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WILL MEET GREATEST
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Ohio State Eleven Never is
Beaten Until Last Gun is
Fired and Opponents Have
Learned to Watch Clock.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Dec. 2S-(A. i.
: When the University Of Californi;
: football eleven meets the Ohio Stat,
team at the Tournament Of Roses II
Pasadena. Cal. New Years Day, tn,
Pacific coast champions will pla,
against an aggregation which he's
shown itself as probably the great
est "finisher' in modern football his
tory.
watch the Clock" is a slogan whicn
developed among Ohio States oppo-
nents as the Western Conference sea-
son progressed for the opposition
coaches soon learned that while their
proteges might hold Ohio state al
bay through nine tenths Of the game.
the conference champions could not
be stopped in the last few minutes OF
play.
Followers Of "Big Ten football.
when watching Ohio State play, gem
orally went to the game convinced
that for at least three quarters the
| Buckeyes would play disappointing
game. full Of poor football. but that
as the time for the final whistle ap.
preached, they would gradually be
come a super football machine which
always managed to get in its victor
lous work just a few seconds before
the hands reached the time when
the game must end. Thus the 'watci
te clock" slogan came into being.
Record Made Last Season
TIE reputation of being great fin
ishers was borne out by the recort
OF the past season. Ohio State play
ed five conference teams and in foui
OF the games faced defeat until tht
but each time come through with
spurt OF perfect football which
brought victory and the conference
Championship to the representatives
OF the presidential state.
Probably the greatest feat Of tho
Ohio state eleven-although not III
most sensational---was the victor!
over Wisconsin. Winconsin came t.
Columbus the favorites for the con
ference title.
The Badgers, with powerful
slashing attack that cut through the
tackles and around the ends, KEEP
Ohio on the defensive most OF III
came. Finally. by sheer, crushin
strength winconsin sent over
and goal WINS kicked, max
ing the score to 0. Winconsin main
tanned this margin until two minutes
befort the game ended. Then Hogc
Workman, Ohio States forward pass
ing quarterback, dropped back into
punt formation, stinchcomb, the
All Western halhback started around
end to receive the forward pass ant
Ohio state had opened the first of iti
last minute offensive-offensive'
which were To bring it national fam
and the conference championship be
fore the end of the season. From
then on every play went through per
fectly. Forward passes brought ire
mendous yardage and there was neve
a slip. A touchdown was showed ovel
but the goal was missed leaving Wis
consin ahead by one point--and les
then minute to play.
score Twice In Two Minutes
The Ohio offensive, however, wa
not found wanting. Just before tn
final whistle another touchdown wa
put across giving Ohio State the vic
tory through the seemingly imposs
lille feat Of scoring two touchdown
in two minutes against team whici
had proved vastly superior for 3
minutes.
Winconsin rooters went back e
Madison bemoaning what they eallet
the "fluke" which cost their team
the victory, but Ohio State soon pro
we'd that these offensives in the fir
al seconds of play were not exactly
flukes
A week later Michigan, playing II
first conference game of the season
pitted its strength against the Ohio
ans and smashed through touch
down early in the game. Ohio state
however, took advantage of every
break, and finally there were only !
few minutes to play with the score
to Z tie, the Buckeyes having for
ward passed their way to a touchdown
Then, Michigan, near its own goa
line, punted and Captain Hmffmai
dashed through the Wolverine line
blocked the kick and scored the win
ming touchdown.
The next week Chicago tried IL
hand at stopping Coach Wilce's mer
and had them stopped until the hands
of the timekeeper's clock had nearly
completed their journey. A tumble
had given Chicago a touchdawn ane
a 6 to advantage. With three min
ucts to play, Ohio state received o
punt near midfield. The players
grouped together for final confer
enoe, Workman dropped back to the
punting position from which and play
In run by the ohioans, and another
of the victory gaining fights against
time had started.
Every player had his appointed
work. every play was perfect, Foot
by foot the back field plunged
through the Chicago line or else yard
after yard was gained on passes un-
til the touchdown was made and goal
kicked, making the score : to 6. A
kickoff followed and the whistle,
ending the game, blew The often
sive again had come just in time.
Illinois Game \ Climax
The most sensational spurt, how
ever, came aginst Illinois in the game
which decided the conference cham
pionship. The two teams battled even
/ ly until finally Ohio, IN another Of its
great finishes. worked the ball by per
feet plays to Illinois thirty yard line