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uI^ate Thursday night Manager Stewart, of the Massillon Tigers, made the statement to a News representative that “if Canton decides not tx play Massillon on Thanksgiving day, the whole deal for a number of games between the two teams will be called off.”Rather an inconsistent, not to say insane statement, when Manager Stewart has known for a week or more that the Canton team had closed a contract with the Eatrobe, Pa., team to play at Canton on Thanksgiving day.What for all these meetings, these letters and messages, the Tiger representatives have sent to Canton proposing meetings? Why should they endeavor to secure games with Canton prior to the big day; even come down off their high horse of demanding the big share of the receipts and agree to divide everything equally?It seems that the Massillon Tigers, the self-acclaimed world’s champions —the victorious Tigers, really feel a vague fear within them, when a meeting with the redoubtable Canton aggregation is mentioned. The strong galaxy of national stars that Coach “Blondy” Wallace has gathered about him, forming the Canton eleven, has brought fear to the hearts of the Mas-no; we will meet you or we won't? That would really be the best thing to do, Mr. Stewart!Canton Plays at Mounds-ville, W. Va.,Today and at Toledo on Sunday. Canton Fans Will See GamesYesterday afternoon the Canton football team, led by Coach Wallace, left I over the W. L. E. railroad for Moundsville, W. Va., where they will play the Moundsville team this afternoon. The team at that place has been putting in many hours of prac-sillon backers and although it will. tice of late and expects to put up quite mean a loss financially they evidently a fight against the famous Canton prefer to lose the dollars to losing I team, although hardly expecting to the championship. defeat it.A big loss is staring tbe backers of This evening after the game, the the orange and black team in the face Canton footballlsts will go fromfif they refuse to come to fair and square terms and meet Canton in two games previous to Thanksgiving day,for as yet they have not secured a team to play the Tigers on the big day and even if they should at the lastMoundsville to Wheeling nearby and frryn there to Pittsburg, where they will take the limited on the Pennsylvania for Toledo, where the Canton eleven will play the Toledo A. C. team Sunday afternoon. A number of Can-minute be able to bring a team that! ton fans will leave for Toledo latehits any semblance of strengtn to battle against the Tigers on Thanksgiving. nothing like the crowd that would gather to see Canton play Massillon, will gather for the fray.The management of the Tigers has announced their schedule. Three dates in it are marked “open,” including Thanksgiving day. Pray, whom do they exiect to play on these dates? Perhaps they will play tue Massillon Independents, the Tindall Timers or some Massillon amateur aggregation. A fourth date, Wednesuay,October 27 la marked “lAtrobe, ’ with aquestion mark behind it. Canton’s contract with l^itribe says that the Pennsylvania team shall not play the Tigers. but only Canton. This leaves lour dates for the Tigers to fill. On October 31 the team is supposed to play at Cleveland. Again we ask, who will they play? Why not announce the name of the team. Surely It la not the Carlisle Indians for they have announced they will not play professional teams. Perhaps some Cleveland amateur or high school team.It i* admitted everywhere, however, that Canton and 1 strobe, playing at Athletic park, will draw an enormous crowd, surpassing any crowd the West End City can turn out. no matter w hat team they secure as opponents.It would give Manager Stewart’s stock quite a boost both in Massillon and Canton should he come to the front and make some sort of a permanent arrangement with Canton. Either state openly that the two teams will or they will not meet. Calling Canton parties traitors, crooks, crlnv-inals and hurling miscellaneous epithets through Massillon newsjapera will do no good, and only remind one of a sickly looking specimen of manhood. lioldly calling a hulking pugilist a rascally scoundrel!—OVKK THRTELEPHONE.Why not come out and say yes orthis evening and more early Sunday morning.Until further noticethewill be openMonday, Wednesday and Saturday nights with music.Tuesday, Thursday and Friday afternoons and evenings without music.Instructors will be present to teach all who wish to learn roller skating.Finest floor in the city.Admission, 10c.Skates, 15c.THE COLISEUM RINK,West Seventh St.!V ,II. F. UNKEFERREAL ESTATE s . X*and Insurance ”4M FOLWktL »U!LD7ng' xStark Phont $1*. Main 101S-K 1♦
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Canton Morning News
Canton, Ohio, US
Sat, Oct 13, 1906
Page 6
Full Page
Clipped by
Gregg F.
GA, USA 30 Nov 2019
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