Vanderbilt at Ohio State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 11, 1931, page 58

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  VANDERBILT BOWLS OVER OHIO STATE Buckeyes Start Clicking in Second Half, but End Up 21–⁠20 Losers. ~ HIO STADIUM, Columbus, Ohio, October 10.-Futility and frus- Y tration, twin progeny of de- feat, rode full on Ohio States chest for 80 minutes this afternoon and before the big Buckeye eleven pulled it. self together 1t had lost its first major foot ball contest Of the season to the Commondores Of Vanderbilt, 26 to 81. Vanderbilt rolled up two markers in the first period and another pair IN the second without Ohio even advancing into Southern territory. It was not until the second half that the Buckeye combination started to click and then the tables were exactly reversed, Ohio scoring once in the third period and twice more in the last stanza, but 26 points were too many to spot team like Vanderbilt. At the start of the game Ohio at tempted to pass Vanderbilt of its feet, but found q defense that was alright and this method of attack proved far more beneficial to the CommodoreS than to Ohio State. A total of IA passes were attempted in the first half with only one reaching its mark while one was intercepted and turned into a Vanderbilt touchdown. In the second half Ohio presented an entirely different type of offense, mix ing lateral passes with of tackle smashes and end runs, the latter COM pletely bewildering the Southerners. But the change came too late and the rapidly firing little band Of Com modoreS had enough left to stave off a winning touchdown.

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Ohio State leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.