Evening star., 1942-12-13
Bruins '14-7Win
Is Their First
Over U. 5. {.
Play ConservotiveIy
After Scoring; Foe
Makes Late Threat
BY FRANK FRAWLEY,
Associated prees SportS Writer

LOS ANGELES, Dec IL. Its
Georgia and the University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles Bruins in the
Pasadena Rose Bowl New Year Day.
The embattled Bruins corc"e"od
an old jinx today to score their
first gridiron victory in history over
the University of Southern Cali
fornia The final count was IA to 7.
UCLA was at least that much better.
Later the Uclans officially were
designated as the Coast Conference
representative.
Nevertheless, the Bruins had to
play their best to push back the
game if outclassed Trojans. Just
when the Uclans thought they had
the world with a fence around it,
the Trojan lightning struck. For a
few minutes it looked as though
Southern California was going to
get tie. The crowd of 87,50O,
which had been cheering the under
dog Bruins toward their initial Rose
Bowl invitation, stood up and gave
jeff Cravath's Southern California
boys mighty ovation The Bruins
were equal to the occasion, however,
and eventually backed up the Trojan
attack
Waterfield Fools Troians.
The first quarter of the game was
a give punting exhibition,
with little to choose between the
Bruin quarterback. Bob Waterfeld,
and Southern CALIFORNIA; big end,
Ralph Haywood. After the Bruins
had stopped a Trojan threat in the
second quarter on the 18. they start
ed march that carried them 50
yards to a touchdown
The Uclans, who have used an
adaptations of the T formation all
year. began mixing up the attack,
employing the double wing and then
going back to quick opening thrusts
with Halfbacks Al Solari and Vic
Smith exploding into the Trojan
secondary for consistent short gain
ers.
But it remained for Waterield
to catch the Trojan defenders nap
ping and set up the first touchdown.
On a fake reverse, he sucked the
Trojan right end, Joe Davis, and
Center Joe Wolf out of position, and
after delaying split second. ran
Is yards out of bounds on the S.
F'ullback Ken Smelling scored from
the 2 and his placement made it
to 0.
Uclans Pass to Second Score.
The Uclans' second touchdown in
the third quarter was a deceptive
aerial thrust of al yards that also
caught Southern California's secon-
GARY out of position. Waterfield.
from the Bruin OF formation. ran
back and rifled a long pass to End
Burr Baldwin. He was in the clear
ana had interference mopping up
Tor him after he sidestepped the
only tackler who got a shot at him.
Inc Bruins let down a bit here
ana for the next seven minutes
were on the defensive. The COM
piexlon of the game changed as the
Iourth period opened. The Tro.
JAMS elusive tailback, Mickey Nc
Cardle, lateraled to End Doug Es-
slcS and he dashed 80 yards to U.
=. l.. AZ 10, where Waterfield halted
him with a shoestring tackle, On
the next play McCardle swept his
right end for a touchdown and
DICK Jamison added the extra point.
southern California fumbled six
times and although it recovered
all OF them the miscues were a
serious impeachment to the attack
The hobbies had much to do with
Stopping the U. S. c. marches.
Trojan Passes Miss Marks.
Hal1oack Howard Callahan raised
Trojan hopes few minutes later
with a sensational sprint from a
punt to U. C. L. AS 80. McCardle
sneaked to the % on a DELAYED
DUCK, but the Bruins finally got the
range and repulsed the inspired
lroJans, forcing McCardle to pass
incomplete into the end zone
Later, long pass from McCardle tn
Huble kerns almost connected for
a touchdown. Kearns. former
hurdles champion, couldn't hold the
ball. '''
Southern California was inside
the Bruin Is four times and U. G.
l.. A. had three scoring oppor-
tunltles. The Bruins might have
scored o1tener. but played conserva-
tive football after that first touch
down.
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