Missouri at Ohio State

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  Evening star, September 26, 1948, page 45

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  Ohio State S Power Beats Missouri, III COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 25.- Ohio State, showing surprising power in all departments, launched its football campaign today by defeating Missouri’s everything Tigers ’21 to T. before crowd of 57,042. Ohio moved 88 yards in nine plays for its first marker, Pandel Savic sparkling the drive with 35-yard pass to Bob Dorsey and 13-yarder to Mike Cannavino. This put the ball in position for 14-yard scoring ra mthrough center by Fullback Joe Whistler. Bob Dorsey plucked a Missouri pass out of the air on his own sc and ran back to midfield to set ur the Bucks second score. That one took 10 plays to traverse 81 yards Jimmy Clark reeling off runs of II 8 and 10 yards before scoring. Mike Ghnouly set the Missouri touchdown stage early in the final period with a 47-yard punt return to the Ohio rs. Bus Entsminger, Missouri’s quarterback, hit Dick Armstrong with a 14-yard pass, and two plays later Entsminger sneaked for the score. With their lead cut to lat, the Bucks roared in for another touch down after the kickoff. Morrison plunged two for the score, climaxing a 10-play, 65-yard drive.

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Ohio State leads 10–⁠2–⁠1 in 13 meetings, counting the five since this game.