Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-28
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FOOTBALL TEAM
Records OF the Past Season
Show Ohio Has Done
Wonderful Work.

Ss Colus.nb bus, Ohio, Dec. 2S:-When the
University Of California football eleven
meet the Ohio State team al the
Tournament of Roses in Pasadena,
Cal. New Years day, the Pacific coast
champions will play against an aggre-
cation which has shown itself as prob
ably the greatest "fnisher" in modern
football history. =
Watch the clock" Is a slogan which
developed among Ohio States oppon-
ents as the western conference season
progressed for the opposition coaches
soon learned that while their proteges
might hold Ohio State at bay through
rine-tenths Of the game, the confer
ence champions could not be stopped
in the last few minutes Of play.
Followers of ..Big Ten" football,
when watching Ohio State play. gen.
orally went to the game convinced
that for at least three quarters the
Buckeyes. would play a disappointing
game. full Of poor football. but that
an the time for the final whistle APP
preached. they would gradually be-
come a super football machine which
always managed to get in its victorious
work just a few con before the
clock hands reached the time when
the game must end. Thus the watch
the clock" slogan came into being.
The reputation of being great finish
r ers was borne out by the record OF the
past season. Ohio State played five
conference teams and in four of the
games faced defeat until the final
minutes, or seconds, of play, but each
time came through with a squirt Of
perfect football which brought victory
and the conference championship to
the representatives of the presidential
state. 5.5
A Big Victory.
Probably the, greatest feat OF the
Ohio State eleven-although not it's
mos sensational-was the victory over
Wisconsin. Wisconsin came to ColuTh-
bus the favorites for the conference
title. ,
The Badgers, with a powerful,
slashing attack that cut through the
tackles n around ends, kept Ohio on
n defensive most of the time. Final
~, by sheer. crushing strength, Wis
constn sent over a touchdown and goal
was kicked. making the score Z to O..
Wisconsin maintained his margin TN
tn two minute before the game ended.
Then Hoge Workman. Ohio States for
ward passing quarterback. dropped
back into a punt formation. Stinch-
comb, the All-Western halfback, start
ed around end to receive the forward
pass and Ohio State had opened the
first of its last minute oTensives-of-
fensives which were to bring it ma
tional fame and the conference cham
p%ionship before the end of the season.
From then on every play went thru
perfectly. Forward passes brought ire
lnendous Sardage and there was never
a slip. A, touchdown was showed over.
but goal was missed. leaving wiscon-
sin ahead by one point-and less than
a minute to play.
Not Found Wanting.
The Ohio offensive, however. was
not found wanting. Just before the
final whistle another touchdown was
put across, giving Ohio State the. vic
tory through the seemingly impossi-
Bile feat of scoring two touchdowns in
W minutes against a team which had
proved vastly superior for fifty-eight
minutes.
Wisconsin rooters went back to
Madison, bemoaning what they called
the "fuke" which cost their team the
victory, but Ohio State soon proved
that these offensives in the final Sec
onds OF play were not exactly fukes
A week later Michigan, playing its
trst conference game of the season,
pitted its strength against the Ohioans
and smashed through a touchdown
early III the game. Ohio State, how