M.H.S. TRAMPLES
AKRON SOUTH
IN MUD
WINNING
SATURDAY’S GAME
9 – 0
Contest Was Played on Field of Slime Several Inches Deep Orange and Black Squad Outplayed Opponents at All Stages of the Game
Eckstein Makes
Points
Battling for nearly an hour Saturday afternoon on a field that resembled
a sea of mud, Massillon high’s gridiron warriors finally triumphed over the
pride of Akron South by the score of 9 to 0 in a slow but intensely exciting
contest. The soggy condition of the
field made fast play impossible. After
the first down the players became nearly unrecognizable and more than once was
time called out in order to allow some poor unfortunate to dig the mud out of
his mouth and eyes.
The game did not begin until 4:05 o’clock and the greater portion of the
contest was played in the slowly gathering dusk. Although outweighed by the Akron team, the local players were in
the game every minute and their spirited attack swept the rubber city lads off
their feet while the suddenness of the onslaught left them dazed. The orange and black team carried the ball
within striking distance of the Akron goal line several times only to lose it
on fumbles.
To fullback Eckstein goes the credit for making all the points. The first score came in the second
quarter. With the ball on their 15-yard
line, Akron was held for downs and forced to punt. Theis, Massillon’s star tackle, broke through the line and
blocked the kick, sending it spinning toward the Akron goal line. Harold, left end, chased after the ball,
caught it and was downed on the one-yard line.
Eckstein bucked the ball over for the touchdown. Goal was missed.
The remaining three points were made in the last quarter, near the close
of the game, when Eckstein booted the ball over the bars from placement on the
20-yard line
At no time during the game did Akron South threaten Massillon’s goal and
they never advanced the ball over Massillon’s 35-yard line. Massillon’s line played a great game
Saturday and to use the expression of one of the local rooters who saw the
contest, they opened holes in the Akron line big enough for an N.O.T.
interurban car to go through sideways.
The team showed up mighty well Saturday.
The players stopped the Akron team time after time and they only made
first down once while Massillon was only forced to punt once.
Massillon’s little group of rooters numbering 25 out-rooted Akron South’s
supporters who numbered nearly 200. The
game was played in the newly finished stadium on Wooster Avenue.
Line up and summary
M.H.S.
– 9 Pos. A.S.H. – 0
Harold LE Whalen
Theis LT Taylor
Snyder LG Wile
Spuhler C Possehl
Graybill RG Miller
Stultz RT Sisler
Houriet RE Stevens
Hollinger QB Welkar
Zorger LHB Pfahl
Eckstein FB Newfield (c)
R. Smith (c) RHB Munro
Score by quarters:
Massillon – first
0; second 6; third 0; fourth
3.
Touchdowns:
Massillon – Eckstein.
Goals from placement:
Massillon – Eckstein.
Referee – Smith (Akron).
Umpire – Jones.
Head Linesman – Boerner (Massillon).