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1919: Massillon 14, Toledo Scott 21

High Gridders Give Crack Toledo Scott Eleven Hard Battle

Gridiron warriors of Washington high school didn’t defeat Toledo Scott, one of the strongest scholastic teams in the state, at Toledo Saturday, but they did accomplish a feat which no other team has been able to do this season.

They gave the Toledo school its stiffest battle since it commenced its unbroken string of victories four years ago and made the first points scored against the upstaters this season. Had the breaks not favored the up-state eleven, a different tale might be recorded today. As it was Scott won 21 to 14, scoring the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter when Flues broke away from the local team and ran 40 yards for Scott’s third set of counters.

A fumble by Captain Archbold on Massillon’s 20-yard line in the second quarter gave Scott it’s first chance to score. An injury to Stuhldreher, who had been ripping the Toledo team to shreds by his brilliant offensive work, in this same period, forcing his retirement from the game until the second half hurt Massillon and shifted the offensive power, which had rested with Coach Snavely’s lads until Stuhldreher’s injury, to Scott. These combined breaks gave Toledo a chance to score two touchdowns in the second quarter and wrest the lead from the local team which had plowed through Scott for a set of counters in the first period.

Stuhldreher’s brilliant 45-yard run shortly after the game commenced gave Massillon its opportunity to register the first points scored on Scott this season. Scott held for three downs but on the fourth Stuhldreher bucked it over.

Massillon’s second touchdown came in the third quarter on a long forward from Greenfelder to Herrman, who ran 25 yards after receiving the pass. Scott’s best bet was a reserve play which it made several long gains. Stuhldreher twice went through the Toledo team for gains of 45 yards.

Scott outweighed Massillon but the orange and black fought on even terms with its husky opponents and had not fortune favored the upstaters the result might have been in Massillon’s favor.

Lineup and summary

Scott – 21 Pos. Massillon – 14
Schelling LE E. Herrman
Walker LT Taylor
Kalkhln LG R. Harrison
Schuey C Angstadt
Coombs RG Tilton
Frye RT P. Oberlin
Robb RE Howells
Scharer QB Hess
Vick RHB Stuhldreher
Skinner LHB Greenfelder
Andrews (c) FB Archbold (c)

Touchdowns – Massillon: Stuhldreher and Herrman.
Goals from touchdowns – Greenfelder 2.

Touchdowns – Scott: Skinner, Andrews, and E. Flues.
Goals from touchdowns – Scharer, 3.

Substitutions – Scott: E. Flues for Vick, Edwards for
Schelling, Chapman for Robb, Moll for Frye,
Meyers for Coombs, G. Flues for E. Flues, Reeder for
Andrews, and Andrews for Walker.

Referee – Walter Wright.
Umpire – Harry Selbert.
Headlinesman – Louis Moorehead.

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1919: Massillon 23, Alliance 0

High School Crew Takes Measure Of Alliance, Saturday

Scoring points in all four periods and outclassing its rivals, the crack orange and black eleven of Washington high school Saturday afternoon won the first leg of the Stark County scholastic championship when it smothered Alliance high under a 23 to 0 score on Mount Union field, Alliance.

Coach Snavely’s warriors putting on tap an attack that combined both old and new football had little trouble in taking the measure of the Alliance youths. Greenfelder, star halfback, made the first points of the game in the first quarter when he annexed a field goal from the 30-yard line. He also scored one of the three touchdowns and kicked two goals after touchdowns.

Stuhldreher and Angstadt were the other Massillon lads to register points. Massillon’s defense was impregnable against the Alliance attack, which wilted when it tried to pierce the Massillon sector.

The county scholastic title will now be decided when Massillon and Canton meet. Canton took a 21 to 14 walloping from Akron West Saturday and from indications will not prove much of a stumbling block to the orange and black.

Lineup and summary:

Massillon – 23 Pos. Alliance – 0
Herman LE Segel
Taylor LT Hawkins
Tilton LG Miller
Angstadt C France
Harrison RG McGranahan
Oberlin RT Patrick
Howells RE Myers
Hess QB Donaldson
Stuhldreher LHB Morris
Greenfelder RHB Cleveland
Archbold FB Cohen

Score by periods
Massillon 3 7 6 7 23

Touchdowns – Greenfelder, Angstadt, Stuhldreher.

Field goal – Greenfelder

Goals from touchdowns – Greenfelder 2.

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1919: Massillon 14, Akron West 7

MASSILLON vs. AKRON WEST

CANCELLED

HIGH BATTLE CALLED OFF

The Washington High-Akron West game was called off this morning on account of rain. Friday’s heavy down-pour and today’s continued rain made the field to wet for play

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HIGH GRIDDERS
TACKLE HUSKY
FOE ON TUESDAY
The biggest local scholastic football game of the season will be played Tuesday afternoon when Massillon high’s crack orange and black eleven tackle Akron West, strongest of the Akron high schools on the Central Steel field.

The game has all the ear marks of a real battle outside of the Toledo Scott dues, probably will be the toughest on the local team’s schedule. The game will commence at 2:30 o’clock.
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Orange and Black
Crush Akron West’s Championship Hopes

The orange and black gridiron eleven of the Washington high school celebrated the first anniversary of the signing of the Armistice by shattering the hopes of Akron West’s crack team of warriors winning the interscholastic championship of Ohio.

Displaying their best football of the season the attack of the youthful Tigers was too vigorous for the Summit county lads and the orange and black crew annexed its sixth victory of the season 14 to 7. Only stellar playing on the part of the high school athletes brought victory to the local school.

The defeat handed the gridders of West high was their first reverse of the season and entirely unexpected. Full to the brim of confidence, the visiting eleven expected to take the orange and black varsity into camp, but the vicious onslaught of the Washington high blasted its hopes.

The Akron crew came here true to form and placed on the field the best team seen here this season. The Akron eleven showed it had the right to be ranked as one of the leading high school elevens in the state when in the first few minutes of play it began a fruitful march to the goal.

Akron won the toss and Massillon kicked to the visitors, the runner being downed on his 34-yard line. On the second play Akron punted to Stuldreher. A mix-up in signals on Massillon’s first down caused a fumble which Akron recovered. After making two first downs on line plunges and a forward pass, Jackson fumbled, Massillon recovering on its own 10-yard line.

Greenfelder kicked 30 yards to Ammans. Ammans, the Akron right half, made 10 yards on a cross buck carrying the ball to Massillon’s 20-yard line. A double pass over the goal line fell in J. Smith’s handle for the first set of counters of the game. Shutt kicked goal.

Akron then kicked off to Oberlin who was downed on his 40-yard line. From there the Massillon squad made a march straight through the Akron team for a touchdown. Runs and plunges by Greenfelder and Stuldreher carried the ball to Akron’s one-yard line, from where Archbold bucked it over the goal line. Greenfelder kicked goal.

The final set of counters and winning points came to the orange and black team in the second period. Getting the ball in midfield, with the stellar line of the local eleven tearing big gaps in the visitors’ line, Stuldreher, Hess and Greenfelder carried the ball to the
one-yard line. Greenfelder plodded through left tackle for a touchdown. He also kicked goal.

From then on the play see-sawed back and forth in midfield with neither team enjoying great opportunities to score. Akron tried desperately to tie the count and resorted to open play during the entire final two periods. With the exception of the pass which netted its points, Akron failed to do much with open work.

Hess, who is rapidly developing into the offensive star of the local team, was forced to retire in the second period, when he sustained a bad bump in tackling Shutt. The offensive attack of Greenfelder and Stuldreher were the bright lights in the Massillon offensive, while the defensive playing of Oberlin and Archbold stood out prominently, through the entire line played a stalwart game, the Akron backs being able to gain little ground on plunges. The work of Shutt and Ammans showed best for the Summit county team.

Lineup and summary:
Akron – 7 Pos. Massillon – 14
Myers le Herman
G. Smith lt Taylor
Haas lg Clay
Mason c Angstadt
Clark rg Harrison
Harper rt Oberlin
J. Smith re Howells
Jackson q Stuhldreher
Ritter lh Greenfelder
Ammans rh Hess
Shutt f Archbold

Score by quarters:
Akron 7 0 0 0 7
Massillon 7 7 0 0 14

Substitutions:
Tilton for Clay, Clay for Tilton, Hollerboch for Hess, Tilton for Clay, Jameson for Herman. Adams for Harrison, Graber for Taylor.

Touchdowns – Smith, Greenfelder, Archbold.

Goals from touchdowns – Shutt, Greenfelder 2.

Officials:
Referee – Blythe, Mount Union.
Umpire – Bast.
Head Linesman – Wincek.

Timer – Liggett.

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1919: Massillon 35, Barberton 6

HIGH SCHOOL CREW TAKES MEASURE OF BARBERTON ELEVEN

If Washington High’s orange and black clad gridders had displayed the speed and dash Saturday that they did in their first two battles, Barberton High’s eleven might have been smothered under a heavy score. But as it was the local warriors had to be content with taking the measure of the Match City crew by a 35 to 6 count. Poor football in the first half gave the upstarters their only points and kept Massillon from rolling up a larger score.

The weather was more becoming for baseball than the strenuous pastime of football, the sun shoving the mercury up around the 90 degree mark and the perspiration rolled freely from the sweltering athletes as they battled through 45 minutes of play.

Coach Snavely’s youthful Tigers could not find themselves during the first two periods. Repeated fumbles, poor passing and bad punting keeping the orange and black machine from crossing the Barberton goal line more than twice. But in the second half Massillon injected more spirit into its play and repeated long end runs through the Barberton eleven soon gave the local team three touchdowns.

In the fourth quarter, Coach Snavely shoved his substitutes into the fray and when the game ended Hess and Oberlin were the only regulars playing but the second string men held Barberton safely.

It was a poor pass that paved the way for Barberton’s touchdown. It occurred in the second quarter when Adams passed high over Archbold’s head. Barberton covering on Massillon’s six yard line. It required three plunges before Muzik was able to shove his way across the orange and black line. Goal was missed.

It didn’t take Massillon long to score. Greenfelder and Archbold carrying the ball within striking distance early in the first quarter after Barberton had been forced to punt. With the ball on the one-yard line Greenfelder took a plunge at the opposing line but fumbled, Angstadt pouncing on the leather as it rolled across the line.

Stuhldreher registered the next set of counters early in the second quarter after a 25-yard pass from Hess to Greenfelder had taken the ball to Barberton’s 8-yard line.

It didn’t take long for the youthful Tigers to score in the third quarter, Greenfelder bucking his way over a few minutes after play had been resumed. A short time later Hess made the most spectacular run of the game when he grabbed a Barberton punt on his
55-yard line and raced around the visiting team for a touchdown. Greenfelder scored his second touchdown before the quarter ended.

Hess and Stuhldreher showed well for the orange and black on offense. Greenfelder and Archbold suffering from injuries were not able to show in their customary style but both played top-notch games. Oberlin at right tackle was the big defensive star.
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Line up and summary

Massillon – 35 Pos Barberton – 6
Fasnacht LE Corbin
Taylor LT Smith
Tilton LG Fletcher
Angstadt C Watsom
Harrison RG Kemple
Oberlin RT Snodgraaa
Howells RE Pristol
Hess QB Imniler (c)
Greenfelder LHB Thomas
Stuhldreher RHB Galehouse
Archbold (c) FB Muzik

Score by quarters
Massillon 7 7 21 0 35
Barberton 0 6 0 0 6

Substitutions:
Massillon:
Jamison for Fasnacht,
Stiffert for Jamison,
Graber for Taylor,
Nichols for Tilton,
Adams for Angstadt,
Angstadt for Adams,
Limbach for Howells,
Morrison for Limbach,
Limbach for Greenfelder,
Greenfelder for Limbach,
Limbach for Greenfelder,
Hollenback for Limbach,
Morriosn for Stuhldreher.

Barberton:
Hines for Smith,
Smith for Hines,
Freis for Fletcher,
Fletcher for Freis.

Massillon scoring, touchdowns – Angstadt, Stuhldreher, Greenfelder 2,Hess.

Goals after touchdown – Greenfelder, 5.

Barberton scoring, touchdown – Muzik.

Referee – Blyth, Mount Union
Umpire – Kester, Mount Union
Headlinesman – Custer.

Timers – Ligget, Massillon
James, Barberton

Time of quarters 10, 12½, 10 and 12½

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1919: Massillon 7, Akron Central 0

AKRON CENTRAL FALLS BEFORE ORANGE and BLACK ATTACK, 7-0

The First foe for the scholastic title has been vanquished.

The orange and black-clad warriors of the Washington high school, Saturday afternoon carried off honor Number 1, when they defeated 7 to 0, in a hard fought contest the strong touted eleven of Central high school of Akron at the Akron high school stadium

Evenly matched in weight, the youthful Tigers immediately brought joy to the several hundred Massillon rooters, when after the first kickoff they began a march for a touchdown. Zimmerman, the stellar halfback of the Rubber City crew booted the ball on the kickoff to Graybill, who was only downed after he had returned the kick 10 yards. Line plunges and end runs carried the ball within Akron’s 20-yard zone where the Washington high gridders lost the ball on downs.

Howells then broke through the Akron line and threw Zimmerman for a 20-yard loss. The Akron halfback punted 30-yards to Greenfelder. Hitting the Akron line with the persistency of a British tank, the varsity crew of the Washington high school carried the ball to Akron’s two-yard line whence Greenfelder scored the only touchdown of the contest. He also kicked goal bringing Massillon’s total of points to 7.

Though the orange and black eleven, under the direction of Coach Snavely annexed the first scholastic victory from Akron central the cost was most costly to Washington high gridders. Emmett Graybill, quarter-back and field general of the varsity sustained a broken left leg within the first six minutes of play, taking him out of the game and the remainder of the season. With Graybill gone the locals will lose one of their most dependable players. Playing his third season on the first team he had learned the fine points of the game and would have been a valuable asset to the eleven this year. Both bones were broken and he was taken to the Peoples hospital in Akron where the fracture was reduced. He was brought to his home in Wooster street Sunday afternoon.

The accident occurred in the first six minutes of play when the orange and black pivot man was carrying the ball around left end. Sloate made a clean tackle on the play but in falling Graybill’s leg snapped.

Hess, whom Coach Snavely moved from end to quarterback ran the team in great style and proceeded to lead the local eleven to the only score of the game, which came two minutes after Graybill was injured.

Greenfelder and Stuhldreher were the bright lights in the orange and black offense. The two orange and black halfbacks consistently gained through the Akron line and around ends. On defense the entire line showed up well and only few gains during the entire 40 minutes of play did the Akronites make by playing the line. The work of Oberlin and Taylor out shone that of the other linemen. The two tackles repeatedly broke through the line and threw the runners for losses while on offense they had big holes for the backfield men.

Beginning the second half the local eleven played mostly a defensive game and more ground was gained by the opponents than by locals. The Akron team opened up in the final half using the forward pass to advantage, successfully carrying out five passes, but failed to carry the pigskin within 25 yards of Massillon’s goal.

Only twice during the entire game was Zimmerman, the flash of the Akron school able to make decided gains, both of these were for about 30 yards around the ends.

Akron Pos. Massillon
Hrasky lt Taylor
K. Miller le Hess
Po each lg Clay
Davis c Angstadt
Schackner rg Harrison
Kinney rt Oberlin
Anderson re Howells
Baysinger q Graybill
Zimmerman lh Greenfelder
Sloate rh Stuhldreher
Spessard f Archbold

Substitutions:
Massillon
Hess for Graybill,
Fasnacht for Hess,
Tilton for Clay,
Graber for Taylor,
Taylor for Garber,
Siffert for Fasnacht,
Limback for Greenfelder,
Jameson for Howells.
Akron
Forco for Davis,
C. Miller for H. Miller,
McKnight for Keach,
Martin for Baysinger,
Carroll for Sloate.

Touchdowns:
Greenfelder.

Goal from Touchdown:
Greenfelder.

Time of periods:
10 minutes.

Referee – Geltz, Mount Union
Umpire – Bechtel
Headlinesman – Daily

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1918: Massillon -, Canton McKinley – (GAME CANCELLED)

McKinley High School on Market Avenue North opens and adopts the mascot name ‘Bulldogs’.

Six McKinley games were canceled due to the flu epidemic including the game against Massillon.

McKinley finished the season at 0-3-0, while Massillon finished 2-2-2 under Coach Snavely.

Story Credit: www.cantonmckinley.com

 

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1918: Massillon 7, Youngstown Rayen 7

RAYEN-M.H.S. TIE SCORE

Repeated penalties prevented the Massillon high school football team from handing defeat to Rayen high, of Youngstown, Saturday at Youngstown. As a result of the penalties the Mahoning county lads played a 7 to 7 tie game with the orange and black.

Time after time the orange and black carried the pigskin to within scoring distance, only to be penalized. In the third quarter after Archbold had intercepted a Rayen pass and carried the ball into Rayen’s territory, the local lads were penalized 15 yards for an illegal play and 15 yards more when Thomas began arguing with the referee, totaling thirty yards on the one down.

Rayen drew first blood of the game, when it broke into the scoring column in the second period. A series of passes brought the ball from midfield to Massillon’s seven yard line, where Massillon was again penalized half the distance to the goal. Then with the ball on Massillon’s three and a half yard line, Elliot, Rayen fullback, carried it over for the first set of markers. He also kicked goal.

The orange and black came back in the third quarter. A pass, Thomas to Wittman, carried the ball to Rayen’s 20 yard line. Two end runs by “Swig” Thomas brought the ball to the three yard line from where Archbold plunged through Rayen’s line for a touchdown. Thomas kicked goal.

Graybill early in the fourth quarter sustained an injured hand which forced him to retire from the contest. Stuhldreher, sub-quarter, had previously been in the game and could therefore not enter the game except at the beginning of a quarter. Thomas was shifted to quarter, Wittman going to left half and Herman to end.

Massillon. Pos. Rayen.

Wittman le Hogan

Kemp lt Rickert

Clay lg Moore

Ertle c Carney

Tilton rg Hogan

Oberlin rt Hall

Jones re Howells

Graybill qb Nardacci

Thomas lhb Jacobson

Greenfelder rhb Hough

Archbold fb Elliot
Substitutions – Stuhldreher for Graybill, Graybill for Stuhldreher, Thomas for Graybill, Wittman for Thomas, Herman for Wittman, Myers for Nardacci, Nardacci for Myers.

Touchdowns – Elliot, Archbold.
Goals from touchdowns – Elliot, Thomas.

Referee – Rotch.
Umpire – McKay.

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1918: Massillon 62, Wooster 0

MASSILLON HIGH SCORES 9 TIMES

Almost a point a minute was the score rolled up against the Wooster high school football team by the Massillon gridders, Saturday afternoon, on the Blues field, when Massillon defeated Wooster 62 to 0.

The score stood 27 to 0 at the end of the first quarter. Wooster held Massillon in the second quarter, but during the last half of the game the defensive line crumbled before the home team’s swift onslaught.

Massillon’s triumph was due to a remarkable showing of smooth and effective team work.

A big improvement was noticeable in the entire line, which played a brilliant game. Speed featured the work of the back field. Greenfelder, right halfback, made several spectacular 55 yard punts.

The young Tigers are in excellent trim to battle their ancient enemy, Canton high, which was defeated Saturday at Alliance, 33 to 6.

The Canton-Massillon high football game, scheduled for November 23, will be played at Canton.

Massillon – 62. Pos. Wooster – 0.

Wittman le Starn

Harrison lt Spangler

Kemp lg Armstrong

Ertle c Abler

Clay Tilton rg Van Ness

Oberlin rt Frank

Howells re Mitchell

Graybill qb Pringle

Thomas lh Morrison

Greenfelder rh Swigert

Archbold fb Walker
Touchdowns –Thomas 3, Greenfelder 2, Wittman 1, Tilton 1, Archb

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1918: Massillon 7, Toledo Scott 35

MASSILLON HIGH IN TOLEDO TODAY

Massillon high school, which plays Toledo Scott high school this afternoon at Toledo, promises to bring back the Scott scalp. The lifting of the flu ban in Toledo permitted Coach Jack Snavely to take on a team which is known as the strongest aggregation in the northwest conference.

The local football team left for Toledo Friday afternoon and though few rooters accompanied it they claim to have more than enough spirit to down Scott high.

Captain Oberlin took to Toledo a remarkably smooth and well organized team and is depending on the young Tigers’ lightning-like team work to counteract any superior weight which (end of article)

Compliment Handed Local Team by Toledo

“Neither Massillon nor Bryan (who played Waite at Toledo the same day) are in the so-called “fish” class and both furnished plenty of opposition.”

“Scott stuck to straight football to defeat Massillon, and the line bucking and running gack for punts was good. Efforts to circle the ends were frequently stopped by the visiting wing men,” says George Pulford, leading sport writer in Toledo about Massillon after the game of last Saturday.

The Toledo Scott team holds our Massillon boys in high esteem for clean playing and sportsmanship and arrangements are being made now to have the Toledo aggregation visit Massillon next fall. The words of praise coming from the Toledo man are greatly appreciated by local boys when he continued by saying:

“Scott started with a rush and ran up 27 points, but in the after period the visitors braced and held Dwyer’s (Scott coach) team well, at times outplaying it. The game proved Scott had a real football team which under the circumstances played remarkable football. The eleven is splendidly drilled. Undoubtedly Saturday’s contest will prove of value in shaking down the team.”

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1918: Massillon 19, Alliance 19

MASSILLON ALLIANCE, TIE LOCALS HAD OWN WAY FIRST HALF
Over-Confidence Believed to Have Weakened Massillon in Second and Cost Team Game.

The Alliance-Massillon high school football game played here Saturday, resulted in an even count for the Stark county grid rivals, the clash ending with a 19-19 score.

Underestimation of its opponents’ ability, may account for Massillon’s failure to hold the Alliance team in the second half, for after making 19 points in the first half of the game, the local grid warriors were not able to stem the powerful and unexpected attach Alliance sprung in the last two quarters.

Massillon scored her first touchdown in the first two minutes of play. Alliance carried the pig skin across the goal line in the last three minutes of play.

Forward passing was the secret of the success of the Alliance team. End runs and line plunging with Halfback Thomas as the star on circling wings, produced Massillon’s scores.

The local team was quick in recovering Alliance’s bad fumbles which occurred in the first quarter.

Thomas, Massillon’s chief point maker, scored the first touchdown, running 30 yards through a broken field, to victory, which was followed by a second touchdown by the brilliant halfback.

A perfect forward pass accounted for the third and last touchdown made by Massillon in the first two minutes of play in the second quarter, when Howells, right end, dashed across the goal line with the pig skin.

Alliance entered the third quarter with a fresh supply of pep, and, taking the offensive, soon worked the ball to Massillon’s one-half yard line, where the young Tigers held their opponents for downs, and kicked out of danger. But the east enders’ forward passing baffled the home team and Barnes, Alliance’s right end, soon scored a touchdown.

Then came the disclosure of a combination that fairly bewildered the Massillonians. Using a series of forward passes, Alliance forced the home team back to their own goal line and scored two touchdowns in the last quarter.

Harrison and Ertle twice intercepted Alliance’s passes and succeeded in making some pretty tackles.

Oberlin also spilled his quota of Alliance grid men.

Massillon Pos. Alliance

Wittmann le Barnes

Harrison lt Cohn

Clay lg Franks

Ertle c McGranahan

Kemp rg Patrich

Oberlin rt Headland

Howells re Truesball

Graybill qb Morris

Thomas lhb Hole

Greenfelder rhb Helly

Archbold fb Morrison
Touchdowns
Massillon – Thomas 2; Howells 1;
Alliance – Kelly 2, Barnes 1.

Goals from touchdown – Archbold 1, Norris 1.

Substitutions
Massillon: Tilton for Clay, Herman for Howells, Stuldreher for Graybill, Bartholmy for Greenfelder.

Referee – Wagner, Canton.
Umpire – Mauerer, Wooster.