Ohio State University - Makio Yearbook (Columbus, OH)

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OHIO STATE . . . WISCONSIN HOMfCOMiNf. ... a lic.ivily favored Badger team ... the Bucks put up a great defensive fight . . . almost inspired football . . . they outbattle the confident visitors . . . out- scrap them from start to finish . . . but lack the final drive that scores touchdowns ... a slashing attack in the center of the gridiron but impotence when within reach of a touchdown . . . Ohio threatens time and again . . . once has victory almo.st in its grasp . . . Bob Horn blocks a Badger pass behind the line of scrimmage . . . Bill Bell grabs the ball . . . he ' s downed on Wis- consin ' s J 3 yard line ... a lateral pass, Hinchman to Fesler nets 14 yards . . . Fe.sler passes to Hinchman . . . Lew tears to the 5 yard line . . . the Bucks are stopped . . . Fesler plays a great game . . . calling signals . . . doing the punting . . . and passing . . . carrying the ball ... all over the field . . . always on top of the ball . . one of football ' s truly greats ... in action . . . Gantenbein downs a punt on the Scarlet ' s 1 yard line . . . Fesler punts out of danger . . . Fesler chases Behr as he ' s trying to pass . . . Marty Varner spills the Badger back for a 10 yard loss . . . Fesler does some great kicking . . . then an injury forces him out of the game . . . for the first time since 1928 . . . he trots limpingly to the bench . . . head hanging . . . tears in his eyes . . . the crowd cracks the skies . . . one of thos( things you never forget. [ 11 3

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OHIO STATE . . . MICHIGAN 13 1 Mlt Bucks make 13 first downs to Michigan ' s 6 . . . and gain 48 I more yards from scrimmage . . . but lack the scoring punch . . . the A magic of Feslcr in the backfield is not yet discovered . . . Newman does some fine ball running for the Maize and Blue . . . Hudson tries a dropkick from the Buck 30 yard line . . . it ' s wide . . . Carroll tears around the Wolverine ' s right end for 28 yards . . . Horn punts beautifully to the Wolves ' 8 yard line . . . Horn breaks through for 13 yards to the ue 12 yard line . . . Hinchman tries a place kick from the 25 yard line that is wide . . . Carroll makes a first down . . . the Scarlet passing attack fails as the quarter ends . . . after an exchange of punts in the second quarter Newman tries a long pass to Simrall . . . it ' s completed . . . Simrall is downed from behind ... on the Buckeye 1 yard line . . . Simrall was clear ... it looked like a sure touchdown . . . Newman dives over center for the touchdown ... he placekicks the extra point . . . second half . . . a long forward . . . Newman to Wheeler . . . it ' s good ... a fake pass play . . . Hudson breaks through center ... for 1 yards . . . and a touchdown . . Horn blocks the extra kick for goal . . . Hinchman makes 8 through the Blue line . . . then 1 1 more . . . State tries a feverish passing attack . . . some of them are complete ... the game ends . . . gloom in Bucktown. Thf Mif iigu.i Game—Ohio £.id,( G.. Uu [ 10 ]

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OHIO STATE 27 . . . NAVY THE Scarlet and Gray eleven rises to its full height . . . playing almost perfect football . . . winning its biggest intersectional battle in years . . . overpowering the strong Navy team . . . scoring in every period . . showing great superiority in every department of the game . . . Fcsler i the sparkplug . . . leading the Buckeyes ' smooth running attack and fighting defense . . . Navy receives ... has to punt ... the Bucks take the ball . . . If-tackle plays from double wing back formation carry the ball to Navy ' s 2} yard line . . . Stu Holcomb takes the ball off left tackle . . . he ' s smothered hy six tacklcrs ... he breaks through . . . twists . . . turns . . . pivots . . . shifts . . . cuts back to his right . . . he ' s free ... he romps 23 yards for the score ... a great run ... the kick is no good . . . Fcsler and Hagberg in a punting duel . . . Navy fumbles on its 27 yard line . . . Dick Larkins recovers . . . Feslcr passes to Larkins in the end zone after dodging two tacklers . . . touchdown . . . Tubby Ehrcnsberger placekicks the extra point . . . second half . . . the punting duel again . . . Hinchman scoops a Navy pass off the receiver ' s finger tips ... he races 25 yards for a touchdown . . . Bob Haubrich kicks the goal . . . Bob Grady intercepts another Navy pass . . . and tears to Navy ' s 39 yard line . . . Buckeye backs crack the Navy line down to the 14 yard stripe . . . Fesler tears off 20 yards at one crack . . . Bcnis passes to [ 12 ]