Northwestern at Ohio State

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  Ottumwa semi-weekly courier, Ottumwa, Iowa, November 28, 1916, page 1

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  OHIO STATE HOLDS TITLE NORTHWESTERN LOSES CONFER ENcE TITLE WHEN BUCK EYES RALLY STRONGLY. Columbus, Ohio, Nov 27.-Ohio State university. the baby member OF the western conference, holds the undisputed football championship OF the big Nine” as q result Of its 20 to 8 victory over Northwestern here Sat urday. The Scarlet and Gray gridiron war riors have won every game they have played this season Saturdays defeat was the first suffered this year by Northwestern. “chie” Harley Heco. “Chic” Harley was the hero OF the game. He broke through Northwest ern’s team for run of sixty.three yards and touchdown and succeeded in scoring all but seven Of Ohio States points. Harley Is 10 years old. Paddy” Driscoll, on whom North western pinned her hopes for victory, also played a wonderful game, making his teams only score. Ohio State did the first scoring in the first period when Harley kicked field goal from the 35-yard line. In the fourth period Driscoll Of North western tied the score with field goal from the 3S.yard line. Ohio State Immediately frightened up and before the end of the game had scored three touchdowns in rapid succession. This is the first time since Ohio State Joined the western conference. little more than three years ago, that her football team has been contend er for the championship Chicago 10 SWamped. Chicago, Nov. 27.-MinnesOta over. whelmed Chicago 40 to 0 In the final football game Of the season here Sat. urday. Stage field was filled to capac. ity. The powerful Minnesota eleven ripped up Chicago’s line for success awe ave and ten yard gains and var led its attack by tossing forward passes for thirty and forty yard al. vances. Chicago made its downs but twice during the entire game. once on an end run by Agar and again on forward pass in the fourth period. Wisconsin and illinois Tie. Madison, Wis. Nov. 27.-ln field OF mud the university Of Wisconsin football team was able Saturday to hold the University OF Illinois team to a 0 to 0 tie. wisconsin had chance in the first of the last period. but Kreuz fumbled and rave Macomber an opportunity to punt out of danger. Hampered by mud Macomber, who ended his foot. hall career with this game, failed three times to get field goal. Twice he tried place kicks and once drop, h,,t without success. One other time the wisconsin goal was in danger, but the line held and Macomber lost the hail when he tried an end run on the fourth down.

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 26, 1916, page 14

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  OHIO STATE WINNER OF CHAMPIONSHIP IN BIC g CONFERENCE Harley’s Sensational Work Gives Ohio Victory Over Northwestern in the Final Period Columbus, O., November 25.-ohio State university. the baby member of the west ern conference. today won the unds- puted football championship of the “big nine” as a result of its 23 to 3 victory over Northwestern here today. Ohio has won every game this season. Today’s defeat was the first suffered this year by Northwestern. while other mem bers of the ‘‘big nine’ each have suf- fered at least one defeat. Nearly all the scoring was done in the last period. ‘Chic” Harley, one of the biggest sen sations of western football this year, was the hero of the game. He broke through Northwestern’s entire team for a run of 63 yards and 9 touchdown and scored all but seven of Ohio State s points. Harley Is 19 years old, and Is the youngest member of his team. The climax of the game came in the fourth period, when Driscoll of North western tied the score with field goal from the 3S-yard line. Ohio State inn mediately frightened up and Harley, aided by wonderful line of offensive, began Ohios scoring by breaking through the northwestern defensive for his long 63- yard run He then kicked goal. Shortly afterwards Harley again went over Northwestern line for a touchdown, but failed to kick goal In the last few minutes of play Cap tain Sorensen made Ohio’s third touch down and kicked goal

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  The sun, New York, November 27, 1916, page 1

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  Smaller Universities in Western Conference Are Ready to Dictate CHICAGO. Nov. 2s-sweeping changes in the makeup OF the 1917 football schedule OF the Big Nine probably will be made. It was learned here tonight. az q result Of the upsets of the 1916 season which closed with Ssturdays games. The so-called Big Four Of the West ern Observation-Disclosures, Chicago, Wisconsin and Illinols-are declared to have held sway in the schedule making In previous years. leaving Ohio State. Northwestern. Indiana, Purdue and These e~levens. II is contended. have been given too slight consideration in the awarding of select dates. Ohio State. which won the Conference championship Yesterday by defeating Northwestern 23 to 3. probably will demand a more imposing list of games for next season. Coach Wilce of the Buck eyes, It Is reported. will attempt to ar range gamer with Minnesota and Chi cago in 1917. as Ohio State was not given a chance to play either OF these elevens this season. Northwestern Is expected to back up Ohio State and In sist upon better dates. The playing OF Chick” Harley. right halfback of Ohio State. who’s sensatlonal work spelled defeat for North WESTERN. stamps him as an eligible for All American honors. Harley scored a touchdown, kicked n goal from field and was a power in defensive tactics. He raced sixty-hve yards in planting the ball behind Northwestern’s goal and

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  Bisbee daily review, November 26, 1916, page 1

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  OHIO STATE WINS BIG NINE TITLE Scores g to 3 Victory Over Northwestern; “Chick” Harley Stars. COLUMBUS, Ohio. Nov. 25.-Ohio State University, the baby member of the western conference. tonight holds the undisputed football championship of the big nine” as a result of its 23 to 3 victory over Northwestern here today. Ohio gridiron warriors have won every game they have played this season and today’s defeat was the first suffered this year by Northwest ern. In the first three periods the two teams seemed evenly matched. With the score a tie in the fourth period. Ohio cut loose and the re- mainder of the game was in the nature of a slaughter

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Ohio State leads 66–⁠14–⁠1 in 81 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.