Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Scores Touchdown,
Is AN.Around Ace .
In 6-3 Triumph
CIowson Shares Lourels
With AII-Americu Bust
Of Lost Campaign

y the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, ILL.,, Oct. 12-Bill De
Correvont, all-America football bust
Of 1889, led Northwestern to sur
prising So victory over Ohio State
today, dimming the Buckeyes hopes
Of another Western Conference
championship.
A crowd of $4,000 saw the
21-year-old blond halfback come
through at the start of the fourth
period with touchdown gallop that
brought Joy to the hearts Of his
Northwestern admirers. 1t was no
long run, but a bull-like thrust
through the line from the 5-yard
stripe, after a sensational pass in
Perception.
Five plays after the fourth period
started, De Correvant was over
with the first touchdown he ever
scored in Dyche Stadium and as
the game drew to close; his marker
overshadowed the three points the
defeated Buckeyes had scored on
field goal in the third period.
At the start of the fourth, Ben
son, a substitute fullback. plunged
for five yards and then De Core
won't surprised his foes by quick
kicking So yards to Ohio's 20. A
second later, Don Scott, Ohios
brilliant quarterback. heaved one
of the Buckey's feared passes. Paul
Hiebenz, Northwestern center. leaped
to intercept it and returned it IT
yards to the Buckeye II. Benson
shot around left end for y yards
to the Ohio S. Then, De Correvont
tore around right end came to a
dead stop, cut back and tore through
his own right tackle, planting the
ball behind the goal line for six
precious points.
Penalty VOids Extra Point.
Benson kicked perfectly for the
extra point, but a teammate was
guilty of holding and the Wildcats
were penalized Is yards. This
forced Benson to try again from
the 25-yard line. but the attempt
failed.
De Correvont was the star of the
game, both defensively and often
sively He tackled viciously and
batted down passes, punted bril-
liantly and carried the ball % times
for a total gain of 80 yards, aver
aging 81 yards.
Big Don Clawson shared the work
horse duties with De Correvont.
Between them they managed six
first downs in the first period and
three more in the second. Clawson
carried the ball 20 times for go yards
The Buckeyes, defending Western
Conference champions. were out
played in every department except
ing in the air. The closest they
came to scoring. outside their field
goal, was when Scott heaved long
pass to Fisher near the end OF the
fourth period. Fisher grabbed the
ball and galloped into the clear on
what seemed to be certain touch
down. After he had sprinted So
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Wildcats, De Correvont, Chambers,
Benson and Aarts, tore down the
field after him and brought him
down almost at the same time.
Mag Kicks Field Goal.
Northwestern had only one goal
line stand to make and this came
In the third period. Langhurst and
Kinkade plunged for a first down
on the Northwestern 20, and then
Langhurst fired 19yard pass over
the middle of the line to Kinkade
who was dropped on the Purple five.
The Buckeyes tried three smashes
at the line and then Charley Mag
came into the game to boot field
goal from the 18-yard strip to give
the Buckeyes the lead. A 5-yard
penalty just before his boot failed
to disturb Mag Ohio had taken
too many times out.
The Wildcats were within the s.
yard line twice in the second period,
Clawson failing in a field goal from
the 13-yard line and Ohio taking
possession on the four in the other.
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