The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-12-28
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the Uniysrsity Of California foot
bail eleven msets the Ohio State
team ct the Tournament Of Roses
In Pasadena. Calf. New Years
day, the Pacific coast champions
Will play against an Aggregation
which has shown itself g probably
the greatest .'flnisherr IN modern
football history.
watch the clock" h q slogan
which developed among Ohio
States opponents - the western
conference season progressed for
the opposition coaches soon learned
that while their proteges might
hold Ohio Stats 1t bay through
nine-tenths Of the game, the con-
ference champions could not be
stopped in the last few minutes Of
play.
Followers Of Big Ten" football,
when watching Ohio State play,
generally went to the game con-
WINGED that for at least three quar-
tiers the Buckeyes would play q dis
appointing game. full Of poor foot
ball. but that a. the time for the
final whistle approached. they
would gradually become a super
football machine which always
managed to get in its victorious
work just q few seconds before the
clock reached the time when the
game must end. Thus the watch
the clock slogan 'came into being.
The reputation Of being the
greatest finishers was borne out by
the record OF the past season. Ohio
State played fivo conference games
and in four Of the games faced de-
feat until the final minutes, or sec
onds, 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 presi-
Dental state. s.
Probably the greatest feat of the
Ohio State eleven-although not
it's most sensational-wasr the vic
tory over Wisconsin. Wisconsin
came to Columbus the favorites for
the conference title,
The Badgers. with a powerful,
slashing attack that cut through
the tackles and around ends, kept
Ohio on the defensive most OF the
game. Finally, by sheer, crushing
strength, Wisconsin sent over a
touchdown and goal was kicked,
making the score to 0. Wiscon-
Sin maintained this margin until
two minutes before tie game. end
ed. Then 'Hoge Workman. Ohio
States forward passing quarter
back, dropped back into a punt for
nation. Stinchcomb, the all-west-
ern halfback, started around end to
receive the forward pass and Ohio
State had opened the first of its
last minute Observation-Disclosures
which were to bring it national
fame and the conference champion
ship before the end Of the season.
From then ON every play went
through perfectly. Forward passes
brought tremendous yardage and
there was never slip. A touch
down was showed over. but goal
was missed, leaving Wisconsin
ahead by one point-and less than
q minute to play.
The Ohio offensive, however, was
not found wanting. Just before the
final whistle another touchdown
was put across. giving Ohio State
the victory through the seemingly
impossible feat of scoring two
touchdowns in two minutes against
a team which had proved vastly
superior for S. minutes.
| Wisconsin rooters went back to
Madison bemoaning what they
called the ''fiuke" which cost their
team victory but Ohio State soon
proved that these ofensives in the
final seconds Of play were not ex-
actly fukes.
| A week later Michigan, playing
its first conference game of the sea-
son, pitted it, strength against the
Orleans and smashed through a
touchdown early in the game. Ohio
Estate, however. took advantage Of
every break, and finally there were
only . few minutes to play with
the score q Z to tie, the Buckeyes
forward passed their way to
touchdown. Then, Michigan, near
its own goal line, punted and Cap
tain Huffman dashed through the
wolverine line, blocked the kick
! and scored the winning touchdown.
The next week Chicago tried its
hand at stopping Coach Wilce'a
men and had thsm stopped until
the hands OF the timekeeper's clock
had nearly completed their jour-
ney. A tumble had given Chicago q
:. touchdown and . s to 0 advantage.
With three minutes to play. Ohio
State received . punt near mid
field. Tho players grouped togeth-
er for a final conference. Work
man dropped back to the puntins
) position from which any play is
run by the Orleans. and another Of
the victory gaining fights against
, time had started.
il Every player had his appointed
, work; every play was perfect Foot
. by foot the back field plunged
through tho Chicago line or else
!. yard by yard was gained on passes
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