Gnadenhutten Indians 1926 Basketball Team. Front: Mr. Samuel Erskine (Assistant Coach) - Paul Kennedy - Russell Bennett - Paul Schreiner (Captain) - Clarence Uhrich - Elmer Dichler and Mr. Russell Kinsey (Manager). Back: Ralph Bennett - Walter Begland - Don Hamilton - Earl Kohl - Mr. Grant Dumbauld (Head Coach) - Bill Helter - Ben Pfeiffer and Gleen Gilmore.
DOVER - In the 1st afternoon semi-final Sugarcreek (2-0) (5-1) defeated Gnadenhutten (1-1) (3-3) and won the right to play in the finals during the evening. Moomaw, a forward, starred in the semi-final for Sugarcreek by dropping thru 7 field goals for a total of 14 points. Sophomore forward Harlan Sliffe the other Sugarcreek scoring ace added 5 points to his teams total by caging 2 field goals and adding a foul shot. Junior center Bob Neff added 4 more points and Sophomoe guard Stan Miller added another point to round out the Pirate scoring. Junior forward Paul Kennedy led Gnaden with 3 field goals for 6 points. Senior center Russ Bennett had a field goal and 2 foul shots for 4 points and Senior forward Elmer Dichler had a field goal and a foul shot for 3 more points ending the Indian scoring.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE - 24
Harlan Sliffe 2-1-5
Moomaw 7-0-14
Bob Neff 2-0-4
Oliver Watson 0-0-0
Stan Miller 0-1-1
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 13
Paul Kennedy 3-0-6
Elmer Dichler 1-1-3
Russ Bennet 1-2-4
Clarence Uhrich 0-0-0
Bill Helter 0-0-0
Monday, March 1, 1926
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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