Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-01-02
81 Shot, U. 5. {.
Keeps Pasadena
Record Clean
Amozes by 29-0 Score
As 1t Captures 9TH
Victory in Classic
BY FRANK FRAWLEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer


PASADENA, Calf, Jan. Sur
prising even their staunchest adj
herents, University of Southern Cal
lfornia Trojans today passed the
University of Washington dizzy and
won their seventh Rose Bowl foot
ball game in as many tries, 20 to O
A despised short ender at 5-to-2
odds, Southern California came up
with a brilliant passing game that
just couldn't miss and its rugged
line, contributing it's peak per-
torrance, repeatedly stacked WASH
ington's powerhouse runner, Sam
Robinson. The official attendance
was $1,000.
The TroJans scored all four touch
downs on passes and picked up two
points on an automatic safety in
the sflnal period, as they blocked a
fourth down punt by the Washing
ton quarterback, Gerry Austin, the
ball rolling into the end zone.
Trojans Play Smooth Game.
Washington had completed its 1943
season undefeated and one of its
conquests was the strong March
Field Army team by 81 to 7 score.
The same Army team had van
pushed the Trojans, IS to 0. This,
however, was another day and an
inspired Southern California eleven
that did everything right. Whereas
1t had made so fumbles and kicked
away many scoring chances during
Its regular schedule, it played flaw
lessly against the Huskies, who had
a II pounds to the man edge in
weights.
Washington's weight proved a big
disadvantage because the Troians
put their superior speed and passing
skill to the utmost use and out
lodged the slower footed pass de-
tenders from the North on two &C.
casions for touchdowns.
Coach jeff Cravath of Southern
California sent Jim Hardy in at
quarterback for Ainslie Bell in the
second period and the men of Troy
Immediately passed and ran their
way 70 yards for touchdown. The
payoff was an 11-yard toss, Hardy to
Half-back George Callahan, who
tented the Washington center, Cor
don Bell, off his feet, and ran I'M
molested across the goal.
Get Two Quick Scores.
Whatever chance Washington may
have had was dissipated in the third
quarter as the Trojans shot quick
opening plays off their EFT, forma-
ton and passed their way to two
more touchdoWns. Hardy first
tossed a lazy f1oater into the end
zone from the Washington IL and
George Callahan, probably the fleet
est back on the field, took it easily
as Austin slipped in trying to get at
the ball.
Then, few minutes later, after
AL Atkins tumble had been recov-
cred by S. c. on the Huskies' 81,
Hardy fired perfect strike into the
far reaches of the end zone and
Gordon Gray took it over his Shout
der, just step inside the boundary
of the field.
With a 20-point margin, the
Trojans kept pouring it on, scoring
another touchdown in the final pc
Rod as Bell shot q perfect pass to
Gordon Gray for 18 yards, and
rushed the Washington line off it's
feet to block Austin's punt for the
final two points.
Atkins Stars for Losers.
The Trojans outgained Washing
ton on the ground, 141 yards to 1872,
completed 9 of the Is passes they
tried for liz yards and made first
downs to the Huskies' Z.
Akin was the big threat for the
invaders. He frequently gained
when the U. S. C. line appeared to
have him trapped. His average was
567 yards in nine tries.