1907: Massillon 6 Wooster 5

WAGNER AND GRINNELL DID IT
Won Game
Against Wooster High by One Point
Massillon   6                         Wooster   5

THEY WON AGAINST GREAT ODDS
Local School Was Greatly Out-weighed and Weakened
Wooster Gained Well on Forward Passes
Reception at Captain’s Home
Wooster Astonished

Massillon High School, 6; Wooster High, 5.  Thus in half a dozen short words is told the story of the victory of science over beef, of indomitable pluck over cock-sureness, and principally of nerve over avoirdupois.  By means of a touchdown by Wagner and a goal kicked by Captain Grinnell, the Massillon High School football team won by one point in one of the most closely contested games in the city this season.  It was played on the high school grounds Friday afternoon.

Wooster high was not so much chagrined as surprised.  The fact that a team which was not supposed to be as strong as the eleven which it defeated at home, several weeks ago, by  the score of 22 to 0, should snatch a victory out of the very jaws of defeat was a proposition so amazing that the Wooster enthusiasts were still endeavoring to figure it out, when they departed for home in a bewildered manner, Friday evening.

The Massillon team entered the game really as a matter of honor.  Several of the strongest players had been compelled to leave the team on account of a low scholastic standing and a cancellation of the game was seriously considered on this account.  Wooster high objected, however, and Massillon high felt honor bound to play the game and die fighting if necessary.  As is seen by the result it was the other fellow who needed the obituary.

When Wooster’s giants of bone and brawn weighing nearly in the neighborhood of 175 pounds, stepped majestically on the field the hearts of the carriers of the orange and black pennants became exceedingly heavy and they consoled themselves with the thought that possibly Massillon would score once anyhow.  When the game commenced and the guns began to shoot it was seen that Wooster’s men were not there with the expected speed and Massillon’s stock soon rose many points in the popular estimation.

Massillon high won the game near the end of the second half when all seemed lost.  Wooster high had scored a touchdown near the beginning of the game and with the score 5 to 0 in Wooster’s favor Massillon was hoping against hope for something to happen – and happen it did.  Darkness was making final preparations for falling on the face of the earth and the sun had just set beyond the brewery to the west – this is the way all good stories begin, dear reader.  Wooster’s dusty football heroes had just punted the ball to Massillon’s team and the latter had commenced a series of nerve racking line bucks.  One which was worked very frequently was a double pass from Captain Grinnell to Wagner.  It was on this play that the touchdown was made.  Wagner had just received the ball from Grinnell and had half started around the right end.  In the dusk, the figures of the players seemed like silhouettes.  Suddenly Wagner saw a large hole directly where left tackle should have been and dashed into it.  Down the field he went warding off tackler after tackler and scored the touchdown between the goal posts after a thirty yard run.

After the Massillon fans had sufficiently recovered from their astonishment they realized that the game was practically won.  Pandemonium broke loose.  The air was filled with orange and black pennants, hats, canes, handkerchiefs and various other sundry articles of wearing apparel.  Half back Wagner was raised on the shoulders of half crazed students and carried around the grounds.  When the police had succeeded in once more clearing the field, Wagner held the oval while Captain Grinnell sent it sailing six inches above the bar, clinching the victory.  And then they all howled again.
THE GAME IN DETAIL
The game, the best of the season in many respects, was opened at 3:40 o’clock, when Captain Grinnell kicked off to Captain McSweeney.  Hammersmith downed him before he had gained many yards.  Firestone attempted to punt but Hammersmith again came into the lime light by breaking through and blocking the punt.  A second trial at a punt was successful and was received by K. Miller.  Grinnell and Wagner commenced a series of line bucks which carried the ball back into Wooster’s territory.  Wooster received the ball and Firestone, Wooster’s 185-pound fullback, promised to make a touchdown, but was downed by the diminutive Keeley Miller.  Firestone and Captain McSweeney gained many yards on line bucks but soon Wooster was penalized for hurdling.  The ball was again carried down into Massillon’s territory and, after a long, skirting end run, Wyant carried the ball across the line for a touchdown.  The ball being far to the side, Firestone missed goal.  Prospects were looking exceedingly poor for Massillon.  Wooster fans talked confidently of a score worse than the 22 to 0 defeat administered at Wooster.  Score 5 to 0.

Fireston kicked off to Hollinger, who gained twenty yards.  Grinnell made a series of his famous gains through tackle.  Grinnell punted to Firestone, who never moved before Wells was on him like a flash.  Firestone dropped the ball but Wyant picked it up and gained forty yards through some loose tackling by the Massillon players.  Frailey failed badly on an attempt at a field goal and Captain Grinnell kicked out from the 25-yard line.  Massillon now gained steadily.  Hammersmith sent Massillon fans into the first spasm of ecstasy when he carried the ball across the goal line on a forward pass from Grinnell.  It turned out though that the ball had touched the ground and Massillon was penalized the usual fifteen yards.

Wooster was again penalized for hurdling but made large and consistent gains by the use of the forward pass. Wells’ work in getting down the field on punts and forward passes at this stage of the game was remarkable.  Several times he seemed to drop out of space and crush the man with the ball to earth before he had advanced a step.  Frailey attempted another field goal, which went far wide.  When Grinnell punted back, McSweeney carried the ball a good distance on a double pass and the half ended with the ball on Massillon’s 25-yard line.

In the second half Firestone kicked to K. Miller.  Each side had its second wind and held hard.  The ball was kept in the middle of the field for some time, Massillon gaining on punts, but being surpassed in forward passes.  Grinnell and Wagner made smashing gains through tackle and guard, while Hollinger hit the line well.  After the touchdown that won the game, it was so dark that the different teams could be distinguished with difficulty.  The game soon ended with the ball in Wooster’s territory.

The teams lined up as follows:

Massillon   Pos.         Wooster
Hammersmith le         R. Smith
W. Miller        lt  Frederick and Markley
Carr               lg      Greenwald
Herzog           c           Walters
Erb                rg         C. Smith
Baer               rt          Reddick
Wells             re         Barnhart
K. Miller      qb            Frailey
Wagner        lhb            Wyant
Grinnell (capt.)                   rhb   McSweeney
Hollinger        fb        Firestone

Touchdowns:
Massillon – Wagner.
Wooster – Wyant.

Goals kicked:  Massillon – Grinnell.

Time of halves:  25 and 20 minutes.

Referee and umpire, alternating –      Merwin of Massillon
Cameron of Wooster
Timer – Hall of Massillon.
Head Linesman – Richeimer of Massillon

Attendance – 300.

FROM THE SIDELINES
Firestone, Wooster’s giant fullback, affectionately termed “Sloppy” by his teammates held a parade all by himself up and down the field before the game.  Luckily he did not hear all the remarks that were made.

Frailey, Wooster’s quarterback, played a clean, snappy game.  He was knocked out for several minutes in the second half.

Captain Grinnell improves in line bucking with every game played.  His skill in this line is commencing to rank with his punting.

Coach Hall was as pleased as everybody else when Wagner made the touchdown.  His hat went into the air in regular college style.

It was not Hammersmith’s fault that the score was not 12 to 5.  He carried the ball across the line but the score was ruled out on a technicality.

The high school girls conducted a little game of piracy with their tickets.  They said the team “needed the money.”
RECEPTION AT CAPTAIN’S HOME
Of course the exuberance of the team after the game was too good to keep.  When the curtain had dropped on the last act, a break was made for the high school bell and the glad news that Massillon high had conquered over its opponents was rung out over the city.  In the evening the members of the team planned a surprise which was held at the home of Captain Grinnell in Front Street.

1907: Massillon 0 Wooster 22

HIGH SCHOOL AT WOOSTER…
MASSILLON – 0      WOOSTER – 22

Massillon High engaged in a nice, friendly battle with the Wooster High School football team at Wooster Saturday afternoon and the Wooster hospital corps was kept on the jump carrying Massillon players off the field who fought, bled and died for the honor of their alms mater.

Three of Massillon’s players were disabled in the course of the afternoon’s pastime, although not all were compelled to leave the game.  Not-with-standing the heroic efforts with which the Massillon lads fractured bones, bruised themselves and hit their opponents on the arm with their eyes, the final result was 22 points in the bad for M.H.S.

Warner Bloomberg, Massillon High’s right end, was injured in a scrimmage during the latter part of the first half and had to be removed to the home of relatives in Wooster.  It was found that a small bone above the elbow had been broken and the arm was dislocated.  He was brought to Massillon this morning and will be out of the game for the rest of the season.  Horace Wagner received a painful injury to his side, where he had been previously hurt, but insisted on remaining in the game.  John Snavely made a beautiful tackle in which his eye played the most important part and as a result is half blind today.

Wooster, with its great weight, won the game on line bucks; end runs gained but little and were soon abandoned, but Massillon’s speed was useless in stopping the massive tackle and guard plays of its opponents.  Massillon gains, on the contrary, were made on end runs.  The backs all acquitted themselves well in this line and Captain Grinnell won himself several more laurels by his punting and drop kicking.  A beautiful attempt for a field goal from the fifty yard line missed the bar by about a foot and won the length captain a hearty cheer.

Massillon High was well supported by the student body, quite a number of the fair student lassies carrying along the orange and black.  Over a dozen girls accompanied the team and together with the players enjoyed a reception which was given to the vanquished by the victors at the home of Captain McSweeney in the evening.  All rivalry was forgotten and fond reminiscences of games long past were joyfully discussed around the festal board.

Massillon received the ball from Wooster at 3:30 o’clock and after several punts were exchanged, Captain Grinnell out punting his opponent, Wooster began an invincible series of line bucks by its heavy backs and Weygandt scored the touchdown in several minutes.  No goal was kicked.

Wooster received on the kick off and without losing the ball carried it forward steadily on line bucks and Firestone took it over the line.  He also kicked goal.  Score 11 to 0.  The half now ended.
In the second half, nothing unusual occurred, Wooster gaining steadily on line bucks with Massillon fighting desperately for every inch of ground.  Two more touchdowns were made and one goal was kicked by the Wooster players and the game ended with the score 22 to 0.  The refereeing of Cameron of Wooster, was the cleanest and fairest that Massillon High has been favored with for many a game.

1906: Massillon 21 Wooster 0

(REGULAR SEASON WOOSTER GAME FOLLOWS)

SEPTEMBER 27, 1906
(This game was considered a scrimmage or exhibition game)

HIGH SCHOOL WAS DEFEATED
Ex-Highs Made Two Touchdowns in the Last Half

IT WAS A GOOD FAST GAME
Spectators Nearly Stop the Game by Crowding on the Field

S.A. Wilson Came Last Night
McChesney Here on Friday

The Massillon High School football team opened the season by losing the first game to the ex-High football team on the high school grounds Wednesday afternoon by the score of 10 to 5.  The high school boys made the first touchdown of the game in the first half.  The ball was in the possession of the high school boys and as they had two downs and about five yards to gain they punted the ball towards the goal when Graze managed to get the ball and scored a touchdown.  The ex-High team worked hard to get the ball across the goal line, but fumbles kept them from doing so the score ended (this portion of the line is unreadable…High School’s favor.

In the second half the game went the other way.  The ex-Highs braced up and managed to score two touchdowns.  Merwin, who played quarterback for the ex-Highs, punted the ball near the goal line, which Dow fumbled.  Burkhart picked up the pigskin and scored the first touchdown for the ex-Highs.  The second touchdown was scored by Keller, the
ex-Highs bringing the ball up the field to the goal line by forward passing and line bucking.  Much difficulty was experienced by the teams on account of the spectators crowding over the lines, making it almost impossible for the game to proceed.  Time and time again both teams were penalized for being offside and tackling too low, some of the players using the rules in use last season.  The High School team is (this portion of line unreadable…) to put up a good fight with any high school team in the vicinity.

The line-up and summary follow:

Ex-High            Position    High School
Snyder  left end             Graze
Fiegenschuh left guard           H. Wagner
Crookston               center           Winger
Keller       right guard        Bair
McGuire   right tackle     Wells
S. Reed    right end     Taggart
Merwin      quarterback         Swanson
Thompson   left halfback Wells
Burkhart   right halfback          Wagner
Miller    fullback               Dow

Score of first half:
High 5; ex-high 0.

Time of halves:
25 and 30 minutes.

Touchdowns:
Graze, Burkhart and Keller.

Referee – H. Reed.
Umpire – Becker.
Timekeepers – Brown and Hay Smith.

OCTOBER 8, 1906
(Regular Season Game)

School Team Defeated
Wooster High by the Score of
21 to 0

In the preliminary game the Massillon High School football team defeated the Wooster High School team by the score of 21 to 0.  It was thought that on account of the increased weight of the visitors that the local team would suffer a bad defeat, but although the visitors weighed fifteen pounds more to the man they could not hold the locals.  Koltz’s end run from the locals’ fifty yard line was the feature of the game, although Swanson, Wells and Dow starred.  The High School team is now in fine form and is ready to meet any of the high school teams.

Line-up and summary:

Massillon – 21            Position   Wooster – 0
Koltz   right end       Slaybaugh
Grinnell     right tackle Firestone
Bair  right guard               Ibrig
Winger    center            Redick
H. Wagner  left guard     Miller
G. Wells     left tackle Weygant
Taggart  left end             Everly
Swanson      quarterback  Shallenberger
S. Wells      left halfback   McSweeney
C. Wagner right halfback Bender
Dow     fullback               Baer

Touchdowns:
Swanson 1; Wells  2; Dow  1.

Kicked goal:
Dow  1.

Referee – Merwin, of Massillon.

Time of halves – 20 and 15 minutes.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Ex-Highs Defeat the M.H.S. at the Park Saturday
(This is also considered an Exhibition Game)

The football game at the park Saturday afternoon between Massillon High and ex-Highs resulted in a victory for the latter by the interesting score of 5-0.  As was expected, the alumni outweighed the students considerably, but the good organization of the latter almost made up for this.  The game was called at 2:45 and until near the end of the first half both teams fought fiercely within an area of fifty yards.  With but several minutes to play the ex-Highs pushed Miller over the line for a touchdown.  An attempt at goal failed.

In the second half, by a clever use of the forward pass, S. Wells made a splendid run for a touchdown.  However, this was ruled out by the referee on account of some technicality or other.  No scores were made in the second half.  No ill feeling was shown with the exception of a slight argument between Lee Willenborg and several of the high school faculty on account of some partiality shown to the ex-Highs.  However, matters were amicably settled and “all went merry as a wedding bell.”

The teams with blood in their eyes faced each other as follows:

Massillon High – 0       Position      Alumni – 5

Klotz           LE              Reed
G. Wells      LT           Becker
Baer            LG            Garrett
Wenger         C        Schworm
Wagner       RG    Youngblood
Miller           RT             Hagan
Grinnell, Smith                   RE            Brown
Graze          QB           Merwin
Wagner       RH              Jones
S. Wells      LH      Thompson
Dow            FB              Miller

Head Linesman – Lee Willenborg.
Referee – Anderson.
Linesmen – Moody and Borroway.
Timekeeper – Prof. Hopkins.

Time of halves – 25 minutes.

1904: Massillon 0 Wooster 44

THE SCORE WAS 44 TO 0
High School Football
Team Defeated at Wooster

On Wednesday afternoon on the athletic field of Wooster University the Massillon High School met one of the worst defeats in the history of the football team, the score standing
44 to 0.

The local team was completely out-classed, showed poor form, played slow ball and utterly failed to stop Wooster’s fierce end runs and line bucks.  The Wooster team has shown wonderful improvement since the game here, when it beat the Massillon team by the score of 5 to 0, and it is now altogether the fastest aggregation Massillon has met this season.  Massillon, of course, was greatly handicapped by the absence of some of the regular players and the lack of practice of the last week was clearly shown.  Wooster has the advantage of good coaching and has a spirit of willingness that the home team lacks.

The game was called at 3:15, Wooster kicking off to Massillon, which faced the east goal, Smith received the ball at the twenty yard line and advanced ten yards.  Quarterback Merwin called line bucks which were found to be a hard proposition, end runs were tried which were hardly more successful, and the result was the loss of the ball on downs at the fifty yard line, Wooster here taking the ball through Massillon’s line for great gains and with several long gains on end, Mouchy, Wooster’s big fullback, carried the ball across the line for the first touchdown after about five minutes of play.  Elder kicked an easy goal.  Smith again secured the ball on Wooster’s kickoff and advanced it to the twenty-five yard line where he lost it on a fumble, Wooster taking the ball around the end for fifteen yards and after a few bucks through the line Captain Blough, of Wooster, took the ball for the second touchdown, Elder missing an easy goal.

On Wooster’s next kickoff Smith once more received the ball and succeeded in making the thirty-five yard line, where, after the first down, another fumble was made and Wooster again fell on the ball.  Massillon now succeeded in stopping one of Wooster’s bucks but on a double pass the big Wooster fullback carried the ball back to the goal post for the third touchdown, where Sellers missed an easy goal, the score standing 21 to 0.

Albright caught the ball on the kickoff at the fifteen yard line and was downed at the twenty yard line.  Massillon was held to a one yard gain on two downs and a punt was called.  Albright kicked to the forty yard line, Wooster made a good gain and an end run netted them fifteen yards.  The next down Wooster lost a yard but Mouchy, taking the ball behind good interference, scored the fifth touchdown, which, when goal was kicked, left the score 27 to 0.

Wooster again kicking to the locals, Burkhart carried the ball to the twenty yard line, where the inevitable fumble was made but the ball was not lost.  Albright punted to the center of the field and the clever triple pass by the opposing school worked well, netting them fifteen yards, when Albright made a nice tackle just as time for the first half was called.  The Massillon boys naturally felt pretty sore but after a short rest went back to face the music.

Massillon kicked to Wooster and they by a double pass succeeded in reaching the
thirty-five yard line where the same tick play was worked which took the ball way down the field and in another down Halfback Blough made another touchdown, Sellers kicking goal.  On the next kickoff the ball was advanced to the thirty yard line and Massillon was held for downs at the forty yard line, Wooster walking down the field.  Center Tucker made a nice tackle, the opponents were held for a down and their double pass was blocked, but a quarterback run and several line bucks took Blough across the line for the sixth touchdown, after which Elder kicked goal.

Wooster again kicked off and the usual fumble by Massillon was made.  Wooster held for two downs but one of the longest runs of the game, one of forty yards, took Wooster a long way down the field and but for a tackle by Burkhart and Kirchhofer, would have netted another touchdown.  Massillon again got in and Wooster was held for a down but Blough taking the ball was pulled across goal for the seventh touchdown of the game.  Sellers missed an easy goal and before the ball was kicked off time was called, the score standing 44 to 0.

The halves played were twenty and fifteen minutes.

Following is the line-up:
Wooster                       Position          Massillon
Bricker                         LE                 Hollander
Reiman                         LT                  Schnierle
Saborn                         LG         Wagner, Jones
Orr                               C                       Tucker
McSweeney                 RG                Ratchford
Lindsay                        RE                      Myers
Sellers                          QB                   Merwin
Mouchy                        FB               Kirchhofer
Lanbach                       RH                  Burkhart
Blough (capt.                LH                   Albright

Coach St. John, of the university, refereed in a very satisfactory manner.
Snyder, of Massillon, umpired.
McFarren and Manlin were timekeepers.
McGlen was head linesman.

TEAM TO DISBAND
But High School Football Players
to Have One More Game

A meeting of the High School football team of 1904 was held Thursday afternoon.  Owing to the crippled condition of the team, with Schnierle and Kirchhofer out of school and Tucker out of town, besides nearly the whole team being more or less hurt, the team was disbanded for the season, and the only remaining game, that with Barberton High for next Saturday, was cancelled.

Officers were elected for the season of 1905, Fred D. Mersin captain and Lyman H. Tucker manager being the selections.

1904: Massillon 0 Wooster 5

STORY OF 1st actual game follows this story
Wooster vs. Massillon
(This Game Considered a Scrimmage or Exhibition)

THE FOOTBALL SEASON OPENED
High School is Defeated 15-5 by Rowdies
MANY STARS ARE DEVELOPED

Rowdies Too Heavy for High School Players,
but the Latter Fought a Brave Fight Against Big Odds
H.S. Gives Promise for the Coming Season
Sheehan Shows Good Points

The High School and Rowdy football teams made a march on the Tigers and Reserves Friday and ushered in the 1904 football season with the first practice game in this vicinity.  The High School lads have been practicing for the past week and their formations went off well.  The Rowdies, a team on which were two of last year’s Reserve team, played aggressively, but without team work, the score standing 15-5 in their favor at the end of twenty and fifteen minute halves.

The practice served to show up the strong and weak points of both teams and incidentally unearthed a player, heretofore unthought of, in the person of Sheehan, who played fullback for the picked team during the second half.  Sheehan is a novice at the game.  He weighs about one hundred and sixty pounds, and the way he tore the High School line to pieces on line bucks and broke up interference shows that he will be a valuable addition to the second team squad.  On three occasions he broke up end runs and tackled Albright for losses of from ten to twenty-five yards.

Tim Nolan, another Reserve player, was a star of the game, his end runs, line bucks and tackles assisting his team to win.  Pat Nolan, a younger brother to Tim, played like a little Tiger at end and tackled on numerous occasions for losses.  With more weight young Nolan would be a valuable man to the Reserves.

For the High School Albright made the largest gains on the offense and his defensive work was up to the standard.  B. McFarren ran the team in good shape from the quarterback position.  Smith at left end for the High School made many star tackles on the defensive.  Kirchhofer’s line bucks from the fullback position were surprisingly effective for one so light, and with practice the High School team promises to show well against the average high school teams of the state.  Merwin looks well after the right end, tackling fiercely and stopping end runs effectively.

Nick Myers, captain of the Rowdies, began the game at the fullback position and played a hard game, sustaining a slight injury in one scrimmage which necessitated a change in the lineup, Lipps going to half and Myers to center, where he and Tucker battled royally for honors.  Trotter, at right guard for the Rowdies, gives promise of developing into a valuable man for the Reserves.  Burkle who played the quarterback position for the Rowdies, did some star tackling, on one occasion saving a touchdown after a long run by Albright.  Another player who gives promise for the second team is Buchman, who played left halfback for the Rowdies.

The lineup with scored and summary was:
Rowdies – 15            Pos.        High School – 5
Lipps, Myers           Center                    Tucker
Hammer                    R.G.                 Ratchford
Trotter                      R.T.                     Pierson
Nolan                        R.E.                     Merwin
Slicker                      L.G.                 G. Kaylor
Fricker                      L.E.                        Smith
Meinhart                   L.T.                        Jones
Burkle                      Q.B.                 McFarren
N. Myers
Sheehan                    F.B.                Kirchhofer
Buchman, Nolan       L.H.                     Albright
List                           R.H.                   Burkhart

Referee – Stewart.

Time of halves – 20 and 15 minutes.

Score,
first half – 5 to 5;
final score – 15 to 5 in favor of Rowdies.

WOOSTER vs.
MASSILLON HIGH

This afternoon the Massillon High School and Wooster High School football teams open the season in Massillon.  The new park grounds have been laid off in good shape by Manager Charles Breiter and the crowd of spectators will probably see a good game, unless the visitors come loaded with foreign talent.

The Massillon High vs. Wooster High School game Wednesday showed that the locals have some strong material for the season in spite of the handicap which they have to work against when pitted against such husky opponents as was their lot Wednesday.  Wooster’s beef and brawn proved too much for the locals at times during the game.  The score should have been 0-0, however, as the touchdown made by Wooster was a fluke pure and simple, a Wooster man making a thirty-five yard run for a touchdown on a fumble.

1899: Massillon 0 Wooster 26

HIGH SCHOOL LOST
Defeated by Wooster Saturday Afternoon
THE SCORE WAS   26 TO 0.

Both Teams Strengthened by Outside Talent
All Arrangements Completed for Canton – Massillon Game on Thanksgiving Day
The Athletic Carnival

The Massillon high school team met its enemies at Wooster Saturday afternoon, and lost its first game this season to the Wooster high school team by the score of 26 to 0.  The mournful news reached the city at about 5 o’clock in the afternoon,  When the 8:45 Pennsylvania train pulled into the station in the evening with the members of the Massillon team on board, the latter were greeted by a sympathetic crowd of staunch admirers, who taking a mental inventory of bandaged heads, and damaged limbs, although they admitted that the defeat was terrible, were unanimous in agreeing that their favorites “died game.”

It appears that both teams had heard rumors of the other’s prowess, and had strengthened their causes by a liberal enlistment of “ringers,” but as Wooster is a university town, the team at that place had a decided advantage in having a larger field to choose from.  At any rate the local team found itself lined up against one that was considerably heavier and by whom it was out-classed at every point of the game.  All of Wooster’s gains were made by end runs, two of the touchdowns being made in the first half, and the remainder in the second.  Bucks against the Massillon line were effective.  Schearhag was obliged to retire in the first half on account of a badly injured eye; Dobson taking his place.  Ray Markel, of this city, refereed the game.

The Massillon team lined up as follows:

Schnierle, center; Schuster, rg; Rigler, lg; McAllister, rt; Stark, lt; Featheringham, re; Schearag, le; Mong, qb; Emery, rhb; Grossweiler, lhb; Vogt, fb.

ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED

Arrangements were completed Sunday morning for the great Canton-Massillon game which is to be played at Mahaffey Park on the afternoon of Thanksgiving Day.  The Canton boys are practicing hard for the meeting, while those who saw the members of the Massillon team at work in the field, north of Cherry Street, Sunday afternoon, say that the East Enders will have to practice much harder if they expect to win this year.  The Massillon team will meet for practice at the West Street grounds at 7 o’clock tonight.