MASSILLON LOSES
HARD FOUGHT GAME TO AKRON
CENTRAL
Greatly Outweighed,
Local Team Fights Every Inch of the Way
and Holds Akron’s Star Team
to Four Touchdowns
Big Fullback Plays Best Game
of His Career
Jackson Stars for Akron
Massillon’s Line Plays Well
But Could Not Stop Battering
Beef! Beef! Beef!
Beef alone won for Akron Central its 25 to 0 victory over M.H.S. Saturday
on the high school grounds. Had the two teams been of equal weight, Massillon
would have won the game by a comfortable margin, but as it was, the heavy Akron
team would batter down the defense of their lighter opponents and stop the
plays.
The local team went into the game determined to fight their hardest and
fight they did. Greatly outweighed,
they held the hard hitting Akronites to four touchdowns. Massillon played an open game. Several attempts to pierce the Akron line
were tried, but in most cases no gains were made. Akron was forced to punt often and in the second quarter they
were held for three downs on the one-yard line, on the fourth down Rabe went
around right end for a touchdown.
A great improvement was shown by the varsity in Saturday’s game. It seemed line a different team; the players
were in the game fighting every step.
The line played low and the backfield hit its hardest. Akron, confident of winning by a record
score, soon found that it would take its best playing to defeat Massillon.
Massillon won the toss and chose to defend the east goal. Hollinger received and advanced the ball to
midfield. Kester went through for 8
yards. Rider went around end for 30
yards. Akron took a brace and held
Massillon for downs. The ball was kept
moving through the middle of the field; Massillon playing a kicking game.
In the second quarter Akron bucked the ball to the three-yard line and
Jackson went through for the first touchdown.
Goal was missed. Toward the end
of the quarter Rabe went around and for the second touchdown.
Jones made the third touchdown in the third quarter. Carderilla kicked goal. Rabe made the fourth.
Massillon’s team work excelled that of Akron and many forward passes were
made.
The varsity had a chance to score in the first quarter, with the ball on
the 30 yard line. Rider dropped back
for a drop kick, but a poor pass by Spuhler caused a fumble.
Fullback Jake was Saturday’s star.
Kester put up the game of his life, hitting the line with terrific
force. On defense he was everywhere,
breaking through and throwing the heavy Akron backs with a thud. He out punted his opponent easily, his kicks
averaging 60 yards. Rider, Hollinger,
Rogers and all the rest of the team put up a good game.
For Akron, Jackson played the best game, being the hardest player on the
team to tackle, it usually taking five or six players to stop him.
Following is the line up and summary
Massillon
– 0 Pos. Akron – 25
Rogers le Bahr
Theis lt Flower
Paroz-Albright lg Freeman
Spuhler c Carderalli – Jones
Hollinger re Knight
Rider qb Rabe
Rudy (c) rhb Jackson (c)
McLaughlin lhb Bevington
Kester fb Goodyear
Touchdowns:
Akron – Jackson
1; Jones 1; Rabe 2.
Goal after touchdown:
Akron – Carderalli.
Referee – Bast (Massillon)
Umpire – Owens (Buchtel).
Head Linesman – Snavely.
Time of quarters – 15 minutes and 12 minutes.