Strasburg Tigers Team Photo: Head Coach Paul M. Roby, Lewis Garber, Sam Schenk, John Studer, George Denzer, Bill Jones, Everett Bates, H. Garver Miller, Bill Haas, Herbert Dreher, Joe Steffe and Bill Yates.
DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers (3-0) (22-5) carried home 2 additions to their crowded trophy case Saturday night after winning their 2nd basketball championship of the season by coming from behind to defeat a crack Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirate team (3-1) (10-7), 34-32, in the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament final at Legion Hall. Head Coach Paul M. Roby's boys previously had won the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Season League Cup with 9 straight victories, their 3rd straight championship. Both trophies were presented following their thrilling win in the last game of a tournament that won't be forgotten soon. Not until after the game had ended did the champions chalk up their 34th point. Just as the final gun cracked Referee Earl Gross, who worked the entire tournament in his usual efficient manner, called a foul on a Sugarcreek-Shanesville player. The fans stampeded out on the floor, pounding the backs of the Strasburg players and yelling themselves hoarse. Finally a space was cleared about the foul circle and Sophomore forward John Studer, best all-around forward in the tournament, tossed in one free throw and missed a 2nd. But, the game had been already won. A crowd estimated at 1200, with not even standing room left, thrilled as 2 of the best teams that have ever met in the county tournament final, battled back and forth across the court. The fans made so much noise that players had difficulty in hearing the referee's whistle and the timers' horns. And there was occasion for the din. The lead changed hands with almost every basket.
Strasburg outplayed Sugarcreek-Shanesville in the 1st quarter, caging 5 field goals (4 of them by Studer) to one by guard Sylvester Harmon of the losers. The Tigers led as the 1st period ended 10-6. The Pirates garnering 4 points from the free throw line. Two fouls by guard Hugo Wassem and a goal each by center Harold Logsdon and forward Ken Ricker in the last 4 minutes of the 2nd chukker gave Sugarcreek-Shanesville a 20-16 lead to take to the dressing room at the intermission. Strasburg had led throughout the 1st half until Logsdon's goal tied the score at 16 all.
The runners-up increased their lead to 23-16 before Strasburg's scorers again broke loose. Senior center Sam Schenk finally tying the score at 25 all. Wassem caged a pot-shot just before the 3rd quarter gun to put the quick-breaking Sugarcreek-Shanesville boys out in front again. That 4th quarter had the customers in hysterics. Studer dazzled with a one-hander, tying the score. Schenk followed in a long heave with a 'sucker' shot, but forward Boyd Burkey, whose uncanny accuracy was one of the features of the tournament, tied it up again with a beautiful long shot. Harmon tossed a foul, but Schenk gave Strasburg the advantage again with a fielder. Studer broke for the bucket and caged another of his overhead fielders and the Tigers led by 33-30 with 2 minutes of playing time left.
With less than a minute remaining Burkey eluded Junior Joe Steffe, best of all defensive men in the tourney and caged a bucket from the side-court. Then came the gun and the foul toss by Studer. This duel between Steffe and Burkey saw 2 extraordinary players at their best. Burkey, who has averaged 17 points per game this season, was kept away from the basket and seldom given a net shot even from long range by the alert Steffe. That Burkey is a marvelous shot is attested by his 10 points, 9 of them scored in the 2nd half. And practically all of them were made from long range and without hesitation, because he was well covered by Steffe. Studer, clever with the ball, a good shot, aggressive and a fine defensive player, stole the scoring honors with 17 points, the product of several fielders and 3 fouls.
Studer made 35 points in 3 tournament games and was topped by Burkey, who chalked up 52 markers in 4 contests. He tallied 12 points against Port Washington, 19 against Bolivar, 11 against Tuscarawas and 10 against Strasburg. Studer made 13 points against Baltic, 5 against Dundee, playing only a little more than a quarter and 17 against the runners-up in the final.
Sugarcreek-Shanesville, drawn in the hardest bracket was forced to play 3 games, while Strasburg had to meet only 2 foes to reach the final. Sugarcreek-Shanesville walloped Port Washington 48-27; Bolivar, 40-23 and Tuscarawas 45-30. Strasburg downed Baltic 37-25 and eliminated Dundee in the semi-final, 33-12, with the 2nd team playing almost 3 full quarters. Head Coach Harold Sindheimer used his entire 2nd team the 2nd half against Tuscarawas in the semi-final game.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 34
John Studer 7-3-17
Bill Yates 2-1-5
Sam Schenk 5-0-10
Hrebert Dreher 0-0-0
H. Garver Miller 0-0-0
Joe Steffe 1-0-2
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 32
Boyd Burkey 4-2-10
Ken Ricker 2-1-5
Harold Logsdon 1-0-2
Sylvester Harmon 1-3-5
Hugo Wassem 3-4-10
DALE CLARK WINS 3RD FOUL SHOOT TITLE OF COUNTY
For the 3rd consecutive year Dale Clark, diminutive Gnaden lad, won the foul shooting championship of Tuscarawas County in the contests held Saturday afternoon at Legion Hall. Clark, speedy forward on the Gnadenhutten Varsity, was forced to shoot off a tie with Sidney Beachy of Dundee to cop the trophy presented by the S. Toomey Company of Dover. In 35 tries each made 30 and in the 15 extra shots, Clark tossed 12 and Beachy made 11. Donald Kreis of Bolivar was 3rd with 29 out of 35. Fifteen entered.
The Spidell Printing Company trophy was presented to Strasburg by John Spidell. Andrew Beechy, Dundee high principal, presented Strasburg with the Sanitar Milk Company trophy, awarded to the winner of the league title. Herbert P. Lohrman, tournament manager, awarded the foul-shooting trophy to Clark.
Monday, February 29, 1932
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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