Vanderbilt at Ohio State

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  The Birmingham age-herald, November 14, 1909, page 10

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  OHIO STATE BEATS VANDERBILT TEAM Columbus, O., November 13-The Ohio State university football eleven today on Ohio field defeated the Vanderbilt team from Nashville by score of to O. Metzger of Nashville was injured in the first half in a bucking bee. and was out of the game, his leg being broken just above the ankle in the. melee. Stewart went in for Metzger Neither side was able to score until just at the end of the first half with about two minutes to play, when Jones, by a forward pass to Hatfield succeeded in making a touch down. Captain Jones kicked out, but failed to make the goal. This was 321a minutes after play had begun. In this half Medley made sensational dash around States left end for S5 yards Hall for State also made sensational run of 40 yards to Vanderbilt’s 15-yar,l line. Griffin saving the day by downing him just at the right moment In the second half both State and Vanderbilt made desperate efforts to score but failed This half was a succession of punts and line bucks The ball was alternately on Vanderbilt’s and States territory and once or twice the goal of both was in | danger but punt saved it. Vanderbilt got the ball on States one | half yard line in this half but State braced up and held and a punt saved | the day | The two teams seemed about evenly matched during the game and both strug- gled with might and main to reach the j, goal. State at times was unable to hold the visitors. but she succeeded in down. ing their man before he became dan gerous. | State frequently went around Wander bilts line but could not succeed in max ing goal. Finally State through Cap tain Jones’, made a forward pass to Hatfield for touchdown Captain Jones kicked out but it failed Just before this play Hall made sen sational run of 40 yards to Vanderbilt’s l 15-yard line, Griffin downing him in his tracks. In the second half Hatfield kicked off for Ohio State Vanderbilt tried line bucking and, finding it unprofitabe snapped the ball to Quarterback Medley, who punted 55 yards. Wells of Ohio State returned the kick 20 yards. The ball see-sawed some more and finally State after a series of plunges, carried the pigskin to Vanderblt’s eight-yard line where the Commodores secured the ball and saved their goal. Medley punted the ball to mfdfield far from the threatened goal while Ohio State secured and re- sumed it’s efforts to reach the southern CTS goal. Vanderbilt fought like tigers through out the second half, but the steady Ohio eleven succeeded in keeping the south erners from scoring, although once or twice it seemed that they would cross the goal. Medley was the star player on the Van derbilt team, saving his goal by frequent bunting, his teammates backing him up. Arkansas, 16; Louisiana, O. Memphis, November 13-Arkansas un- versity ran over Louisiana State univer- sity on Red Elm field this afternoon, win ming by score of 16 to o. on sheer

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Ohio State leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.