HIGH DOWNS MANSFIELD
The Team, Although Weakened,
Puts Up a Great Game
Undaunted by the fact that it was facing a stiff
proposition, handicapped by the loss of several of the regulars, the Massillon
high school football team went to Mansfield Saturday and defeated the team of
that place by the score of 8 to 5. The Massillon team excelled in all the finer points of the
game, but Mansfield
presented a strong defense and during the first half neither side could
score.
The spell was broken, however, in the third quarter when Heyman plunged through Mansfield’s line for a touchdown, following a
sensational run by Miller, the speedy half back. Goal was missed but three more points were
added to Massillon’s
total in the last quarter when Heyman booted the ball
across the bar for a field goal.
Mansfield’s
touchdown was due to a rank oversight of the referee. Heyman standing
behind his own goal line punted but the kick was
blocked and the ball rolled back over the goal.
Heyman fell on the ball and several opponents
fell on him. One of them snatched the
ball from Heyman’s grasp in plain sight of the
referee. The latter worthy, however,
allowed the play to go through as a touchdown.
Miller and Heyman starred for the
locals, the former pulling off several long end runs, while the latter made all
of Massillon’s
points. The line, composed largely of
substitutes, was very strong on the defense.
This is Mansfield’s third straight defeat
at the hands of the Massillon
boys and this is the first time they have ever succeeded in scoring on the
local team.