Evening star., 1939-12-10
Uc|ans Stopped
On 7 Near End
Of Hot Fray
Trojons Halted at 5
Early, Then Bruins
Line Takes Charge
BY ROBERT MYERS,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ASsCSiAteo 1Icoe ObOI 10 "1itc1s
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.-The Uni
versity of California at Los Angeles
all but wrecked the Southern Cali
fornia Rose Bowl special today, but
the Cardinal and Gold of Troy
moved on to the Pasadena post-sea.
son classic after furious two-hour
battle with Uclans that ended in q
scoreless tie.
The result left the University Of
Southern California with two ties
against its record, and the Bruins Of
U. c. L. A. with three in Pacific
Coast Conference play and one out
side battle.
A record breaking crowd of l03.-
300 spectators, the most who ever
saw a football game west of tho
Mississippi, watched the two home
town adversaries struggle on near.
even terms throughout the game.
Battle Fierce, but Clean.
The favored Trojan machine,
geared for an uninterrupted march
to the Rose Bowl for the second
straight year, made one mighty scor-
ing effort in the first period, and the
puissant Blue of U. C. L. A. brought
| the roaring crowd to its feet with
a 78-yard thrust in the final quar-.
ter.
Between whistles, the two unde-
feated teams tore into each other
like unacquainted wild cats-yet only
one serious penalty was called. It
was a clipping foul ruled against
| U. S. c.
For once, the yardstick accurate
| ly measured the ability of two
elevens. The Trojans made IL first
downs and the Uclans, with Half
back Kenny Washington turning in
brilliant Commute game, had 4,
Southern California had an edge in
yards gained. but the Trojans found
line as big and as tough as
their own in this Bruin forward
wall.
Gathered under skies bright one
moment and cloudy the next, the
huge throng saw the Trojan power
| house start off with a bang With
Quarterback Grenville Lansdell in
the drivers seat, S. C. moved inside
the Uclan 25-yard stripe. U. c.
L. A. held for downs, took over on
its own % and then Washington
fumbled on the %.
Lansdell Fumbles on 5.
Bob Peoples made S, Lansdell
passed for and soon Peoples banged
his way to the Bruin II. Lansdell
then took the ball, crashed over the
battered right side of the Bruin line
and as he reached the he was
tackled from behind. The ball flew
out of his hands and over the goal
line. That was the only scoring
threat of an S. c. team figured to
down the Bruins by a convincing
margin.
The second and third periods rat
tied of quickly, but neither squad
could get into scoring position.
Late in the last frame, after Doyle
Nave had maneuvered the Trojans
into Bruin territory, the U. c. L. A.
lads took the ball on their own 20.
Jackie Robinson, Washington
halfback teammate, reeled of g and
Kenny added 10 more. Fullback Leo
Cantor added yard and the Bruins
crossed the midfield stripe, on WASH
ington's 18-yard pass to End Don
Macpherson.
Uclans Reach 2, Stop.
The tired Trojans couldn't stop
the Bruins. Washington added II
yards with another flip to Robinson,
and from the 20 passed to Strobe for
and first down. Another pass went
for S, to Ned Mathews, and WASH
ington went through for to the
Trojan 7. Cantor barged over the
Trojan right tackle for 4, and Cantor
carried it to the 2.
Here the Trojans fought off the
thrust. Washington was stopped
cold and Cantor was knocked back
to the 4. On fourth down. WASH
ington's pass over the goal line was
knocked down by Bob Robertson,
S. c. halfback.
| In the dying moments of the game,
the Uclans came back across the
neutral stripe, but desperate pass
by Washington was intercepted and
the game ended soon after.
The outcome of this sixth game
between the two crosstown rivals
left Los Angeles with two undefeated
football teams, something of a dis
tinction. 1t also was the second time
the two have tied In 1886 they
fought to TT draw.
Bruin Line Is Superb.
s. c. went into the game with VIC
tories over Notre Dame, Illinois and
five Conference foes, and a II tie
with Oregon. The U. c. L. A. eleven
boasted victories over Texas Chris
tian in non-Conference game, and
triumnhS over five Conferance riyo1e