September 24, 1903
The Massillon high
school football players are beginning to organize and expect to turn out a
strong team this season. According to
the Canton schedule, published in the Canton papers some days ago, the first
game of the season will be played against the Massillon team at Canton. If this is correct it would behoove the
local high school stars to begin their work at once.
September 29, 1903
The Massillon high
school football team held practice Monday evening on the high school grounds in
anticipation of the game Friday afternoon against the Canton high school team,
in Massillon. Placards advertising the
coming game have been placed in conspicuous places about town and the
management expects a large attendance.
The local team is putting in some hard work at practice and expects to
make a good showing.
CANTON
WON
BY
SMALL SCORE
Massillon High School Team Defeated 5-0
LOCAL
TEAM WAS OUTWEIGHED
The Cantons
Averaged
Twenty Pounds
More Per Man Than the Local line
Wert
and Albright the Stars for the Locals
Benny Gans
Ruled Out as Ineligible
Although outweighed
almost twenty pounds to the man, the Massillon high school football team
succeeded in holding the strong Canton high school team down to a single
touchdown in thirty-five minutes of play on the high school grounds
Friday. This, too, was made after
Massillon had been given the opportunity to boot the ball out of danger and
only a short time before the first half was over.
In the second half,
the Massillon team not only did the greater part of the work, but almost scored
a touchdown within the last few seconds of play, on a beautiful fifty yard run
by Wert, who was playing left end for the high school boys. Wert was easily the star of the game. His tackling and running with the ball were
the best. At times when a few yards
were needed on the last down, Wert could be depended upon to make the required
distance.