Midvale Blue Devils Senior Forward Frank Baumholtz (The Midvale Marvel) scored 27 points (10 field goals and 7 free throws) in wrapping up game honors while leading his team in slamming the Dennison Railroaders by 16 points, 50-34.
DOVER - A new all-time record for attendance at the Class B Sectional Basketball Tournament at Legion Hall was set Saturday night when 1,007 persons paid admission, according to D.C. Lemmon, Principal of Dover High School and Tournament Manager. The number brought the 3-day total to 1,928, the best attendance the meet has enjoyed in 5 of 6 years. Receipts totalled $599.20, also an all-time record. The attendance was 338 over last year and the receipts topped last year's "take" by $105.15, Mr. Lemmon said.
Two Tuscarawas County Class B League teams today were casting hopeful eyes on the District finals at Dennison this week-end and far-away glimpses at a trip to Columbus as a result of winning the Class B Sectional meet finals Saturday night at Legion Hall. The county's representatives will be the Tigers of Strasburg and the Blue Devils of Midvale both of whom went through all ball games Saturday night to eliminate the Tuscarawas Broncos and Dennison Railroaders, the latter defending Eastern District Champions.
Strasburg's 33-30 victory over Tuscarawas made it 3 straight for the Tigers over the surprising Broncos crew which pounded at Strasburg all through the tournaments, coming close "but" never winning. Midvale's 50-34 victory over Dennison was something of an upset, or at least the margin of victory was, but no ball club could keep up with the Blue Devils' Senior forward Frank Baumholtz and forward John Hawkins who poured so many baskets through the hoop they had Dennison dizzy. Both games were played through a bedlam of noise made by clamoring and cheering fans, 1,007 of who made the final night the most successful of the tournament. After the final game with Dennison, Midvale fans rushed to the floor to seize Baumholtz and Hawkins and carry them off on their shoulders. Many stayed late to enjoy the sweetness of victory and revenge, for it was Dennison that ruined Midvale's hopes just last year.
With Baumholtz furnishing the majority of the points and Hawkins setting off the spark early in the 1st quarter, Midvale held a 12-4 lead over Dennison as the period ended. Turning on the heat in a shooting exhibition that was comparable to Midvale's, the Railroaders put the game in a 20-20 tie at the half when center Rector smashed 5 field goals through the hoop and forward Hunter and guard Wanosik added 3 more action shots. Midvale's startling shooting exhibition, which by far topped anything seen at Legion Hall this year, continued even more fiercely in the 3rd period and the Blue Devils held a 37-25 lead at the quarter. Early in the 4th stanza, Dennison crept up to a 40-32 score, but Baumholtz and guard Bill Stevenson took charge, dropping in enough points to check the rally.
Baumholtz was high scorer for the game, making 27 points, while Hawkins dented the cords for 14. The total gave Baumholtz 52 points in 2 games and Hawkins 29 in 2 games. Joe Rector led Dennison's attack with 14 points on 7 field goals, while Hunter followed with 11 points.
Jimmy Morgan of New Philadelphia and Bup Miller of Beach City, refereed all games during the tournament.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 50
Frank Baumholtz 10-7-27
John Hawkins 7-0-14
Dick Belknap 0-0-0
Bill Stevenson 2-2-6
Dick Raylor 1-1-3
Arthur Price 0-0-0
DENNISON RAILROADERS - 34
Collins 1-2-4
Hunter 5-1-11
Lecce 0-0-0
Rector 7-0-14
Wanosik 1-0-2
Whitmire 1-1-3
R. Ramsey 0-0-0
Sells 0-0-0
Monday, March 8, 1937
John Stratton, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
DISTRICT' TOURNAMENT FRIDAY'S SCHEDULE 3-12-37
Strasburg vs Philo 6:30PM
Midvale vs Hopewell 7:30PM
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