LOHR STARS
AS TIGERS TROUNCE
54 TO 0
SNAGS FIVE PASSES,
MAKES 50-YARD RUN
FOR SIX TOUCHDOWNS
By KEN HARTWICK
With a great display of offensive power which far excelled
their previous four stellar performances, the Tigers of Washington high
administered a humiliating 54-0 trouncing to
The decisive victory was somewhat of a personal triumph for Wendall Lohr, flashy left end of
the Tigers, who scored six touchdowns, five by pulling down passes and the
other by a thrilling 50-yard return of a punt.
Gives Great Demonstration
Lohr, whose clever play at end and
as a safety man for the Tigers in past games was more or less overlooked by
most fans as they watched other players in positions more adapted to ball
carrying and scoring, rose to the heights of brilliance, Saturday, to give one
of the finest demonstrations of pass receiving ever seen on Massillon
field. On at least two occasions he
negotiated seemingly impossible catches and ran for touchdowns.
Considerable credit must be given to Bob Shertzer
and Mike Byelene, right end and quarterback
respectively, who tossed the ball to Lohr, with
deadly accuracy in the absence of Howard Dutton who was out of the game because
of an injury. Their work showed that Coach
Paul Brown has an abundance of good passers for use in emergencies.
Gillom, Krier Star
In passing out laurel wreaths Jake Gillom
and Henry Krier must not be missed. Replacing D.C. McCants
at fullback, the elongated Gillom showed that his
performance in a substitute role a week ago Saturday was not a flash in the pan
but a true indication of what he can do when given the opportunity. Krier performed in
his usual excellent manner except that he devoted more of his efforts to
defense, time and time again stopping
Aid Scoring
Gillom and Krier
each scored a touchdown. Krier’s educated toe accounted for four of the Tigers’ six
extra points while Gillom scored the other two. The fact that the Tigers made all but two of
their extra points was especially pleasing to many fans who know the importance
of scoring points after touchdown in a tight game.
The first half was all Lohr as he
registered the two touchdowns scored in the initial period and one in the
third. The Tigers climaxed their scoring
spree with a four touchdown barrage in the third quarter, Lohr
accounting for two after Gillom and Krier scored one each.
Lohr’s final tally in the closing period was
somewhat of an anti-climax.
Only in the first two quarters did Coach Jimmy Price’s Magics show anything.
They registered two first downs in the opening quarter and three in the
second, but after that the Tigers’ great line didn’t allow them a thing. Two of
The Tigers registered 21 first downs, 11 in the first half
and 11 in the second. Of nine passes
tried the Tigers completed six for 140 of their 399 yards.
The first touchdown march of the orange and black gridders started the first time they got possession of the
ball. With the pigskin on their own 45, McCants and Krier took turns at
carrying and aided by a penalty on
First Touchdowns
On a fake, Shertzer, took the ball
from Krier on a lateral, ran far to the left and
heaved a pass to Lohr behind the goal line. The pass was good for 16 yards. Krier’s successful
kick made the score 7-0.
McCants got five yards and Byelene added seven, making it first down. On the next play Byelene
tossed 9 yards to Lohr who leaped far into the air
for the pigskin, snagged it with his fingertips and scampered 35 yards for a
touchdown. Krier’s
kick failed and the score was 13-0.
The early portion of the second period was important only in
that it was during that time that Barberton got two first downs, going a short
distance into Massillon territory and the Tigers punted one of two times during
the game. Gillom
negotiated the kick after three plays netted but nine yards with the pigskin
near midfield.
A few minutes later the Tigers were headed for another
touchdown. Snavely
returned a punt five yards to
Early in the third period Lohr
started the Tigers on another touchdown march by returning a punt 15 yards to
Broaddics took the next kick deep
in his own territory and was stopped on
Another nice return of a
The Tigers had to travel 66 yards from their 34 yard line
for their final touchdown. A neat
nine-yard run by Gillom with Snavely
and Krier furnishing interference and a five-yard penalty
on
With the ball on the 20, Byelene
shot another pass to Lohr and it was good for the
final touchdown. Gillom
bucked the line for the last point.
The game marked the end of the first half of the Tigers’
schedule. So far they have scored 209
points while their goal line has not been crossed.
The five games played so far were important but not as
important as at least two, those with
Next Saturday the Tigers travel to
At the start of the season the Aviators looked weak indeed,
but they have improved considerably as their 47-6 victory over
The smallest crowd of the year, less than 4,000 persons,
attended the game here Saturday.
The summary:
Lohr LE Gerhardt
Buggs LT Johnson
Molinski LG Hackney
Morningstar C Lawver
Snavely RG Baker
Wolfe RT Chigges
Shertzer RE Hurley
Byelene QB King
Krier LH Glass
Lange RH
McCants FB Gazafy
Score by quarters:
Substitutions:
Barberton – Broaddics, rh; Getz, re; Finefrock, lt; C. Hill, lh; Mahaffey, rt; Minter, lt.
Touchdowns:
Points after touchdown:
Referee – Howell.
Umpire – Boone.
Head Linesman – Barrett.