Midvale High School Blue Devils Senior Forward Frank Baumholtz (The Midvale Marvel) had an off day as he sank 12 points (3 field goals and 6 free throws) in a losing cause against the Lockland Panthers 37-25 in the State Tournament at Columbus.
COLUMBUS - The Midvale Blue Devils (10-2) (26-4) fell short of their bid in the Class B Basketball State Tournament semi-finals when the Blue Devils were defeated by the Lockland Panthers 37-25.
Midvale's defeat was due almost completely to the Blue Devils being out-sized. Big and rangy, the Lockland Panthers kept control of the ball too much of the time, taking it at the centr tip and from both bankboards. Midvale; however, led the way, from the opening of the 2nd period until halfway through the third. The Blue Devils tailed 9-4 at the close of the opening period and then led 15-11 at halftime. They fell behind again in the 3rd which ended with Lockland sporting a 24-20 lead.
Another contributing factor to the defeat was the inability of Frank Baumholtz, the Blue Devils' ace scorer, to hit the hoop with regularity. Although he tallied 12 points, Baumholtz had a poor percentage. He was timely guarded, but got off many shots despite the check.
His work on Friday night; however, will lore for years. His constant stream of shots at the hoop had the scorers in the press box dizzy and declaring they wouldn't count the next one if it hit the bankboard or the side of the ring. He would go on to score 27 points. It is expected that that job and the game against Lockland will earn Baumholtz his position on the All-State Team.
The 12 points he tallied against Lockland pushed Baumholtz's total scoring for the State Tournament to 57 markers. He had 18 against South Amherst and 27 against Bluffton.
LOCKLAND PANTHERS - 37
Yockey 4-0-8
Drake 3-1-7
Bolser 8-1-17
Baker 0-1-1
Liebtenberg 2-0-4
Stillman 0-0-0
Bauer 0-0-0
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 25
Frank Baumholtz 3-6-12
John Hawkins 3-2-8
Dick Belknap 0-0-0
Bill Stevenson 1-1-3
Dick Taylor 0-2-2
Francis Herron 0-0-0
Monday, March 22, 1937
Clyde Shaffer, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
LOCAL STATE TOURNAMENT SATURDAY RESULTS 3-20-37
Hamilton 46 - Dover 40 (Class A)
Upper Arlington 43 - Lockland 25 (State Class B Championship)
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