashes of Terrific
Drive Against Fighting
Dixie GridderS.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

2.-The southern CaII1OILIId
l. University foot ball team
that defeated Tulane, Il to
IL. in the annual Rose Bowl game
at Pasadena to win the mythical
national championship, was many
degrees removed from the smooth
working and powerful combina-
ton that stopped the Notre Dame
victory march and slaughtered
a half dozen other good teams
along the seasons march.
But the TrojanS were able to show
brief flashes of their terrific power, ana
once the Juggernaut was under way IL
took but little time for Southern Can
fornia to score. In making their nrSI
touchdown the Trojans drove 90 yaroS
on five plays. They came back 70
travel SO yards on five plays for sec
ond touchdown. and pushed the third
across on a 28-yard charge that con-
sumed three plays.
Tulane, with a fghting and last
team, was physically unable to matt the
r1ower-house rushes of Ernie Ptnckert
and Ray Sparkling, who BOWED over
safety men as If they were duckpins.
Pinckert's two touchdownS were scored
on simple reverses around Tulane'S right
END. and on both of the scoring runs
Jerry Dalrymple, the Green's an-Amer-
ican. was cut down by Johnny Baker,
the powerful running guard. who again
PLAYED tremendous foot ball and was
every inch an all-American.
Shaver in Big Role.
Two of Southern Californias scores
followed iashy returns OF puns py
Gaius Shaver, but the other came after
Don Zimmerman, Tulane'S great back,
had fumbled in returning a Eick-on
ON those scoring drives Southern Cali
fornia's big line put on real offensive
charge, and the interference moppeo
cleanly for the ball carriers. The re
mainder of the time the TroJan's play
was inclined to be loose and ragged.
Tulane, picked as an easy victim for
the big Trojans, made a great nght' out
lacked the power fors sustained
gained more ground than the Trolans
and. but for several mishapS, might
have won the game. Don thinner
mans poor ball handling was the mann
fault in the Tulane play. His fumole
of the kickoff was tragic to the Tu-
lane hopes, and he fumbled at several
other critical times.
Tulane had banked heavily on its
forward-pass attack to score, but elect
ed to attempt the wrong sort OF passes
Zimmerman throughout the early
part Of the game was attempting long
passes. In passing, he drifted too deep
and reld his pass so long that Shaver,
Pinckert and Mallory we're able to
catch up with the receivers. Late In
the game Zimmerman switched 10
short fat passes and made his aerial
game work.
Lack Driving Fullback.
Had the Southerners possessed more
power at fullback, they would have
gained more heavily at straight foot
ball. The TrojanS showed little deten-
sive power between the tackles, and
most OF Tulane's straight power plags
gained during the first half. The Green
backs were faster than those Of Troy,
but on sweeps the Tulane carriers were
inclined to run entirely too wide. over
the run of the game TulaneS line out
charged that of Southern CaInornla'
and IodrigueS, the Green center, was
one of the best forwards seen all season
!, Terry Dalrymple was the outstano,
tng piaver on the Tulane team anu
the outstanding player on the nelo: On
the defense, Jerry took care OF tne Ito
Ian's weak side almost unaloeo' al1
his diagnosis of plays was sensatlona.
The best individual play OF cne game
was made by palrymple when ne leaped
stoned Pinckert with beautiful roll
hack Dalrymple made another su-
rerb play in the fourth period when ne
retrieved Zfmmerman's pass after u
had been tipped by Trojan, ana
brought it down on Southern Can1o--
nie's 3-yard line.
Wop Glover, the tiny Tulane back,
made the most brilliant runs OF the
game. In the second period he gal
ioped so yards before being pulled down
and in the fourth period rambled 80
yards. Had Glover cut 70 the LEFT in
stead Of the right on his first long
run he might easily have scored, but
a wrong turn enabled Mohler and Pine
kert to catch him.
Glovers second run set up Tulane's
first touchdown, for 1t was followed by
a fat pass from Zimmerman to Haynes
good for IL yards. On that pass, the
Trojans were caught slow-footed.
The Line Shift No Puzzle.
Southern California's intricate line
SIllIJ OlQ nOL seem 10 puAllS 4uldIle
after the first few minutes Of play. The
Dixie team played its tackles wide and
then permitted the plays to develop.
Tulane employed a variation OF the old
Minnesota TANKER and line shift and
made its running plays work TO the best
of its physical ability.
Eight of Troy's great players fin-
ished their careers in the game, but
the greatest Of them all was Ernie
Pinckert. In his %arewel to arms,
Pinckert was again a tremendous
blocker, a powerful runner and fine
defensive player both against runs
and passes. Second to him was Gaius
Shaver, the versatile back, without
whom Southern Californie's offense
would have fallen very fiat.
1t was one of the greatest Of all
Rose Bowl games and drew a record
crowd of $4,000. If Southern Califor-
MAS victory made it the national
champion, then Tulane must be ranked
second. for the New Orleans team
showed more foot ball ability than 1t
uas thpyIOht N rNeSpSS