MASSILLON HIGH
SWAMPS MANSFIELD
SCORE, 87 TO 0
Visitors Completely Outplayed
by Local Team
60 POINTS SCORED IN LAST HALF
Massillon Uses Forward Pass
Successfully
Mansfield Makes
Required Number of Yards but Twice
Visitors Played Off Their Feet
In a very lop-sided game Massillon
high snowed Mansfield
high under Saturday afternoon on the high school grounds by a score of 87 to
0. This score is probably the largest
ever piled up by Massillon
high.
Mansfield
was outclassed in all departments and but twice made the required yards and
this was at the beginning of the third quarter, when it surprised everybody,
including itself, by a spurt. Massillon
showed much improvement in working the forward pass and used it time and again
for long gains and twice Johns received forwards and crossed the line for
touchdowns. The Massillon
backfield plowed through the opposing line at will and encircled the ends for
big gains, while on the other hand the visiting backs found a stone wall
defense when they struck the local line.
The entire Massillon
team put up a good game. With Limbach,
Smith and Johns on the ends the wings were guarded well and not a runner got
past them. Wells and Becker played
good, steady games at tackle and were on the job all the time. Baer and Theis made their opposing guards
feel uncomfortable and the way they ripped up the opposing line was a
caution. Rider at center, played his
usual good game being here and there and everywhere when needed. Hollinger handled the quarterback position
in good shape and ran the team well besides returning punts from 20 to 30
yards. Captain Miller was at his best
Saturday. The opposing players could
not stop him and he was good at any time for a gain of almost any
distances. Rudy, the husky plunging
half, tore holes in the opposing lines big enough for a water wagon to go
through and also pulled off some long end runs. Kester, the big fullback, was always good for a gain and played
in his regular old time form.
THE GAME
Mansfield kicked to Massillon
and Hollinger returned the ball 20 yards. Mansfield held and Massillon
lost the ball on downs and Mansfield
lost it in the same manner. Massillon
now began to warm up and a little later Kester went through the line for a
touchdown. Kester kicked goal but it
did not count as one of the Massillon
men was out of position.
Score 6 to 0.
Mansfield
received and was forced to punt. Mansfield
got a Massillon
forward. Massillon
got the ball on a fumble. Johns
received a forward from Hollinger and crossed the line for a touchdown. Kerster kicked goal.
Score 13 to 0. First quarter over.
Mansfield
received and was forced to punt. Smith,
who replaced Limbach at left end, received a forward and carried the ball to
the 15-yard line. Johns put the ball on
the 1-yard line and Rudy went around left end for a touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 20 to 0.
Massillon
received and Kester carried the ball to the middle of the field. Miller went around right end when the
umpire’s whistle blew for an offside play on the part of Mansfield,
but Miller kept on and crossed the line and Massillon
did not take the penalty, thus scoring a touchdown. Kester kicked goal.
Score 27 to 0.
Mansfield received but Massillon
got the ball on downs. Rudy gained 30
yards on a forward from Miller, Mansfield got a Massillon
forward when the first half ended.
SECOND HALF
Limbach went to his old position at left end, replacing
Smith. Mansfield
received and on the first down Limbach got a forward and placed the ball on the
two yard line and Kester bucked it over.
Goal was kicked.
Score 34 to 0.
The Massillon
team was now playing in whirlwind style. Mansfield
received but Johns captured one of their forwards and tore down the field for a
touchdown. Goal was kicked.
Score 41 to 0.
Hollinger received the kickoff and returned the ball thirty
yards. Mansfield
held Massillon
for downs but Rider recovered the ball a minute later when he intercepted a
forward pass. Rudy tore off a 30-yard
gain and Miller circled right end for a touchdown. Goal was missed.
Score 47 to 0.
Massillon
received and Hollinger returned the ball to the middle of the field. A forward to Limbach worked and another to
Johns netted a touchdown from the 20 yard line. Kester kicked goal.
Score 54 to 0.
Mansfield
received and punted 10 yards. Miller
went around right end for a touchdown.
Goal was kicked.
Score 61 to 0.
The Massillon
team was now trying to run up a large score and was rushing the visitors off
their feet. Third quarter over, with
the ball in Mansfield’s
possession. Mansfield
fumbled and Massillon
regained possession of the ball. A buck
by Kester and one by Rudy carried the ball to the 10 yard line and Hollinger
carried it across. Kester kicked goal.
Score 68 to 0.
Mansfield
received and was forced to punt.
Several plays placed the ball in Mansfield
territory and Kester went through the line 15 yards for a touchdown. Goal was missed.
Score 74 to 0.
Massillon
received. Rudy pulled off a 30-yard
run. On the next play he went through
the line 15 yards for a touchdown. Goal
was missed.
Score 80 to 0.
Massillon
kicked and Baer recovered the ball.
Rudy went through the line and when tackled on the 1-yard line he
fumbled the ball but Hollinger recovered it across the Mansfield
line scoring a touchdown. Kester kicked
goal.
Score 87 to 0. Game over.
The Massillon
team ran up 60 points in the last half, the average time for a touchdown being
a little more than 3 minutes.
Line up and
summary
Massillon Pos. Mansfield
Limbach, Smith le Luthner
Wells lt Henry
Becker, Theis lg Van
Allen
Rider, Theis c A. Remy
Baer rg Dodge
Becker, Rider rt McKee
Johns re Holstein
Hollinger qb Hart
Miller lhb Pecht
Rudy rhb Stander
Kester fb Kallmerter
Touchdowns:
Massillon – Miller 3; Kester
3; Johns 3; Hollinger 2; Rudy
2.
Goals:
Massillon – Kester 9.
Referee – Fugate.
Umpire – Blackburn.
Head Linesman – Yingling.
Timekeeper – Gorrell.
Time of quarters:
Two 10 minute; Two
12˝ minutes.