The 1952 Baltic Eagles Basketball Team. FRONT: Francis Lembright (Manager) - Paul Reidenbach - Andy Huffman - Don Farnsworth - Ron Eckert and Fred Huprich. BACK: Earl Wallace - Dean Huprich - Tom Ott - John Torgler - Jim Syler - John Schlegel and Head Coach Doyle Shumaker.
The Baltic Eagles Junior center Jim Syler scored 18 points in leading his team to an important overtime win over a hot Dundee Bulldog team 65-64. Jim shows 31 points in 2 tournament games this year for an average of 15.6 points per game. He has accumulated a total of 285 points in total for the year.
DOVER - The Baltic Eagles (2-0) (14-6) (26-44) will be making its 2nd bid for the crown. It was back in 1938 when the Eagles were defeated in the finals by the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates...48-25. But last night, they truly looked like Champions because they had to beat a Champion crew in the Powerful Dundee Bulldogs (2-1) (17-3) (28-44).
Scoring into the torrid final canto trailing 48-43 after leading by 7 points at one juncture in the 2nd frame, 2nd-Year Head Coach Doyle Shumaker's Eagles, who came up with an unstoppable fast break, knotted the count at 48-48 early in the period after Big Junior center Jim Syler canned 2 set shots and Senior guard Fred Huprich netted one from the corner. Fred then came right back for another 2-pointer to give the Birds a 50-48 edge.
Then the Eagles' Sophomore center Dick Slemmer, Senior guard Merlyn Immel and Senior forward Louis Hostetler combined to put the Bulldogs back in command 55-50 midway in the period. At that point, the Dogs appeared to be invincible, but Baltic's Freshman center Errol Jacobs, substituting for Junior guard John Torgler who was benched with 4 personal fouls, hooked in a clever shot from the pivot to start the Eagles sky-bound again. Syler connected from the side, Dean Huprich rimmed 2 quick action shots on the fast break and Jacobs then stepped to the free throw line and cashed a free throw to boost the Baltic margin to 59-55 with less than 2 minutes left.
At that point in time, Syler went to the showers with 5 personals and Immel and Louis Hostetler added insult to injury by quickly meshing 2 fielders before the fiery skirmish ended in a 59-59 deadlock. It was Loris Hostetler who canned a sparkling push shot from the free throw lane to tie the score after Baltic's Dean Huprich tipped the ball out of bounds in a rebound tussle under the Dundee basket.
Dean opened the overtime with a drive-in and then came back to give Baltic a 63-61 lead after Dundee's Loris Hostetler knotted the count at 61. His twin, Louis, then made it 63-62 and then Sophomore center Weldon Flynn, who reentered the game, put the Bulldogs out in front 64-63 with less than a minute left. Fred Huprich iced the tilt with a corner shot and the Eagles stalled out the clock. And so, that spilled bottle of pop and David's earlier prediction of Dundee's downfall said it all.
However, it was Baltic's high percentage from the field coupled with its fast break that shoved 4 Eagles into double figure scoring. Syler set the pace on his deadly set shots with 18, Dean Huprich netted 17, diminitive Junior forward Paul Reidenbach, lead man on the fast break, had 14 and Fred Huprich 10. Scoring honors; however, went to Dundee's star Loris Hostetler, who created havoc under the boards in garnering 24. His twin, Louis and Immel had 10 points apiece and Slemmer dropped in 8.
Dundee won the regular season game 59-47
BALTIC EAGLES - 65
Paul Reidenbach F 5-4-14
Dean Huprich (364) F 8-1-17
Jim Syler (285) C 8-2-18
Errol Jacobs C 1-1-3
John Torgler G 1-1-3
Earl Wallace G 0-0-0
Fred Huprich G 5-0-10
DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 64
Loris Hostetler (298) F 10-4-24
Louis Hostetler F 4-2-10
Weldon Flynn C 2-0-4
Rich Slemmer C 3-2-8
Curt Beamer G 3-0-6
Rich Fruchey G 1-0-2
Merlyn Immel G 5-0-10
Thursday, February 21, 1952
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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