Midvale Blue Devil Guard Bill Stevenson scored 9 points (3 field goals and 3 free throws) in leading his team to the District Tournament Championship by ekeing out a 27-26 win over the Strasburg Tigers.
Strasburg Tiger Senior Center Ramon Renner gained game honors by scoring 12 points (4 field goals and 4 free throws) in a losing cause against the Midvale Blue Devils.
DENNISON - Right behind the Crimsons of Dover who beat New Philadelphia 33-24 in a Class A Championship game, came the Midvale Blue Devils (8-1) with Head Coach M.R. Helwig and his leading scorer, Senior Forward Frank Baumholtz. The Blue Devils were hit by the loss of their center, Dick Belknap, in practice before the final game and turned an ankle, stabbed through a tough and relentless Strasburg Tigers (7-1) to win the Class B Championship of the Dstrict in a thrilling duel which saw the Tigers, County B League and Tournament Champions go down 27-26. Midvale, in its victory over the Strasburg Tigers, was considered by authorities as the brainiest Class B five in the county, chalked up its 1st District Championship to the credit of Head Coach Helwig, a former Bolivar High School player now in his 4th year at the Midvale helm.
Midvale and Strasburg each eliminated Muskingum County teams Friday night to reach the District playoff. Midvale defeated the Hopewell Comets and Strasburg turned back the Philo Electrics. Saturday night was full of individual stars, but the brightest was Strasburg's Junior guard Charles "Babe" Reiger. Reiger held Midvale's Bauhholtz to just 7 points. And, that's an eloquent statement.
Midvale's Champions spotted Strasburg the center tip-off because of the injury to Belknap and with it much of the ball possession, but still had sure enough eyes to make the most of their opportunities. They trailed 5-3 at the 1st quarter, but reversed the situation and took a 12-8 lead in the 2nd as Baumholtz found the range and fanned in 1 field goal and 2 free throws, while forward John Hawkins contributed 1 basket and a foul and Herron chimed in with the 3rd bucket. Strasburg; meanwhile, was getting only 3 points, a field goal and a free throw from Senior Ramon Renner, star Tiger scorer, who was moved to the center position.
Strasburg overhauled the lead in the 3rd period and picked up 7 points to Midvale's 2 and swept back into the lead 15-14 as the period ended. The Tigers tied the count at 14-14 half way through the period and then forged ahead on a free throw by Renner just as the gun cracked. Stevenson, Midvale guard, supplied the punch that carried the Blue Devils to victory, as well as to the State Tournament, in the final frame. His one-handed attack brought 7 points to the book and paced his team to a 13-11 advantage for the period. Baumholtz contributed 2 free throws, center Francis Herron another field goal and guard Dick Raylor yet another basket.
Scoring honors went to Strasburg's Renner with 12 points. Stevenson was high for Midvale with nine. Baumholtz, who had tallied 73 points in 3 tournament games prior to the final was held to seven. "Babe" Reiger, Tiger sparkplug and guard gets credit for that. Reiger's game was probably the best of his career. He limited the great Midvale star to 14 shots and forced him to get them off in great haste. All the while he was gathering up 5 points for himself and holding Baumholtz is in itself a big game.
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 27
Frank Baumholtz 1-5-7
John Hawkins 1-1-3
Francis Herron 3-0-6
Bill Stevenson 3-3-9
Dick Raylor 1-0-2
Dick Belknap 0-0-0
STRASBURG TIGERS - 26
Paul "Pete" Haswell 2-0-4
John Miller 1-1-3
Ramon Renner 4-4-12
Charles "Babe" Reiger 2-1-5
Lloyd Haas 1-0-2
Garver Wallick 0-0-0
Monday, March 15, 1937
Clyde Shaffer, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
STATE TOURNAMENT THURSDAY 3-18-37
Midvale vs South Amherst
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