Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-10-31
W0ODWARD'S LINE
PLUNGiNG features
.ILLINI-M|CN. GAME
OTTAWA LAD WINS HIMSELF
PERMANENT BERTH ON lLLlNI
TSAM - lNTERCEPTS R0BYS
FORWARD PASS IN THIRD
QUARTER or GAME.

Harold Woodward former ottawa
iUiHh school football star who at the
present time is attending the Uniyor.
sity 20, Illinois, has no doubt reached
/ Che zenith of his football ambitions as
the. result OF Saturday, game be
tween Michigan and Illinois, in which
The former won 3 to O. Woodward
played in his second game Of the sea.
SON in the big ton ring aud ms result
of his splendid showing I'm tho game
won himself a permanent berth as
fuliback on the Iuini eleven
lie went in shortly after the second
lmarter had started and played thru.
mt the remainder Of the game. Ac.
cording to several Him alumni from
his city who went to Ur6aua to see
the game, Woodward was the star
and displayed the same old battering
drive that he used to show In trS Hi
1eis VALLEY conference football play.
Every time he took the ball he made
gain, except for tumble he made III
the third quarter But he covered
that up very quickly when he inter
cepted a forward pass meant for
ROby; no doubt saving the Ilini from
being scored upon again by Michigan.
When he intercepted The pass the bah
rested on the Him forty yard line.
but was carried out OF danger by
Woodward, Peden and Walquist
Woodward carried the bali for the
first time in the game in the second
quarter after Steketee, Michigan half
back had kicked of on the first
down he carried the ball through cen
ter for a gain OF seven yards Durant
was forced to punt to Michigan, who
punted right back On the first two
downs he carried the pigskin through
center for seven more yards. while
the odd Man. Bob Zupkee, sat
anxiously along the sidlines giving
the Ottawa lad the weather eye, APP
parently surprised at Woodwards
ability TO hit the line and hit it hard
On the next punt from Michigan to
Illinois Woodward was given the ball
on the first down and in the same
manner pioughed through the Michi-
can defense for five yards. The next
| time he carried the ball he made four
wards through right guard taking the
bail to Michigans thirty-cight yard
| line Then after Steketee had punted
to Illinois, and after WalQuist had re-
turned the ball to his own forty yard
| line. Woodward made his only bad
play Of the game when he fumbed Oh
Illinois forty-two yard line. But he
/ redeemed himself by intercepting
! Roby's pass on Michigans first down.
IN the fourth quarter he only carried
the ball on one occasion making a
Eve yard gain.
According to those from this city
who saw him play his showing was eX
cellent. Zuppke's heart was enlight
ened by his playing and his promise
MS a battering fullback. Woodward
was discovered by Huppke at spring
practice, after he had been overlooked
among the candidates for the fresh
man variety The Mimi mentor is still
confident that with the aid of Wood
ward in Crangic's place as fullback
that his team will accomplish mucE
in the two weeks which remain be
fore the invasion of the Chicago
MarOOns
Woodward PLAYED four years with
the ottawa High eleven as fullbacb
and is considered as one Of the great
est football players that was eyel
turned out Of the local institution liz
IL the son Of Attorney and Mrs. G, Il
Woodward Of East Ottawa.