Evening star., 1939-12-03
Trojan Triumph
Comes in Last
7 Minutes
Huskies Tally Early
Then Yield Sofety
In Final Period
BY ROBERT MYERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2.-Southern
California's mighty Trojans plunged
along today on the high road to
the Rose Bowl, but it took a dra-
matte touchdown in the final two
minutes to crush the University of
Washington, 81, in a game that
possibly qualities as one of the most
exciting in the Pacific Coast Con-
ference.
OF to a 7-point lead in the first
quarter, Washington fought the
mighty men of Troy to a stand
still for some SO minutes as $4,000
fans marveled at the sensational
stand of the underrated team from
the Northwest.
Then the Trojan fireworks began
to explode.
The big blowoff came as Quarter
back Grenville Lansdell made dra-
matte re-entry into the game with
the ball on the Washington Is,
l minute and As seconds to go. He
took the ball, fired a pass into the
end zone and big John Stonebraker
caught it for the winning touch
down. The extra point was kicked.
but it wasn't needed
Trojans' Numbers Tell.
Working on theory that if one
triple threat star doesn't deliver,
Coach Howard Jones sent in an
other When he failed, he sent in
the No. 3 man. When No. 2 tired,
No. 1-Lansdell, in this case
rushed back-and there went the
Huskies' hopes of running its win
ming streak over the Ell Trojan war
horse to six years in row.
Sixty yards the Trojans went on
this last-quarter rampage, the
Washingtons SO tired from the bat
tering they could hardly drag them
selves off the ground after play.
Ambrose SCHNEIDER, No. 2 quarter
back, started the drive, and put the
Trojans in scoring position with
pass to Left Halfback Bob Hoffman.
He barged to the Is before the
Huskies brought him down. Then
came another pass. 1t failed. Then
came Lansdell.
Earlier in the period. trailing TO
behind this gallant Husky band,
Doyle Nave, No. 3 of the Trojan
quarterbacks, led his mates from
their own IA to the Washington %.
Safety Hurts Huskies.
Then one of Nave's passes fell into
the arms of Ernie Steele. He caught
it virtually on his goal line, stepped
back a foot over the line and fell.
1t was an automatic safety-two
very valuable points-for Southern
California.
Nave soon gave way to SCHNEIDER,
The parade of rested Trojans was
too much for the Huskies.
Coach Jimmy Phelan's Huskies
clicked as the final minute of the
first quarter licked away. 1t was
due chiefly to the punting of Half
back Dean McAdams, whose kicking
performance all day. the most bril-
liant in many moon, kept the Tro-
jams out of the Washington back
yard.
McAdams booted one from about
his own 30. 1t rolled to seop on
the U. S. C. 2-yard line. Troy punt
ed out, and Steel ran it back to the
Trojan 81. McAdams in two line
smashes made 7; his fullback, Don
Jones, made 2, and Dean made it
first down on the 9. Three plays
later, from the 8. McAdams passed
across the goal line to Steel. The
try for point was good.
Huskies Collapse.
From then on to the finale Nc
Adams kicking-long, so, IS, 70
yard feats that averaged better than
AZ yards-captured the starring role.
The Trojans, showing effects of last
weeks battle with Notre Dame, lost
big Harry Smith, guard; Lansdell,
and several others by injuries. But
it was an inspired Husky outfit,
charging the vaunted Trojans into
submission most of the way, who
held the upper hand until they COL
lapsed.
The Trojsns never were able to
muster respectable goal-line threat
until their triple-play backfeld
finally got hot in the closing min
utes.
The victory left U. S. c. still on
top in the Rose Bowl race. 1t has
one game left-against the Univer-
sity of California at Los Angeles
next Saturday