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5 1920s Programs Featuring USC, Stanford or California.
Lot 275. 5 1920s Programs Featuring USC, Stanford or California. Two programs are for the Stanford-California rivalry, one from 1924 and another from 1925. The 1924 game at California Memorial Stadium ended in a 20-20 tie, and Stanford won at home in 1925, 27-14. Future College Hall of Fame coaches led the teams, Andy Smith for the Bears and Pop Warner for the Cardinals. Both are pictured in each program. Stanford had two College HoF players on its 1924 team, center Edwin “Babe” Horrell and end James Lawson. Each is pictured on a page of his own. Another HoF coach, Andy Kerr, is shown as an assistant to Warner. The 48-page program is g+ to vg with tape and splits along the spine, and it has been re-stapled. In 1925, Warner appears with future Pro Hall of Famer Ernie Nevers, who is in other photos as well. This program appears to be complete at 30 pages, which are detached from one another. The cover is loose and taped along the spine. Southern California is represented in two programs, one for a 1927 home game against California and the other for a 1929 game at Stanford. USC defeated Cal, 13-0, and Stanford, 7-0. The 28-page 1927 program is vg, and the cover is a wonderful two-page scene featuring artwork characteristic of the era. The 24-page 1929 program is g+ to vg with tape along the spine and the center spread loose. In 1927, HoF coach Howard Jones led USC, captained by HoF quarterback Morley Drury, “the Noblest Trojan of Them All.” Both are pictured. In 1929, Stanford, formerly the Cardinals, is now the Indians, led by Warner; Jones was still at USC. The program pictures four All-Americans for USC: Gaius Shaver, Ernest Pinckert, Francis Tappan and John Baker. The fifth program, which is from 1929, features California and St. Mary’s. The two teams battled to a scoreless tie. Key players were Mack Stennett for St. Mary’s and Ben Lom and Roy Riegels for Cal. The program has tape the full length of the spine, and the score is written on the first inside page. Except for the cover tape, the program has a vg-ex appearance. These programs feature outstanding cover artwork and excellent photographs inside.
Winning Bid $92.
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