Evening star., 1935-10-13
GETS TWO SCORES
ON BLOCKED KICKS
Zuppke Team Plays Perfect
Ball, Passes Trojans
Dizzy in 1910 Win.
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

r OS ANGELES, october 12.-
Illinois unleaShed an amazing
display of foot ball pyrotechnics
IL to defeat Southern California
here today, 19 to 0, in the Vests first
big intersectional encounter of the
season.
Fifty thousand persons watched the
fighting Illini play almost letter-per-
feet foot ball as they passed their
more ponderous opponents dizzy.
In the second period blocked punt
paved the way for Coach Bob Zuppke's
eleven to score its initial touchdown.
The. second came directly from a
blocked punt and the final counter,
in the third period, was indirectly
the result of the flying trapeze play.
In defeat Coach Howard Jones
team showed occasional flashes of
power, with Nick Pappas carrying the
ball-packing burden, but the game
cost Troy one of its best players, Bill
Gaisford, a brilliant sophomore end
who suffered broken collarbone.
Elvin Sayre. center for the Illini,
crashed through to block Pappas' punt
in the second period. Southern Cali
fornia recovered the ball, but it be-
longed to the invaders on the Trojan
40-yard line. Lowell Spurgeon drew
in the secondary with thrust at the
line and then started the pass throw
ing. He tossed TO Wilbur Henry for
is yards and the quarterback went
on to the 10. Then Henry threw the
ball to Gene DykStra, who was nailed
on the spot.
Henry Catches Surgeons Pass.
CPURGEON flung one with Henry
~ catching the ball on the l-foot
line. Henry promptly employed the
quarterback sneak to cross the goal
Spurgecu missed the try for point.
Southern California. with Pappas
doing most of the work, made STIR
ring comeback to carry the ball to
Illinois "a, but pass over the goal
line failed to click and the Middle
Westerners drove their opponents back
Immediately with an exchange OF
kicks.
Once more Troy waited until fourth
down to punt and Nelson broke
through to block the kick on the
Southern California 40. He followed
the bounding ball back to the 30,
where he picked it up and raced
across the goal line. Spurgeon's kick
from placement again was wide.
An exchange of punts again worked
Troy back into its own territory as
the third period ended. 1t took Illi-
nois just two plays in which to score
from Southern California's 46. 1t was
the famous flying trapeze play that
put the ball on the l-foot line.
Henry took the ball after a double
reverse and regained possession again
on lateral from Bob Grieve on his
own As.
Scores Again on Sneak.
LIE THREW a long looping pass
to Spurgeon, who was standing
unguarded on the Trojan 20-yard
line. Immediately he whirled and
dashed for the goal line but stepped
out of bounds foot short of scoring.
Once more Henry employed sneak
play through center to score. This
time Spurgeon booted the extra point
Pappas took Southern California
charging back into Illini territory
again. only to have his teammate
Cliff Propst tumble the ball on the
20yard line, where Illinois captain,
Charles Galbreath, recovered.
illinois threatened again late in
the fourth on passes. but Coach
zuppke had cleaned his bench and
the substitutes lacked the necessary
deception to score.
The game marked zuppke's fifth
victory over Coach Jones. He held
four decisions to two over Jones when
the latter was coaching at Iowa.