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Neither Team Could Score inFirst Half.11 Four Hundred Fans Turned Out to See the Old Team Which*• Took the Championship Away Ifrom Akron Play FootballAgain—Manager Smith Well Pleased With the Team.• IIn tbe best game of the season on a1 I local gridiron, the All Massillon football team defeated the Akron Tigers I at the Massillon park Sunday afternoon by tbe score of 6 to 0. Altho a rough wind was blowing, which made it 1rather d sagreeable to witch tbe game, je four hundred loyal fans turned out to , see the old Tiger players who played , on the team which lowered Akron’s j colors four years ago and brought the 1 state championship to this cit;-, play ti again. Outside of hurdling, the game* was a good one. Many of the locals r*net having played before this season did not quite understand the new rules r5 whlgh prevent hurdling in any form. ^Asa result the All-Massillon team was lt;■penalized for about one hundred yards. 4 ’ I Ihe Akron Tigers won tbe toss and 1 ch se the north goal. Akron kick* dM* off to Massillon. *Ma sillon tried to * ■ gain ten yards thru Akron’s line, but *failed. Afen n tried to gain thru Mas- f 1 sillon’s line and also failed and was t forced to punt. Brown received the «ball on Massillon’s five yard line ard 3 brought it back fif.een yards. Getz 1 ’ hurdled the line and Massillon was c 3 penlt;lized fifteen yards. Bast punted 1 7 the ball, which was fumbled by an f ') Akron player and picked up by Clap-1 per. Getz hurdled the line again and ' Massillon was penalized twenty-five , ' yards. Bast punted and the pigskin was caught by “Fritz” Miller while'jon the run on Massillon’s ten yard rline Massillon fumbled on the five t 3 j yard line, an Akron player falling on f 3 j the ball Akroa was forced to punt, s Brown getting it on the fifteen yard 1* line. At this stage of tbe game Rod- f 1 way, righc guard for Akron, wasr knocked out, Staley taking his place i „ ‘ Massillon was again penal zed twenty- c : live yards for hurdling the line. Bast 11 ' iried to punt but was blocked, ho fall- P* Iing upon tbe ball. Massillon then r tried to get thru Akron’s line but lost the bull on downs. Akron was held °Pfor two downs and was forced to punt, j It was Massillon’s ball on the fifteen (j yard line. The timekeepers announced f, the first half over. The score Btood h All-Massillon 0, Akron Tigers*0. oAfter ten minutea’ rest both teams ' lined up again, each determined tnat 8 the other team should not cross its goal line. “Mully” Miller, who was ” p aing fullback, had his back injured, and was taken out of tbe game. Bast then played fullback and “Flax” e Miller piayed it ft end, and the game b went on in earnest. Massillon kicked h»off to Akron. Akroi was forced to c punt, Biown getting the ball on Mas- n sillun’s five yard l*ne. At this point ** ' the AllrMassilion players gathered a themselves together and went thru I Akron’s line time after time. The p I Akron team began to give way and the s All-Massillon team sent “Flax” Miller (1 over the goal line for a touchdown. flt; I Bast then kicked goal. The teams 11 limed up again but neither could get the ball over the line. With the ball ^ I in Mtssillon’s possession the time- s I keeper announced the second half over, ^ I much to the delight of the Massillon I foot ball enthusiasts. Brown, Bast lt;| land “Flax” M Her starred for the lo- p cals, while Bittner and Doerler were a I the shining lights for the visitors. £ Every member on toe Ail-Massillon 8 team played a star game and Manager ° Smith was well pleased with their °,I CJI work. Lineup und summary: 'nI Massillcn—6. Akron—0 ]€I Bast, Miller left end Silvernail a I Aittmann left tackle Bittn r oiI Vogt left guard Doerler PI Jones center BertscbI Ames, right guard Rod way,Clsppsr Staley igBonk right tackle Etzhola jrMiller right end Lavery dlt;Brown quarterback Dryer tcGetz left halfback MorrisI Featberingham right halfback Daley in I Miller, Bast fullback Swilk ’1Touchdown—”Flax” Miller. Goal pkicked—Bast. Referee—Moran. U’-I pire—Kodway. Head linesman—Baitz a]I ly. Timers—Coleman, Jenkins. Time t I ot halves—20 minutes. F
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Massillon Evening Independent
Massillon, Ohio, US
Mon, Oct 29, 1906
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