The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-28
OH|O'S FOOTBALL
TEAM IS A WONDER
ELEVENTH HOUR VICTORIES
WON TEAM REPUTATION FOR
LAST MINUTE PLAYING.

COLUMBUS, OHIO-(By A. P.)-
When the University of California
football eleven meets the Ohio State
team at the Tournament of Roses in
Pasadena, Calf, New Years day, the
Pacific coast champions will play
against an aggregation which has
shown itself as probably the greatest
sSfinisher" in modern football history.
watch the clock" is a slogan
which developed among Ohio States
opponents as the Western Conference
season progressed for the opposition
coaches soon learned that while their
proteges might hold Ohio State at
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,
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 foot ball machine which
always managed to get in its VIC
torious work just few seconds be-
fore 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
finishers was borne out by the record
of the past season Ohio State play
ed 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
to the representatives
of the presidential state.
Probably the greatest feat of the
Ohio State eleven-although not it's
most sensational-was the victory
over Wisconsin Wisconsin came to |
Columbus the favorites for the con-
ference title
attack that cut through the
tackles and around ends, kept Ohio
on the defensive most of the game.
by sheer, crushing strength,
Wisconsin sent over a touchdown and
goal was kicked, making the score
Z to 0. Wisconsin maintained this
margin until two minutes before the
game ended. Then Hoge Workman,
Ohio States forward passing quar-
dropped back into punt
forrIa ton, Stinchcomb, the all West
ern halfback, started around end to
receive the forward pass and Ohio
State had opened the first of it's last
minute ffensives-offensives which
we're to bring it national fame and
the conference championship before
The end of the season. From then on
svery play went through perfectly.
Forward passes brought tremendous
7ardage and there was never a slip. A
touchdown was showed over, but goal
vas missed, leaving Wisconsin ahead
~ one point-and less then minute
% play.
The Ohio offensive, however, was
lot found wanting. Just before the ,
inal whistle another touchdown was
put across, giving Ohio State the
'ictory through the seemingly i'm !
,ossible feat of scoring two touch I
owns in two minutes against a team
which had proved vastly superior for q
minutes.
Wisconsin rooters went back to '
fadison bemoaning what they called q
he ''fluke" which cost their team .
he victory, but Ohio State soon
roved that these offensives in the
inal seconds of play were not exactly r
lukes. !,
A week later Michigan, playing. it's
irst conference game of the season,
tilted it's strength against the Ohio L
MS and smashed through a touch
own early in the game Ohio State,
owever, took advantage of every
reak, and finally there were only a O
sw minutes to play with the score a 81
to z tie, the Buckeyes having fer e.
ard passed their way to touch O.
own. Then, Michigan, near. it's cwn p
oal line, punted and Captain Huff h