The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-29
both COLUMBIA AND
STANFORD LOST TO
EARLY-SEASONFOES
Washington State and Prince
ton Were Two Teams
Which Turned Tricks
WEST HAS EDGE IN CLASSIC
Pacific Teams Have Won Eight
and Lost Five Contests
Since 1916
BY ERsKINE JOHNSON


Los Angeles, Dec. 29.-The Rose
Bowl game, to be played at Pasadena,
New Years Day, probably will be the
most unusual in the history of the
classic
Because both teams have been beat
en-!
Heretofore teams playing in Rose
Bowl contests have had spotless
records as q general rule. But Stan
ford, western representative in the
contest, has been defeated by Wash
ington State. Columbia, bearing the
casts cclors, went down to defeat at
the hands Of Princeton.
Despite these defeats and the re-
ported inferiority Of Columbia when
compared to the strength Of the
mighty Stanford horde, the game Of
fers prospects Of being a tight strug-
gle.
Columbia. rated the underdog, can
count OH Lou Little to spring some
surprises on Tiny Thornhill's crew.
III the surprises can be frequent
enough, the story will be q lot differ
ent than the one the boys are telling
now.
X X x
Football teams representing the
west have won eight of the Rose Bowl
games. the east five and there were
three ties, only one of which was a
scoreless affair. In the sixteen games.
the western teams rolled up 243 points
to the casts 142 points, while the east
was handed four goose eggs and the
west but one, the latter occurring IN
1881 when Alabama defeated Wash
ington State, "a to O.
Only six western squads have play
ed in the annual classic. while the
east has been represented by II teams.
For the west. Washington State, Uni
versity of Washington and Oregon
university have played twice. Cali
fornia and Stanford three times each,
and the University Of Southern Cali
fornia four times. The Trojans were
the outstanding defenders Of coast
honors, winning all four starts.
For the east, Brown, University Of
Pennsylvania, Harvard, Ohio State.
washington and jefferson, Penn
State, Navy, Notre Dame. Georgia
Tech and Tulane each have played
one game. Alabama and Pittsburgh
have represented the east three times
each, Pitt dropping all three Of its
tits, while Alabama won two and tied
another.
Oddly enough, two Of the vests
highest scores over the 16-gane per-
iod were handed out By the Trojans
against one rival, Pittsburgh. In 1880,
the "Thundering Herd" defeated Pitt.
\ Al to IA, and on last New Years Day
beat the same team, IS to O. Notre
Danes ~ to 0 nod over Stanford In
1925, and Alabanlas 1881 defeat OF
| WASHINGTON State were the best the
east could do in rolling UP touch
downs.
!. The Rose Bowl series started IN
1915, though the idea was born In 1902
when Michigan was invited west to
play Stanford. In 1918 and 1919, the
intercollegiate series was interrupted
by the war, but service teams filled
the gap and furnished two thrilling
games. In the first tilt, the y. 8. Mar
inc Corps from Mare Island, Calf.
defeated q Camp Lewis aggregation
10 to Z. In the 1919 game, team
from the Naval Training Station Al
Great Lakes. Illinois, defeated the
Mare Island Marines. IA to O.
pasadena.x Rose Bowl. scene of the
annual encounter, was dedicated or
January /, 1922, and is one Of the old
est stadia in the west. It was origin.
ally planned to be in the shape OF
horseshoe, but has since been en-
larged and revamped until it stands
today as perfect ellipse, with q seat
ing capacity Of 85,5ll.
The bowl Is situated in dry rive
canyon lying along the western lin
its Of the city. More than 10000 au'
tomobiles can be accommodated or
land immediately surrounding II.