DOVER - Opening sessions of the Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament offering 10 games will begin on Friday and Saturday (18 -19 February 1938). The tournament opens at Memorial (Legion) Hall here on Friday night with games at 7, 8, 9 and 10 PM and resumes on Saturday with games at 1,2,3,7,8 and 9PM.
The tournament draw saved the best until last on Friday night's program for spectators will have to wait until the 4th game before anything in the way of promise comes along---always of course, barring upsets. That 4th game pits the Midvale Blue Devils and the Baltic Eagles and starts at 10PM. In the opener, the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates meets the Mineral City Tigers at 7PM, while the Port Washington Purple Riders plays the Strasburg Tigers at 8PM and the Dundee Bulldogs hits the Gnadenhutten Indians at 9PM.
The 1st games on Saturday complete the 1st round of regular tournament games and opens the Consolation Division which qualifies the 3rd team for the Sectional Tournament jourst at the Hall on March 4-5.
Opening session of the tournament will be marked by the 1st appearance of the All-County Band organized by Harold Mohr, county music director. The band will play at all tournament sessions.
Official for the tournaent wll be Russ Stevenson of Barnhill, Ben Schreiner of gnaden and Ken Glasgow of New Philadelphia all 3 regular B League referees during the regular season.
Tuesday, February 15, 1938
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 18, 1938 SCHEDULE
Mineral City vs Sugarcreek 7PM
Port vs Strasburg 8PM
Dundee vs Gnaden 9PM
Baltic vs Midvale 10PM
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