Doyle Shumaker has been the Head Coach of the Baltic Eagles for the last 3 years and feels he has another team that will be one of the front runners to compete for the 31st Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament Crown.
DOVER - Last year's 2 finalists advanced to the semi-final round in the 31st Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament last night in vastly different games. While the Baltic Eagles had things all their own way in defeating the Port Washington Purple Riders 71-46, the Stone Creek Golden Panthers, just as they did last year when they won their 1st Trophy in the history of the school, won the hearts of the crowd in Memorial Hall last night and came through with a 52-43 victory in a tight ball game that broke into pieces in the final canto.
The Strasburg Tigers will be back on deck tonight when they meet the Mineral City Tigers in the 2nd game of the evening. The 1st Consolation Division tilt will get under way at 6:30 with the Dundee Bulldogs and Bolivar Cardinals battling it out to stay in the tournament. The feature game of the evening will pit the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates up against the Midvale Blue Devils.
Third-Year Head Coach Doyle Shumaker's Baltic Eagles (1-0) (27-45) outclassed the Port Washington Purple Riders (1-1) (13-8) (17-48) just about all the way after a slow 1st quarter which saw the losers clinging on to a 4-point chance behind only 12-8. But with Senior forward Paul Reidenbach and Senior center Jim Syler clipping off a fast pace on the points, the Eagles pulled far ahead in the 2nd frame. Seventh-Year Head Coach Bray Toot of the Purple Riders put in a complete new lineup in an effort to get his chargers out of the doldrums as they trailed 33-20 at intermission.
But nothing worked for the Riders last night and they saw their chances go up in smoke as Baltic weathered a Port rally early in the 3rd stanza to keep the nets sizzling and go into the final canto leading 47-31. The roof fell in on Port Washington in the final canto and the Eagles easily won going away before a thin crowd of people remaining. All 5 of Baltic's starters were in double figures with Reidenbach leading the scoring with 17 points, Sophomore guard Errol Jacobs with 14, Junior forward Tom Ott and Syler with 13 each and Senior guard John Torgler with 11. The Purple Riders's were led by Juniors, guard Jim Landon and center Ken Huston, with 9 points apiece.
BALTIC EAGLES - 71
Paul Reidenbach F 7-3-17
John Schlegel F 0-0-0
Tom Ott F 6-1-13
Earl Wallace F 0-3-3
Jim Syler C 6-1-13
Andy Hoffman C 0-0-0
John Torgler G 2-7-11
Errol Jacobs G 5-4-14
Wayne Everhart G 0-0-0
Fred Syler G 0-0-0
Noah Beachy G 0-0-0
PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 46
Paul Frank F 1-0-2
Jim Parker F 0-0-0
John Kochner F 0-0-0
Larry Combs F 2-1-5
Ken Huston C 4-1-9
Homer Schwab C 1-2-4
Vernon Glazer C 0-0-0
Bob Gray G 3-0-6
Fred Welsch G 2-0-4
John Hursey G 3-1-7
Jim Landon G 3-3-9
Everett Matthews G 0-0-0
Thursday, February 12, 1953
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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