After the Gun Went Off

At Columbus, Ohio, last week, in the weirdest football game of the year, the score was Northwestern 6, Ohio State 0 when the game-ending gun was fired. The bands began marching onto the field, and were waved back by the referee: Northwestern had been offside on the last play. Given a little borrowed time, opportunist Ohio State threw a desperation pass, and completed it for a touchdown. Ohio State had only to make the try-for-point to win. The kick was blocked.

Once again spectators rushed onto the field; once again the referee waved them back. Northwestern had been offside again. This time, nearly four minutes after the game had officially ended, Ohio State tried again, and kicked the game-winning point. Final score: Ohio State 7, Northwestern 6.

On other gridirons last week: P: At Memphis, once-proud Tennessee absorbed the worst beating (43-13) since Major Bob Neyland began coaching there 22 years ago. The man responsible for it: Mississippi's wonder-boy passer, Charley Conerly, 21, who scored two touchdowns, threw passes for the other four.

P: At Salt Lake City, despite the sobs of Coach "Kickapoo Ike" Armstrong, alias The Weeping Indian, unbeaten Utah rolled over Colorado A. & M., 19 to 0. Kickapoo Ike, who before a game never lets it be suggested that Utah might win, is enroute to his eleventh Big Seven Conference title in 23 years.

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