The Strasburg Tigers, Junior Jim Kuecher, leaps into the air for one of his special underhanded layup shots as Ed Bates of the Port Washington Purple Riders attempts to halt the shot. Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel of the Tigers, Nick Frank (12) and Tom Jones (14) of the Purple Riders get set under the basket. (The Daily Reporter Photo)
The Strasburg Tigers, Sophomore Jerry Froman, attempts to take the ball away from the Port Washington Purple Riders' Senior Gary Dichler as Reporter Photographer Ralph McKee records the action at Memorial Hall. Paul Frank moves in to lend a hand for the Purple Riders, while the Tigers' Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel (44) gets ready to break down the floor as Tom Jones and Ed Bates of the Riders watch in the background. (The Daily Reporter Photo)
The Strasburg Tigers Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel scores 22 points to lead the charge against the Port Washington Purple Riders in their 87-46 victory in the 1st tournament game for the Tigers. (The Daily Reporter Photo)
DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers staged a show of strength in their tournament debut at Memorial Hall last night and the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates and Dundee Bulldogs were shunted out of the meet as they absorbed their 2nd defeat. The League-Champion Tigers turned in a stunning all-around display of power as they sent the Purple Riders down into the Consolation Division bracket 87-46, moving into the semi-finals against the Tuscarawas Broncos.
The Baltic Eagles edged past the Pirates 63-59 and the Bolivar Cardinals slipped in with a 64-61 victory of the Bulldogs to win the right to meet in the 2nd game tonight. Fouls proved costly to both the Pups and the Corsairs as both clubs lost a majority of their starting lineup on personal fouls and were edged in exciting finishes. Port will go up against the Stone Creek Golden Panthers in the opener tonight, while the Midvale Blue Devils and Mineral City Tigers are scheduled to meet in the championship bracket contest on the triple-header.
The Strasburg Tigers (1-0) (19-2) (89-24) unleashed a crushing offensive attack that knocked the Port Washington Purple Riders (1-1) (15-7) (22-52) back on their heels after a nip-and-tuck 1st quarter. Sophomore Ed Bates was the only reason for the Port's 1st-period showing as he traded baskets with the entire Tigers lineup. Bates just couldn't miss as he tossed in 5 field goals to score 10 of the Purple Riders' 11 markers, while Jerry Froman, the Bengals' talented Sophomore starter, connected for 4 goals in that opening stanza.
The Orange and Black's balance gave Strasburg a 16-11 lead at the close of the 1st quarter and they continued to roll along at a smooth pace with Senior Jerry (Goose) Van Kaenel and Junior Jim Kuecher carrying the brunt of the load in the 2nd frame. The Tigers, missing very few opportunities to score, led 40-25 at halftime intermission. The Bengals attack crackled with efficiency in the 3rd stanza as Strasburg sizzled to a 54-25 lead in the first 3 and a half minutes.
The Riders, scoreless for the 1st part of the 3rd quarter, counted only 6 points for the entire period, while the Tigers whipped in 28 markers and were far out in front 68-31 moving into the final canto, Head Coach Ken Newlon's power-packed lineup stormed to a 79-33 lead in the 1st three minutes of the final quarter and then the Reserves took over for both squads as the crowd lost interest and drifted out.
Goose scored 22 points, Kuecher 19, Froman 16 and Senior Jerry Haswell 14 in the Bengal balanced scoring attack, while Bates, who got only 4 markers in the 2nd half, ended up with a total of 18 points to lead the Purple and White. During the regular season, Strasburg clocked Port Washington 88-53.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 85
Jerry Haswell 6-2-14
Jim Kuecher 8-3-19
Jerry (Goose) Von Kaenel 11-0-22
Jerry Froman 7-2-16
Gene Hensel 4-0-8
Wil Rieger 1-0-2
Bob Grimm 1-0-2
Don Weber 1-0-2
Bill Hensel 1-0-2
Lloyd Diebel 0-0-0
PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 46
Paul Frank 2-0-4
Bill McConnell 0-0-0
Vernon Glazer 0-0-0
Tom Jones 4-1-9
Ed Bates 8-2-18
Bob Welsch 0-2-2
Denver Glazer 0-0-0
Don Jones 1-0-2
Dale Veley 1-0-2
Nick Frank 1-0-2
Jerry Hannahs 2-1-5
Gary Dichler 0-2-2
STRASBURG 16-46-68-87
PORT 11-25-31-46
Saturday, February 19, 1955
Art Cicconetti, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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