DOVER - Choosing of an all Tuscarawas County mythical basketball quintet from the 10 teams that participated in the Class B Tournament at the American Legion Auditorium Saturday is not an easy job. Over 60 basketball players participated in the tourney games this season from those 10 teams and of that 60, to pick 5 of the best is a great undertaking. Some persons undoubtedly will be unsatisfied with the choosing of certain players for certain positions, while others will say "that was my choice." In choosing an all county team from the performance of the boys in tournament and in games this season, I would name Senior Leland Huth of Strasburg, Junior Harland Sliffe of Sugarcreek-Shanesville as forwards; Junior Paul Sundheimer of Stasburg as the center; Fisher of Bolivar and Williams of Gnadenhutten for the guards. Those 5 players, I believe could win from any other combination of floormen that one could chose from the 60 basketball players.
But, out of that 60 there are others who are excellent Class B floormen too. As a 2nd team, Moomaw of Sugarcreek-Shanesville and Junior Orval Deems of Strasburg, look like the next-best forwards. At center I would choose the elongated Junior Lester Price of Dundee, who has shown considerable ability all season despite the fact that his team was one of the 1st to lose in the tournament. For guards on my 2nd team I would choose Junior Stan Miller of Sugarcreek-Shanesville and Senior Walter Neidenthal of Strasburg. And that 2nd team would undoubtedly give the 1st team a real battle.
Huth on the 1st team is a real floorman and the writer chooses him as being the best man on the floor at the tournament. Leland is a very accurate shot and can play a wonderful floor game. It was this lad that caused Sugarcreek-Shanesville to go to pieces in the semi-final game. Huth could probably hold a forward position on Class A combines under proper coaching. Sliffe has been a scorer all season at Sugarcreek and was a scorer in the tournament as well. He scored 30 points Saturday morning when Sugarcreek whipped Tuscarawas 61-7. Harland plays a nice defensive game also.
Sundheimer is chosen for the center position because of his able showing over Kohl, the Gnadenhutten center on Saturday night. He held Kohl scoreless and went out and collected 7 points himself. Williams, Gnadenhutten guard is probably one of the best guards in the tournament. He was chosen mostly for his exhibition in the tournament games. Fisher, the other guard, has been playing a sweet defensive game at Sugarcreek all season and isoneof the best Class B guards in the county. Here they are:
1st Team
Leland Huth,Strasburg Tigers Forward
Harland Sliffe, Sugarcreek-Shanesville Forward
Paul Sundheimer, Strasburg Tigers Center
Williams, Gnadenhutten Indians Guard
Fisher, Bolivar Cardinals Guard
2nd Team
Moomaw, Sugrcreek-Shanesville Forward
Orval Deems, Strasburg Tigers Forward
Lester Price, Dundee Bulldogs Center
Stan Miller, Sugarcreek-Shanesville Guard
Walter Neidenthal, Strasburg Tigers Guard
Monday, February 28, 1927
Joe Williams
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
5th TUSCARAWAS COUNTY CLASS B BASKETALL TOURNAMENT 1927
1. Strasburg Tigers 4-0
2. Gnadenhutten Indians 2-1
3. Baltic Eagles 1-1
4. Bolivar Cardinals 1-1
5. Sugarcreek-Shanesville 1-1
6. Dundee Bulldoges 0-1
7. Mineral City Tigers 0-1
8. New Cumberland 0-1
9. Port Washington Purple Riders 0-1
10. Tuscarawas Broncos 0-1
MOST POINTS IN A SINGLE GAME
1. Harland Sliffe (SS) 30
2. Harlan Richardson (B) 18
3. Leland Huth (S) 17
4. Carl Messerly (B) 16
5. Moomaw (SS) 13
6. Paul Kennedy (G) 11
7. Howard Gerber (SS) 10
8. Zutavern (BC) 9
9. Lester Price (D) 9
10. Orval Deems (S) 9
MOST FIELD GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME
1. Harland Sliffe (SS) 14
2. Harlan Richardson (B) 9
3. Carl Messerly (B) 7
4. Leland Huth (S) 6
5. Moomaw (SS) 6
6. Howard Gerber (SS) 5
7. Bob Neff (SS) 4
8. Widder (BC) 4
9. Zutavern (BC) 4
10. 7 tied with 3
MOST FOUL SHOTS IN A SINGLE GAME
1. Harland Sliffe (SS) 6
2. Leland Huth (S) 5
3. Paul Kennedy (G) 5
4. Leland Huth (S) 4
5. 9 tied with 3
ALL TOURNAMENTS
1923 - Strasburg Tigers - Gnadenhutten Indians
1924 - Dennison Railroaders - Strasburg Tigers
1925 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville - Bolivar Cardinals
1926 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville (2) - Bolivar Cardinals (2)
1927 - Strasburg Tigers (2) - Gnadenhutten Indians (2)
TOTAL STANDINGS
1. Dennison Railroaders 3-0
2. Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 7-2
3. Strasburg Tigers 11-3
4. Bolivar Cardinals 7-5
5. Gnadenhutten Indians 5-4
6. Baltic Eagles 1-2
7. Mineral City Tigers 1-5
8. Port Washington Purple Riders 0-1
9. Newcomerstown Trojans 0-1
10. New Cumberland Trojans 0-1
11. Tuscarawas Broncos 0-5
12. Winfield High School 0-1
HIGH GAME ALL TOURNAMENTS
1. Harland Sliffe (SS) (1927) 30
2. Luke Warnes (S) (1925) 26
3. Randall Gerber (BC) (1926) 21
4. Jim Foster (S) (1923) 18
5. Dan Meyers (SS) (1925) 18
6. Harlan Richardson (B) (1927) 18
7. LeLand Huth (S) (1927) 17
8. 4 Tied With 16
HIGH FIELD GOALS ALL TOURNAMENT
1. Harland Sliffe (SS) (1927) 14
2. Luke Warnes (S) (1925) 13
3. Randall Gerber (S) (1926) 10
4. Harlan Richardson (B) (1927) 9
5. Jim Foster (S) (1923) 8
6. Keene Van Curren (S) (1923) 8
7. Dan Meyers (SS) (1925) 8
8. Moomaw (SS) (1926) 7
9. Moomaw (SS) (1926) 7
10. Carl Messerly (B) (1927) 7
HIGH FOUL SHOTS ALL TOURNAMENTS
1. Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1924) 6
2. Dan Myers (SS) (1924) 6
3. Harland Sliffe (SS) (1927) 6
4. Luke Warnes (S) (1925) 5
5. Luke Warnes (S) (1925) 5
6. Leland Huth (S) (1927) 5
7. Paul Kennedy (G) (1927) 5
8. 5 Tied With 4
TOTAL POINTS
1. Dan Meyers (SS) (1924-25) 62
2. Harlan Sliffe (SS) (1926-27) 57
3. Randall Gerber (BC) (1925-26) 54
4. Moomaw (SS) (1926-27) 51
5. Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1923-24-25) 50
6. Bob Neff (SS) (1925-26-27) 43
7. Jim Foster (S) (1923) 40
8. Luke Warnes (S) (1925-26) 38
9. Forrest Miller (SS) (1924-25) 36
10. Leland Huth (S) (1926) 36
TOTAL FIELD GOALS
1. Harlan Sliffe (SS) (1926-27) 26
2. Moomaw (SS) (1926-27) 25
3. Dan Meyers (SS) (1924-25) 23
4. Randall Gerber (BC) (1925-26) 22
5. Jim Foster (S) (1923) 18
6. Bob Neff (SS) (1925-26-27) 18
7. Forrest Miller (SS) (1924-25) 16
8. Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1923-24-25) 16
9. Luke Warnes (S) (1925-26) 15
10. 3 Tied With 12
TOTAL FOUL SHOTS
1. Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1923-24-25) 18
2. Dan Meyers (SS) (1924-25) 16
3. Leland Huth (S) (1927) 12
4. Randall Gerber (BC) (1924-25-26) 10
5. Walter Neidenthal (S) (1926-27) 9
6. Harlan Sliffe (SS) (1926-27) 9
7. Luke Warnes (S) (1925-26) 8
8. 4 Tied With 6
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