Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-28
Ohio State Team
Noted Flnishers

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
"finisher' in modern football history.
watch the clock" is slogan
which developed among Ohio state
opponents as the western conference
season progressed for the opposition
coaches soon learned that while their
proteges might hold Ohio State at
bay thru nine tenths OF the game, the
conference champions could not be
stopped in the last few minutes oil
play.
Followers of big Ten" football,
when watching Ohio State play
generally went to the game con-
WINGED that for at least three quar-
ters the Buckeyes would play a dis
appointing game full of poor foot
ball. but that as the time for the
final whistle approached. they would
gradually become a super footeaii
machine which always managed TO
get In It's victorious work just a few
seconds 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 fin
ishers was borne out by the record OF
the past season. Ohio state played
Ave conference teams and In four of
the games faced defeat until the final
minutes, or seconds. OF play. but each
time came thru with a squirt OF per-
feet football which brought victory
and the conference championship to
the representatives OF the presiden-
tial state.
Probably the greatest feat OF the
Ohi6 state eleven--altho not its
most sensational-was the victory
Observation-Disclosures which were TO
Columbus the fayorites for the con-
ference title.
The Badgers, with powerful
slashing attack that cut thru the
tackles and around ends. kept Ohio
on the defensive most OF the game.
Finally, by sheer. crushing strength.
Wisconsin sent over touchdown and
goal was kicked. making the score Z
to o. Wisconsin maintained this
margin until two minutes before the
game ended Then Hoge Workman.
Ohio States forward passing quarter
back. dropped into punt formation,
Stinchcomb. the all-western half
back, 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 1t national fame and the con-
ference championship before the end
OF the season. From then on every
play went thru 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 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 thru the seemingly Impossible
feat OF scoring two touchdowns In
two 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 seconds OF play were not ex-
actly hukes.
A week later Michigan. playing it's
first conference game of the season,
pitted its strength against the
Ohioans and smashed thru a touch
down early In the game. OhioNState,
however. took advantage of every
break, and finally there was only a
few minutes to play with the score
to Z tie. the Buckeyes. having
forward passed their way to a touch
down. Then. Michigan. near it's own
goal line, punted and Captain Huff
man dashed thru the Wolverine line.
blocked the kick and scored the
winning touchdown.
The next week Chicago tried it's
hand at stopping Coach Wilce's men
and had them stopped until the
hands Of the timelSeeper's clock had
nearly completed their journey. A
tumble had given Chicago a touch
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