DENNISON - Head Coach Paul M. Roby's Tigers, who won the District Title last year and who have covered themselves with titles during Roby's regime, drummed up a distinct threat late in the 2nd quarter, but fell back when Dennison stiffened and beat it off.
The Dennison Railroaders (16-5) in the 1st quarter went on to lead 16-8 before the Strasburg Tigers (8-1) (24-2) made the bid with baskets by Seniors forward Maurice Bayer and forward Loren Miller and a free throw by guard Bob Dreher which promptly cut the Dennison advantage back to 5 points with the score 18-13. The period ended with the same margin between the teams; although, Dennison was then leading 20-15 and had outscored the Burgers 13 to 7. The Railroaders added 4 more points to their advantage in the 3rd quarter, collecting 12 points to Strasburg's 8. In the final chukker, which opened with the Railroaders leading 32-23, the winners tallied 15 points to the Tigers 11.
Forward Gene Wolfe, elongated Dennison Captain and his high jumping teammate, center Don Galbraith, set the pace for the victors, each collecting 15 points on 6 field goals and 3 free throws. Wolfe was banished from the game in the last minutes on personal fouls, the only Dennisonian to draw the number. Strasburg lost Miller and Senior center Lloyd "Mule" Haas, the latter going out early in the 4th period and Miller losing out at the end of the game with Railroader forward Whitmire scoring the game's final point on the free throw given him on the foul. Dennison caged 11 of 21 free throws and Strasburg collected on 8 of 15.
Referees Ray Scherrer of Columbus and A.B. Long of Newark, who worked the entire tournament and won loud praise from fans and coaches alike for their work, called 14 fouls against Strasburg and 12 against Dennison.
DENNISON RAILROADERS - 47
Ben Benedetto F 1-3-5
Gene Wolfe F 6-3-15
Don Galbraith C 6-3-15
Dean Hunt G 1-1-3
Dick Barth G 4-0-8
Paul Whitmire F 0-1-1
STRASBURG TIGERS - 34
Maurice Bayer F-C 4-2-10
Loren Miller F 1-0-2
Lloyd "Mule" Haas C 0-0-0
Bob Dreher G 4-2-10
Blake Roush G 1-4-6
Fred Yenny G 3-0-6
Bob Spidell G 0-0-0
Pete Welsch F 0-0-0
Monday, March 13, 1939
Clyde Shaffer, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
THE DAILY REPORTER ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
1ST TEAM
FORWARD - Gene Wolfe (Dennison Railroaders)
FORWARD - Maurice Bayer (Strasburg Tigers)
CENTER - Don Galbraith (Dennison Railroaders)
GUARD - Bob Dreher (Strasburg Tigers)
GUARD - Dick Barth (Dennison Railroaders)
2ND TEAM
FORWARD - Don Fitz (Philo Electrics)
FORWARD - Clark (Philo Electrics)
CENTER - Chess (New Concord Little Muskies)
GUARD - Dean Hunt (Dennison Railroaders)
GUARD - Lloyd "Mule" Haas (Strasburg Tigers)
NOTE: For our Dennison fans, the Railroaders went to Columbus and was one game short of the State Championship game.
Dennison 39
Harpster 34
Dennison 27
Dillonvale 22
Sandusky St. Marys 25
Dennison 21
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
North Canton 24
Sandusky St. Marys 23
(88th Annual State Boys Basketball Tournaments 2010)
THIS ENDS THE 1939 SEASON.
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