MASSILLON
HIGH DOWNS
SALEM
HIGH
SCORE, 20 TO 7
Salem
Heavy,
but Could Not Stop Locals
MILLER PLAYS GREAT GAME
Speedy Captain Could Not be Stopped by
Visitors
Entire Massillon
Team Puts Up Fine Game
Connors and Carey Shine for Salem
In a hard fought game Massillon
high defeated Salem
high Saturday afternoon on the high school grounds by a score of 20 to 7.
The Salem team outweighed Massillon
eleven by about five pounds but the dash and vim of the local team overcame the
deficiency in weight and as a result Salem
was completely out played in all departments of the game. At times the Salem
line took a brace and held the locals and this usually happened when the locals
were near their line. Salem’s
touchdown was the result of a clever forward pass from the middle of the field
and which took the ball to the Massillon
one-yard line and on the next down it was pushed over.
The Massillon
team put up a great game both on the offensive and defensive and the team
showed much improvement over last Saturday’s game. The Massillon
backfield continually went through the visitor’s line for long gains and when
on the defensive the line was like a stone wall. Although the entire Massillon
team put up a good game, Miller, the speedy captain and halfback, was the
individual star. He went through the Salem
line again and again, twisting and dodging his way here and there for long
gains. He was also effective in going
around the ends pulling off long gains by his fleetness.
Another feature of the game was the rooting of the high
school students. Under their cheer
leader “Nun” Hendrich, they kept up a continual din from the time the whistle
blew until the end of the game.
THE GAME
Salem kicked to Massillon. Kester received the ball and returned it about
fifteen yards. After working several
forward passes the ball was fumbled and Salem
got it but was forced to punt after being held for three downs. Massillon now
started up the field and when on Salem’s
thirty yard line Rider dropped back for a drop kick but the ball flew wide. Salem kicked
out and the ball was once more in Massillon’s
possession. Miller went around right
end for a long gain and by line bucks the ball was soon within striking
distance of Salem’s
goal. Miller went through the line for
the first touchdown of the game. Kester
kicked goal.
Score 7 to 0.
Massillon again received and
before long was on the ten yard line but here Salem
took a brace and the locals were held for downs. Salem
punted and again Rudy, Kester and Miller took turns at going through the line
and Kester tore through for another touchdown.
Kester kicked goal.
Score 14 to 0.
SECOND HALF
Massillon
again lined up to receive but after several downs, the whistle blew for the
first half. Salem
kicked to Massillon the second half but Massillon
held for downs. Salem
fumbled the ball and Baer recovered it for Massillon. After several forwards failed to work Massillon
punted and Salem
was also forced to punt. Third quarter
over. Stern replaced Limbach at right
end.
Massillon lost the ball near Salem’s
line. Salem
punted. Leonard received a hard bump on
the head and was carried off the field.
Scott took his place at left tackle.
Stern gained twenty yards on a pretty forward pass. On the eighteen yard line Miller dashed
through the Salem
line for another touchdown. Stern was
putting it all over the big right tackle who was almost twice the size of
himself. Goal was missed.
Score 20 to 0.
Salem kicked to Massillon. A Salem
player intercepted a Massillon forward pass and Salem
tried a field goal from the 20 yard line but it failed. Massillon
lined up for play but lost the ball on downs. Salem pulled off a pretty forward
pass, Bryan to Carey and the ball was carried to
Massillon’s
one-yard line. On the next down Conners
went over the line for a touchdown.
Goal was kicked.
Score 20 to 7.
Massillon
received. When the ball had been
carried back to the middle of the field the final whistle blew.
The summary
Massillon – 20 Pos. Salem
– 7
Johns le Windle
Wells lt Scott-Leonard
Theis lg Leonard – Scott
Rider c Harwood-Gwinner
Baer rg Jewell
Becker rt Cronin
Limbach-Stern re F.
Bryan
Hollinger qb A. Bryan
(c)
Miller (c) lhb Trotter
Rudy rhb Vaughn
Kester fb Conners
Touchdowns:
Massillon – Miller 2; Keser.
Salem – Connors.
Referee – Fugate.
Umpire – Sonnhalter.
Head Linesman – Miller.
Timeskeeper – Coleman (Massillon).
Allen (Salem).
Time of quarters – two 12˝ minutes; two 10 minutes.