Author: <span>Eric Smith</span>

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1912: Massillon 6, New Philadelphia 13

MASSILLON HIGH
BEATEN SATURDAY
Trimmed By
New Philadelphia High, 13 to 6
LOCALS SHOW POOR FORM
Massillon Team Lacks Life
Players Play As Though Afraid of Being Injured
Make Touchdown In Last Three minutes of Play

In an interesting game that abounded with open playing, Massillon high lost to New Philadelphia high Saturday afternoon at New Philadelphia, by a score of 13 to 6. Massillon made its only touchdown in the last three minutes of play, when the team was playing sensational ball and had there been a few more minutes the score might have been a tie.

The Massillon team put up a poor exhibition of football. The New Philadelphia team was clearly inferior to the local squad but the playing was lifeless and the individual players acted as though afraid of being injured. The local line did not hold and at times the backs were tackled before they would get started.

Rudy made the only touchdown for Massillon, when he plunged through the line after the ball had been worked into New Philadelphia territory on a series of line bucks.

The line up and summary
New Philadelphia Pos. Massillon
R. Winkler le Limbach
Anderson lt Eckstein
Sweitzer lg Theis
Nungesser c Rider
Evans rg Baer
Church rt Becker
Getz re Smith
Broadhurst qb Hollnger
MacIntosh lh Miller
Wallick fb Kester
E. Winkler rh Rudy

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1912: Massillon 0, Akron Central 29

MASSILLON LOSES
TO AKRON CENTRAL
Game Was Somewhat
Slow and Uninteresting
FINAL SCORE WAS 29 TO 0
Locals Outweighed About 20 Pounds to Man
Playing Somewhat Ragged
Limbach and Becker Play Star Games For Massillon

In a somewhat slow and uninteresting game, Akron Central high defeated Massillon high at Akron, Saturday afternoon by a score of 29 to 0. The Massillon team was outweighed about 20 pounds to the man and the heavy and speedy Akron backs tore off long runs, four of them resulting in touchdowns. The locals did not put up the brand of football they have been showing in past games. The playing was somewhat ragged and although several of the locals would break through the heavy Akron line on every down, yet the man carrying the ball was not tackled. The Massillon eleven put up a hard game, but had they been at their best they would probably have lost, but by a much smaller score. Akron’s goal line was never in danger. For Massillon, Limbach and Becker put up the most consistent games. Becker breaking through the line time and time again and tackling the runner and Limback tackling all over the field, bringing the heavy backs down with a thump. Much open football was played and many forward passes tried, but they were usually broken up.

In the beginning it looked like anybody’s game, but after about eight minutes of play Akron rushed the ball into Massillon territory and Swinehart carried it over for the first touchdown. Crisp kicked goal.

In the second quarter Swinehart again scored for his team, circling right end for a 30 yard run and a touchdown. Crisp kicked goal.

Swinehart again played the hero in the first half and pulled off another long run for a touchdown. Goal was missed. The score at the end of the first half was 20 to 0.

In the second half Arbogast scored another touchdown and Owen booted the ball between the bars for a field goal. This ended the scoring and soon after the game ended. One of the features of the game was the rooting of the loyal Massillon supporters. About a dozen stood on the side line and kept up their yelling throughout the game.

The line up and summary
Akron – 29 Pos. Massillon – 0
Buckingham re Stern
Flower rt Becker
Jones rg Baer
Crisp c Rider
Freeman lg Theis
Lapp lt Eckstein
Bevington le Limbach
Owen-Rabe qb Hollinger
Jackson rh Rudy
Arbogast lh Miller
Swinehart fb Kester

Touchdowns:
Akron – Swinehart 3; Arbogast 1.

Goals:
Akron – Crisp 2.

Goals from Field:
Akron – Owen.

Officials: Weeks and Blackburn.

Time of periods: 15 minutes; 12y minutes, alternating.

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1912: Massillon 34, Alliance 12

MASSILLON HIGH
BEATS ALLIANCE
SCORE 34 TO 12
Game Was Somewhat Slow
and Loosely Played
MASSILLON NOT IN FORM
Alliance Scores on
Straight Line Bucks and Clever Forward Pass
Massillon Backfield Plays Good Game
Getz, Miller and Stern Stars

In a somewhat slow and loosely played game, Massillon high defeated Alliance high, Saturday afternoon, on the high school grounds, by a score of 34 to 12.

The Massillon team did not show the snap and aggressiveness so characteristic in previous games. The line especially was rather loose and did not display the dash that in former games has opened big holes in the opposing line. The backfield, however, played its usual fast game. The Alliance team scored twice on the locals, once by straight line bucks and again by a clever forward pass. Miller, as usual, carried the ball for some of Massillon’s longest gains.

Kester played probably the best game he has put up this season. He tore up the Alliance line time after time for gains of 10 and 15 yards. Stern, who was out of last Saturday’s game, was again at his position at end and this speedy little player put up a great game. For Alliance, Geltz and Dennison were the bright spots. Geltz carried the ball for good gains and he is a past master at hurling the forward pass. Dennison received a long forward and scored a touchdown and he made several good gains by receiving passes. Both teams used the forward pass with good results.
THE GAME
Massillon received and on the first down Limbach received a pretty forward. Massillon was held for downs and Kester booted the ball far down the field and it rolled over the line where an Alliance player recovered it, but he was tackled in his tracks, Massillon scoring a safety. Alliance punted from the 20-yard line but, on the first down, the ball was fumbled and Alliance regained possession of it. Alliance was forced to punt and Massillon with the ball in its possession started a march down the field by bucking the line, Hollinger crossing for a touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 9 to 0.
Massillon received but lost the ball on a forward pass. Alliance pulled off a pretty forward and then by hitting the line the ball was finally pushed over. The kick out failed.
Score 9 to 6.

Massillon received and Miller returned the ball 45 yards. Alliance got the ball on downs and was soon forced to punt. Massillon started up the field and the quarter ended with the ball on Alliance’s 8-yard line. At the beginning of the second quarter Kester went through the line for a touchdown. Kester missed goal.
Score 15 to 6.
Massillon received and Rudy returned the ball 20 yards and Stern tore off 30 more on a forward pass. Alliance got the ball on a fumble. Geltz pulled off a long run to the middle of the field but a minute later Alliance was forced to punt. Massillon tried a goal from placement which failed. Alliance was forced to punt and Massillon did the same. The half ended with the ball in the middle of the field.
SECOND HALF
Limbach replaced Rudy at right half, Johns taking Limbach’s end. Alliance received. They worked several forwards and finally a long forward to Dennison who was playing near the right edge of the field scored another touchdown. This was one of the cleverest plays pulled off on the local grounds this year. Goal was missed.
Score 15 to 12.
Massillon received but lost the ball on a fumble. Alliance punted and Limbach received. Massillon now began to plunge through the Alliance line and finally Hollinger went through left guard for a touchdown. Attempt at goal failed.
Score 21 to 13.
Massillon received and Stern returned the ball 20 yards before being downed. Again the locals began a steady march up the field, the backfield tearing big holes in the Alliance line. The ball was finally placed on the three-yard line and Kester put it over. Kester kicked goal.
Score 28 to 12.
Alliance received and the player was tackled behind the line for a touchdown. Alliance put the ball in the play on the 20-yard line and on the first down. Hollinger got an Alliance forward. The third quarter ended with the ball on Alliance’s 13-yard line. Miller went through the Alliance line on the first play for a touchdown. The kick out failed.
Score 34 to 12.
Alliance received and was forced to punt. Massillon also punted but regained possession of the ball on downs. The local backs again carried the ball down the field to the 3-yard line, but the Alliance team took a decided brace and held Massillon for downs. Alliance punted the ball out of danger and regained it when Hollinger fumbled. Alliance again punted and Johns fumbled the ball, Limbach failing on it. Alliance held Massillon for downs when the final whistle blew, ending the game.

The line up and summary
Massillon Pos. Alliance
Limbach, Johns le Kirk
Wells lt Sheehan
Theis lg Ort
Rider c Clarke
Baer rg Stratton
Becker rt Grimes
Stern re Dennison
Hollinger qb Geltz
Miller lhb Pennell
Rudy, Limbach rhb Baugh
Kester fb Roach

Touchdowns:
Massillon – Miller; Hollinger 2; Kester 2.
Alliance – Geltz; Dennison.

Referee and umpire alternating – Blackburn and Clarke.
Head Linesman – Yingling.

Timer – Coleman.

Time of quarters: 12 minutes.

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1912: Massillon 6, Cleveland Shaw 0

MASSILLON WINS FROM SHAW HIGH SCORE, 6 TO 0

Game Was Fiercely Contested At All Times 55 YARD RUN BY MILLER
Massillon Captain Shakes Off Five Tacklers and Goes For a Touchdown Teams Were Evenly Matched and Neither Line Was In Danger

In one of the fastest and most hotly contested games ever played on the local grounds, Massillon high took Shaw high, of Cleveland, into camp, Saturday afternoon by a score of 6 to 0.
MILLER IS HERO
The only touchdown of the game was made when Miller, the speedy Massillon captain and half back, went through right tackle, shaking off five Shaw tacklers by his great twisting, and dodging and raced 55 yards to the goal line. His run was undoubtedly one of the greatest ever pulled off in the history of the school and Miller’s name will go down in the annuals of high school athletics as the man who scored a victory against Shaw.

Not only did Miller put up the greatest game of his career, but the entire team played as it never had played before. Had there been one weak spot in the local line-up, the game would probably have been lost. The line played hard and low and when Shaw had rushed the ball to the 10 yard line it held the heavy Shaw backs for three successive downs and Wells got the ball on the next down on a fumble. The backfield played a great game and Miller, Rudy and Kester kept ramming the opposite line like battering rams. Hollinger ran the team like a veteran and handled punts in good shape.
TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED
The two teams were about as evenly matched as two teams could be. Neither time was either goal line in immediate danger and the leather was kept moving to and fro across the middle of the field. Both teams tried forwards a number of times only to have them broken up by the opposing team. Each got away successfully with about two. For Shaw, Goss played the star game and this stocky end pulled off some good gains besides breaking up many Massillon formations and spilling the man with the ball.
ROOTERS ARE OUT
The students were out in full force and under the direction of their leaders, Henrich and Becker, they supported the team to the full capacity of their lungs, which was by no means small. When Miller cut loose for a touchdown bedlam broke loose among the local supporters and the air was full of pennants, hats and noise. Old men forgot their age and danced up and down in their glee. The game was clean and very little time was taken out for injured players.
THE GAME
Massillon received and Stern returned the ball 20 yards. Massillon started down the field with the ball, but after a 30-yard march they were forced to kick. Shaw advanced the ball to the 40-yard line and kicked. Massillon lost the ball on downs but soon after Miller regained it by intercepting a forward pass. Massillon was forced to punt. Shaw advanced the ball to the middle of the field and the quarter ended.

Shaw punted and after a forward pass failed Kester booted the ball 40 yards. Shaw made 12 yards on a fumble and advanced steadily down the field but Massillon held and Shaw punted 35 yards. Massillon began hammering the left side of the line and after making several good gains were forced to punt, Danforth returning the ball 25 yards before being downed. Shaw was held and kicked when the first half ended with the ball on Massillon’s eight yard line and in possession of the locals.
SECOND HALF
Shaw received and after making 15 yards, punted. On the next down Miller ripped through right tackle for a run of 55 yards and a touchdown. Kester missed goal.

Shaw received. They advanced the ball 35 yards and punted the ball over the line. The ball was put in play on the 20 yard line and after making their yards in the first four downs, Massillon was forced to punt. Shaw returned the ball 15 yards and lost it on downs and Massillon did the same. Shaw advanced the ball to the 22 yard line when the third quarter ended.

Shaw was held and forced to kick the ball going over the line. Massillon lined up for scrimmage on the 20 yard line. Massillon advanced the ball nine yards and was forced to kick and Kester lifted the pigskin 35 yards. With the ball in their possession the Shaw players began to advance the ball regularly, making their distance in the required downs. Steadily the ball was carried toward the Massillon goal line, the local team disputing every inch of the way. Finally the ball was worked up to the 10-yard line when the Massillon team took a decided brace. On the first down they were held in their tracks. The second down gained nothing for them, and on the third they met with the same fate. On the fourth the ball was fumbled and Wells pounced upon it. Massillon started down the field but the final whistle blew ending the game.

In Saturday’s game one Massillon man played his last game for the school and another played his first. Wells wound up his football career with Massillon in a blaze of glory. Never did he play a better game and it was a fitting end to the work of so good a player. Wells will leave the city this week for Loranin. Eckstine was the player who played his first game for the school. He is a big fellow and although his first game was the hardest, yet he handled his position in great shape and showed that he was made of the proper stuff.

The line up and summary
Massillon Pos. Shaw
Limbach le Gross
Wells lt Kaull
Eckstine lg Bean
Rider c Henn
Baer rg Zeman
Backer rt Butner
Stern re Randall
Hollinger qb Danforth
Miller lhb Boley
Rudy rhb Husband
Kester fb Loche

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1912: Massillon 87, Mansfield Senior 0

MASSILLON HIGH
SWAMPS MANSFIELD
SCORE, 87 TO 0
Visitors Completely Outplayed
by Local Team
60 POINTS SCORED IN LAST HALF
Massillon Uses Forward Pass Successfully
Mansfield Makes Required Number of Yards but Twice
Visitors Played Off Their Feet

In a very lop-sided game Massillon high snowed Mansfield high under Saturday afternoon on the high school grounds by a score of 87 to 0. This score is probably the largest ever piled up by Massillon high.

Mansfield was outclassed in all departments and but twice made the required yards and this was at the beginning of the third quarter, when it surprised everybody, including itself, by a spurt. Massillon showed much improvement in working the forward pass and used it time and again for long gains and twice Johns received forwards and crossed the line for touchdowns. The Massillon backfield plowed through the opposing line at will and encircled the ends for big gains, while on the other hand the visiting backs found a stone wall defense when they struck the local line.

The entire Massillon team put up a good game. With Limbach, Smith and Johns on the ends the wings were guarded well and not a runner got past them. Wells and Becker played good, steady games at tackle and were on the job all the time. Baer and Theis made their opposing guards feel uncomfortable and the way they ripped up the opposing line was a caution. Rider at center, played his usual good game being here and there and everywhere when needed. Hollinger handled the quarterback position in good shape and ran the team well besides returning punts from 20 to 30 yards. Captain Miller was at his best Saturday. The opposing players could not stop him and he was good at any time for a gain of almost any distances. Rudy, the husky plunging half, tore holes in the opposing lines big enough for a water wagon to go through and also pulled off some long end runs. Kester, the big fullback, was always good for a gain and played in his regular old time form.
THE GAME
Mansfield kicked to Massillon and Hollinger returned the ball 20 yards. Mansfield held and Massillon lost the ball on downs and Mansfield lost it in the same manner. Massillon now began to warm up and a little later Kester went through the line for a touchdown. Kester kicked goal but it did not count as one of the Massillon men was out of position.
Score 6 to 0.

Mansfield received and was forced to punt. Mansfield got a Massillon forward. Massillon got the ball on a fumble. Johns received a forward from Hollinger and crossed the line for a touchdown. Kerster kicked goal.
Score 13 to 0. First quarter over.
Mansfield received and was forced to punt. Smith, who replaced Limbach at left end, received a forward and carried the ball to the 15-yard line. Johns put the ball on the 1-yard line and Rudy went around left end for a touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 20 to 0.
Massillon received and Kester carried the ball to the middle of the field. Miller went around right end when the umpire’s whistle blew for an offside play on the part of Mansfield, but Miller kept on and crossed the line and Massillon did not take the penalty, thus scoring a touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 27 to 0.
Mansfield received but Massillon got the ball on downs. Rudy gained 30 yards on a forward from Miller, Mansfield got a Massillon forward when the first half ended.
SECOND HALF
Limbach went to his old position at left end, replacing Smith. Mansfield received and on the first down Limbach got a forward and placed the ball on the two yard line and Kester bucked it over. Goal was kicked.
Score 34 to 0.
The Massillon team was now playing in whirlwind style. Mansfield received but Johns captured one of their forwards and tore down the field for a touchdown. Goal was kicked.
Score 41 to 0.
Hollinger received the kickoff and returned the ball thirty yards. Mansfield held Massillon for downs but Rider recovered the ball a minute later when he intercepted a forward pass. Rudy tore off a 30-yard gain and Miller circled right end for a touchdown. Goal was missed.
Score 47 to 0.
Massillon received and Hollinger returned the ball to the middle of the field. A forward to Limbach worked and another to Johns netted a touchdown from the 20 yard line. Kester kicked goal.
Score 54 to 0.
Mansfield received and punted 10 yards. Miller went around right end for a touchdown. Goal was kicked.
Score 61 to 0.
The Massillon team was now trying to run up a large score and was rushing the visitors off their feet. Third quarter over, with the ball in Mansfield’s possession. Mansfield fumbled and Massillon regained possession of the ball. A buck by Kester and one by Rudy carried the ball to the 10 yard line and Hollinger carried it across. Kester kicked goal.
Score 68 to 0.
Mansfield received and was forced to punt. Several plays placed the ball in Mansfield territory and Kester went through the line 15 yards for a touchdown. Goal was missed.
Score 74 to 0.

Massillon received. Rudy pulled off a 30-yard run. On the next play he went through the line 15 yards for a touchdown. Goal was missed.
Score 80 to 0.
Massillon kicked and Baer recovered the ball. Rudy went through the line and when tackled on the 1-yard line he fumbled the ball but Hollinger recovered it across the Mansfield line scoring a touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 87 to 0. Game over.
The Massillon team ran up 60 points in the last half, the average time for a touchdown being a little more than 3 minutes.

Line up and summary
Massillon Pos. Mansfield
Limbach, Smith le Luthner
Wells lt Henry
Becker, Theis lg Van Allen
Rider, Theis c A. Remy
Baer rg Dodge
Becker, Rider rt McKee
Johns re Holstein
Hollinger qb Hart
Miller lhb Pecht
Rudy rhb Stander
Kester fb Kallmerter

Touchdowns:
Massillon – Miller 3; Kester 3; Johns 3; Hollinger 2; Rudy 2.

Goals:
Massillon – Kester 9.

Referee – Fugate.
Umpire – Blackburn.
Head Linesman – Yingling.

Timekeeper – Gorrell.

Time of quarters: Two 10 minute; Two 12½ minutes.

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1912: Massillon 0, Ravenna 13

MASSILLON LOST
TO RAVENNA
IN A DIRTY GAME
Players Don’t Bewail Score;
Condemn Treatment
SAY THEIR OPPONENTS SLUGGED
Massillon Players and Officials Say
Ravenna Official was More Ignorant of Game
Than Willfully Unfair
Locals’ Official Assaulted When He Penalized Ravenna

In what was said to be the dirtiest game in which it ever participated, the Massillon high school football team was defeated at Ravenna on Saturday afternoon by a score of 13 to 0.

The “dirt,” however, was not on the Massillon team and the Ravenna captain told several of the Massillon players that the locals were the cleanest set of players Ravenna every played. The Massillon captain could not return the compliment.

According to the local high school authorities the game abounded with slugging and not only would one man hit a player but several would be on the job with hammer and tongs. The referee who officiated probably desired to be fair, but he knew so little about the game that such a thing was well nigh impossible. Massillon had one official on the field but he was powerless. At one time he is said to have penalized the Ravenna team for an off side play and the fullback struck him.

“It was the worst exhibition of football I ever saw,” said Coach Jones, when asked about the game this morning. “The locals are not making any excuses for the defeat but the local management is disgusted with the treatment received. Reports are that one of the touchdowns was illegal and this is substantiated by three Ravenna subs who were on the side line and saw the man who was running with the ball step over the line. However, the official allowed the touchdown to be counted. It is said that the local players held their tempers in check and played a clean game.

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1912: Massillon 20, Salem 7

MASSILLON HIGH DOWNS
SALEM HIGH
SCORE, 20 TO 7
Salem Heavy,
but Could Not Stop Locals
MILLER PLAYS GREAT GAME
Speedy Captain Could Not be Stopped by Visitors
Entire Massillon Team Puts Up Fine Game
Connors and Carey Shine for Salem

In a hard fought game Massillon high defeated Salem high Saturday afternoon on the high school grounds by a score of 20 to 7.

The Salem team outweighed Massillon eleven by about five pounds but the dash and vim of the local team overcame the deficiency in weight and as a result Salem was completely out played in all departments of the game. At times the Salem line took a brace and held the locals and this usually happened when the locals were near their line. Salem’s touchdown was the result of a clever forward pass from the middle of the field and which took the ball to the Massillon one-yard line and on the next down it was pushed over.

The Massillon team put up a great game both on the offensive and defensive and the team showed much improvement over last Saturday’s game. The Massillon backfield continually went through the visitor’s line for long gains and when on the defensive the line was like a stone wall. Although the entire Massillon team put up a good game, Miller, the speedy captain and halfback, was the individual star. He went through the Salem line again and again, twisting and dodging his way here and there for long gains. He was also effective in going around the ends pulling off long gains by his fleetness.

Another feature of the game was the rooting of the high school students. Under their cheer leader “Nun” Hendrich, they kept up a continual din from the time the whistle blew until the end of the game.
THE GAME
Salem kicked to Massillon. Kester received the ball and returned it about fifteen yards. After working several forward passes the ball was fumbled and Salem got it but was forced to punt after being held for three downs. Massillon now started up the field and when on Salem’s thirty yard line Rider dropped back for a drop kick but the ball flew wide. Salem kicked out and the ball was once more in Massillon’s possession. Miller went around right end for a long gain and by line bucks the ball was soon within striking distance of Salem’s goal. Miller went through the line for the first touchdown of the game. Kester kicked goal.
Score 7 to 0.
Massillon again received and before long was on the ten yard line but here Salem took a brace and the locals were held for downs. Salem punted and again Rudy, Kester and Miller took turns at going through the line and Kester tore through for another touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 14 to 0.
SECOND HALF
Massillon again lined up to receive but after several downs, the whistle blew for the first half. Salem kicked to Massillon the second half but Massillon held for downs. Salem fumbled the ball and Baer recovered it for Massillon. After several forwards failed to work Massillon punted and Salem was also forced to punt. Third quarter over. Stern replaced Limbach at right end.

Massillon lost the ball near Salem’s line. Salem punted. Leonard received a hard bump on the head and was carried off the field. Scott took his place at left tackle. Stern gained twenty yards on a pretty forward pass. On the eighteen yard line Miller dashed through the Salem line for another touchdown. Stern was putting it all over the big right tackle who was almost twice the size of himself. Goal was missed.
Score 20 to 0.
Salem kicked to Massillon. A Salem player intercepted a Massillon forward pass and Salem tried a field goal from the 20 yard line but it failed. Massillon lined up for play but lost the ball on downs. Salem pulled off a pretty forward pass, Bryan to Carey and the ball was carried to Massillon’s one-yard line. On the next down Conners went over the line for a touchdown. Goal was kicked.
Score 20 to 7.
Massillon received. When the ball had been carried back to the middle of the field the final whistle blew.

The summary
Massillon – 20 Pos. Salem – 7
Johns le Windle
Wells lt Scott-Leonard
Theis lg Leonard – Scott
Rider c Harwood-Gwinner
Baer rg Jewell
Becker rt Cronin
Limbach-Stern re F. Bryan
Hollinger qb A. Bryan (c)
Miller (c) lhb Trotter
Rudy rhb Vaughn
Kester fb Conners

Touchdowns:
Massillon – Miller 2; Keser.
Salem – Connors.

Referee – Fugate.
Umpire – Sonnhalter.
Head Linesman – Miller.

Timeskeeper – Coleman (Massillon).
Allen (Salem).

Time of quarters – two 12½ minutes; two 10 minutes.

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1912: Massillon 66, Uhrichsville 0

MASSILLON HIGH
TRIMS UHRICHSVILLE
66 TO 0
IN SEASON’S FIRST GAME
Uhrichsville Beaten in One Sided Contest
THE SCORE WAS 66 TO 0
Local Team Completely Outclasses Visitors
at All Angles of Game
Uhrichsville Makes Required Yards Twice
Score Varies One Point From Last Year

In the first game of the season, Massillon high downed Uhrichsville high on the high school grounds Saturday afternoon by the one-sided score of 66 to 0.

The Massillon aggregation surpassed its opponents in all points of the game. Although the locals were much heavier than the visitors, yet they were much faster and showed superior team work and knowledge. The heavy Massillon backfield tore great gaps in the Uhrichsville line and reeled off gains of ten and twenty yards at a down. Uhrichsville made the required yards several times on forward passes.

Every Massillon player put up a good game and the team work was excellent, considering this was the first game of the season. For the Uhrichsville team, Quarterback Echfeld and Fullback Reese were the shining lights.

The game started with Massillon lined up to receive. Kester got the ball and carried it back to the middle of the field and by line bucks over the line for the first touchdown, after a minute and a half of play. Kester kicked goal.
Score 7 to 0.
Massillon kicked to Uhrichsville who, unable to make the required yards, was forced to punt. Massillon again began a steady march up the field. When near the goal, Limbach received a pretty forward over the line, making the second touchdown. Here the new ruling that a forward pass may be received over the goal line helped Massillon. Under last year’s rules a forward could not be received over the goal line. Kester kicked goal.
Score 14 to 0
Massillon again kicked to Uhrichsville, but they lost the ball on downs and with the ball once more in possession, Massillon crossed the goal line. Goal was missed.
Score 20 to 0.
In the second quarter some of the lighter Massillon men were put in, but still the score continued to pile up and touchdowns by Kester made it 33 to 0 at the end of the first half.

At the beginning of the second half Uhrichsville received, but was soon forced to punt. Again it was the same old story, Massillon carried the ball across for another score. Goal was missed. Score 40 to 0.
On the next kickoff Massillon needed but one down to get the ball across the line and Hollinger ran 30 yards for a touchdown. Goal was missed.
Score 46 to 0.
Massillon began to use forward passes to a good advantage and these coupled with terrific line plunging netted three more touchdowns before the final whistle, making the final score 66 to 0.

Last season the first game of the season was with Uhrichsville and the score was 65 to 0, just one point less than Saturday’s score. A fair sized crowd was out to witness the game and the loyal high school supporters were on hand to cheer their team on to victory.

Line up and summary
Massillon Pos. Uhrichsville
Limbach le Greeley
Wells lt Demuth
Theis, Gates lg Edwards
Rider, Spuhler c Green
Baer rg Fisher
Becker rt Mitchell
Johns, Smith re Ripley
Hollinger, Vogt qb Echfeld
Miller (c) lhb Marshall
Rudy rhb Kennedy
Kester fb Reese

Touchdowns:
Massillon – Kester 4; Hollinger 3; Rudy 2; Limbach 1.

Referee – Bast.
Umpire – Atwater.
Head Linesman – Fugate.

Timers – Coleman and Ross.

Time of quarters – 10 minutes.

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1911: Massillon 0, Massillon Ex-Highs 6

H.S. ENDS SEASON
WITH DEFEAT
Lost the Game With Ex-Highs, Thanksgiving
ONE TOUCHDOWN IS ENOUGH
Ex-Highs Carry the Ball Over
in the First Few Minutes of Play
Both Teams Put Up a Great Battle
Heyman a Star
Large Crowd in Attendance

Defeated, but fighting until the last minute, the high school football team closed its season Thanksgiving Day morning with its game with the Ex-Highs. The former was slightly out-weighed by the older players, but the high school put up a plucky, peppery game and lost by a single touchdown and goal kick.
Score:
Ex-Highs 6
High School 0

As was the case last year the Ex-High team secured its touchdown in the first few minutes of play. The High School kicked off at the beginning of the game and forced the Ex-Highs to punt on the third down. Klotz, between whom and Heyman, there ensued a lively punting duel throughout the game, booted the ball far down the field, but it went out of bounds about ten yards from the high school goal. Instead of punting on their down, the Highs attempted to make the necessary number of yards, but failed. This put the ball near their own goal line in the Ex-High’s possession. A series of smashing line bucks by Custer and Blackburn was sufficient to put the ball over for the only touchdown of the game. Goal was kicked easily.

From this time on the High School team played desperately and put up a better game of the two. Several times they rushed the ball down to within striking distance of the goal, only to fail at the critical moment. The Ex-Highs played a strong defensive game, especially when their opponents became dangerous and their line was almost like a stone wall.

Heyman, paying his last game for the old school, displayed his ability to the utmost. The longer he played the stronger he got and at the last, kept the Ex-High team on the defensive all the time. Time and again he crashed into the heavy line of the opponents tearing great holes in it and making long gains. Miller and Kester also put up a star game on the offensive. Custer’s terrific line plunging featured in the playing of the Ex-Highs. The former school star hit the line like a shot. Blackburn showed great skill in running back punts and he also made many large gains through the line.

Besides Heyman, this was the last High School contest for two other players, Captain Arther and Wagoner.

The lineup
High School  Pos. Ex-Highs
Wells le Miller; H. Ellis
Wagoner lt A. Ellis
Baer lg Wagner
Rider c Tucker
Limbach rg Meinhart
Batlzly rt Reinoehl
Stearns re Bast
Arther qb Merwin; Atwater
Miller lhb Klotz
Heyman fb Custer
Kester rhb Blackburn

Referees – Stone.
Menke.
Umpire – Vogt.

Timer – Coleman.

Time of periods — 12y minutes.

Massillon Tigers Black Letter Logo History

1911: Massillon 3, Youngstown Rayen 6

RAYEN WON BY SINGLE PLACE
Varsity Again Lost to Visiting Team
by Small Score
PLACE KICKS AND DROP SCORED
Neither Team Had Much Opportunity to Make a Goal
Visits in the Danger Zone Were Few
Ashbaugh, Rayen End,
Guided Both Place Kicks Over the Bar

Massillon high lost to Rayen high, of Youngstown, Saturday afternoon by the score of 6 to 3, in the hardest game played by the orange and black this season.

Rayen players arrived over the Pennsylvania railroad early Saturday morning and were taken to the gymnasium, later going to the high school at 2:30 o’clock to be greeted by a chilly crowd of loyal enthusiasts. The fans, however, were all of the paying class and financially the Massillon team was benefited. Rooting was slightly on the wane, a strong, chilly wind keeping the rooters’ spirits on ice.

Rayen had a little the best of it throughout the game, the heavy linemen ploughing holes through the local defense that were unprecedented. Shields, Smith and Smith in the back positions, were almost invincible, seeming to have the power to make gains in their own control.

The Massillon back, too, came in for their share of gains, but the team was greatly handicapped by the heavy opponents. Heyman and Miller worked like clock work, but never got the ball in the danger zone. Kester was good at tackling but seemed unable to get his usual game through the opposing line. Time after time he was called back but always dropped before the Rayen onslaught.

Ashbaugh played the winning part for the Rayen team, kicking two place kicks over the posts. Heyman scored for Massillon during the first quarter and tried later in the game to drop the ball over but it was carried away by the wind. Heyman’s kick was out of the ordinary, being dropped over when he was just a few yards in front of the posts. He lifted it lightly and the wind carried it high in the air, but true to his guidance it sailed directly between the two uprights.

Arther recovered a forward in the center of the field and carried it down the entire distance but was called back, the referee deciding a pass had been left incompleted.

The lineup and summary
Rayen Pos Massillon
Finton, Griffith le Wells
Swanton lt Baltzly
Walton, G. Smith lg Weymer; Limbach
McQuinston c Rider
Humes rg Baer
Robinson (capt). rt Wagner
Ashbaugh; Taylor re Stearns
Sliman qb Arther
Shields lhb Miller
J. Smith fb Kester
E. Smith; Lustig rhb Heyman

Place kick
Rayen – Ashbaugh 2.

Drop kick:
Massillon – Heyman.

Referees – Smith (Oberlin).
Bast; alternating
Head Linesman – Atwater.

Timers: McPhate; Coleman.

Time of periods: 12y minutes.