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mmCANTON, 10; MASSILLON, 5.Sweet revenge was secured by thefor the crushing defeat of last ylt;ar when they “put thebug” on the Massillon Tigersc*tthe f h eNorAthletic park ( sterday afternoon.The fnt f?tlt;*[) in the effort for the ■world’K championship has been by “Blond: ’ Wallace's sturdy gridironwarriors—the score, 10 to 5 tale. But more is needed and honor will he annexed.The biggest crowd that e ver witnessed any kind of an athletic event In Canton turne d out yesterday; it is estimated that between 6000 and 7000 people were inside the grounds official count was taken the game and only the estimated figures were given out.Canton was the hot bed of football talk yesterday; the streets and hotels were packed with people, both local and out of town, all talking football. From all over the country came people to attend the game. Interest was not confine d to Ohio by any means.At 11:3one hour before the gates were scheduled to open, people began leaving for Athletic park. By 1o’clock e very thing on wheels wan inuse. All roads if d to Meyers lakewas held up for almost an hour andthe Immense crowd at Athletic park was on the anxious seat, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the Bulldogs.The Massillon players were in the grounds long before 2 o'clock. They were greeted with routing from the Massillon contingent.team went through and Davidson, the* new punter fromShelby,Practice was as f; r as he; went, however. Coach Wightman to send the famous punter and drop.*iter hhhb within strikingIaand Athlet cservice was osual when thlt;The street car for a time, but as biggest crowd desirelt;iitc go to the grounds, there were no earn fn sight.City ears, ir.tervirban cars. Akron oars, Cleveland cars and every kind of cars available, were pressed Into service and then there were not enough to take care of the crowd. People Journeyed to the grounds In carriages, tallyhews, busses, cabs, autos and wagons, while shank's mare was not forgotten by any means. The open space! adjoining the grounds at Meyers lake was a jam of vehicles, horse* and horseless. Carriage's and cars from Massillon poured into Meyers lake at an early hour.Everybody was confident, as they always are before a big game. Mas-•illon rooters had money; Canton people had money. Some was put up; and a great deal wasn’t. The north side of the gridiron was a sea of orange and black, thousands of enthusiastic fans who journeyed from the West End suburb expecting great thinps from the Tigers—another such a drubbing that they administered to the Bulldogs last season.Canton rooters occupied the south and west, sides of the field, the latter being non-reserved. Both cities hadbands with them and during the long wait until the game. It was a contest between bands, each striving to seo which could turn out the best musical productions.A 1XNG WAIT.The spectators had a long wait. The game was scheduled to start at promptly 2 t’clock but it was exactly 3 when Shiring kicked off. The Canton team started for the grounds In a special car but when the Tuscarawas street hill was reached, accident happened, several of the wires being put out of business. The teamIgame if they came distance of the goal, but he was not called upon.When the Canton team did finally show up. there was a big demonstration! “Blondy” Wallace was the first to make his appearance. Cheer after cheer rent the air and when Stev* enson, Smith, Reynolds and the rest of the Bulldogs made their appearance, the rooters fairly got up on their hind legs and howled. Every sound was drowned in the cheering.The crowd was packed around the fences so tightiy that it was fairly im-possible to move. So many people bore their weight on the fences that before the game wan started most of it had been pushed over. A big squad of policemen was on hand and the crowd was controlled. A solid line of blue coats guarded the broken places in the fences and the field was kept clear of people.WHEN CROWD GOT BUSY.Only once did the crowd encroach on the playing space. Near the close of the game after Maxwell made Massillon’s touchdown, the ball was lost. Maxwell attempted to kick goal and the pigskin went into the crowd. The ball was not sent back and a search for it was started. It eoulel not be found; neither could a practice ball bo located. Then it was that the police lost control of the crowd. They scrambled over and tore down fences, all eager to reach the center of the field, whent the players and officials were discussing the lost ball. When the ball was finally found the policemen got busy and hustled the crowd back of the lines. Ail in ail, they handled the crowd very nicely.With the advent of the big stars into the Canton camp at State Col-Iege, Pa., last wreek, Massillon players and fans were loud in voicing their opinions that the condition of the Canton team would be practically the same as it was last year—a deficient knowledge of the signals. They claimed that team work would be lacking and that Massillon’s seasoned squad, who had played together since the beginning of the season, would have It on the Bulldogs to such an extent that Wallace's men would be simply overwhelmed.They made a big mistake, however. They found that the Bulldogs knew the signals; that they had team work down to a fine point; that they had the Tigers simply buffaloed. Two weeks of stiff training in the hills of Pennsylvania put the boys in the best!(Continued on ragy Six.)
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sat, Nov 17, 1906
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