DOVER - After trailing 15-11 at the close of the opening quarter, the Strasburg Tigers (0-2) (8-14) (81-22) surged back to grab a 24-23 margin by intermission in the 1st game of the 18th Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Consolation Tournament for 1952. But after that, with numerous shot rolling around the rim and then dropping off, the Tigers couldn't unleash enough power to turn the tide. Behind 37-35 at the 3-way mark, 4th-Year Head Coach Don Martin's charges knotted the count early in the final canto on a side shot by Junior forward Jim Weinmann and then went ahead 39-37 when Senior center Bill Von Kaenel hit from the pivot. But, the Bolivar Cardinals (1-1) (9-12) (47-40) came alive when their Senior center Cal Geckler and Senior forward Chuck Geers canned 2 field goals and Senior forward Bill Rex one to push the Cardinals in front to stay.
Strasburg's Freshman forward Jerry Haswell and Sophomore guard John Shetler came back with a bucket each to whittle the count to 46-42, but driving Junior guard Del Haut "swiped" the ball for 2 points and Geckler added a rebound shot to ice the tilt. Shelter scored the last basket of the year for the Tigers. Geers collected 13 points, Del Haut 11 and Geckler and Rex 10 each for the Red Birds. Shetler was high for the Tigers with 9 markers.
BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 49
Chuck Geers F 6-1-13
Bill Rex F 3-4-10
Cal Geckler C 3-4-10
Melvin Haut G 0-0-0
Wayne Kromi G 0-0-0
Bob Cramer G 1-3-5
Del Haut (309) G 5-1-11
STRASBURG TIGERS - 44
Jerry Haswell F 2-2-6
Jim Weinmann F 4-0-8
Eldon Mullett F 0-0-0
Bill Von Kaenel C 3-1-7
Jerry Von Kaenel C 1-1-3
John Shetler G 2-5-9
Max Bonifant G 2-1-5
Fred Peters G 2-2-6
Friday, February 15, 1952
Ray Stull, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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