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IT WAS A TIE(Burlesque GameBetweenPlayers of Cantonand MassihonCROWD DISAPPOINTEDIAh m* Ityil football fan* braced ,e *'*mM tir v^mrerday and j-a- 4*irn^ V*f w**en j Vomad-* to f f »r rum Maaalllon md lt;an-f if! -if U* !'■ ■* vi* \ If! M W,'t%pm hif!4 m u * han » mric*qim This* I Ak wan !■;♦ largely * f h»* fact that before j *M til i4* r S?*-*wjr* Allowed his players4*Tiiito enter the contest an agreement waimade whereby ewer d f th * Massillon I Plt;players v-*!“ -*-**n with the Canton line-up. ini vi.'i v**rsH several Canton pja; urn vith the Tigers The follow lug wan ?he line up Canton—Rice, of slilon, cerCer Sweet, left halfback, Eras? *;«hr halfhack, Thorpe, fullback; Hofr Tackle Robison ofsilion, right tackle. Moran of Ion, left guard Shehion, right guarlt; Steinburg, left end, Kirckhoffeend; lt;ure quarterback and Captain RifeyMassillon—Parratt, center;Half Farab nigh f Canton, right half;Kinj, full back Nesser, left tackle;Helmburger right guard; McAllisterI**ft guard Riley, right guard, Sutter |left end, Haag, right end, Shiring quarterback; and captain. Maxwell. Coach Stewart of Massillon, acted as referee, white Manager Williams acted a sum-Timekeepers were McLian and ! *vo Whitman. Will Strang acted as headlinesman, while it was hard to tell who the other officials really were, as there was a crowd constantly overrunning! wi the field while the players were in ac-tlon. The game ended in a tie, the final score being 5 and 5, each sidehaving scored a touchdown. Rice ac*complished the trick for Canton, while King carried tin* hall over the line for Massillon Neither side, however, made any attempt to kick goal. Thegame was featureless in fact, no at j tu tempt was made to keep a correct score as the players themselves paidlittle attention to the regular football , „„j tillrules It is plainly evident that the Icrowd was disappointed in not seeingat least some attempt imide by the players to pul! off a play or two that might have been worthy of gome not*habopudadat hihot hi wltosuIt;shC-aThe only signals used, was the number ( ofThis number, very appropriate j Wl occasion, was used bv both 1#»*»• *» I.lt;*lt;)dVReferee Stewart used a revol ver instead **f a whistle and wore a S ?e hat which some mean fan from j (’a Massillon bad the audacity u say was ^ the same one that Mayor Fran./, wore dufing his campaign when he defeatedCoach Stewart for mayor of Massillon, last fall It is supposed that enough ; th was derived from the game for eachplayer to purchase a railroad ticket tohis home with a glad remembranceafter he returns there he was a lucky man that hlt;- did not have towalkiFOR THE PLAYERS*■ «» • —• ~«rMeeting to Raise Money—They Express Thanks.A a preliminary meeting held after the game yesterday, by the players of tht Canton football team, the follow-were appointed as a committee todevise some means of obtaining moneysufficient in amount to alleviate thepresent ‘iren/zed” condition of thetoatoi(!O!d(lae;players’ tin a nces: Caul Stein burg,lorn ihoipe and Jack Crust, representing the players, together Percy McUiin ami Ueorge Williams.Just what course will he pttrsued to lt;e up this detleiencv has nor vetmm! definitely decided upon, but a meeting has been called, to take place tonight at the club rooms, and at that time details will be gone into, regarding the matter.The players are loud in their praise ©f the many loyal supporters who attend* d the benefit game, and upon a unanimous vote oi the players, the following resolution was drawn up andsigned by the members of the com-“To the football public of Canton: “We, the players of tht? Canton foot hail team, wish to extend our thanks to those Cantonians who so loyally'ted us during the season jitsi closed, and w* also wish to acknowl edge our gratitude toward the playersof tin* Massillon football team, foiservices in Sunday’s game, and to the Morning News fo the fair and impartial treatment give us during the last season,(Signed) ’.lack Ernst, Paul Steit, Committee.* *nf
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Mon, Dec 03, 1906
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