The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1906-11-20
MASS|LlON
TIGERS ARE
DEFEATED


Canton Bulldogs for the crushing de-
feat of last year when they put the
bug" on the Massillon Tigers at
Athletic park yesterday afternoon.
The first step in the effort for the
worlds championship has been taken
by "Blondy" Wallace's sturdy gridiron
warTiors-the score, 10 to tells the
tale. But more is needed and the
honor will be annexed.
The biggest crowd that ever wit.
messed any kind of an athletic event
in Canton turned out yesterday; it IS
estimated that between 5000 and 1000
people were inside the grounds. No
official count was taken directly after
the game and only the estimated fig
ures 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 peo-
pie to attend the game. Interest was
not confined to Ohio by any means.
At 1880, one hour before the gates
were scheduled to open, people began
leaving for Athletic park. BY
O'Clock everything on wheels was in
use. All roads led to Meyers lake
and Athletic park. The street car
service was good-for a time, but as
usual when the biggest crowd deslreu
to go to the grounds, there were no
cars in sight.
City cars, interurban cars, Akron
cars, 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 jouTneyed to the grounds in
carriages, tallyhoes, 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 jam of vehicles,
horse and horseless. Carriages and
cars from Massillon poured into Mey-
ers lake at an early hour.
Everybody was confident. as they
always are before big game. Mas
sillon Tooters had money; Canton
people had money. Some was put up;
d
side Of the gridiron was a sea of or
ange and black, thousands of enthu-
siastic fans who journeyed from the
West End suburb expecting great
things from the Tigers-another such
a drubbing that they administered to
the Bulldogs last season.
Canton rooters occupied the south
c;a af Eo1J hn
being non-reserved. Both cities had
bands with them and during the long
wait until the game, it was a contest
between bands, each striving to see
which could turn out the best musical
productions.
A LONG WAIT.
The spectators had a long wait The
game was scheduled to start at
promptly o'clock but it was exact
ly 3 when Shiring kicked off. The
Canton team started for the grounds
in a special car but when the Tusca-
rawas street hill was reached, acci-
dent happened, several of the wires
being put out of business. The team
was held up for almost an hour and
the 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 o'clock. They
were greeted with rousing cheers
from the MassillOn contingent. The
team went through signal practice
and Davidson, the new punter from
Shelby, practiced kicking field goals.
Practice was as far as he went, how
ever. Coach Wightman had intended
to send the famous punter and drop
kicker into the game if they came
within striking distance of the goal,
but he was not called upon.
When the Canton team did finally
show up, there was a big demonstra-
ton! "Blondy' Wallace was the first
to make his appearance. Cheer aft
er cheer rent the air and when Stew
enson, Smith, Reynolds and the rest
of the Bulldogs made their appear
ance, 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 tightly that it was fairly i'm
possible 10 move. SO many people
bore their weight on the fences that
before the game was started most of
1t had been pushed over. A big squad
Of policemen was Oh hand and the
crowd was controlled. A solid line
OF blue coats guarded the broken
plac IS in the fences and the field was
kept clear of people.
WHEN CROWD GOT BUSY.
Olly once did the crowd encroach
on the playing space. Near the close
of the game after Maxwell made Mas
sillon's touchdown, the bali was lost.
Maxwell attempted to kick goal and
the pigskin went into the crowd. The
ball was not sent back and search
for it was started. II could not be