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The 1929 Rose Bowl... Riegels runs the wrong way...
The 1929 Rose Bowl... Riegels runs the wrong way...
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January 02, 1929
SECTION TWO (sports) only of the Chicago Daily Tribune, January 2, 1929
* Rose Bowl football game
* California vs. Georgia Tech
* Roy 'Wrong Way' Riegels
The front page of this section has a nice banner headline: "BLUNDER DEFEATS CALIFORNIA; TECH WINS, 8-7" with subheads: "CAPTAIN ELECT RUNS 69 1/2 YARDS TO WRONG GOAL" & "Boner Stuns Coast Grid Fans" Summary of the game, plus the line-ups. Nice for display.
Complete section II only with 16 pages, rag edition in nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On January 1, 1929, the Golden Bears faced the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, USA. Midway through the second quarter, Riegels, who played center, picked up a fumble by Tech's Jack "Stumpy" Thomason. Just 30 yards away from the Yellow Jackets' end zone, Riegels was somehow turned around and ran 65 yards in the wrong direction.
Teammate and quarterback Benny Lom chased Riegels, screaming at him to stop. Known for his speed, Lom finally caught up with Riegels at California's 3-yard line and tried to turn him around, but he was immediately hit by a wave of Tech players and tackled back to the 1-yard line. The Bears chose to punt rather than risk a play so close to their own end zone, but Tech's Vance Maree blocked Lom's punt and Georgia Tech scored a safety, giving them a 2-0 lead.
Riegels was so distraught that he had to be talked into returning to the game for the second half. Lom passed for a touchdown and kicked the extra point, and Riegels blocked a Tech punt in the second half, but Tech would win the game—and their second national championship—by a final score of 8-7.
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