Baltic Eagles 1940 Basketball Team. FRONT: Chester Froelich - Don Huff - Harold Snyder - Harold Lahm and Myron Ott. BACK: Head Coach L.P. Wartininen (Denison University) Wallace Hahn - Bill Lint - Glenn Regula - Floyd Stein - Ray Young and Manager Bob Regula.
Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 1940 Basketball Team. FRONT: Don Hershberger - Merle Smith - Walter Zechiel - Nolan Kaser - Earle Smith and Manager Dean Kuhn. BACK: Manager Doyle Blough - Dale Studer - Junior Moomaw - Walter Blickensderfer (Blick) - Bob Espenschied - John Sundheimer and Head Coach Sylvester (Syl) Harmon (Heidelberg College).
DOVER - With a crowd of only 360 paid customers looking on Saturday afternoon, 3rd-year Head Coach L.P. Wartiainen's Baltic Eagles (1-0) (15-21) proved that this year's tournament is as unpredictable as next week's weather by coming from behind in the late stages of their game with the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (0-1) (30-18) to cop a 27-23 victory.
The Eagles served notice of the upset in the 1st quarter by taking a 9-7 lead, but Sugarcreek-Shanesville's attack bogged down in the 2nd period and the Pirates hit their stride to go in front by 14-12 at halftime. Midway in the 3rd stanza the Creekers had a 19-17 lead, but Baltic struck back and went ahead 22-19 before the Pirates were able to retaliate and the quarter ended with Baltic leading 22-21.
The final period saw forward Olin Kaser toss in a field goal to give Sugarcreek-Shanesville a one-point lead, but that ended the Pirate thrusts. Baltic went on to pile up a 27-23 lead, then stalled away the remainder of the game, turning down 3 free throws for possession of the ball.
Number 4 Senior forward Harold Lahm of Baltic led the scoring with 12 points and picked up game honors, while Kaser was high for the Pirates with 9 markers. The Eagles were assessed 18 personals, #11 Junior forward Glenn Regula and #7 Senior guard Don Huff leaving the game, while the Pirates had 15 chalked up against them, #12 forward Merle Smith and #10 center Walter Blick being chased. Baltic made 7 of 16 free throws and Sugarcreek-Shanesville 9 of 17.
BALTIC EAGLES - 27
Harold Lahm F 5-2-12
Bill Lint F 2-0-4
Glenn Regula C 1-2-4
Harold Snyder G 1-2-4
Don Huff G 0-1-1
Chester Froelich G 1-0-2
Myron Ott C 0-0-0
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 23
Merle Smith F 1-2-4
Olin Kaser F 3-3-9
Walter Blick C 1-0-2
Don Hershberger G 0-3-3
Earl Smith G 2-1-5
Junior Moomaw F 0-0-0
Walter Zechiel F 0-0-0
Monday, February 19, 1940
John Stratton, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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