(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.