Purdue at Ohio State

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  Evening star, November 13, 1921, page 26

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  OHIO STATE AN EASY VICTOR OVER PURDUE: COLUMBUS, Ohio, November IA eridiron ankle deep with mud and wate’ failed to turn aside Ohio States drive day. the Buckeyes plowing through Purdue for four touchdowns and L % to 0 victory. Due to rain and snow of yesterday and last night, the field was an unbroken quadrangle Of mire and players became almost unrecognizable after Il few minutes of scrimmage. After Ohio had plunged over the Boil ermaker goal three times before the first half had ended, Coach Wilce took opportunity TO look over his matcria! for next year, using tllirty-two players in all. Purdue showed flashes of offensive ability-sutficient to make six first downs to Ollio’s fourteen--but had only one remote chance Of scoring. Merker failing in an attempt for fed goal from the 4O-yard line in the first period. Although open field running was next to Impossible, Ohio did not confine It’s attack to line plunging, but used the forward pass persistent’E. Most of Ohio’s gains, however. resulted from knitting drives through the line, Tay’or. Isabel. Weaver and B’air. the latter two substitutes, crashing through the Purdue defense for long gains. Iinc-Ip and summary. Ohio state (2Sl Pos. Purdue 20! Myers tCapt.l. Left end: Carmen tCapt.l Huffman. Left tackle. Spencer FiXley. ......... Lett guard. ‘ret”r 1olHS ,t”‘ti - - - - Trott. hlgnt Suatu. hti’h Spiers ..... Right tackle. ...... .Clavrool SIyEPT. ISiEHt eiit ‘tt Workman. ouhrterback ...--. murphy Stuart Left halfback. 80. .Eycrsrnan Taylor Htbdck me’‘.ei Isabel .. Right halfback. Wagner Score by periods: Ohio State. II N Purdue .............. o o o. 0 Ohio State scoring: Tonchdowns-Tayl” (o), Weaver fsub for Taylorl, and Cott ts;ib for Stuart. Goals from touchdowns-Pixley (3,. Head linesman. Workman Official scorer MIR. Birch Referee-Mr. Earlham. Umpire Mr. Lion Gardner Illnois). Judge-Mr. F. Z. Gardner tCornelD, Head linesman-Mr. kearns Il. A. O.. Time of quarters, IL minutes each.

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  The New York herald, New York, November 13, 1921, page 55

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  BUCKEYES WIN ON GRIDIRON OF MUD Ohio State Proves Too Power ful for Purdue-ScOre Is % to O. SPECIAL Despatch 10 TIM NEW York HERALD. COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. IA gridiron ankle deep with mud and water failed to turn aside Ohio States drive for West ern Conference honors here to-day. the Buckeyes ploughing Purdue for four touchdowns and % to o victory. Due TO rain and snow OF yesterday and last night. the field was an unbroken quad rangle OF mire, and players became al most unrecognizabie after few minutes Of scrimmage. After Ohio had plunged over the bolermaker goal three times before the first half had ended. Coach Wilce took opportunity 10 look over his material for next year, using thirty-two players in all. Purdue showed flashes OF offensive ability-sufflcient TO make six first downs to Ohios fourteen--but had only one remote chance OF scoring, Meeker failing in an attempt at field goal from the 40 yard line in the first period. Although open field running was next TO impossible Ohio did not confine it’s attack 20 line plunging. but used the forward pass persistently. Most OF Ohos gains. however. resulted from knitting drives through the line. Taylor Isabel. Weaver and Blair, the latter two substitutes. crashing through the Purdue defence for long gains. Tho lineup

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  Pueblo chieftain, November 13, 1921, page 27

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  OHIO STATE PLOUGH THRU PURDUE LINES Buckeye Victory $50 Made Qn-Knee Deep Muddy Field Columbus. Ohio, Nov. ia grid iron ankle deep with mud and water, failed to turn aside Ohio States drive for western conference honors today the Buckeyes ploughing thru Purdue for four touchdowns and a IS TO 0 Victory. Due to rain and snow yesterday and last night the field was an unbroken quadrangle of mire and play ers became almost unrecogniZable after few minutes of scrimmase.

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 13, 1921, page 21

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  Ohio State Downs Purdue I’m Conference Game. $50 COLUMBUS, Ohio. NOV. IA grid, iron ankle deep with mud and water failed to turn aside Ohio States drive for Western Conference honors here to-day, the Buckeyes pIoughing through Purdue for four touchdowns and % to victory. Due to rain and snow of yesterday and last night, the field was an unbroken quadrangle of mire and players became almost unrecognizable after few minutes of scrimmage. The lineup:

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Officially, Ohio State leads 43–⁠15–⁠2; as played, 44–⁠15–⁠2 in 61 meetings, counting the 58 since this game.