The New York herald., 1921-01-02
Ohio STATE TEAM
BOWS IN DEFEAT
TO CALIFORNIA
Coast Eleven Triumphs
Over Visitors by Score
of % to 0.
OUTPLAYED FROM START
Buckeyes Never Threaten Vie
tors G0al-SprOtt Stars
as Halfback.
OUTPLAYED FROM START
NEW YEARS FOOTBALL, RESULTS.

NEW YEARS FOOTBALLSRESULTS.
At Pasadena-C California. IS: Ohio State, o.
AT Fort Worth. Texas-Centre. SO; Texas
At Everett. wash.-Everett. fe; Cleveland,
East Tech, 7.
Special Despatch to THE NEW York HERALD.
PAsADENA, Cal. Jan. Near East
and Far West fought II out here to-day
at football in the feature event Of this
city's famous Tournament of Roses. the
latter presented by the University OF
California. A crowd estimated at 45 900
persons saw the Ohio State eleven,
champions of the Western Conference,
sent down TO defeat by score OF 90 to
0. 1t truly represents the difference in
the calibre of the teams as they played
to-day The Bears, outweighing their
opponents. simply overwhelmed them.
stopping their famous forward passing
attack and retaliated with a similar
offensive that carried them to victory.
1t was a picturesque setting to-day's
classic had, with it's massive stands,
cheering sections and spectators brightly
bedecked for the event. Ohio was not
without its friends by any means. The
Buckeye rooters filled an almost entire
section of the grandstand and kept up a
continual cheering that won them the
applause of the throng
The Bears hoped right into the thick
of things early In the afternoon and
had put across three touchdowns before
their crimson jerseyed rivals realized
what had happened. II was a we'll bal
anced attack that Coach Andy Smith
had drilled into his men. The attack
was battling in that 1t had a decided
change OF pace, mixing powerful off
tackle bucks with beautifully executed
forward passes; trick plays and the
ancient criss-cross. not modified, but ef-
fective because the men behind II were
fast and trained TO the minute. Stand
ing out as real aces for California were
Irick Muller, little Charlie Erb, Full
back Nesbitt and Peskey Sprott. These
men bore the brunt of the Ohio attack
and took an important part in the Of
fensive of their own team. Erb, but n
youngster, generalled his team with q
precision that gives him high rank in
Western football. Muller was con-
slant menace, breaking down passes and
tackling with deadly accuracy.
The Buckeyes clad in the battered
and torn suits they had worn In win-
ming two conference championships.
came on the field first. closely followed
nv California. Both teams were
cheered to the echo.
tumble In Costly.
The Bears started as though they
meant TO end an unpleasant duty just as
quickly az possible. Ohio kicked off
and Nesbit in an attempt TO punt lost
eight yards. He got his next kickoff
in good style An exchange OF punts
nm,
own 81 yard chalk. and here the break
came that gave the Bears their tally
Pete Stinchcomb fumbled the oval and
a Bear fell on II. A pass to Miller and
the ball was on the Is yard line. from
which point Sprott on a quick play
caught the Ohloans unaware and was
not downed until he had reached the
yard line.
Sprott then smashed off tackle and
rang up touchdown number one. The
score had been made in the first six
minutes of play. State again kicked
off and regained the ball on Nesbit q
kick to midneld Here the much vaunted
aerial attack got going. Hodge Work
man shot pretty pass TO his brother.
Noel who was downed on the Bears
24-yard line Stinchcomb circled right
end TO the fifteen, but the advantage
was lost when Blair fumbled and Brick
Miller fell on the ball. The quarter
ended with Ohio in possession OF ball
on its own 47-yard line.
The Buckeyes opened the second
period with another dangerous stab.
which fell short of the mark Work.
man was around the left wing for eight
yards; Stnchcomb broke away to Cali
fornia's 22-yard line. A pretty short
pass from Workman TO Myers placed the
ball but eight yards from the California
goal, but Quarterback Erb leaped in
front OF Stinchcomb when the latter
apparently had Workman's pass In his
arms behind the goal line and the ball
bounded across the field and another
chance to score went glimmerlng
The Bears ran the ball right, back
down the field with of tackle plays and
long forward passes. but Stlnchcomb In
tcrcepted a throw on his own yard line.
and workman's kick put the play in
mdheld
Long Pass for "a score.
The Bears went into the Ohio line to
the 35 yard line, and triple pass Sprott
to Nesbit to Miller, and a long forward
pass. Miller TO Stephen. put across the
second touchdown. Toomey kicked his
second goal.
California's third touchdown came but
few minutes later. when Sprott went
through centre to the Ohio 80 yard line.
pass, Toomey to Miller. put the ball
on the 10 yard line, and Sprott raced
around right end across the line. Too
mey again kicked goal The half ended
soon after
The first half OF the third quarter was
a punting duel between Hoge Workman
for Ohio and Toomey and Morrison for
California The Ohio lad was being hur-
ried In his kicks, and did not get away
the long boots for which he Is noted
The Bears started the drive which ended
In their fourth and last touchdown
near the close OF the period. Previously
II had been impossible for either eleven
TO get started properly. But when
Workman punted TO Toomey on the lat
tor's three yard chalk the last success
ful attack of the Westerners opened.
Deeds, n substitute. found path at
loft end and scampered around the wing
to the Ohio 49-yard line. neatly
placed pass. Sprott to Erb. and the oval
was on the Buckeyes 20. Erb took
another air heave and II was first
down on the Ohio II. Here the quarter
ended
In two plays at the beginning of the
firal fifteen minutes the touchdown was
over. Sprott carrying the ball around
right end to the 2-yard line and Deeds
taking Il over on plunge 20 guard.
The buckeyes received the kickoff and