Ohio State at Michigan

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  Evening star, November 25, 1945, page 20

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  Late Touchdown by Michigan Overcomes Ohio State, 7–⁠3 Less than seven minutes of play remained when Michigan sent Half back Henry Fonde diving through Ohio States right tackle from the l for the winning touchdown. The 18-year-old Navy trainee had made the opportunity himself by going Is yards with a pass from Pete Elliott. Fonde side-stepped Buckeye Half back Dick Fisher as he caught the pass on the Ohio State 35-yard line and pedalled 16 yards farther before being hauled down by Ollie Cline on the Ohio 10. From there Elliott drove to the 10 in two plays and Howard Yerges lateraled to Fonde for first down on the Buckeye S. An off side pen atty set Ohio on its / and Fonde hit for the touchdown. George Chiames’ first conversion attempt was nullified by a penalty against the Wolverines, but his sec ond try from the split the uprights Ohio’s field goal, Schnittker’s second of the season, was an angle boot from the II in the third period Ohio State held Michigan even in first downs, II to IL, and gained l4a yards by rushing to Michigan’s los The Buckeyes completed on of six passes for IS yards and Michigan four Of II for So yards.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 26, 1945, page 2 (results column)

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  SERVICE SCHOOLS BATTLE SATURDAY AT PHILADELPHIA Pres. Truman To Attend Meeting Between Un- beaten Grid Machines BY TED ME1ER NEW YORK, Nov. 25-(Pl-The game every football fan has looked forward to all season-Army VS. Navy-is on tap this week as the 1945 grid season passes into mem ory. More than 100000 will jam NUMcipal stadium in Philadelphia on Saturday to watch this first peace time renewal OF the nations service classic, a traditional affair that this year pits two undefeated teams against each other with the mythical national championship at stake. The meeting between Army s terrific Cadets, unbeaten and untied in II straight games, and Navy’s unbeaten but tied, aggregaton has aroused such tremendous interest that President Truman has announced he intends to be on hand. This automatically will bring out cabinet members. most OF Washington’s diplomatic corps and all high ranking admirals and generals. Army, sparked by All-Americans Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard, and the Middies, who have i’m proved steadily since the season opened, were idle yesterday as most Of the country’s conference and sectional championships were decided. Unbeaten, but tied, Indiana cap tured its first western conference title in history by ripping Purdue for four second-half touchdowns and 26-to-0 triumph. Michigan took second place by scoring last period touchdown to defeat Ohio State, 7–⁠3. Pennsylvania bounced back from its Army defeat to wallop its traditional rival, Cornell, SO to 6, to win Ivy League honors while Duke, reported to be in line for Bowl bid, retained the Southern Conference title by beating North Carolina, 14–⁠7. Missouri took the Big Six crown by bowling over Kansas, 80 to IL, while the Oklahoma Aggies, who previously had captured the Missouri, Valley title, kept its unbeaten and united record clean by swamp ing Oklahoma, 47–⁠0. The Aggies probably will get Bowl bid. Unbeaten and united Alabama, southeastern conference champion and already picked for the Rose Bowl. rolled over Pensacola Navy, 55–⁠6, while Texas took over first place in the southwest as Texas Christian upset Rice, 14–⁠13. Texas can clinch the title by beating the Texas Aggies on Thursday. Washington State won the north ern division title Of the Pacific Coast conference by nicking Wash ington, to 0, and along with Southern California remained ;r the running for the right to play Alabama in the Rose Bowl. The Trojans trounced Oregon State, 81 7, as California eliminated UCLA in an upset, 60. Saturdays UCLA use game will decide. II use wins or ties, the Trojans will gair the Rose Bowl spot. A UCLA vic tory will give the honor to Wash ington State. New Mexico, beaten only by Utah, was held to a 6–⁠6 tie by Texas Tech, but after the game accepted a bid to play in the Sur Bowl. Denver, which won the Big Seven conference by whipping Colorado on Thanksgiving, may be invited to bowl, too. Saturday was not without its up sets. The most notable, in addi ton to those of TCU over Rice ane California over UCLA, were Mary lands 19 to 13 triumph over Vir ginia, Mississippi’s Z to victory over Mississippi State, Clemson 81 to Z verdict over Georgia Tecf and Lafayette’s Z to 0 decision ove1 Lehigh. The defeat ended Vir ginia’s 15-game unbeaten streak. Columbia, whipped only by Penn crushed Dartmouth, q to 0 to wine up one Of it’s most successful sea sons. Yale came from behind 4 nip Princeton, 20 to IA, and car win the Big Three laurels by beat ing Harvard this week. Minnesota, after promising start, finished in the Western con ference cellar, with Iowa. by los ing to Wisconsin, 1912, and Pit ended six-game losing streak ~ downing Penn State, 10. Notrt Dame spotted Tulane a 60 leae and then rolled up a 1926 margin Leading games this week, in ad dition to Army and Navy, include Thursday. Texas VS. Texas Az 8 les Mississippi-C Chattanooga Wichita-St. Louis. Saturday: Baylor VS. Rice. Glen son VS. Wake Forest. Georgia v. Georgia Tech. Harvard VS. Yale Louisiana State VS. Tulane. Missis sippi State VS. Alabama. Notr, Dame VS. Great Lakes. Oregon LSto4o uc Oraoop Mor,I.,

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Officially, Michigan leads 62–⁠52–⁠6; as played, 62–⁠53–⁠6 in 121 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.