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Darkness CutTigers’ Chancesi,,., m .....—»■- i« *» *** ***mAttempt to Tally 100 Points Failed ByTwo Touchdowns.CLEVELAND DOWNED 88-0Visitors Were Outweighed, Outplayed andNever Had a Chance—Only Nine Minutesof the Second Half Played—Some Brilliant Work of the Backs—Tigers Showed True Foot Ball Form,Eighty-eight to nothing in thirty-four minutes leiis of the great work of the Tiger foot bail team Saturday afternoon against the Broadway Athletic Club, of Cleveland, a team reputed to be one of' the best in Oh.o, anti cer-tainlv the best in Cleveland. Halves«■of twenty-five and nine minutes wereOnly once did the visitors receive the kick, preferring to kick to the locals in an effort to hold the score down. The three or four times when Cleveland did have the ball they were forced to get rid of it by punting after being thrown back for losses on all plays attempted.Captain Witimann made a great runplayed and at the end of the first half [around left end tor a toucitdmvn in the the score stood fi5 to 0, the second half j ge(.0|ld haJf afu.r havinfr Sieved Mcr-bein? called on account of darkness, j dam Afc anotlier time lie got aroundjust as the Tigers were warmed up ( for forty yard run lmt waa caj,P(i backthoroxxghly to rxxn up a tremendous J 0W:ng to holding by Massillon backs, score. A- a matter of fact, there never was a doubt in the minds of any-In the second half J. Nesser injured j his ankle and Bast went to the quar-body as to the respective abilities of j tcrback I)0sition and Moran to fullback, the two teams, after the visitors _ th is formation \he back fieldwarmed up. They were outweighed, but not so badly as to warrant the belief that any such score as tallies could jesult. The game showed conclusively that the Tigers have improved wonderfully in the last week, and but for the call of time. Carton’s high scoieworked just as hard as ever and were piling up the score in surprisingly quick order when time was called.Before the game it was anounrcd by Coach Stewart that Hie Tigers won In go out after a high score, in spilt* of the fact that the visitors were far fromwould have been wholb eclipsed. I he }K.ln,r a weak team. This was for theTigers showed true physical comb-j bemjfi1 of a few fans tvho have been tion. Ihey ran ends like fiends, plow-^ somewhat disappointed because Mused through the line for gains of from j sjjjori (ias n(!t rolled up a score above five to fifty yarrls and only once, when one hundred this season. As a matter a fumble resulted, did they fail to 0f fact, this is explained when the cal-make five yards on every play. Quar- jper j_he teams played this season is terback runs, end runs, line plunges compared to that of the visiting teams and, 111 fact, every style o! play which [agt seasonthe home' team tried were carried through successfully, and that, too, with a crippled team.Kerchofle, Botoner, Hayden r.nd Coach Stewart were not in the game.Two hundred and thirty-seven points have been scored this season in five games, an average of 45 2-5 per game. This is much better than the average for the first five games played againstTed Nesser filled Botoner s guard po- , jjKhter teams last season and indicatessi tion, McChesney was in Nesser’s tackle position, Moran played quarterback, J. Nesser fullback and the line was otherwise changed.the comparative strength of the 11*04 and 11*05 Tigers teams.At no time has the goal line of the local team been in danger and in spiteThe visitors had no expectation of 0jr few Jocal« who have expressedwinning, bat believed they would be abb to hold the score lower than they did at Shelby, 44-0. The Tigers surprised the visitors by just doubling the Shelby score, .made three weeks ago.Captain Wittmann won the toss and chose to defend the south goal, the Clevelanders kicking off. It took the Tigers just three minutes to take thethemselves against the ability of several players on the team, the Tigers have gone right along piling up scores and perfecting team work which will humiliate Toledo, Carlisle Indians and Canton before the season is over, Shelby, Ohio MedicalfUniversity, Norwalk, Lorain and the Cleveland team have all been beaten, and decisively,ball over for the first touchdown. Af- and beginning Thursday of next weekter thatjthey came with great regularity and at no time'riid it require more than two minutes and thirty seconds to score. Moran played brilliantly jn spots, and fctwice broke through for long runs and touchdowns. One of these resulted from a blocked play and a fumble, the quarterback picking the ball off the ground, dodging around the opposite end from the direction of the original play and running fifty-five yards for a touchdown.SchronU played a great game at left end, his tackling and dodging runs being the real feature of the play, although Riley, Jack Nesser and Mathews made some sensational runsThe game was clean and free from roughness. In fact the Tigers treated the visitors with every consideration, of which they were deserving owing to their plucky fight against such odd?. As a matter of fact the visitors displayed great nerve and fighting spirit all through the game. More than oncea Massillon hack, end or tackle would break clear of the line and defensive players, only to bejbrought down bj a hard tackle from tfce*back£fieid men.with the game against Toledo the Tigers will begin to demonstrate their real strength. Lineup and summary:Tigers.Broadway A. C.SchrontzL £E. IeheniaubMcNultyL TW. ReedMcFarlandL GLei herShiringCKerbyT. NesserR G* MohanMcChesneyRTKossonMerriam-WittmannR ESmithMoran-BastQ BBurgessRileyL HCollinsMatthewsR HT. KembleJ. Nesser-MoranF BF. SmithReferee- Morris,Head Lineman -Ballzly,Timekeeper—Coleman.Time of halves—25 and 1* minutes. Touchdowns—J. Nesser I, McChesney 3, Riley 4, Matthews 2, Moran 3, McFarland 1, Wittmann 1, Schrontz 1.As a preliminary to the Tiger game,
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Mon, Nov 06, 1905
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