Evening star., 1948-11-21
$4,000 Fans See Kick
For Extra Point Give
Bears Narrow Victory
D., the Assoeiotsd Press


BERKELEY, Calf. Nov. 2o.-Cali-
fornia's Bears squeezed by an in
spired Stanford football team, 7.6,
today to keep their Rose Bowl
chances alive.
While more than $4,000 fans
gripped their seats in excitement
during a thrill. filled game. the big
Bears, 6.l favorites and expected
to win by 20 or more points, fought
their toughest battle of the season.
California finished its season with
an unblemished record, 10 straight
victories. The last was the closest
call OF Ill.
After yielding . farst.period
touchdown, the Indians came back
to fight the Bears to 4 standstill.
They hit 80 hard, the Bears couldn't
hold the ball. In fact, . recovered
tumble led to Stanford's third
period touchdown.
Unlike California. the indians had
no accurate placekicker and 1t cost
them q tie.
California's Jim Cullom, doubling
as q tackle as we'll as expert kicker
from placement, won the game when
he booted the ball through the up.
rights after Right Halfback Jack
Swaner had scored with the game
only 5 minutes old. It was Cullom's
twenty-first in q row. He holds the
coast conference record for success
sive tries for points.
The game started out as II TO
run true to predictions that the
Bears would run over Stanford. The
Bears received the kickoi and
marched 50 yards for the score. Full
back Jack Jensen, making an I'M
pressive bid for All-American honors,
was the big punch In the touchdown
drive. He slashed of the tackles
and end for gains Of l8 and is
yards, respectively.
Jensen, incidentally. carried the
ball 10 times for Q net gain OF ITO
yards, an average of nine. He was
. standout over all the other backs
in the game.
In the third period, Stanford
Fullback Bill De Young recovered
Jensen's tumble on CALIFORNIA; o.
yard line. Three plunges at the
line put the ball II yards from the
goal. Sophomore Quarterback Tom
Shaw connected with Jump pass
over the line to Right End Ken
Rose. The latter pounded five yards
to score while dragging . couple OF
Bears with him.
The play that cost Stanford tie
followed. Quarterback Aubrey De-
vine, q left-tooted kicker, who prac-
ticed placements this week in an
effort to bolster the Indians in this
department, attempted the kick.
The ball slithered OIL his foot and
his team trailed, rs, the way the
air-tight battle ended.
The Indians quarterback. Don
Campbell, suffered q conclusion on
the opening kickoff and was taken
to a hospital. The injury was re-
ported not serious, however.
Left endS-Laakso Martin.
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csntsr-castssneli. Abraham. Rose
Risht suards-rix. Liljenwsll.
Right tackle-Rau, PhlessI, Cylin:
Right endS-Rose, Eneerg, Ghilotti. Mer-
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Risht halYsWB White. Nafzigsr.
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Left ends-Van Deren, Sousa.
Left tackles-cullom. sehmalenhsIEer.
Lsft Guard-bs JonS, Baker. Klein.
Right susrds-FranI. Poddis.
Right tackles-Frassetto Borghi.
Hight ends-cunningham. Presley
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 7. Minahen'
Left halfs-Main. Keekley.
Right halfs-Swaner, Montagne. Wep-
Fupbacks-Jenssn. Lottsr. schsbarum.
SolaYi.
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Stanford scoring: Touchdown-Rose.
california scoring; Touehdoyn-ewener
Point after touchdown-Cuilom tplacG.