31 - Midvale Falls To McConnellsville 36-31 (3-14-31)

DENNISON - The Midvale Blue Devils (8-1) suffered a defeat that was highly disappointing.  Hoping before hand to down The McConnellsville Raiders, the county lads went out and did it in the 1st half with a remarkable exhibition of superiority.  A lead of 20-12 was piled up at the half and Midvale led at the 3rd quarter 29-20.  So unusually well did the Blue Devils play...so smooth offensively and defensively...that not one personal foul was called on lthe boys in gold and blue until the 3rd quarter when R. Stevenson was nabbed for blocking.  More remarkable still, only one other foul was called on Midvale.

It was Steward, Raider flashy forward, who won the game for McConnellsville with 24 points, 16 of them coming in the 2nd half and 14 of thme in the 4th quarter.  His late period markers were all chalked up under the basket.  Midvale apparently couldn't even foul him.  The Blue Devils were led by the highly talented forward Baldwin and center Riker with 5 filed goals for 10 points and 4 field goals and foul toss for 9 points, respectively.  The Raider's Steward led all scorers with 12 field goals for 24 points, while forward Sims, guard Whitaker and guard Cochran each had 2 field goals for 4 points.

MCCONNELLSVILLE RAIDERS - 36

Sims 2-0-4
Steward 12-0-24
Carder 0-0-0
Whitaker 2-0-4
Glass 0-0-0
Coachran 2-0-4

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 31

P. Stevenson 0-2-2
R. Stevenson 1-2-4
Riker 4-1-9
Baldwin 5-0-10
Pizzini 1-1-3
Walker 1-1-3


PRIZES FOR WINNERS

McConnellsville, Class B Champion - Trophy by Tournament Manager McCarroll, ten gold medals and a bronze plaque.

Midvale, Class B Runner-Up - Trophy by Tournament Manager McCarroll, ten silver medals.

Clarence Gaskill (West LaFayette) foul shooting winner with 25 out of 30, gold medal and right to compete at Columbus.

Elmer Cordray (Dresden) 2nd in foul shooting with 23 out of 30, silver medal.

Dale Clark (Gnadenhutten) 3rd with 21 out of 30.  Clark won the county and Sectional events at Dover Tournaments.

REPORTER ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAMS

1st Team

FORWARD - Steward, McConnellsville Raiders
FORWARD - Riker, Midvale Blue Devils
CENTER - Baldwin, Midvale Blue Devils
GUARD - House, Senecaville
GUARD - Cochran, McConnellsville Raiders

2nd Team

FORWARD - Olis Channel, Senecaville
FORWARD - Carder, McConnellsville Raiders
CENTER - A. Ball, Caldwell
GUARD - Callentine, Newcomerstown Trojans
GUARD - Walker, Midvale Blue Devils

Honorable Mention

Milburn, Newcomerstown Trojans
Sims, McConnellsville, Raiders
P. Stevens, Midvale Blue Devils
Estadt, Caldwell


Monday, March 16, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

31 - Midvale Routs Senecaville 38-19 (3-14-31)

DENNISON - The Midvale Blue Devils (8-0) opened up the tournament at Dennison this morning with an easy 38-19 win in their semi-final fracas with Senecaville.  The Devils had little trouble with the conquerors of Gnadenhutten and led the entire route.

The 1st quarter yielded the winners a 7-3 lead which was increased to 10-3 at halftime, while they held their opponents scoreless.  Midvale coasted through the last half, leading 29-12 at the 3rd quarter and substituting nearly the entire 2nd team during the last period to save their 1st stringers for the gruelling final tonight.  The Blue Devil's head coach benched 2 regulars, guard Walker and center Riker, for this melee, probably with the foresight of tonight's game.  P. Stevenson nailed 5 buckets good for 10 points for the winners, while Oris Channell sunk 7 points, 3 field goals and a foul toss, for the Guernsey County lads.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 38

P. Stevenson 5-0-10
White 4-0-8
Baldwin 2-1-5
R. Stevenson 2-3-7
Pizzini 3-2-8

SENECAVILLE - 19

Olio Channell 2-0-4
Richey 1-0-2
Oris Channell 3-1-7
House 2-1-5
Rich 0-1-1


Saturday, March 14, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  Midvale, who's coach benched 2 of his players for rest, meets McConnellsville tonight in the District Class B Basketball Tournament Championship game.  The winner goes to Columbus. 

31 - District Tournament 1931

DENNISON - The Midvale Blue Devils, Tuscarawas County Champions, will open the District Tournament at Dennison at 12PM Friday against Belle Valley as a result of the Class B drawings last night at Dennison High School.  The Gnadenhutten Indians, runners-up to Midvale and one of the 4 qualifiers at the Sectional event that was held here in Dennison last weekend, meets Senecaville at 1PM Friday.  The Newcomerstown Trojans, Tuscarawas Counties other entry in the District Class B Tournament drew McConnellsville for the 8PM game on Friday.  The District Class B Tournament Champion will very likely be captured by a Tuscarawas County team, unless The Soulthern Division quints are much stronger than advance notices.  Oddly, there probably will be another Midvale-Gnaden game before the tourney is over.  If both these teams, lwhich played for the Tuscarawas County title, win their 1st games, they will meet Saturday morning at Dennison for the right to participate in the final tilt.

The Class B games will be "sandwiched" between Class A games, for which pairings have already been made.  The same officials, A.B. Long and P.W. Bacon, will handle all tournament games.  From 12PM Friday noon until 10:30PM Saturday night, there will be an almost continual program of basketball from which 2 teams, one in each division, will emerge as representatives of the District at the State finals in Columbus on March 20-21.  The Class B final game will start at 7PM Saturday night.


Wednesday, March 11, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  For Fridays games on 3-13-31 there was no score, no box score, or write up for that matter, on the Midvale vs Belle Valley game, but Midvale (7-0) was victorious.  Gnaden (4-2) lost to Senecaville 21-20, but there was no published box score or write up!  On Saturday, Midvale moved on to compete against Senecaville of which there was a box score and write up.

31 - Gnaden Sends Dennison Home 24-15 (3-7-31)

DOVER - The Gnadenhutten Indians (4-1) earned the right to mix with fast company at Dennison this week when they knocked off the Dennison Railroaders in the final tourney game at Legion Hall Saturday night by 9 points.  The losers did not take a bad beating however and up to the final minutes could have overcome the Indians with a little spirit.  They commanded a 5-2 lead at the quarter and a 9-8 margin at halftime.  Then the winners took away the lead and led at the 3 quarter mark 15-13 and finally, in the last minute of the 4th quarter, sank 5 points to turn a tight game into a drubbing.

Dennison's defense was especially tight, except for the last quarter and they held Gnaden to exactly 2 field goals in the 1st half.  Forward Gene Ridgeway led the Indians with 6 points, followed by Jack Hearing and Homer Kohl with 5 points each.  Dennison's center, Miller, picked up 3 field goals for 6 points leading his team.

GNADENHUTTEN INIDIANS - 24

Ed Riley 1-1-3
Jack Hearing 2-1-5
Clarence Fox 0-1-1
Gene Ridgeway 2-2-6
Homer Kolh 2-1-5
Perry Ames 0-4-4
Clark 0-0-0

DENNISON RAILROADERS - 15

Morgan 1-3-5
Hart 0-0-0
Maxwell 1-2-4
Ducerko 0-0-0
Miller 3-0-6
Van Lehn 0-0-0
Hamilton 0-0-0
Roseberry 0-0-0
Dangherty 0-0-0
Wolf 0-0-0



Monday, March 9, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  The Midvale Blue Devils (6-0) and Gnadenhutten Indians (4-1) now procede to the District Tournament in the city of Dennison.

31 - Midvale Trounces Carrollton 29-15 (3-7-31)

DOVER - The Midvale Blue Devils (6-0) continued their walloping ways at the Legion Hall Saturday night when they took the highly touted Carrollton Warrior aggregation into camp by a 14 point margin.  It was an exceptionally clean game with no player having over 2 personal fouls called on him and remarkable to the fact that not a single foul was called on anyone during the entire 1st quarter.

With the 1st whistle the winners unleashed their attack to gain a 6-2 lead at the quarter and an 18-6 advantage at halftime.  Second stringers were substituted freely in the last half for the Blue Devils.  Forward Baldwin led the way for Midvale again with 5 field goals and 1 foul for a total of 11 points.  Carrollton was led by guard-forward Hemming with 3 field goals and a single foul toss for 7 points.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 29

Riker 1-1-3
R. Stevenson 0-0-0
P. Stevenson 4-3-11
White 0-2-2
Baldwin 5-1-11
Walker 0-0-0
Baumholtz 0-0-0
Pizzini 1-0-2

CARROLLTON WARRIORS - 15

Bundy 0-0-0
Duvall 1-0-2
Hill 0-0-0
Hemming 3-1-7
Gould 0-0-0
Shultz 2-2-6


Monday, March 9, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

31 - Gnaden Swamps Malvern 46-30 (3-7-31)

DOVER - The Gnadenhutten Indians (3-1) humbled the Malvern Green Hornet quintet of Carroll County by 16 points in the final 1st round game, Class B at Legion Hall Saturday afternoon. 
The losers, who were handicapped by the sickness of a regular forward, were not able to withstand the sweeping attack of the Indians, who had their 2nd team on the floor during the entire last quarter.

Ed Riley, Clarence Fox and Gene Ridgeway were the big guns for Gnaden, while C. Artzner showed class for the losers with half his team's points.

The count was tied at the 1st quarter and the fans settle back to witness a struggle.  But then, the winners started sinking fielders with the greatest rapidity of the 12 tournament games and pulled away to a 23-13 lead at he half.  The score was 37-19 at the 3-quarter mark.  Forward Riley led Gnaden with 5 fielders and 4 fouls for 14 points, while center C. Artzner of Malvern had 5 field goals and 5 fouls for 15 points.

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS 46

Jack Hearing 3-0-6
Ed Riley 5-4-14
Bob Kennedy 2-0-4
Clarence Fox 5-0-10
Homer Kohl 0-0-0
Gene Ridgeway 5-2-12
Perry Ames 0-0-0
Clark 0-0-0
Don Crites 0-0-0
Merle Eaton 0-0-0

MALVERN GREEN HORNETS - 30

Nigro 2-2-6
Willis 3-0-6
C. Artzner 5-5-15
Burwell 0-0-0
R. Artzner 1-1-3


Monday, March 9, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

Other Saturday scores:

Cadiz 32 - St. Joseph's 15
Newcomerstown 31 - Millersburg 16
Carrollton beat Warsaw
Dennison beat Adena

31 - Midvale Slams Lakeville 36-19 (3-7-31)

DOVER - The Newcomerstown Trojans whipped Hopedale 36-19 in the 1st Saturday afternoon game of the North Eastern Ohio Sectional Tournament.  Following that game, The Midvale Blue Devils (5-0), Tuscarawas County Champions, ran rough shod over the Lakeville Panthers, Holmes County team, by 17 points.  The Blue Devils pretty much had things all its own way in the 2nd half; although, Midvale looked a tad ragged in the 1st two periods.  Head Coach Pilkington started his 2nd team players and the Blue Devils didn't get going until the 3rd period.  Forward-center Baldwin of Midvale led all scorers with 11 points, 5 field goals and a foul shot.  Forward G. Rush and center Bauers led the Panthers with 6 points each, all field goals.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 36

Kline 0-0-0
P. Stevenson 2-4-8
White 3-0-6
Riker 1-0-2
Baldwin 5-1-11
Walker 3-0-6
Pizzini 1-1-3
Baumholtz 0-0-0

LAKEVILLE PANTHERS - 19

G. Rush 3-0-6
Berkey 1-0-2
Ferris 0-0-0
Bauers 3-0-6
Miller 2-0-4
R. Rush 0-0-0
Wachtel 0-1-1


Saturday, March 7, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover

NOTE:  The following teams were entered in this tournament.

Adena
Cadiz
Carrollton
Dellroy
Dennison
Gnadenhutten
Hopedale
Lakeville
Malvern
Midvale
Millersburg
Nashville
Newcomerstown
Smithfield
St. Joseph
Warsaw

Friday Tournament Scores:

Cadiz 47 - Delroy 25
St. Joseph 40 - Smithfield 32
Millersburg 26 - Nashville 14

31 - All Tournament Honors 1931

DOVER - Tournament Notes:

...The Daily Reporter Trophy was shown to the crowd and announced as the prize for the winner, during halftime of the championship battle.

...J.A. Selzer, Bolivar, manager of the tournament, presented the Strasburg Tigers with the trophy awarded by The Daily Times for the League Championship.  The presentation was made to John Heid, center.  Mr. Selzer also gave to the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates the banner emblematic of the County Grade Championship.  The banner is an award of the County Athletic Association.

...The Reporter Trophy and the B. Toomey Trophy, given to Dale Clark, Gnadenhutten, during the halftime ceremonies, were presented by Hall Jenkins.

...WINS TOOMEY TROPHY - Dale Clark, Gnadenhutten, Saturday afternoon won his 2nd successive county foul shooting championship by tossing in 20 out of 25 throws at Legion Hall.  Clark was presented with the beautiful trophy awarded by the S. Toomey Company, Dover motor car dealers.  Clark last year won the trophy and the same lad who finished 2nd to him was also 2nd Saturday.  Galen Richardson of Baltic, Captain of the team, made good on 17 out of his 25 throws to cop the runner-up position.  Clark is not a member of the Gnadenhutten team.  His brother is a regular guard.

...The crowd for the final game, while taking up most of the seating space available, did not approach the audience which witnessed the Strasburg - Sugarcreek-Shanesville  struggle on Friday night.  Tournament officials estimated that 1,550 persons were in the building Friday night and several hundred were turned away.

...Midvale showed cleverness in shooting long ones in the 4th quarter when they were behind.  The Blue Devils not only made good on their lengthy heaves, but drew out the Gnadenhutten defense and then slipped under the basket for close attempts.

...The Reporter All-Tournament Team contains 3 Midvale players and 2 Gnadenhutten men on the 1st team, 2 from Strasburg, 2 from Sugarcreek-Shanesville and one from Dundee on the 2nd team.  Ten players are given honorable mention.

...Baldwin was by far the outstanding player of the tournament and looked like the most finished performer.  The sensational work of P. Stevenson, only a freshman, made it difficult to overlook him.  Pizzini was the outstanding guard of the tourney.  Perry Ames, consistently a good defensive man, gets the post he earned last year.  Homer Kohl, Gnadenhutten center, who was named on the 2nd team last year by The Reporter, finds a place on the 1st team this year because of his brilliant and steady play in every game.

...To Homer Kohl also goes the mythical title of Best Sportsman In The Tournament.  He played clean and hard and always had a smile when the game was tough.

...Rooters from Gnadenhutten, who follow their team with great enthusiasm, were confident of another county championship.  The reason?  Every Gnadenhutten player and booster had an Indian peney in their shoes.

REPORTER ALL-TOURNEY TEAMS

1st Team

Baldwin - Midvale Blue Devils
P. Stevenson - Midvale Blue Devils
Homer Kohl - Gnadenhutten Indians
Pizzini - Midvale Blue Devils
Perry Ames - Gnadenhutten Indians

2nd Team

Baker - Dundee Bulldogs
Jaberg - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
John Heid - Strasburg Tigers
Harmon - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates
Art Steitz - Strasburg Tigers

Honorable Mention

Wolf - Bolivar Cardinals
Gardner - Dundee Bulldogs
Sliffe - Dundee Bulldogs
Ed Riley - Gnadenhutten Indians
Clark - Gnadenhutten Indians
Walker - Midvale Blue Devils
Myers - Mineral City Tigers
Hothem - Mineral City Tigers
Bill Yates - Strasburg Tigers
Burkey - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates


Monday, March 2, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

9TH TUSCARAWAS COUNTY CLASS B BASKETBALL TURNAMENT 1931

1.  Midvale Blue Devils (Head Coach Pilkington) 4-0
2.  Gnadenhutten Indians 2-1
3.  Dundee Bulldogs 1-1
4.  Mineral City Tigers 1-1
5.  Strasburg Tigers 1-1
6.  Baltic Eagles 0-1
7.  Bolivar Cardinals 0-1
8.  Port Washington Purple Riders 0-1
9.  Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 0-1
10. Tuscarawas Broncos 0-1

MOST POINTS IN A SINGLE GAME

1.  Baldwin (M) 16
2.  Gardner (D) 16
3.  Baldwin (M) 15
4.  Myers (MC) 12
5.  Sliffe (D) 11
6.  P. Stevenson (M) 11
7.  Baker (D) 10
8.  Bradley (D) 10
9.  Ed Riley (G) 10
10. Owen Scheetz (B) 10

MOST FIELD GOALS IN A SINGLE GAME

1.  Baldwin (M) 7
2.  Baldwin (M) 7
3.  Gardner (D) 7
4.  Baker (D) 5
5.  Myers (MC) 5
6.  Ed Riley (G) 5
7.  Sliffe (D) 5
8.  8 tied with 4

MOST FREE THROWS IN A SINGLE GAME

1.  Owen Scheetz (B) 6
2.  John Hammersley (P) 4
3.  Homer Kohl (G) 4
4.  John Heid (S) 3
5.  Dale Rinehart (B) 3
6.  P. Stevenson (M) 3
7.  17 tied with 2

MOST POINTS IN THE TOURNAMENT

1.  Baldwin (M) 40
2.  Bradley (D) 36
3.  P. Stevenson (M) 32
4.  R. Stevenson (M) 23
5.  Gardner (D) 22
6.  Pizzini (M) 21
7.  Homer Kohl (G) 20
8.  Bradley (D) 17
9.  Myers (MC) 17
10. Riker (M) 16

MOST FIELD GOALS IN THE TOURNAMENT

1.  Baldwin (M) 18
2.  P. Stevenson (M) 13
3.  R. Stevenson (M) 11
4.  Gardner (D) 9
5.  Pizzini (M) 9
6.  Baker (D) 7
7.  Bradley (D) 7
8.  Myers (MC) 7
9.  5 tied with 6

MOST FREE THROWS IN THE TOURNAMENT

1.  Homer Kohl (G) 8
2.  Owen Scheetz (B) 6
3.  P. Stevenson (M) 6
4.  Baldwin (M) 4
5.  Gardner (D) 4
6.  JohnHammersley (P) 4
7.  Riker (M) 4
8.  7 tied with 3

ALL-TOURNAMENTS

1923 - Strasburg Tigers (1) (0) - Gnadenhutten Indians (0) (1)
1924 - Dennison Railroaders (1) (0) - Strasburg Tigers (0) (1)
1925 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1) (0) - Bolivar Cardinals (0) (1)
1926 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (2) (0) - Bolivar Cardinals (0) (2)
1927 - Strasburg Tigers (2) (0) - Gnadenhutten Indians (0) (2)
1928 - Strasburg Tigers (3) (0) - Dundee Bulldogs (0) (1)
1929 - Bolivar Cardinals (1) (2) - Midvale Blue Devils (0) (1)
1930 - Gnadenhutten Indians (1) (2) - Midvale Blue Devils (0) (2)
1931 - Midvale Blue Devils (1) (2) - Gnadenhutten Indians (1)(3)

TOTAL STANDINGS

1.  Strasburg Tigers (1923) 19-5 .792
2.  Midvale Blue Devils (1928) 8-3 .727
3.  Gnadenhutten Indians (1923) 12-7 .632
4.  Bolivar Cardinals (1923) 10-7 .588
5.  Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1924) 7-6 .538
6.  Dundee Bulldogs (1923) 5-9 .357
7.  Port Washington Purple Riders (1927) 2-5 .286
8.  Baltic Eagles (1926) 2-6 .250
9.  Mineral City Tigers (1923) 2-9 .222
10. Tuscarawas Broncos (1923) 0-9 .000

NON-LEAGUE STANDINGS

1.  Dennison Railroaders (1924) 3-0
2.  Newcomerstown Trojans (1924) 0-1
3.  New Cumberland Trojans (1927) 0-1
4.  Winfield High School (1925) 0-1

HIGH GAME ALL TOURNAMENTS

1.  Harland Sliffe (SS) (1927) 30
2.  Lester Price (D) (1928) 27
3.  Luke Warnes (S) (1925) 26
4.  Randall Gerber (BC) (1926) 21
5.  Jim Foster (S) (1923) 18
6.  Dan Meyers (SS) (1925) 18
7.  Harlan Richardson (B) (1927) 18
8.  LeLand Huth (S) (1927) 17
9.  8 tied with 16

HIGH FIELD GOALS ALL TOURNAMENTS

1.  Harland Sliffe (SS) (1927) 14
2.  Luke Warnes (S) (1925) 13
3.  Lester Price (D) (1928) 12
4.  Randall Gerber (S) (1926) 10
5.  Harlan Richardson (B) (1927) 9
6.  Jim Foster (S) (1923) 8
7.  Keene Van Curren (S) (1923) 8
8.  Dan Meyers (SS) (1925) 8
9.  8 tied with 7

HIGH FREE THROWS ALL TOURNAMENTS

1.  Van Adamson (T) (1929) 7
2.  Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1924) 6
3.  Dan Meyers (SS) (1924) 6
4.  Harland Sliffe (SS) (1927) 6
5.  Frey (D) (1929) 6
6.  Paul Sheetz (B) (1929) 6
7.  John Bond (P) (1930) 6
8.  Owen Sheetz (B) 6
9.  9 tied with 5

TOTAL POINTS

1.  Baldwin (M) (1929-30-31) 80
2.  Lester Price (D) (1925-26-27-28) 63
3.  Dan Meyers (SS) (1924-25) 62
4.  Harland Sliffe (SS) (1926-27) 57
5.  Ed Riley (G) (1929-30-31) 55
6.  Randall Gerber (BC) (1925-26) 54
7.  Moomaw (SS) (1926-27-28) 54
8.  Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1923-24-25) 50
9.  Jack Hearing (G) (1928-29-30-31) 45
10. Widder (BC) (1926-27-28-29) 44

TOTAL FIELD GOALS

1.  Baldwin (M) (1929-30-31) 37
2.  Harland Sliffe (SS) (1926-27) 26
3.  Moomaw (SS) (1926-27-28) 26
4.  Lester Price (D) (1925-26-27-28) 25
5.  Dan Meyers (SS) (1924-25) 23
6.  Ed Riley (G) (1929-30-31) 23
7.  Randall Gerber (BC) (1925-26) 22
8.  Widder (BC) (1926-27-28-29) 20
9.  5 tied with 18

TOTAL FREE THROWS

1.  Forrest Whitmer (BC) (1923-24-25) 18
2.  Dan Meyers (SS) (1924-25) 16
3.  Lester Price (D) (1925-26-27-28) 13
4.  Art "Dutch" Miller (S) (1929) 13
5.  Leland Huth (S) (1927) 12
6.  Homer Kohl (G) (1930-31) 12
7.  Haager (D) (1927-28-29-30) 11
8.  Jack Hearing (G) (1928-29-30-31) 11
9.  Randall Gerber (BC) (1924-25-26) 10
10. Bradley (D) (1930-31) 10

31 - Midvale Wins 9th Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament (2-28-31)

DOVER - The end of a two-year quest for the basketball title of Tuscarawas County came Saturday night at Legion Hall for the Blue Devils of Midvale (4-0) (8-3).  They defeated the Gnadenhutten Indians (2-1) (12-7), the team that cheated them out of the trophy last year, in a spirited championship battle.  Long shots in the final quarter gave the Blue Devils a lead which desperate efforts of last year's champions could not alter.  Midvale deserved the verdict, but it was a heart-breaker for Gnaden to lose.

The Indians went into the final canto with a 4-point lead.  Guard R. Stevenson banged away from mid-court and the lead was cut to 2 points.  Forward P. Stevenson, the sensational Freshman, dropped in a field goal from the center of the floor.  Guard Pizzini shot one from way back and the Blue Devils were out in front, riding high, wide and handsome.  A Midvale player let another loose fling from mid-court.  Fascinated and highly rattled, the Indians watched its flight.  It banged against the bank-board, slanted forward into the waiting arms of P. Stevenson and that young man leaped high to slip it through the hoop in a pretty follow-in toss.  Midvale led 23-19.  There were 5 minutes left to play, but Gnaden could score only one goal, a sucker shot by forward Clarence Fox who was sent in when Homer Kohl, Gnadenhutten's superb center, went out on 4 fouls.

Midvale did not stall.  The Devils went for the bucket.  Forward-center Baldwin tossed a foul, R. Stevenson dribbled under for a pot-shot.  Baldwin chalked another free toss and Pizzini followed with a foul toss of his own.  The final period was the last stage of the game which saw the Indians completely outclassed.  Probably the losers were somewhat handicapped by the absence of their All-Tournament forward from last year, Riley, who was withheld one period and was late in getting back in the game because of his 3 fouls.  Head Coach Pilkington, who guided Midvale to the championship, sent in a group that contained the name of only one regular, at the start of the title tilt.  Gradually, the regulars shifted into the game.  The move proved a good one because some of the 1st-team players rested nearly an entire period, while substitutes held Gnaden even.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 29

Cline 0-1-1
P. Stevenson 4-0-8
White 1-0-2
Baldwin 2-1-5
Riker 1-1-3
Walker 0-0-0
R. Stevenson 2-0-4
Pizzini 2-2-6
Baumholtz 0-0-0

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 21

Jack Hearing 0-0-0
Gene Ridgeway 1-0-2
Ed Riley 2-0-4
Homer Kohl 2-4-8
Clarence Fox 1-0-2
Clark 2-1-5
Perry Ames 0-0-0


Monday, March 2, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

31 - Midvale Survives 4th Period Scare Against Dundee 44-37 (2-28-31)

DOVER - Showing great superiority in every period excepting the final quarter, the flashy Midvale Blue Devils' (3-0) (7-3) won over the Dundee Bulldogs' scrappers (1-1) (5-9), by 7 points in the 2nd semi-final tilt of the county tournament Saturday at Legion Hall.

The great offensive combination of forward-center Baldwin and forward Freshman P. Stevenson, plus Midvale's smooth teamwork and clever passing was too much for the Bulldogs.  Long shots and some hard work by forward Baker and guard Sliffe enabled the losers to make the score closer in the final minutes when the Blue Devils practically had the tilt on the well known ice.  Dundee didn't score in the 1st quarter until the last 43 seconds, while Midvale garnered 11 markers.  Twenty to 12 was the margin held by the Midvale at the halftime.  It was 37-18 at the end of the 3rd quarter.  Sliffe, forward Bradley and Baker swung into action in the 4th quarter and dropped in goals from every angle to make the Blue Devils' victory less decisive.  Baldwin made 16 points for Midvale.  Sliffe and Baker scored 21 of Dundee's 37 markers.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 44

R. Stevenson 2-0-4
P. Stevenson 4-3-11
White 0-0-0
Riker 1-2-4
Baldwin 7-2-16
Walker 2-1-5
Baumholtz 0-0-0
Pizzini 2-0-4

DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 37

Baker 5-0-10
Sliffe 5-1-11
Gardner 2-2-6
Bradley 3-1-7
E. Rice 0-0-0
R. Rice 0-1-1
Burrell 0-2-2


Monday, March 2, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

31 - Strasburg Falls To Gnaden 18-14 (2-28-12)

DOVER - The Gnadenhutten Indians (2-0) (12-6), for the 2nd successive year, earned its way into the championship tournament game, Saturday afternoon at Legion Hall, by eliminating the Strasburg Tigers (1-1) (19-6) by 4 points, in one of the classic tilts of the annual cage event.  A great defense and alertness to seize every opportunity gave Gnaden's veteran team the opportunity of facing the winner of the Midvale-Dundee game for the championship.

Last year's title winners got off to a bad start by missing numerous pot-shots at the basket.  The Tigers led at the quarter 3-2, which clearly indicates the tight defensive ball played by both teams.  The count was knotted at halftime 7-7 with forward John Studer's goal from the side court tying the score just before time was up.  The same closeness of play marked the 3rd quarter.  Strasburg scored twice in succession, taking a lead of 11-9 before the period was well started, but guard Perry Ames and center Homer Kohl of Gnaden quickly tied things up again.  Each team had 11 markers as the 3rd period ended.  With the score tied at 13, Ames, ace Gnaden scorer, calmly tossed in 2 fouls to give the victors a lead never taken away.  With 2 minutes to play Studer scored a foul, making the score 16-14 still in Gnadenhutten's favor.  The Indians played with the ball in the back court, was forced out by charging Strasburg forwards.  The next time Gnaden had the ball they went for the bucket.  Forward Ridgeway of the Indians was fouled and put the game on ice with two foul tosses and only 3 second left to play.

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 18

Jack Hearing 2-1-5
Gene Ridgeway 0-2-2
Ed Riley 0-1-1
Homer Kohl 2-2-6
Clark 0-0-0
Perry Ames 1-2-4

STRASBURG TIGERS - 14

John Studer 1-2-4
Garver Miller 0-0-0
Bill Yates 1-0-2
John Heid 2-0-4
Verle Miller 0-0-0
Joe Steffe 0-0-0
Art Steitz 2-0-4


Monday, March 2, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

31 - Strasburg In Thriller Edges Sugarcreek-Shanesville 29-28 (2-27-31)

DOVER - Forward Bill Yates, red-headed and steel-nerved, last night stepped up to Strasburg's foul line in Legion Hall, calmly swished it through the net to give the Strasburg Tigers (1-0) (19-5) a one-point victory over the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (0-1) (7-6) in the best game this grand county tournament has offered to the present moment.  Situations make moments eventful.  Victory or a doubtful overtime period hung in the balance as Yates toed the mark to shoot his foul, committed by forward E. Penrod at the exact moment the timers were ready to shoot their popgun.  The delayed explosion of the aforementioned artillery occurred immediately after the ball slipped through the hoop.  Pandemonium reigned in the large section occupied by Strasburg.  If this tournament didn't end tonight with the crowning of a new champion and went on for a week, no better game would be presented before a larger or more enthusiastic audience.

They turned away several hundred.  Legion Hall was packed.  They sat on each other's shoulders, sat on the floor, on the laps of their neighbors, packed the aisles, jammed the exits, giving firemen grey hair.  And everywhere their was noise and the atmosphere was tense.  Add all this to the picture of a red-headed kid standing alone, with the game resting on his skill at making a free toss and you have a pretty good idea of what Bill Yates did for Strasburg...and to Sugarcreek-Shanesville...last night in a game making tournament history.  But, the glory doesn't all belong to him.  Thirteen lads of this game of games played brilliantly, hard and fast with never a lapse.

The losers dashed away to a 10-4 lead before the League Champions found their footing.  Staging a great comeback in the 2nd quarter, Strasburg began piling up points to take an 18-17 lead just before halftime.  The victors held a 23-20 advantage as the 3rd period came to a close.  In the final quarter with 6 minutes left to play, Strasburg had only a 28-24 lead.  Pirate guard Harmon cut loose from the foul line for a goal.  Then out of the game came guard Verle Miller for Strasburg and center Stevanus for Sugarcreek-Shanesville.  With a minute to play, guard Art Steitz followed Miller to the Strasburg's bench with 4 fouls.  Then slipped forward Burkey, Pirate flash , under the goal and the score was tied.  Penrod, sent in for Stevanus, fouled Yates as the gun was in the air.  And you already know that the young man made good.

The tournament today swung into the seni-final stages with Strasburg pitted against Gnadenhutten at 2PM this afternoon and Dundee meeting Midvale at 3PM.  The final match between the winners of these two struggles, which give indications of being a court classic, is set for 8:30 tonight.  The one great upset of the tournament occurred in the 1st game when Bolivar fell before Mineral City.  The Redbirds were off form and Elmer Kreis, mainstay at center, was ousted on personals.  Bolivar also made the mistake of attempting to stall too early with only a one-point lead.  Continual hounding of the ball and close guarding, coupled with the superb play of Hothem and Myers gave Mineral City their deserved win.  Midvale impressed with the easy fashion the Blue Devils disposed of Port Washington, 36-13, finished off Mineral City 46-20.  Gnadenhutten easily won over Tusky 31-22, but missed enough good shots to double that score.  Dundee played slow, smart basketball to win over Baltic 33-22.

The Strasburg-Sugarcreek game was marked by the small number of fouls called which clearly shows that both teams were playing superb basketball.  Only 19 fouls were committed by both teams during the entire game...quite remarkable for tournament play in a game so close.

STRASBURG TIGERS - 29

John Studer 4-0-8
Bill Yates 3-1-7
John Heid 1-3-5
Verle Miller 1-1-3
Art Steitz 2-0-4
Joe Steffe 1-0-2
Garver Miller 0-0-0

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 28

Jaberg 3-2-8
Burkey 3-1-7
E. Penrod 0-0-0
Stevanus 0-0-0
Bahler 2-0-4
Harmon 4-1-9


Saturday, February 28, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

31 - Midvale Slams Mineral City 46-20 (2-27-31)

DOVER - Baldwin, selected by The Daily Reporter as an All-Tourney forward last year, came into his own last night and led the Midvale Blue Devils (2-0) (6-3) to a rousing 26 point shellacking of the Mineral City Tigers (1-1) (2-9).  Baldwin, who has been troubled by a bad ankle, scored 15 of his team's points and was the main factor in insigating every floor play.  Forward P. Stevenson again showed his worth and Walker and Pizzini demonstrated that the Blue Devils have 2 of the best guards in the tournament.  Forward Hothem and center Myers again looked best for the Tiger tossers.

The count was knotted at 7 points when the 1st quarter ended, but Midvale held an 18-10 lead at halftime.  This was increased to 37-13 by the 3rd period.  Baldwin led all scorers for the game, while center Myers of Mineral City led his team with 5 points, 2 field goals and a foul toss.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 46

P. Stevenson 2-1-5
Riker 3-1-7
Baldwin 7-1-15
Pizzini 2-0-4
Walker 1-1-3
R. Stevenson 4-1-9
Baumholtz 1-1-3
Cline 0-0-0
Kalt 0-0-0

MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 20

Hothem 2-0-4
Easly 2-0-4
Brick 0-0-0
Martin 0-0-0
Myers 2-1-5
Jones 0-1-1
H. Williams 0-0-0
Riggle 1-1-3
Ackerman 1-1-3


Saturday, February 28, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio