The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-01-07
Rennewick Fan
Gives Stay-at-
Homes Account
It Rose Bowl
Game

OoxlIO
rc,,oving is first-hand account
:. the Washington-Pittsburg foot
s.,i aame, played New Years Day at
r..sdena It was written the night
:, the game by Mrs. Alice siegfried,
80 attended the game with Mr..
e e.. driving 1900 miles for the
occssion. The first half Of the jour
az down and they tucked snow, cold
nav back they bucked snow, cold
veather and slippery roads, even
Kidding into shallow ditch on the
rxr siegfried won the tickets to
,he eame in a sales contest staged
- the power company. Mrs. Sieg-
fr,ed,s very interesting description
AZ the game follows:
Eichty-seven thousand OF us are
crovded into the Pasadena Rose
povl this afternoon to see the
Huskies and the Panthers fight it
81 The traffic cops and ushers
handled the crowd efficiently and
nleasantly. So much so that we
rolled down the canyon, parked cas-
.ilv and were shown our seats with
no delay, and found ourselves with
tvo hours to spare, just about the
sextra time we had allowed for traf-
-f,c Jams. The Rose Bowl is built in
the dried-up river bed of canyon,
Gaffording natural avenues for huge
crowds. We four are in bleacher
Gaection built inside the bowl, about
TN yards from the sideline and on
the goal line. A very choice seat, but
then we are making three thous-
and mile trip to see this game.
Dlimps with advertising streamers
and pursuit planes clutter up the
Nv. It is pleasantly warm now, but
there are clouds not far away and
the memory of yesterdays cloud
bursts makes us glad we have a
couple of slickers handy-just in
case. Washington has five cheer
leaders nvening things up in the
roofing section. Now the Pitts
burg players are walking the length
Of the field and back again. They
are all in gray pants and white
sweaters.
And now the first real action, the
University Of Washington band,
very handsome in white and blue
and gold-fined capes. They have a
high stepping drum major and a
clever majorette. She must have
practiced twirling her batan many
long hours. The team is on the
field, some passing, some kicking,
some blocking. Logg looks hot to-
day. A band Of one hundred and
dxty-four pieces, the official Rose
Tournament band represents the
University Of Pittsburg. The mas
cot IS panther skin with some hui
man inside. The two bands mass in
the field for the Star Spangled Ban
ner which probably is picked up by
the microphones and causes you to
say "What a thrill that must be-"
You are right, it is!
And now the game is on. The
Panthers ran the kickoff twenty
yards and made a first down in
three tries. That is bad start for
ball game for the Huskies. And
It gets worse all the time. A touch
down in twelve and a half minutes.
But the Huskies entered the Pan
ther territory. And it begins to look
as If that itself is something.
Logg kicked out Immediately and
pittsburgh lost on downs. Washing
ton made two first downs and Pitts
ourgh one. Seven substitutes come
N for Pittsburgs and Washington
mtercepts a Pittsburgh pass. Then
NashoWitz completes long pass to
daines and back comes the original
seven OF Pittsburgh's first string.
But they need not worry. Washing
@n Losses on downs and with only
TWO minutes to go the Huskies' scor-
ing threat fizzles.
~ now the shadows are falling
across the stadium and the air is
cool. The Pomona Junior College
oand IN white and red forms first
w and serenades Washington by
singing boy Down to Washington"
tnen crosses the field to form Pitt
S'o sing to the Fasteners. From
ue southeastern tunnel came eight
autl1ul dogs, each one held by a
nasnlngton cheer leader. Tom
Try OF Pasco has an especially
uactlous dog. The Panther mascot
sumos the goal post at the sight of
ue nusk1es. A tumbler precedes the
a.u and now Washington sere-
s aaueS Doth teams with the roofing
,etlon forming Pitt and Huskie
~" Wv the bands are massing again
q. Gu VIC are asked to sing "Auld Lang
sne. That is probably an all-time
eofo Tor hugh choruses. If we
DIE e thrilled by the "Star Spangled
er We are almost in tears now.
l;.. Washington comes back with a