Evening star., 1952-09-28
Rookie Back Scores
Three Times 10 Give
Margin 10 Buckeyes
BY the Assoeiated Press


COLUMBUS, Ohio. Sept. 27.-AI
red-haired youngsters three
touchdown splurge was the mar
gin by which Ohio State defeated
1ndiana's Hoosiers. 1918, in the
seasons opening Western Confer
ence game today.
Howard (Hopalong) Cassidy,
168-pound back from Columbus
Central school, was the difference
in the bitter contest which Ohio
broke wide open in the final
quarter with a hree-touchdown
barrage. two by Cassidy.
The outweighed and under
manned Hoosiers gave the fa-I
vored Buckeyes a tussle through
the first three periods and were
on even terms at 1913 we'll into
the fourth session. The Buckeyes
turned two intercepted passes and
a recovered tumble into three
quick touchdowns to avenge last
years 31-10 loss to Indiana.
Cassady's performance was one
of the most outstanding ever of
fered BY a firSt-year man on the
Buckeye field. Last fall he was
a member of the Ohio All-State
high school team, and became
eligible for varsity play with the
university by entering college last
January.
He is 18 years old. 5-foot-10.
and his hair is as red as a fire
brick.
HoOsiers Retaliate Quickly.
Ohio State, operating from its
newly adopted Split-T formation,
drove to a touchdown in the first
three minutes when Fred Bruney
intercepted one of Lou D'Achilles'
passes on Indiana's 38 and car
ried it back to the IT. Two plays
later Quarterback John Borton,
Ohio's sophomore signal caller.
nit Bruney in the end zone with
15-yard pass.
Four minutes later Indiana was
ahead rs as Sam Talarico re-
covered Bruney's tumble on the
Ohio 20. and Jerry Ellis plunged
one foot for touchdown six plays
later.
In the second quarter, the
Buckeyes moved 81 yards in IA
plays. climaxed by Bruney's 27-
yard toss to Cassidy. The Hoosiers
bounced right back and went u
yards in six plays for their score /
with only q seconds to go before
the half. D'Achille passed five
yards to End Nate Borden for the
touchdown.
Buckeyes Take Lead.
AS the fourth opened, Ohio
went 49 yards in six plays, finally
sending Cassidy over left tackle
for six yards and a touchdown
which put the Buckeyes out front
to stay.
Late in the game, with Indiana
fighting frantically to even the
count, Ellis fumbled on his own
36 and Bill Vavroch recovered
for Ohio. Cassidy made IL and
Fullback John Hlay picked up the
other "a over tackle. The final
one came when Marts Becky in
tercepted D'Achille's pass on In
diana's IS and ran it back to the
three. From there Cassady
squirted through the line for the
final points.
Left ends-Zuger Kobulnicky.
Left tackle-Connors. Talarico.
Left guards-Dailey. Fioritto.
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truskas Helinski Ashburner.
Right halfbacks-Ellis. O. Byers. Kun.
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Left ends-orimes Manyak, croy Ashton.
Left tackles-Hietikko Denker, Myers,
Left. guards--,Takacs. Roberts.
eeeGnttefrs-Krisaher, eeGrtf Rnshl Thornton; aH
Risht tsckles-Jacoby vavroch. Guthrie.
RIGHTS ends--Joslin. Anderson, Campbell,
Thomas Maddox. Dugger.
Bond, Leggett
Left Ihai{I6aeksI,lBruney, aeks,lBruney, Doyle. Ruehl.
Right halfbacks-Watkns, Rosso. Cassidy,
Gambill. Knecht, Ernst.
Fullbacks-Hlay Curcilo, Ludwig, Betchtel.
Score by periods:
sadisns o6io State s : 9 soo--55ssI
Indiana scoring: Touchdowns. Borden
and Ellis. Conversion, D'Achile.
Ohio State scoring: Touchdowns. |
Bruney, Cassidy (3), Hlay. Conversions, /
Weed (3).