Ohio State at Michigan

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 21, 1943, page 1

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  Cooley Wins City Title; Michigan Beats Ohio State Touchdown Rain Des(ends in 4th Quarter Of Game BY BOB MURPHY ANN ARBOR, Nov. 20-A season of wartime football came 10 an end in the Western Conference this afternoon with Michigan’s Wolverines and the Boilermakers of Purdue stalking joint claims to the title. Ohio States young team fought the good fight before a crowd OF as 900 here in the stadium. but il was not in the books for them to meat team that carried as much experience and as many human, exploding guns as Michigan. The end of the day found Ohio on the short end of As to 7 count. The Wolverines scored two touchdownS in the first period and seemed TO be moving along cozily until shortly after the start Of the second half, when Ernie Parks, the Negro speedster of the Buckeye backfieid, made a thrill ing 36-yard run to move his team within 6 points of Michigan. TOUCHDowNs POUR Then the flood gates were dynamited The wild horses broke Srom the corral. A touchdown plague descended, and the stadium was on fire as Bob Nussbaumer. Bob Wiese, Earl Maves, Wally Dreyer, Don Lund and Howard Wikel became gridiron block busters. After Parks display of touch down speed. Michigan turned in two more touchdowns in the third + period and then came through with three additional ones in the last quarter. The scoring came this way: I’D In the first quarter Bob Wiese climaxed a 40-yard drive by plunging over from the 1-foot line. (2) Also in the opening quarter Ohio State gambled on fourth down on their own 31-yard line when Cecil Souders, the kicking end. faxed punt and gave the ball to Dean granddaughter. MISSES BY INCHES Ohio missed making the first down by inches and Michigan took over on the Buckeye AZ and marched to a score with Wally Dreyer going over from the 2. 80 Shortly after the start OF ( the second half. Bill Hackett. a guard, broke through to block Bob WieSe’s punt on Michigan’s 4S. When the ball had been adj vanced 10 the 36-yard line Ernie / Parks went around right end on a / 36-yard gallop. He twice rolled out of the arms of tacklers and then simply outran six or seven Michigan tacklers who closed in on him - (4l The Wolverines made a 60 yard march with Bob Wiese and Earl Maves as the spearheads Of their running attack to score. I MSVes’ 24-yard run TO the 3-yard line was the sparkler. From that point Wiese bucked over. go Bob Nussbaumer brought the fans to their feet with a 81 yard offtackle run for the next score.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 21, 1943, page 28

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  6y tHe hSsOCldtSQ fTeSS. ANN ARBOR. Mich, Nov. 90 Michigan’s Navy Marine studded Wolverines trounced the Baby Buckeyes” of Ohio State, 45–⁠7. to clinch a share of the Western Conference football championship with Purdue in season finale witnessed by $4,000 here, today. The victory. with its second largest point total in a feud started in 1897-the largest score was Michigan’s $50 in 1920-gave Michigan its first title claim since 1888. The wolverines finished undefeated in six league starts and over the season was beaten only by Notre Dame. The wolverines, held scoreless in the second period. led only 1870 at half time and then had their lead shaved to 1877 when Ernie Parks, rangy Negro star. sprinted 36 yards for the only Buckeye touchdown and Johnny Stungis kicked the point. Then the Wolverines caught fire. Fullback Bob Wiese led the scoring with two touchdowns, both on short bucks. Four other Wolverines counted a touchdown apiece, Bob Nussbaumer’ S 3l-yard sweep around end, and a 20-yard sprint by Fullback Don Lund providing the most spectacular scoring. Wally Dreyer, 158-pound halfback from Wisconsin, plunged 2 yards for Michigan’s second touchdown, while Earl Maves, another ex- Badger. pounded yards for another

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., November 21, 1943, page 7

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  MICHIGAN DOWNS OHIO STATE, 45–⁠7 Wolverines Clinch Share Of Western Conference Ball Championship ANN ARBOR, Mich, Nov. 20 lR-Michigan’s Navy–Marine stud ded Wolverines trounced the Baby Buckeyes of Ohio State. 45–⁠7, to clinch share of the West ern Conference football champion ship with Purdue in season finale witnessed by $4,000 here, today. Mlchlgan’s seven touchdown splurge was fashioned mainly in the second half when the Wolverines rolled up 80 points against the scrappy but outmanned Ohio State youngsters. The Wolverines, held scoreless in the second period, led only 1870 at half time and then had their lead shaved to 1877 when Ernie Parks, rangy Negro star, sprint ed 50 yards for the only Buckeye touchdown and Johnny Stungis kicked the point. But then the Wolverines caught fire and savagely ripped the tiring Buckeye line to score almost at will. Fullback Bob Wiese, whose spinning thrusts bewildered the Buckeyes, led the scoring with two touchdoWns, both on short bucks. Four other Wolverines counted a touchdown apiece, Bob Nussbaumer’s 31-yard sweep around end, and a 20-yard sprint by Fullback Don Lund provided the most spec tacular scoring.

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Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 81 since this game.