Camp Sherman at Ohio State
Thursday, November 29, 1917 Share
Ohio State beat Camp Sherman 28–0. It was their only meeting on record.
FinalHigh 48°F, low 34°F, 0.04 in. of rain
In the newspapers

The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 30, 1917, page 10
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OHIO STATE WINS . OVER ARMY ELEVEN Camp Sherman AlI-Stars Are Easy for Western Champions Columbus, O., November 29-Ohio State university, two-time big ten cham pion, kept her seasons slate clean by beating the Camp Sherman, O., all-star eleven here this afternoon, 2S to 0. The varsity had little trouble in passing and made big gains around the wings, play ing an open, running game almost throughout The army was kept largely on the defensive Rupp’s 40-yard sprint standing out as the one feature. A crowd of 10000 paid $15.0O0 into the Camp Sherman trust fund to see the game and military exhibition by selec- tive draft soldiers. a feature of which was a platoon of boxers, trained by Johnny Kilbane, featherweight cham pion. who is Camp sherman boxing in structor. Lineup and summary: Ohio State (2S)-Bolen, left end; H. J. Courtney, center-left tackle; Karch, left guard; VanDyke, center; Seddon, right guard H. J. Courtney right tackle; Peabody, right end; Yerges, quarterback; Stinchcomb. left halfback; Harley. right halfback; Boesel, fullback. Camp Sherman (W-Garfield. left end; Munk. left tackle; Perry, left guard; Martin center; W. Goebel. right guard; Edmunds, right tackle; Heyman, right end; Overbaugh, quarterback; Roude- bash. left halfback; Scovil, fullback. Score by periods: Ohio State ............ ‘ ‘ 14–8 Camp Sheridan ......... 0 0 co Referee, Captain Means, Pennsylva- mia. Umpire, Dr. Lambert, Ohio State. Field judge. MT. Gorton, Yale. Head linesman, MT. Welch, Ohio Wesleyan. Time of quarters. IS, 15. 121s and 121s minutes Ohio State scoring: Touch- downs, Stinchcomb. H.. J. Courtney. Will liaman. Substitute for Boesel, Harley Goals from touchdowns, Harley f.

The Watertown news, Watertown, Wis., November 30, 1917, page 1 (results column)
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FOOTBALL SCORES Jackies, 27; Ft. Sheridan, 0. Illinois, %; Funston, 0. Pennsylvania, 81; Cornell, O. Camp Devens, o; Newport Navy, 0. Holy Cross, 13; Springfield, 7. Maryland State, 7; Johns Hopkins, 0 Ames, At; Drake, 0. Marquette, 21; Wabash, O. Ohio State, 28; Camp Sherman, 0. Syracuse, 10; Nebraska, 8. Knox, Z; Monmouth, 7. Elkhart A.. A., 13; Custer, O.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Ohio State 95% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Camp Sherman–Ohio State gameOhio State leads 1–0 in their only meeting.
Around this game
Camp Sherman
- Next gamevs. Washington & JeffersonDec. 8, 1917
- SeasonCamp Sherman in 1917
- ProgramCamp Sherman history and records
Ohio State
- Next gamevs. Ohio WesleyanOct. 5, 1918
- SeasonOhio State in 1917
- ProgramOhio State history and records
