Evening star., 1941-11-09
Trojans 0uteIassed,
With Issue Settled
In First Period
81, 900 See CordinoIs
Advance Long Stride
Towurd Rose Bowl
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. s-Explod-
ing twice In the first period with all
the sharp brilliance Of the bright
sun above, Stanford University's
vaunted touchdown machine today
swept over Southern California and
on along the road to the Rose Bowl.
Remaining in absolute command
Of the Pacific Coast Conference
championship battle, these rollick-
ing. gambling gridironeers from Palo
Alto turned back the Trojan threat
Is to 0 in a game that was settled in
the flrst Is minutes of the day. The
largest crowd OF the season-87,- =
000-sat in on this 2lst clash
between the Indians and Troy's out
classed warriors. All records for
game-day gate sales for the vast
coliseum were BROKEN as $4,000
stormed the turnstiles TO see this
Clark Shaughnessy-coached band
take on the Tr6ys Of s. c.
stanford's frst touchdown came
on . brilliant 69-yard run by Eric
Armstrong, 165 pound speedster
from Portland. Oreg., who plays
right half for the Indians.
The second . few minutes later
eliminated . 36-yard running, pass
ing smash across the Trojan goal
after Trojan Quarterback Bobby
Robertson had fumbled the ball into
6tanfords possession. Willard
Shelter. stand-in for Fullback Milt
Vucinich, hit the line from the
1-yard line for the score.
Two Big Hurdles Remain.
All-America Frankie Albert. STAN
ford's gifted fleld general. missed
the first conversion but scored the
second.
The victory gave Stanford four
victories to its one defeat by oregon
State earlier in the season. The
team has threatening Washington
State and its big game with Cali
fornia yet to be played.
Southern California never was in
today's ball game. In marked con-
trast to the usual procedure the
Trojans stslked slowly, methodically
on to the field, striding with grea,
deliberation across the turf. Then
they continued to walk through
most Of the game as the Stanford
backs. speedy Pete Kmetovic. Mil,
Vucinich. Armstrong and reserves
- v.Sol xh> >rS, >nd "a ,kl>s a Lnsx1
beating and bamboozled the secon.
dairy with deceptive passing attack
Southern California got past the
Stanford IS only once all afternoon
and then fumbled the ball away
on the IS on an attempted latera,
that otherwise would have meant q
5O-yard gain and a real touchdown
threat. The play was from Robert.
son to Ralph Haywood. left end-bu,
Haywood miscalculated in attempt.
ing to toss the oval back to Joe Davi.
and Kmetovic pounced on the free
ball.
Kmetovic Runs II Yards.
Soon after the opening kickoff
Kmetovic was sprung loose for {
4l-yard sprint to the Trojan ~
The ball was advanced to the 8,
and then the 4 but on the fourth
down Albert's lateral was dropped
by speedy Pete and S. c. took tn,
ball.
Haywood booted a long one Il
Kmetovic, who fumbled around Will
the ball and finally recovered it OF
his own 81. Unperturbed Alber
called Armstrong; number, handet
him the ball and he was of dow,
the side lines kicking up the dust a
several points along his scoring way
All-America Frankie set tn,
stage for the second touchdown afte
the S. c. tumble He passed for /,
yards to Arnold Meiners. left end
and later from the ~ he tried +.
pass, was rushed by Trojan end
and escaped the trap with a neat 20
yard dash to the 7-yard line
Kmetovic took it on the /, ant
Shelter packed 1t over.
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