Gnadenhutten Indians 1942 Tournament Cheerleaders: Jane Miller - Winifred Wolfe and Jean Kohl.
GNADENHUTTEN - In preporation of the County Tournament, 1st-Year Head Coach Ralph (Blondie) Gartrell has been working his squad on the polished boards. Gartrell came to Gnaden this year as successor to Ed Sears who resigned to enter the Air Corps after 4 years of coaching the Indians. He is a brother of Ken Gartrell who is the Head Coach at Dundee.
If returning lettermen mean anything the Tribe will be one team to watch in this year's tournament. None of the 11 boys now included on the Indian varsity team were lettermen from last season and 2 of them, Seniors center John Metzger (96) and forward Don Miller (21), won All-District recognition in last spring's tournament play.
The remaining veterans on the squad are Junior guard Ken Kohl (10), Junior guard Bill Lockett, Junior Ralph Long (9), Senior forward Bill Schreiner (10), Senior Dale Shull, Senior forward Al Galbraith and Senior Bob Kopp. Seniors Elmer Morrison and Glen Montague, other promising lads, complete the varsity squad.
This band of indians finished in 2nd place in the League race with a record of 8-2 last season and then went on to cop the Consolation Championship for the 2nd Consecutive year. This season they won the League title without a single loss with a record of 10-0. They won it all for their 1st ever League Championship. It's no wonder they are picked to win this year's tournament.
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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