Northwestern at Ohio State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 10, 1929, page 1

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  OHIO STATE BOWS TO Wild CATS, 1856 Northwestern PIoWS Through Touted Buckeye Defense in Decisive Victory. BY the Associated Press. ~ HIO STADIUM, Columbus Ohio. November g. Ohio I States Scarlet and Gray grid ~ squad tasted the defeat in the Western Conference today that 1t had managed to Stave of by narrow margins with Indiana and Iowa when Northwestern crashed over the touted defense for 10 to 6. Before a large Dads day crowd the Buckeyes went down to defeat with only the great FeSler being able to withstand the shock troops of the Purple Wildcat. 1t was Fesler, too, who gave the throng the biggest thrill of the game when he grabbed a Purple pass out of the air on his own 1-yard line and dashed 90 yards for touchdown. F’eslers run was the second longest of the season recorded so far The longest run was made by an Ohio Wesleyan University player-Ted Franz-who gall Hoped 1OI yards against Heidelberg. Russ BerghermS wild plunges at the line, his long and accurate passes and his refusal to stay down when tackled crushed the heart of the Ohio line and backs before the first quarter was over. Bergherm alone earned ia yards Of the 326 yards that Northwestern gained. The Purple made ID first downs to the Buckeyes D. OhiO’s Line willis. After holding the Purple to 6-to-6 tie in the first half, Ohio’s line gave before the driving bucks of Bergherm and Bernstein, and Northwestern swept forward to gather in two more well earned touchdowns. Even in forward passing, Ohio’s only offensive weapon. the Wildcats proved superior The Purple backs completed 4 out of Is passes for a total yardage of 81, while Ohio completed but ? out of IL heaves for % yards. Northwestern’s second touchdown cli- NAKED march from its own 20-yard line in the third quarter. With Berg herm carrying the ball on every play. the Purple advanced 80 yards. Berg nerm then passed to Moore for touch down Again In the fourth quarter Bergherm led a march that ended with the fullback taking the ball over the line after series Of spectacular line chaSeS.

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Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 73 since this game.