ROSE BOWL REPORT

By showing a ticket stub from either of a couple of designated past Rose Bowl games, a person can get free admission to Universal Studios Hollywood.

Only one stipulation--the ticket must be from one of the first two Rose Bowls.

Michigan and Washington State also were involved in those games. The Wolverines routed Stanford, 49-0, in 1902 before football was dropped until 1916 as a part of the Tournament of Roses.

Washington State beat Brown, 14-0, in the first game after the sport rejoined the New Year’s Day festivities.

The free admission offer hasn’t exactly set the turnstiles spinning at Universal. A spokesman for the theme park said there had been no takers.

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Leaf ran onto the stage and leaped into the air, drawing cheers from thousands of Washington State fans at a pep rally in the Century Plaza.

Three veterans of Washington State’s last Rose Bowl team in 1931 were on hand to cheer this year’s team.

The hour-long lovefest filled the plaza and nearby balconies with Crimson and Gray-clad fans, who waved banners and sang the Cougar Fight Song over and over.

The players arrived a few minutes late and rushed to the outdoor plaza, giving high-fives to fans, snapping pictures and clapping along to the band.

“Hello everyone. Welcome to Pasadena!” shouted Leaf, the team’s quarterback and inspirational leader.

Working the crowd the way he works an opposing secondary, Leaf introduced all the other members of the WSU offense, and took special care to point out the offensive linemen who will try to keep Michigan’s top-ranked defense off his back.

“This is all about Washington State and everyone who has been associated with it,” Leaf said.

Among those honored were Myron Davis, Joe Hansen and Art Freeborg, three of the seven octogenarian survivors of WSU’s 1931 Rose Bowl team.