Ohio State at Wisconsin

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 23, 1949, page 41

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  S|ashing Attack Gives Ohio State Victory Over Wisconsin, 30. MADISON, Wis, Oct. 22.-Ohio State mixed a slashing deceptive ground attack with a few passes to run up a 21–⁠0 Big Ten Confer ence football victory over Wiscon- sin today. Led by Jim Clark and Fred Morrison, a pair of powerful, hard running backs, the Buckeyes pushed across two touchdowns in the first quarter and added final in the closing minute. A capacity crowd of $4,000 saw Ohio bounce back after its 27–⁠0 trimming from Minnesota last week. Using quick cutbacks. laterals and smashes of the tackles, Ohio State ripped almost at will through the Badger line in the opening period. Then Wisconsin did better and played the Bucks on nearly even terms until the closing minutes. ‘‘ - ‘‘.’s’@- / The final Ohio score came after pass interception in midheld. The Badgers got beyond the Buckeyes 20-yard line only once in the second period when they drove from their own Is down to the Ohio State IL. Bill Newell intercepted Bob Petruska’s pass in the end zone to end that threat. Score by periods: Wisconsin o O q 90 Ohio State IA 0 0 7–⁠2l Ohio State SCORING: Touchdowns-Mor-

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Ohio State leads 64–⁠18–⁠5 in 87 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.