Evening star., 1955-11-13
STATISTICS

Passes intercepted by
Punting average Sl,A 3.S
Pnnabies lost ..-s.--s i
Yards penalized 20 20
game that had 47.5i9 fans in a
state of hysteria throughout the
fourth quarter.
The triumph gave UCLA its
fifth Pacific Coast Conference
victory against no defeats and
VIRTUALLY cinched the bid 70 rep
resent the West at Pasadena
January 2.
Knox Hurt Early In Game
The victnry was costly to
IUcLA, however. because Ronnie
Knox. their star halfback, was
hurt the first time he handled
the ball.
A medical examination dis
closed tonight that Knox suffered
3 broken bone in his right leg.
DR.. Edward s. Ruth, team
physician. said Knox will re-
main in Hollywood Presbyterian
Hospital two or three days and
will be OF the team for five or
six weeks. The physician de-
fibula. Hell be ready Tor the
|scribed the injury as q fractured
Rose Bowl game Z ne added.
Washington. which had lost
three and tied one In It's last
-four games. appeared to have
added another dramatic chapter
Ito d dizzy football season as the
|Huskies went into the Anal three
minutes with q i7-i4 lead.
Then they presented UCLA
with two points on 3 safety 10
prevent the danger ot = blocked
punt. There were 2 minutes and
Isl seconds left ia the game and
that left the Huskies ID front.
|l7-l6.
Huskics Lead at Hall
The Bruins drove from mid
Ifieid 10 the Washington 10 10
Iset up the winning field goal.
The ball actually Travelled 35
yards through the air on Deck
Ier's foot.
The Huskies. four-touchdown
Iunderdogs. had the Bruins and
their hackers durnhfounded as
they led I4-7 at the end Of the
| FIRST hall. knocking the Bruins
down for two touchdowns IN the
second quarter.
Washington made 1t TIT on a
34-yard field goal BY Dean Derby
in the third period and an upset
was well In the making.
The Bruins air attack was de-
istrOyed when Knox, their star
lpasser was hurt.
Huskies Intercept Pass
They tried two passes in the
second quarter and the Huskies
turned the first into an inter-
Iception and q 6l-yard scoring
run BY Halfback Jim Jones.
This tied the score. UCLA.
the Nations fourth ranking
team, scored first when End Jim
Houston caught q pass for WASH
lington but fiimbled. Decker re-
covered on the ~
washington went ahead on a
I62-yard punch that ended with
Il 10-yard pass from Steve Roake
Ito Bob Herring.
UCLA took the kickoff. OPEN
ling the third period and Full
back Peters fumbled on the i1rst
play from scrinmage. Guard
Earl MonIux recovered on the
lUCLA 20 and Derby. six plays
later, booted his field goal. The
ball travelled AZ yards from the
point Of the kick through the
Igoal posts.
UCLA Catches Fire
Then is when UCIA caught
fire. They hammered SO yards In
III running plays. Fullback Bob
Davenport crashed over from one
yard to put UCLA back into the
ball game.
The hectic and bitter fourth
period then got under way.
The Bruins drove TO the WASH
|ington I4but missed q first-dowa
|by inches and washington took
|oyer on the II. A penalty pushed
them back to the & and rather
than gamble on 4 punt Roake
ALLOWED himself to be grounded IN
the end zone. This proved to be
Ea fatal two points. II cost them
|at least q tie.
UCTlA In the fifial two minutes
|got down to the washington Is.
IA penalty for too many times
|out put the Bruins back on the
|i9. With the ball placed down
on the rs Decker came through
with his winning field goal.
Sefz Ss;slnFtsn Y Gs-iss
washineton scoring Y Touchdowns:
Jones tii. pass interceptIonls Herring
tpass. % yards. from Ronke}3 Cnnver-
Isiofls Derby 2. Field goal. Derby GA
UcLA seprlnE srouchdowns: Peters
~ yard, plungel Davenport Il yard.
Iplunge) Conversions: Brown :. Field
goal Decker (2g yardsl. eafety---
Roake Internationally
Empire Champion Wins
JOHANNESBURG, Nov. il ar. 4
Pat McAteer Of Britain re-
tanned the British Empire mid
|dleweight championship tonight,
|outpointing Mike Holt Of South