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1921: Massillon 27, Akron North 0

Akron North Is Subdued 27-0 By Local Gridders

When Ted Rosenberg and “Tink” Ulrich, a pair of sturdy young gentlemen now busily engaged in carving an niche for themselves in the athletic hall of fame at Washington High school reach the age where active participation in the realms of sport is no longer appealing, they might go on the stage and make good in a playlet entitled “How We Beat North High of Akron on a chilly Saturday afternoon in October, 1921.”

For it was these youths who carried the orange and black standard of the local school to a 27 to 0 victory over Akron North last Saturday afternoon in the third engagement of the 1921 campaign. The game was played on the Pearl street lot.

Although Rosenberg and Ulrich ripped the visiting aggregation to pieces by their fierce plunging they were given able support and assistance by their teammates who saw to it that large, gaping holes were rammed into the Akron line and that the attack of the invaders was effectually checked before it could carry the ball across Massillon’s goal line.

Coach Stewart, local athletic tutor, had to conform to the rules of football which calls for four men in the backfield, but with Ulrich and Rosenberg unfailingly successful in their efforts to gain through the visiting eleven, Coach Stewart might just as well have pulled his other two halfbacks out of the contest and saved them for another game.

But at that Hax, Borza and Bishop, who performed along side of Ulrich and Rosenberg, did yeomen service in furnishing interference for their two ground gaining comrades. The Orange and Black line also gave a first class account of itself both on offense and defense, the brilliant defensive of Ted Roth, center, and “Jimmers” Jamison standing out prominently.

This Roth lad bids fair to become the defensive star of the local team. He tackles hard. He was in practically every play. He was forced out of the contest in the second quarter due to a slight injury to his shoulder in tackling an Akronite, but he was right back in the fray during the last two quarters, his capable tackling stopping the Akron backs many times before they reached the line of scrimmage.

But getting back to the performance of Ulrich and Rosenberg. With Captain Hess, star halfback on the sidelines nursing a damaged hand, somebody had to take the Orange and Black leader’s place in the calsomine circle. So “Tink” and Ted decided that they would divide honors. Akron North’s athletes soon reached the conclusion that if they wanted to win they had to stop the Massillon battering rams. They failed and Ulrich and Rosenberg smashed their way through the line or skirted the ends without difficulty. These two gridders carried the ball practically every time and 23 first downs were registered by Massillon to five for the visitors.

But for several poor passes the score might have been higher. Roth was guilty of these miscues but his defensive work more than made up for his poor passes. Three times the Orange and Black had worked the ball within Akron’s 10-yard line but each time Roth hurried his pass and it went over the heads of the halfbacks.

The first quarter ended in a scoreless tie. North received and punted. Ulrich fumbled the ball and Nipple covered for North on Massillon’s 10-yard line. Akron was held and kicked over the goal line. With the ball on its 20-yard line the Orange and Black, with Ulrich and Rosenberg doing the offensive work, carried the oval to North’s 15-yard line. Rosenberg clipping off 30 yards on an end run from a double pass formation. Then Roth inserted one of his three poor passes and Ulrich covered the ball on his 45-yard line. Once more the local team started a march to Akron’s goal line but with the ball on the five-yard line Roth cut loose another bad pass and Nipple covered for North on his 18-yard line. Akron immediately punted and Massillon made two first downs before the quarter ended.

With the ball on the 13-yard line Ulrich and Rosenberg hit the line for a first down and on the next play, Ulrich dashed through the Akron team for Massillon’s first touchdown. He kicked goal. North received and punted and the Orange and Black launched another march toward the visitor’s goal. With the ball on Massillon’s 24-yard line Ulrich and Rosenberg set their machine in motion and did not stop ramming the Akron line until Ulrich crossed the goal with the second set of counters. He failed at goal.

North was in possession of the ball when the third quarter ended, having made three first downs, one coming on a penalty inflicted on Massillon.

North received but Massillon gained possession of the ball on Akron’s 40-yard line when Ulrich covered the ball after a short kickoff. Shortly afterward Firestone intercepted a Massillon pass and North ripped off two first downs before being forced to punt. Firestone again intercepted a Massillon forward but North could not gain and punted. Again the Massillon juggernaut was set in motion and this time Rosenberg worried his way through the visitors for Massillon’s third touchdown. He kicked goal. The quarter ended with Massillon in possession of the ball.

The fourth touchdown came shortly after the final quarter had commenced, Ulrich going across the line after a plunge from the one-yard line. He kicked goal. During the remainder of the quarter both teams resorted to the overhead game, North trying desperately to score during the last few minutes.

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1921: Massillon 12, Martins Ferry 34

High Gridders Take 34-12 Lacing from Downstaters

Deprived of the service of Captain “Chuck” Hess, who was confined to his bed by illness the Orange and Black football team of Washington High school did not fare very well on its Saturday invasion of Martins Ferry, the scholastic champions of the Ohio river valley taking the Massillonians into camp by a 34 to 12 score.

With Hess out of the game the local team was deprived of its leader as well as punter and capable ground gainer. The husky Martins Ferry High team probably would have registered a victory over the youthful Tigers but Coach Stewart’s lads missed Hess’ punting and were not able to kick the ball out of dangerous territory and this handicap paved the way for several of Martins Ferry’s touchdowns.

The down staters registered all their points in the first half, the score at the expiration of the first two quarters standing 34 to 6 in favor of Martins Ferry. During the last two quarters the Orange and Black outplayed the Martins Ferry eleven, scoring a touchdown while holding their opponents scoreless.

The local team was heavily outweighed but put up a scrappy fight. The defeat proved disastrous in more ways than one as Shaidnagle, husky lineman, sustained a fractured collar bone, the same one which was broken during summer training. Halfback Potts also received injuries which may keep him out of the game for some time.

End runs were largely responsible for Martins Ferry’s touchdowns. The local team lined up with Lyons and Pflug on ends. Nelson and Snyder on tackles. Shaidnagle and Rutherford on the guards and Roth at center. The backfield was composed of Rosenberg, Ulrich, Potts and Hax.

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1921: Massillon 21, Akron West 7

M.H.S. WINS 21-7

Orange And Black Opens Season With Victory Over West

It isn’t always the big fellow who wins.

Football warriors of Washington High school proved this Saturday afternoon while defeating West High of Akron, 21 to 7 on the Pearl street gridiron in the opening scholastic combat of the season. Outweighed from 8 to 10 pounds to a man by the beefy Summit county aggregation the Orange and Black lads outplayed the Invaders and practically wore them out by a relentless attack which showed that the coaching ability of David B. Stewart, new athletic tutor, would bring some highly satisfactory results before the curtain is lowered next November.

West, with a veteran lineup that captured the scholastic championship of the Rubber city a year ago, looked decidedly superior to the local team as the two elevens pranced up and down the field before the opening of the battle. But once the fighting spirit of the youthful Tigers was aroused the attack of the visitors was checked and time after time rolled back for a loss.

Although Massillon’s attack was ragged at times and its tackling just a bit off form the youthful Tigers displayed sufficient ability in their initial encounter to encourage the flock of fans who witnessed the duel. It was due to poor tackling that West scored its lone touchdown in the second quarter. This touchdown came from a cleverly executed forward pass and was the only time that the Akronites really threatened the Massillon goal.

It was due to the phenomenal offensive play of Captain “Chuck” Hess that hoisted the Orange and Black colors upon victory’s standard. The Massillon leader scored all of the local team’s points, three times dashing across the Akron goal line and three times annexing points from goal after touchdown.

The Massillon leader brought the crowd to its feet when early in the second quarter he grabbed an Akron punt on his 15-yard line and dashed 85 yards through the visiting eleven for Massillon’s first touchdown. It was a brilliant run, but Hess’ dash would never have been possible had he not been afforded almost perfect interference by this teammates. For just as soon as he received the punt the local lads began to blaze a pathway for him through the West eleven by dumping prospective tacklers until the Orange and Black leader found himself out in a clear field where his speed enabled him to elude the few remaining Akronites who were still on their feet.

But that did not finish his afternoon’s work. Again in the third quarter he plunged through the Akron team from the 10-yard line for Massillon’s second touchdown and early in the fourth quarter skirted Akron’s right end for another 10-yard drive and Massillon’s third set of counters.

But while Hess’ work stood out prominently he did not bask in calsomine rays alone. Sharing honors with him was Rosenberg, his running mate, whose line plunging and sturdy defensive work stood out prominently throughout the entire struggle. Rosenberg plowed through the heavy Akron line time after time for substantial gains and his work on secondary defense broke up many an Akron attempt to gain.

The thing which probably was most impressive was the game fight which the Massillon line put up against the invaders. Although made up practically of green men the Orange and Black line outfought the Akronites and gave them such a drubbing that during the fourth quarter the visiting line was a leaky as a sieve.

Coach Stewart’s lads depended practically upon straight football for their gains. They attempted only one forward pass and this was successful, Hess tossing to Hax for a gain of 30-yards in the fourth quarter. Few end runs were attempted. Off-tackle bucks were largely used and the steady pounding of the Orange and Black had its effect upon the visitors who were forced to send practically all of their reserve players into the fray, but their efforts to half the Orange and Black proved futile.

During the first two quarters it appeared as if the invaders might worry the local team with an aerial attack for the Akronites seemed to have exceptional ability in the aerial game. They worked five successful passes, one of which gave them their touchdown, before Coach Stewart’s lads succeeded in breaking them up and West’s next eight attempts to gain by the air route were frustrated.

Gram, quarterback, was the star for Akron West.

Starting Right

Akron West – 7 Pos. Massillon – 21
Niehaus LE Jamison
Thomas LT Nelson
Henry LG Shaidnagle
B. Smith C Roth
Tripplett RG Rutherford
Brewster RT Snyder
Wallace RE Pflug
Gram QB Rosenberg
H. Smith LH Hess
Marino RB Hax
Gentach FB Potts

Score by quarters:
Massillon 0 7 7 7 – 21
Akron West 0 7 0 0 – 7

Substitutions: Massillon – Lyons for Pflug, Rohr for Lyons,
Lyons for Jamison, Jamison for Lyons, Bishop for Rosenberg,
Ulrich for Potts, Borza for Ulrich, Potts for Borza, Wendling
for Potts.
Akron West – Carney for Henry, Wagner for B. Smith.

Massillon scoring – Touchdowns – Hess 3.

Goals after touchdown – Hess

Akron scoring – Touchdowns – Smith.

Goal after touchdown – Gram.

Referee – Blythe, Mount Union.
Umpire – Blackburn.
Headlinesman – Wilson.

Time of quarters – 14 minutes.

Massillon vs. McK - Throwback (Large)

1920: Massillon 0, Canton McKinley 14

MASSILLON LOSES TO OLD FOE IN GREAT TILT

2 TOUCHDOWNS IN 3RD QUARTER GIVE CLEAN RECORD TO CANTON

Greatness is always measured by success.

Even though the orange and black eleven of Washington high school last Saturday afternoon went down to a 14 to 0 defeat before the onslaught of the great red and black machine of McKinley high of Canton, in the annual tussle between the two schools on the Pearl street gridiron the gritty battle waged by the youthful Tigers stood forth even more brilliantly than the victory achieved by Massillon’s perennial enemy.

Greater even in defeat than it has been in victory the orange and black aggregation need not be downcast because of the defeat. Fighting a foe superior in weight, strength and ability, both individually and as a team, the local eleven fought with such fierceness and tenacity that Canton’s powerful troupe was indeed fortunate to emerge from the conflict a victor by two touchdowns.

It was Canton’s first victory over Massillon since 1916 when it trimmed the Youthful Tigers 7 to 6 and besmirched an otherwise perfect record. With the triumph goes the scholastic championship of Stark county for Canton has met and defeated both Alliance and Massillon. And the east enders, by registering victory Saturday, finishes the 1920 campaign with a perfect mark of eight victories and a record of not having one point scored against them during the entire season.

Considered as having only the barest of chances of winning last Saturday’s gridiron classic, the youthful Tigers sprung one of the biggest surprises of the season when they outfought and outplayed the Cantonians in three of the four quarters. In only one quarter, the third, did the red and black machine display any of its highly advertised steamroller tactics and in that quarter the foe from the east end city smashed through the Massillon team for both its touchdowns.

The rest of the battle was decided in Massillon’s favor. Although the local eleven did not succeed in getting within Canton’s 20-yard line until the fourth quarter, the orange and black, displaying all the grit and determination characteristic of local scholastic aggregations, which in the past have fought with their backs to the wall and acquitted themselves in a creditable manner, beat back the attack of the invaders with such decisive results that it earned even greater praise than did the victors.

Massillon was outweighed. Its offense was not as well drilled as that of the Canton eleven. But it was not outfought and it was that fighting spirit, that determination to hold Canton at all costs, that allowed the orange and black to arise from the smoke of battle even greater in defeat than Canton was in victory.
It was a typical Massillon-Canton duel. Struggling warriors threw themselves into the conflict with utter abandon. There was only one object in view and that was victory and throughout the strife the struggling elevens fought back and forth over a muddy gridiron in one of the greatest scholastic battles ever seen here. Canton won because it had the better team. That much was almost a certainty before the game began. But the red and black machine only won after it had battered down and trampled under foot the plucky orange and black clad lads who never for a moment gave up trying and who were only beaten after a much heavier eleven had crushed them down.

There was no big individual star in Massillon’s play. Every one of the lads who participated in that engagement covered himself with glory. They all fought and played their hardest and there is no one to criticize them for what they failed to do because they did much better than they were expected to.

“Chuck” Hess, midget quarterback, probably was Massillon’s biggest offensive star. The local luminary was closely watched by the Canton team but at that he succeeded on several occasions in breaking away from the red and black warriors for nice gains. On defense the entire team played remarkably well with J. Tilton, Graber and Snyder doing Yeomen service.

Canton rolled mainly upon straight football for its gains but it was not until the third quarter that its husky backs were able to smash their way through the Massillon line for any substantial gains. Canton’s highly touted attack showed itself only in the third quarter. During the rest of the fracas it didn’t have a chance simply because the youthful Tigers crumbled up the Canton line and stopped the backs before they could get under way.

“Hunk” Harmony was the lad largely responsible for Canton’s victory. This sterling warrior made both the east enders touchdowns, crashing through Massillon’s line twice for counters. Mitchell, who in previous battles, had been the star of the Canton offense did not shine very brightly Saturday.

During the first two quarters Massillon outplayed its red and black foes. The orange and black made two first downs in the initial quarter. In the second quarter Canton made three first downs and came very near scoring a touchdown, but Massillon’s defense was of such stonewall proportions that the Canton machine was turned back within two yards of the local team’s goal line.

Canton’s big advantage came in the third quarter when with Harmony as the battering ram, it plunged through the local team for six first downs and hung up its two touchdowns.

The fourth quarter saw the orange and black rally and make a desperate effort to score. It commenced an aerial attack that, had the field been dry, might have worried the red and black aggregation considerably. In this period Massillon completed five forwards but because of the slippery conditions of the field the receivers of the passes were not able to elude the Canton warriors.

It was also in this quarter that “Romey” Greenfelder, the team’s star goal kicker, tried his best to at least register points against the red and black but he failed in four attempts although his third try from the 42-yard line was a perfect kick but fell short by a scant two feet of going over the cross bar.
Canton made 10 first downs to four for Massillon. The red and black punted 10 times to eight for Massillon. The orange and black had a big advantage in the aerial game, completing seven passes for a total yardage of 34, while Canton heaved only three successful passes for a net gain of 19 yards. Each team intercepted two forwards.

Canton tactics were considerably rougher than those of the local team although the game was very clean. The east enders drew several penalties for holding. Massillon was penalized but once.

Defeated, But Not Disgraced

Massillon – 0 Position Canton – 14
Graybill LE Jackson
Harrison LT Bridge
Nelson LG Tobay
Roth C Smith
Graber RG Wolf
Snyder RT M. Miller
Lyons RE Clark
Hess Q Mitchell
Greenfelder LH Harmony
Howells RH Kennedy
J. Tilton F Van Nostram

Score by quarters:
Canton 0 0 14 0 – 14

Substitutions: Massillon – Ulrich for Greenfelder; Greenfelder for
Ulrich; Rosenberg for Hess; Mollet for Lyons; R. Tilton for
Graber; Lyons for Mollet; Mollet for Roth.
Canton – M. Miller for Clark; Relfsnyder for M. Miller; Ketman for Wolf.

Touchdowns – Harmony 2.

Goals after touchdown – Kennedy 2.

Referee – Blythe, Mount Union.
Umpire — Pickerel, Ohio State.
Headlinesman – Wilson.

Time of quarters 15 and 12½ minutes.

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1920: Massillon 0, Akron West 7

Touchdown In Third Quarter Gives Akron West Victory Over High “11”

Scoring a touchdown in the third quarter Akron West, scholastic champions of the rubber city, last Saturday afternoon defeated the orange and black aggregation of Washington high school in a hard fought battle in Akron.

For two periods Massillon played Akron to a standstill; several times threatened to score but was held in check by the Akronites. But in the third period after Massillon had shifted its lineup, quarterback Graham, of the Akron team, broke lose for a 48 yard run that carried the ball to Massillon’s three yard line from where right halfback Myers carried it over for the points that gave West the victory.

The team which trimmed the youthful Tigers 7 to 0 last Saturday was the same one which Canton smothered under a 33 to 0 lacing several weeks ago and this does not help Massillon’s chances any in its coming clash with Canton which will be staged here next Saturday.

During the first two periods Massillon made a very impressive showing. The local eleven held Akron safe and several times carried the ball within scoring distance but each time the West high defense stiffened and the orange and black was unable to score.

The break came in the third quarter when Graham started a dash around end which resulted in a 48-yard gain when he eluded several Massillon tacklers and carried the ball to Massillon’s three yard line before being downed. On the next play Myers plunged through the line for a touchdown.

“Tink” Ulrich, the local team’s midget halfback, was the star of Massillon’s play during the first two periods. Ulrich several times got away for substantial gains and his speedy footwork made him a difficult man for Akron to stop.

The orange and black tried desperately to score in the fourth quarter but its efforts were futile as West with the game practically won, put up a stiff defensive battle.

West 7, Massillon 0

West – 7 Position Massillon – 0
Niehaus LE Graybill
Jentsch LT Harrison
Schauer LG Nelson
Tibbets C Lyons
Clark RG Shaidnagle
Harper RT Snyder
Alvis RE Potts
Graham Q Hess
Marino LH Rosenberg
Sokol RH Ulrich
Shutt FB J. Tilton

Touchdowns – Myers.
Goal – Graham.

Substitutions – Massillon: Howells for Ulrich; Greenfelder for
Howells.
West – Gene Smith for Alvis; George Smith for Sokol; Myers
for George Smith.

Officials:
Referee – Martin.
Umpire – Barton.
Head linesman – Waldsmith.

Time of quarters: 12½ minutes.

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1920: Massillon 49, Alliance 0

HIGH SCHOOL ELEVEN TRIMS ALLIANCE, 49-0

Orange And Black Attack Improves; Team Looks Good

Speaking of football juggernauts, don’t overlook the fact that Washington high’s orange and black eleven during the short span of a week has been reconstructed and made over into a smashing steam roller that bodes ill for the remaining teams on its 1920 schedule.

For in mopping up alliance last Saturday afternoon on the Pearl street gridiron to the tune of 49 to 0, in their first big battle for the retention of the scholastic honors of Stark county, the youthful Tigers demonstrated without the semblance of a doubt that they possess an aggregation that can now take rank with the leading high school elevens of the state.

In burying Alliance under an avalanche of touchdowns, the orange and black rolled up its highest score of the season and its victory over the athletes from the eastern confines of Molly Stark’s domains exceeded by 15 points the triumph which Canton high’s great eleven registered over the same team several weeks ago.

This fact alone should be sufficient to make Massillon’s perennial enemy sit up and take notice. And it should also make Canton realize that it will have a real honest to goodness fight on its hands when it comes here on November 20 for its annual clash with the youthful Tigers.

The shake up in the ranks of the orange and black last week certainly produced results. The team which buried Alliance under that big 49 to 0 score looked like an altogether different aggregation from the one which had met with only partial success during the early weeks of the campaign.

Canton, with the greatest team in its history, only defeated Alliance 34 to 0. And now Massillon, a team which until Saturday was not figured as having much of a chance of defeating the red and black, comes through and smothers the Alliance aggregation under a 49 to 0 trimming. And this trouncing definitely eliminates the east enders from the county title chase. Once more the title rests upon the outcome of the annual clash between Canton and Massillon. And it’s going to be some battle if Massillon keeps on improving as it did last week.

The shake up in the ranks of the orange and black certainly proved beneficial. The reconstructed scholastic combine has something now that it did not have before. Something that every gridiron team needs to win and that is an effective offense. Massillon had an offensive attack Saturday that was of the driving, smashing type and it hit the Alliance defense with such force that the visitors crumbled beneath its weight.

And one of the brightest spots in that big victory was the brilliant and sensational work of “Chuck” Hess, midget halfback, who for his weight and size is one of the best offensive scholastic halfbacks in the state. Three of the seven touchdowns, which Massillon rolled up on the Alliance eleven, were due to Hess’ scintillating work. Two of these came on brilliant runs of 73 and 60 yards and showed that the orange and black star, who until Saturday had shown but very little of his real ability, was going to prove quite an important factor in the local team’s success from now on.

Another lad by the name of “Tink” Ulrich, who is no bigger than Hess, also showed enough ability to establish it as a certainty that he is going to develop into a beacon light on the newly reconstructed team. Ulrich’s contribution to the orange and black victory was a brilliant dash of 71-yards through the Alliance team for a touchdown after receiving a punt.

The brilliant work of Hess and Ulrich, combined with the stellar performances of the other lads who participated in the battle, brought cheer to the hearts of the orange and black rooters. And in producing an offense that can score touchdowns the orange and black also had the art of forming interference for the man carrying the ball. It was that interference which enabled Hess and Ulrich to make their big runs and it was that same offense which allowed Greenfelder, Howells and J. Tilton, to crash through the Alliance line for a gain practically every time they carried the oval.

Every man on the team showed that he had been drilled to get an opposing player out of the way and the zest with which the youthful Tigers went at their task of mopping up Alliance certainly indicated that the local team is now a power to be reckoned with by opposing elevens.

On defense Massillon’s sturdy line completely smothered Alliance’s efforts to gain. Only three first downs are credited to the visitors and only one of these was made by Alliance’s football ability. The other two came on penalties. It was not until the fourth quarter that the east enders succeeded in working the ball within Massillon’s 20-yard zone and on those two occasions they were stopped dead in their tacks by the orange and black steamroller. Alliance never had a chance to score. Everything they tried, whether it was line plays, end runs or forward passes, the youthful Tigers were on the job to break it up. It was the worst defeat Alliance has received this season, and Alliance rooters who witnessed the fracas said that Massillon’s attack was even more impressive than that of Canton.

It took Massillon just about six minutes to score its first touchdown. After an exchange of punts Hess tore around Alliance’s right end from the 44-yard line for a 25-yard gain and then Greenfelder by a series of off tackle plays carried the ball over from the 16-yard line. He kicked goal.

After another exchange of punts Donaldson, Alliance halfback, fumbled Greenfelder’s punt on Alliance’s 21-yard line and Potts covered. Hess dashed around Alliance’s left end for 15 yards and then carried the ball over the next play for the second touchdown. Greenfelder kicked goal.

On the first play in the second quarter Hess took the ball on his 28-yard line and with great interference, combined with his wizardry dodging and squirming, raced through the entire Alliance team and scampered 73 yards for Massillon’’ third set of counters. Greenfelder’s goal added another point.

A few minutes later the orange and black commenced a march on Alliance’s 35-yard line that was not halted until J. Tilton smashed through center for another touchdown. And in this march Greenfelder did some great work tearing through the Alliance team for gains of 15 and 18 yards. Greenfelder kicked goal following Tilton’s touchdown.

The third quarter had barely started before Hess intercepted an Alliance pass on Massillon’s 40-yard line and streaked 60 yards for this third and Massillon’s fifth touchdown. Graybill kicked goal. Hess injured his leg during this dash and gave way to Ulrich.

And Ulrich barely had time to get warmed up to the fray before he received an Alliance punt on his 29 yard line and reeled off a 71 yard run for another touchdown. Graybill kicked goal. Ulrich flashed past the alliance warriors so fast that they had no chance whatever of stopping him.

But this did not end the scoring. An Alliance fumble, which Lyons picked up and carried to Alliance’s 40-yard line, paved the way for the seventh set of counters. Ulrich, Rosenberg and Howells dented the Aliance line for three first downs and then Graybill squirmed 10 yards through the visitors for another touchdown. He kicked goal.

That finished Massillon’s scoring. The local lads took it rather easy in the fourth quarter and it was in this session that Alliance made its best showing, twice getting within Massillon’s 20-yard zone but their efforts to score were fruitless. Near the close of the quarter Massillon opened up another offensive that had carried the ball on Alliance’s 20-yard line when the game ended.

The whistle also robbed the local team of a touchdown in the second quarter as the orange and black had the ball on Alliance’s 6-yard line when time was up.

Alliance completed one forward for a gain of six yards while Massillon completed four for a total of 54 yards, the longest being a 35 yard gain by Greenfelder after receiving a pass from Graybill in the fourth quarter. Massillon made 15 first downs to three for the visitors and punted only four times during the entire contest.
Canton, Beware!

Massillon – 49 Pos. Alliance – 0
Graybill LE Hendershot
Harrison LT Konnerth
Nelson LG Lyons
Lyons C
Shaidnagle RG Williams
Snyder RT Wearstler
Potts RE Bulmer
Hess Q Segal
Greenfelder LH Cleveland
Howells RH Donaldson
J. Tilton F Gamble

Massillon 14 14 21 0 – 49

Substitutions: Massillon – Mollet for Lyons; Lyons for Potts lt;
Tilton for Shaidnagle; Shaidnagle for R. Tilton; Jamison for Lyons;
Rosenberg for Hess; Greenfelder for Rosenberg; Ulrich for
Greenfelder lt; R. Tilton for J. Tilton.
Alliance – Roth for Hendershot; Hendershot for Roth; Nixon for
Wearstler; Everett for Dulmer; Dulmer for Everett; Jones for
Donaldsonl; Donaldson for Jones; Vogner for Gamble; Gamble
for Vogner.

Touchdowns – Hess 3, J. Tilton, Greenfelder, Graybill, Ulrich.

Goals after touchdowns – Greenfelder 4, Graybill 3.

Referee – Pickerel, Ohio State.
Umpire – Bast.
Headlinesman – Wilson.

Time of quarters 12 minutes.

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1920: Massillon 9, Youngstown Rayen 7

HIGH SCHOOL GRIDDERS DEFEAT RAYEN ELEVEN SATURDAY, 9-7 IN FAST DUEL

Fighting a determined battle against an ancient foe, orange and black clad gridiron warriors of Washington high school last Saturday hung up their second victory of the 1920 campaign when they invaded Youngstown and trimmed Rayen high 9 to 7 in a hard fought engagement.

Scoring all their points in the first quarter, Coach Snyder’s lads played a great defensive game during the remaining three periods. Rayen’s lone touchdown came in the second quarter but after that the Mahoning county gridders were powerless to dent the orange and black line.

It was the aggressive work of left Guard Nelson and Right Tackle J. Tilton that gave the youthful Tigers their first two points. After Massillon high kicked off to Rayen, the Youngstown gridders were held and when they attempted to punt Nelson broke through and blocked the kick. The ball rolled behind the Rayen goal line where a Rayen player recovered it but was downed behind his goal line by Tilton for a safety.

A few minutes later Massillon came in possession of the ball in midfield and a series of forward passes and end runs carried the ball within Rayen’s 10-yard line where Fullback Greenfelder went across for a touchdown on an off tackle buck. He also kicked goal.

A series of line plunges in the second quarter gave Rayen its only touchdown. Massillon outplayed the Youngstown team in the first and fourth quarters while Rayen had the better of the argument in the second session. Play was even in the third period.

The offensive playing of Hess, Ulrich and Greenfelder stood out prominently for the orange and black.

Massillon’s line up follows: Howells, re; J. Tilton rt; Shaidnagle and R. Tilton rg; Mollet c; Nelson and Snyder lg; Harrison lt; Lyons and Jamison le; Graybill qb; Hess lhb; Ulrich rhb; Greenfelder and Rosenberg fb.

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1920: Massillon 0, Youngstown South 28

Youngstown South Defeats Massillon

Massillon high’s orange and black football aggregation suffered its first reverse of the 1920 campaign last Saturday, when it was defeated 28 to 0 by Youngstown South in a battle staged in the Mahoning county capital.

And its defeat was due largely to the stellar work of Captain Johnson of South, who made three of his team’s four touchdowns. Massillon for the most part outplayed the Youngstown gridders, but two blocked punts and two intercepted forward passes spelled defeat for the orange and black.

Several times the local team carried the ball up the field to within scoring distance, but each time it fell the victim of hard luck, for South worked its way out of danger by intercepting attempted Massillon passes.

South made its first touchdown during the first eight minutes of play, Captain Johnson intercepting a Massillon forward and scampering 68 yards for the count. No scoring was done in the second quarter, but in the third, Beebe, of Youngstown, blocked Graybill’s attempt to punt from the three-yard line and fell on the ball back of Massillon’s goal for South’s second touchdown. Captain Johnson scored the remaining two, getting one on a forward pass and a run of 38 yards and the other by blocking a Massillon punt on Massillon’s 18-yard line and running for a touchdown.

Lineup and summary
South High – 28 Pos. Massillon – 0
Gallahger RE Howells
D. Beebe RT J. Tilton
Pettiford RG Shaidnagle
Johnson C Mallet
Gints LG Nelson
Spong LT Harrison
Splain LE Jamison
Jacobs Q C. Graybill
Flasoo LH Ulrich
C. Borts RH Greenfelder
Hallock F Potts

Touchdowns – Johnson 3, Beebe
Goals from touchdowns – Johnson 4

Massillon Tigers Black Letter Logo

1920: Massillon 20, Akron North 0

HIGH GRIDDERS WIN FROM AKRON TEAM

Displaying a driving attack that the enemy found difficult to hold in check, the orange and black gridiron eleven of Washington high school Saturday afternoon hung up its first victory of the 1920 campaign, trimming North high of Akron in the rubber city, 20 to 0 in a fast battle.

Showing marked improvement in all departments of the game, especially on offense, the youthful Tigers soon demonstrated their superiority over the Summit county eleven and North was saved from a worse drubbing only through the fact that Massillon kept shoving second string men into the fray.

The local team looked much better than the week before in its battle with Martin’s Ferry. The old punch and pop were there, combined with a sturdy defense and penetrating offense, and with such a combination the local team should be able to finish the season with a fair sized string of victories.