Northwestern at Ohio State

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  Evening star, November 1, 1953, page 68

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  Cassidy Stands Out As Ohio State Drubs Northwestern, 27–⁠13 COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 81 Ohio State spotted Northwestern a f1rst-period touchdown today and then came back with a spec tacular show of power and pass ing to defeat the Wildcats, 27–⁠13, before a throng of 80,562. Howard (Hopalong) Cassidy was the big gun in the Ohio at tack. He scored two touchdowns, passed for a third. and picked up 120 yards in seven plays. He ran 81 yards for the last touchdown in the fourth quarter. After Northwestern had gone ahead, 60, in the first quarter on a 7-yard pass from Dick Thomas to Joe Collier, Hopalong plunged a yard in the second quarter for the equalizer. Tad Weeds conversion put Ohio State ahead, 7–⁠6. Ohio struck for two scores in the third. Bobby Watkins cli- NAKED an 89-yard drive by 60 ing over tackle for the final three. Cassidy wound up Ohio’s next march with a 25-yard pass to Tom Hague. Behind, 2O-6, Northwestern struck back with an 80-yard scoring march on which Full back Bob Lauter went a yard on the 18th play for the score. Today’s homecoming attend ance boosted Ohio’s three-game home total to 238,265, an aver age of 79.421. n2TthTsstesn o5ft sfsfs ------- 6 9,9 ia Scoring: Northwestern, touchdowns- Collier. Lauter, Conversion-Rondou Ohio, ouchdowns--Cassady (2), Wat kins. que. Conversions-Weed (3).

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Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 50 since this game.