Ohio State at Wisconsin

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  The Ypsilanti daily press, Ypsilanti, Mich., October 16, 1944, page 6

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  Both Still Have Dates to Play Conference Leaders Chicago. Oct. 16-AP-Michigau and Indiana are going to have pleu , ty TO say about the ultimate Biz Ten football championship. Both have been beaten-the VOL verines, 1913 co-champions. by In diana, and the Hoosiers by Illinois But both still have dates with the current conference leaders. Pur’ due and Ohio State. Ohio States Buckeyes kept their conference slate clear last week when they pushed two touchdowns across in the last quarter to beat Wisconsin. previously unbeaten In circuit play, 20 to 7. Meanwhile, Co-champion Purdue dropped a non league game to Iowa Pre-Flight. 1876. The Buckeyes and Boilermakers don’t meet this year, and that’s where both Michigan and Indiana loom as possible giant-killers. The Hoosiers play both current leaders Ohio State Nov. 4 and Purdue Nov. %. And Michigan has dates with both-the Boilermakers Oct. IS and the Buckeyes Nov. IS. Either Michigan, or Indiana, on their records appear TO have the potential power to knock of either leader. and by so doing would prob ably throw the entire Conference picture into a wild melee for title honors. with Illinois becoming enbroiled in the subsequent fire. works. The youthful Illini. beaten by Purdue a week previous. jumped back into the picture as a possible contender last Saturday when they beat Iowa, 40 to S. Claude Buddy Young was the hero as he scored two touchdowns the frst two times he had ahold OF the ball. the first

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1944, page 18

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  Ohio State Subdues Wisconsin |On Two Late Scores, 20 to 7 MADISON, Wis, Oct. IA tP).-Ohio States unbeaten Buckeyes, spanked by veteran Les Horvath, pounded over two last period touchdowns to tumble Wisconsin from the undefeated Ranks, 20–⁠7, in a bitterly fought Western Conference battle here today. Although Horvath scored only one of Ohio States three touchdowns it was the ripping thrusts of the four-Season star that eventually broke the back of a gallant Badger eleven whose Freshman Girard performed up to par. 1t appeared the Buckeyes would stow away their third straight VIC tory with ridiculous ease as they slashed IS yards for a touchdown the first time they got their hands on the ball. But after Freshman Dick Flanagan bolted across from the 1-foot line and Ollie Cline booted the point to give Ohio State a TO lead, the Badgers aroused q home e-coming throng Of 10000 with a stirring comeback. Scrappy Wisconsin failed to get much past midfield in the first two periods. But in the third Girard caught fire. After reeline of 30-yard run, Girard rocketed q 35-yard pass to Ed Bahlow ant a 15-yard toss to Jack Mead, set

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Ohio State leads 64–⁠18–⁠5 in 87 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.