The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-06
OHIO STATE WINS HARD GAME FROM
 CHICAGO ELEVEN
Touchdown By Buckeyes" In Last Quarter Beats
 Stagg Team


 Chicago. November 5.-ohio state university's football eleven today routed the University of Chicago team. winner over Princeton In the east and Colorado from the west. by at to score In game which for sheer brilliancy of play and game ness of the victors has never been cquaied on Stagg field. The. contest left Ohio State. Wisconsin and Iowa virtoually to be the only contenders for the Western Conference cham plonship.
 The Ohio athletes failed 10 get tho bali beyond their own 40-yard line in the first two quarters. but fought with stubbornness which held back and finally wore down the Maroons and In the fourth period the Buck eyes brought out dash attack which so overwhelmed the proteges of Coach Alonzo stagg that when the final whistle was blown they were demoralized and fighting only to pre- vent another Ohio touchdown.
 The 32.000 spectators who formed a record breaking crowd that left not an inch of standing room in the stands. were given thrill after thrill as the two elevens fought for q chance at the conference champion ship.
 Tn the desperate effort to win both elevens turned loose every bit Of football strategy and ability at their command. Between them they un- corked nearly threescore straight forward passes and these were inter mingled with criss-crosses, fake kicks. double and delayed passes. and western gridiron In many years. straight football of the old-fashioned mass type was absent. short-off proach to it through most Of the con- test.
 Three thousand Ohio State rooters verbally backing their team to the limit of their vocal chords through the game tonight paraded through the town chanting praises of the team.
 The Maroons. on figures alone. outplayed the Buckeyes for the whole game, but Ohio State crowded all of it's strength into a few minutes of super-play. Chicago made 15 first downs to Ohio States g, Tn the first quarter Chicago made first down 5 times to the Buckeyes none; the count in the second and third periods was and 1 each in favor of the Maroons. but in the last quarter the Buckeyes made the coveted yardage times to Chlcagos 4. On forward passing. Chicago made 40 yards on 10 successful throws In 33 attempts. Ohio State made ST yards in 10 passes out of 24 attempts
 The story of the victory Is found, Aov iv, fas ahilftU n grasp opportunities and chicago's in- ability to keep them from slipping away.
 The lineup:
 Chicago Position Ohio State Strohmeier .................. Meyers Fletcher ...s............. Huffman
 Left Tackle Lewis ............ .......... Pixley
 Left Guard King ..............,.... Young
 Center
 Redmond .....,............. Trott
 Right Guard McGuire ................. Spiers
 Right Tackle Crisler ........,........ ...... slyker
 Right End Romney .......-.......... .>~- w orkman
 Quarterback i1uTlDurL .......... ......... stuart
 Left Halfback fyott ...,......... ........... Blair
 Right Halfback HuiHe 's.s'. ss.,.1.. .u...... IdylOr
 Fullback
 Score by periods:
 Chicago ...............o 0 0 co Ohio State ............0 0s7-7 Ohio scoring: Touchdown, Meyers. Goals from touchdown, Pixley.
 Referee, Birch (Earlham); umpire, Mumma (West Point); field judge. Young Ollinois wesleyan); head linesman. Knight (Dartmouth). Time of periods 15 minutes each.