33 - 2nd Tournament Update

DOVER - True to all predictions, the Bolivar Cardinals, Strasburg Tigers, Sugarcreek-Shanesvile Pirates and the Baltic Eagles advanced to the semi-finals of the Annual County Class B Basketball Tournament before 1000 fans at Legion Hall last night.  The play on Friday night, resulted as follows:

Bolivar 21 - Mineral City 19
Strasburg 35 - Port Washington 25
Sugarcreek-Shanesville 40 - Dundee 24
Baltic 48 - Gnadenhutten 25

On today's semi-finals program:

1:30PM  Bolivar - Strasburg
2:30PM  Sugarcreek-Shanesville - Baltic

Although there were no upsets, the Port Washington Purple Riders came near dumping the apple-cart in its game with Strasburg last night.  Head Coach Paul Roby of the latter team, which rules as a favorite to enter the finals, started his 2nd team and the Purple Riders went so hot against them that it took all the Tigers' Varsity could do to emerge victorious.  The Porters took an 8-4 lead in the 1st period and in the early minutes of the 2nd, when Coach Roby injected his 1st stringers, slipped ahead to a score of 15-9 before the Burgers could stem the tide.

When Baltic elimiated the Gnadenhutten Indians the last of the southern gentry left the lists and the new champion was destined to be one of 4 teams from the northern half of the county with Strasburg and Sugarcreek-Shanesville holding the upper hand.  Baltic, which turned in a rather sloppy performance against the Midvale Blue Devils Thursday, showed much more form last night and proved themselves real contenders for the honors at stake.

Sugarcreek-Shanesville showed the same smooth, rippling brand of ball against the Dundee Bulldogs that eliminated the Stone Creek Panthers the night before.

If Strasburg and Sugarcreek-Shanesville go to the finals tonight, they and Dundee will represent the county system in the Eastern Ohio Sectional Class B Basketball Tournament at Legion Hall Next week.  The arrangement is for the winner and runner-up of this tournament and the defeated team finishing highest in the League Standings be accorded that honor.  Dundee finished 3rd with Strasburg in 1st and Sugarcreek-Shanesville in second.


Saturday, February 25, 1933
Clyde Shaffer, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Baltic Ejects Gnaden 48-25 (2-24-33)

DOVER - The Baltic Eagles (2-0) (4-7) tightened up a loose offensive and ironed out several faults of the night before to steam-roll the Gnadenhutten Indians (1-1) (13-9) under a 48-25 score in last night's tournament play.  Although they started on the short end of the score and trailed 8-5 at the close of the 1st quarter, the Eagles spurted to a 6-point lead in the 2nd period and added to it consistently in the last half.

Baltic was ahead 20-14 at halftime and 37-16 at the 3rd quarter post.  Sophomore guard Paul Levengood and Senior forward Harold Huprich set the pace for the winners with 16 and 12 points, respectively.  Both had 6 buckets, while Levengood sunk an additional 4 free throws.  Senior elusive forward Bob Kennedy of the Indians, took honors for his team with 8 points collected on 3 baskets and 2 foul shots.

BALTIC EAGLES - 48

Harold Huprich 6-0-12
Bob Gerber 0-0-0
Henry Haas 3-1-7
Atlee Miller 0-1-1
Dennis Richardson 2-2-6
John Steiner 0-1-1
Paul Levengood 6-4-16
Marvin Ott 0-0-0
Junior Hahn 2-1-5

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 25

Bob Kennedy 3-2-8
Paul Kohl 0-1-1
Bill Willbarger 1-0-2
Ira Struchen 2-0-4
Melvin Struchen 2-1-5
Bob Gooding 0-0-0
Leonard Stroller 1-3-5
Earl Kennedy 0-0-0


Saturday, February 25, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Ousts Dundee 40-24 (2-24-33)

DOVER - The hard battle the Dundee Bulldogs (1-1) (7-11) was expected to give the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (2-0) (12-7) did not materialize until the final quarter of their game.  The Pirates won by 16 points with the final score showing 40-24.  The Bulldogs staged a 14-point rally in the final period, while holding the Creekers to three.  With their floor game still the class of the tournament, Sugarcreek-Shanesville took a 14-2 lead in the opener and doubled their count to hold a 28-8 advantage at the half.  They rumbled through the 3rd period in much the same way, pushing their score to 37, while Dundee added but 2 points.

Norris, fleet Sugarcreek-Shanesville guard, again led his team's scoring.  He had 11 points, captured on 5 buckets and a foul shot.  Pirate Forward Boyd "Doc" Burkey, scoring demon and forward Bradley of Dundee were 2nd high with 10 points each.  Although defeated, the Bulldogs still had a chance to qualify for the Sectional meeting of next week, providing Sugarcreek-Shanesville and Strasburg reach the finals, Dundee, by virtue of the highest League standing of the defeated teams, will be the 3rd team holding over.

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 40

Boyd Burkey 3-4-10
Nolan Blosser 4-1-9
Harold Logsdon 2-2-6
Alpeter 0-0-0
Norris 5-1-11
Prince Harmon 1-0-2
Miller 1-0-2

DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 24

Baker 2-1-5
Bradley 4-2-10
I. Snyler 0-0-0
Jones 0-1-1
Haager 0-2-2
Fetters 1-0-2
E. Rice 2-0-4


Saturday, February 25, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Strasburg Survives Thriller Against Port 35-25 (2-24-33)

DOVER - Port Washington Eagles (0-1) (2-7) whose stand against the Strasburg Tigers (1-0) (23-5) came near resulting in the only upset Friday in the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament at Legion Hall, but the Tigers put on the steam in the 2nd half to cop the contest by a score of 35-25.  Playing against Strasburg's 2nd stringers, the Eagles took an 8-4 advantage in the opening period.  Head Coach Paul M. Roby of Strasburg replaced the Reserves with the Varsity as the 2nd period opened, but the Porters continued its march until the count stood at 15-9 in its favor.  The Burgers rallied to cut the lead to 2 points as the half ended 15-13.  In the 3rd period the Tigers picked up the 2 markers they trailed and commanded a 25-21 edge as the final canto started.  Junior forward John "Johnny" Studer, Strasburg's ace, led the scoring with 12 points taken on 4 buckets and 5 foul shots.  His teammate, Sophomore center George Denzer, was 2nd with 8 points.  Senior forward Norman Glazer and Junior guard Lewis Decker led Port Washington with 6 points each.

STRASBURG TIGERS - 35

Adrian Miller 1-0-2
Bill Haas 3-1-7
Jim Dreher 0-2-2
John Studer 4-5-13
George Denzer 4-0-8
Golden 0-0-0
Elwyn Rieger 1-1-3
Fred Schenk 0-0-0
Foster Peters 0-0-0
Bill Jones 0-0-0

PORT WASHINGTON EAGLES - 25

Norman Glazer 3-0-6
Hartman 0-1-1
Sam Eckfield 2-1-5
E. Glazer 0-0-0
Doyle Welsch 2-1-5
Ed Dichler 1-0-2
Lewis Decker 2-2-6


Saturday, February 25, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Bolivar Edges Mineral City 21-19 (2-24-33)

DOVER - The Mineral City Tigers (0-1) (2-11), which failed to click successfully a single time in the season's League competition just closed, "found" itself last night and forced the Bolivar Cardinals (1-0) (12-8) to extend themselves to cop a 21-19 verdict.  Presenting their most stubborn ball of the season the Mineralites led 7-6 through the 1st period and maintained the game on even balance with the count tied at 10-10 at halftime.  Bolivar took a 3-point lead in the 3rd period, which ended 15-12 and kept to the front the remainder of the way.

Forward Wolf of Bolivar carried off scoring honors with 8 points, marked to its credit for sinking 3 buckets and 2 foul shots.  Forward Ackerman of Mineral City followed closely with 7 on 3 buckets and a free throw.

BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 21

Wolf 3-2-8
Elmer Kreis 1-0-2
Wagner 0-0-0
Class 1-2-4
Albaugh 1-0-2
Detrich 0-1-1
Beiter 2-0-4

MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 19

Martin 1-1-3
McKinney 1-0-2
Ackerman 3-1-7
Sattler 0-0-0
Sponsellor 1-0-2
Wilson 1-2-4
Fishley 0-1-1


Saturday, February 25, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  In the 1st year of the tournament (1923), Strasburg had hit for 52 points against Gnaden in the championship game of that year.  The 52 points held up until 1927 when the Sugarcreek-Shanesville team hit 61 points in a game against Tuscarawas.  This year, the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates came close to matching their own record when they hit 60 points against Stone Creek.  So, the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates still hold the record of 61 points held since 1927.

33 - Tournament Update

DOVER - A packed hall, filled with the roar of enthusiastic fans last night, greeted the opening of the Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament which will crown a county school system champion and qualify 3 teams for the Eastern Ohio Sectional Tournament at Legion Hall next week.

RESULTS OF THE 1ST ROUND

Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 60 - Stone Creek Panthers 19
Dundee Bulldogs 38 - Tuscarawas Broncos 18
Gnadenhutten Indians 49 - New Cumberland 27
Baltic Eagles 32 - Midvale Blue Devils 27

With the tournament machinery working smoothly, the games were played almost on the dot as scheduled and without an upset in the 1st night's play.  Four more games are scheduled for tonight with semi-finals tomorrow afternoon and finals tomorrow night.

SCHEDULED GAMES

Bolivar Cardinals - Mineral City Tigers
Port Washington Purple Riders - Strasburg Tigers
Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates - Dundee Bulldogs
Gnadenhutten Indians - Baltic Eagles

Sugarcreek-Shanesville, presenting a well-balanced combination and showing off to good advantage in the lop-sided victory over Stone Creek, youngest member of the county league, continues to be the heavy favorite of the lower bracket to reach the finals.  Strasburg, Champion of the League, plays its 1st game tonight and is the favorite to conquer the upper bracket to reach the final.  To do so it must defeat Port Washington and the winner of the Bolivar-Mineral City game.


Friday, February 24, 1933
Clyde Shaffer, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Baltic Eliminates Midvale 32-27 (2-23-33)

DOVER - Other teams in the tournament let go a sign of relief when the Baltic Eagles (1-0) (3-7) eliminated the Midvale Blue Devils (0-1) (8-5) by a score of 32-27 in the closest game on tap last night.  Midvale, long known as an upsetter, was considered the meeting's "Dark Horse."  The Eagles piled up an 8-point lead in the 1st half last night, but the Blue Devils cut it to 7 as the 3rd period ended and then cut it another 2 in the final canto with frantic efforts to rally out of defeat.

Baltic led 12-7, 22-14 and 30-23 at the period ends.  Forward Abbuhl of Midvale was the high scorer of the game with 10 points.  He was followed by Senior forward Henry Haas and Sophomore guard Paul Levengood of the Eagle team.  Both the latter had 8 markers.

BALTIC EAGLES - 32

Harold Huprich 2-1-5
Henry Haas 4-0-8
John Steiner 0-1-1
Bob Gerber 0-0-0
Dennis Richardson 1-4-6
Paul Levengood 4-0-8
Junior Hahn 2-0-4

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 27

Abbuhl 5-0-10
*Frank Baumholtz 2-0-4
Stansbury 0-1-1
McIntyre 1-0-2
Kalt 1-1-3
Keffer 2-1-5
Dragovich 0-0-0
Swinderman 1-0-2


Friday, February 24, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

*Not confirmed that this is The Frank Baumholtz!  But, everything points to it.

NOTE:  Baltic officially became the Baltic Eagles in 1932 during the fall baseball season when they showed off their new uniforms in a game against Port Washington, a game that Baltic won 8-2.

GAMES TONIGHT

6:30PM  Bolivar - Mineral City
7:30PM  Port Washington - Strasburg
8:30PM  Sugarcreek-Shanesville - Dundee
9:30PM  Gnadenhutten - Baltic

33 - Gnaden Blows Out New Cumberland 49-27 (2-23-33)

DOVER - The New Cumberland Trojans (0-1) (0-2), playing its 2nd Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament game ever, was eliminated by the Gnadenhutten Indians (1-0) (13-8) with a score of 49-27, but succeeded in winning the respect of other tournament teams in the game.  The score indicates a rather one-sided game, but the opposition given the Indians by the losers was more powerful than their 27 points reflect.  With ordinary shooting luck the newcomers would have made a real game out of the contest.  They rimmed a great majority of their shots.

The Indians took a 7-3 lead in the opening period and was ahead 20-6 at halftime.  They piled to their total to lead 36-14 at the 3rd quarter mark.  Senior Bob Kennedy, pot-hanging Gnaden forward, led the scoring with 16 points counted on half as many buckets.  His brother, Sophomore forward and Junior guard Melvin Struchen tied for 2nd high honors with 12 points apiece.  Nemetz and R. Shaffer were high for the Trojans with 10 markers each.

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 49

Paul Kohl 0-0-0
Earl Kennedy 6-0-12
Bob Kennedy 8-0-16
Bob Gooding 0-0-0
Bill Willbarger 0-1-1
Ira Struchen 2-0-4
Melvin Struchen 5-2-12
Leonard Stoller 1-0-2
Earl Gooding 1-0-2

NEW CUMBERLAND TROJANS - 27

Nemetz 4-2-10
Dutton 0-0-0
Ripley 0-2-2
Scott 1-0-2
C. Fry 0-1-1
R. Shaffer 4-2-10
Williams 0-0-0


Friday, February 24, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Dundee Takes-Out Tuscarawas 38-18 (2-23-33)

DOVER - The Dundee Bulldogs (1-0) (7-10), with one of the best teams it has had in several seasons, is expected to be the stumbling block for the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates when the two meet tonight.  Last night the Bulldogs stopped the Tuscarawas Broncos (0-1) (1-11) by a score of 38-18 with a nice exhibition.  Forward Bradley led the way for the Dundee club with 17 points scored on 7 buckets and 3 fouls.  The Bulldog-jersied boys of the north took a 10-2 lead in the 1st period, pushed it to 20-10 at the half and then added 5 points to their own total, while holding the Broncos to a measley foul shot in the 3rd.

I. Snyler, Dundee center, scored 2nd high to Bradley and had 6 points, the same number collected by forward Earl Schumaker of Tuscarawas.

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 38

Baker 2-0-4
Beechy 0-2-2
Bradley 7-3-17
I. Snyder 1-4-6
Haager 2-1-5
E. Rice 0-1-1
Fetters 1-1-3

TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 18

Earl Schumaker 2-2-6
Ray Wilkinson 0-0-0
Ralph Moore 1-3-5
John Reiser 2-1-5
Tom DeCotits 0-0-0
Francis Myers 0-0-0
Glen Reichman 1-0-2
Julius Picketti 0-0-0


Friday, February 24, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Slams Stone Creek 60-19 (2-23-33)

DOVER - Skimming along in easy fashion with power to spare, the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1-0) (11-7) disposed of the Stone Creek Panthers (0-1) (0-1) in the opening game of the tournament at Legion Hall last night 60-19.  Led by guard Norris of Sugarcreek-Shanesville, early began to pile up a long lead that removed, by the end of the half, any doubt concerning the outcome.  The Pirates took 15 points in the 1st period to the Panthers' four.  The half ended 34-6 and the 3rd quarter 53-11.

Head Coach Bahler of the Pirates, used his 2nd team during the final period and the Panthers counted 8 points against them...their biggest period of the game.  Norris of Sugarcreek-Shanesville was high scorer with 20 points made on 9 goals and 2 fouls.  Boyd "Doc" Burkey was 2nd with 12, six field goals.  Hawks, Cronebach and Wherley each counted 4 points for the losers.

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 60

Boyd Burkey 6-0-12
Prince Harmon 2-0-4
Nolan Blosser 2-0-4
Arnold 0-0-0
Harold Logsdon 4-1-9
Alpeter 0-0-0
Norris 9-2-20
Wilson Harmon 1-1-3
Miller 4-0-8
G. Finzer 0-0-0

STONE CREEK PANTHERS - 19

Hawk 2-0-4
Cronebach 2-0-4
Wherley 1-2-4
Witwer 0-0-0
Bolts 0-2-2
Burrier 1-1-3
Metzger 1-0-2


Friday, February 24, 1933
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

33 - 11th Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament

DOVER - Tournament time...the home stretch of the basketball season down, which all scholastic teams sprint for high honors, has arrived.  It will be escorted into Tuscarawas County for a 3-weekend stay at Legion Hall on Thursday night when the 1st game of the county Class B meeting is called.  With 12 teams entered, the county tournament has reached a new size.  Three of the 12 will be qualified for the Sectional Class B Tournament at Legion Hall next weekend which will have 19 teams entered in its competition.  Winners there will advance to the District meet at Dennison on the 3rd weekend.

The Strasburg Tigers, which just finished its 3rd consecutive League Season undefeated and the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates, 2nd-place club in the County League, are favored, as the tournament play opens, to travel successfully through both the County and Sectional meetings.  Both towns have teams that would cause many Class A quints plenty of trouble.  They have been cast in separate brackets and should meet in the finals.  Strasburg high's team, coached by Paul M. Roby, will receive the Sanitary Milk Company Trophy for winning the League Championship. Walter Geib local manager of the company, made the arrangement.  The tournament winner will receive the traditional S. Toomey Company Trophy, while members of the winning team will also receive individual medals presented by Walter E. Leiser, Inc.  The latter is a new feature of the meet.

Sugarcreek-Shanesville is scheduled to play the Stone Creek Panthers who is the infant member of the County League in the 1st game Thursday at 6:30PM.  The Gnadenhutten Indians will meet the New Cumberland Trojans who will be playing in its 2nd Tuscarawas County Tournament.

COUNTY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

THURSDAY

6:30PM  Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates - Stone Creek Panthers
7:30PM  Tuscarawas Broncos - Dundee Bulldogs
8:30PM  Gnadenhutten Indians - New Cumberland Trojans
9:30PM  Baltic Eagles - Midvale Blue Devils

FRIDAY

6:30PM  Bolivar Cardinals - Mineral City Tigers
7:30PM  Port Washington Purple Riders - Strasburg Tigers
8:30PM  Winner of Sugarcreek-Stone Creek game vs winner of Tuscarawas-Dundee game.
9:30PM  Winner of Gnaden-New Cumberland game vs winner of Baltic-Midvale game.

Doors at the gym will be open at 5:45PM, 45 minutes before the 1st game is scheduled.  Admissions will be 25 cents for students and 35 cents for adults.  M.P. Lohrman, Superintendent of the Strasburg Schools, is manager of the tournament.  Earl "Monk" Gross of New Philadelphia and "Ike" Boone of Canton will referee all games.

Sessions in the Sectional Class B Tournament, which will be held at Legion Hall on March 2, 3 and 4, will be held on Thursday and Friday evenings and on Saturday afternoon and evening.  Of the 19 teams entered, 6 are from Tuscarawas County:  3 from this week's tournament, Dover St. Joseph's, Dennison and Newcomerstown; 3 are from Holmes County:  The tournament winner and runner-up and Millersburg; 3 from Carroll County:  2 tournament teams and Carrollton; 3 from Harrison County:  2 tournament teams and Cadiz; 2 from Jefferson County:  both tournament teams and 2 from Coshocton:  a tournament team and Sacred Heart Catholic High School.  Drawings for Dover's Sectional, which will be managed by E.W. Blackstone of Dover High School, will be held at Legion Hall on February 27th at 7:30PM.

The 4 teams qualifying in the meeting will go to Dennison to participate in the District Tournament with 4 teams from the Caldwell Sectional Meeting there.


Wednesday, February 22, 1933
Clyde Shaffer, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

1933 TUSCARAWAS COUNTY BASKETBALL LEAGUE

1.  Strasburg Tigers 10-0 1.000
2.  Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 9-1 .900
3.  Dundee Bulldogs 8-2 .800
4.  Bolivar Cardinals 5-4 .556
5.  Baltic Eagles 5-4 .556
6.  Tuscarawas Broncos 5-5 .500
7.  Gnadenhutten Indians 4-6 .400
8.  Midvale Blue Devils 4-6 .400
9.  Port Washington Purple Riders 2-8 .200
10. Stone Creek Panthers 2-8 .200
11. Mineral City Tigers 0-10 .000

NOTE:  The Stone Creek Panthers are the latest team to
              join the Tuscarawas County League.

32 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates Fall 35-21 (3-19-32)

COLUMBUS - A defense that cracked in the 2nd half cost the Pirates of Sugarcreek-Shanesville (9-2) victory in a semi-final game at the State Tournament in Columbus on Saturday afternoon.  Ostrander eliminated the Pirates 35-21 and then lost to Castalia, the new State Champion, in the title contest Saturday night.  For 3 quarters the Pirates held Ostrander to a close score.  The victors led at the 1st period 12-6, but Junion forward Boyd Burkey dropped in 4 successive field goal's from long range and the score was tied at 15 at the half.

The Pirates still were within striking distance at the end of the 3rd period with Ostrander leading by only 23-19.  The losers failed to check their men in the final heat and Ostrander went on to win by a comfortable margin.  The Pirates tallied only one field goal in the 3rd and 4th quarters, a long shot by Burkey.  Burkey chalked up 2 free throws and center Harold Logsdon and Senior Captain guard Sylvester Harmon one each to make the Sugarcreek-Shanesville total 6 points for the 2nd half.  Senior Ken Ricker was chased on 4 personal fouls in the 4th period.  Burkey was high scorer with 6 field goals and 3 free throws for a total of 15 points.  Harmon and Senior guard Hugo Wassem, who played a sensational game throughout the tournament and was directly responsible for the 28-27 victory over Stewart on Friday night, each chalked a field goal.

Freshwater, Ostrander's great star, chalked up 10 points, but was topped by Hutchinson, who tallied 16.

OSTRANDER - 35

Harriott 3-1-7
Hutchinson 6-4-16
Crandall 1-0-2
Freshwater 5-0-10
Calhoun 0-0-0

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 21

Boyd Burkey 6-3-15
Ken Ricker 0-0-0
Nolan Blosser 0-0-0
Harold Logsdon 0-1-1
Sylvester Harmon 1-1-3
Hugo Wassem 1-0-2


Monday, March 21, 1932
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:

1ST TEAM

Forward - Mix, Castalia
Forwasrd - Hutchinson, Ostrander
Center - Slagel, Dayton
Guard - Freshwater, Ostrander
Guard - Shale, Garrett

Ostrander rose to great heights and placed 2 men onl the mythical All-Ohio 1st team.  Freshwater was the mainstay of the team and easily was the best hand at the tournament in dribbling the ball down the floor.  He even dribbled the ball back through his legs.  Hutchinson, from the same team, played brilliantly.  Ostrander has no home floor and its team goes to Delaware once a week to practice.

32 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates Wins 28-27 (3-18-32)

Members of the 1932 Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates, Champions of the Eastern District, basketball team photo.  Ken Ricker - Forward, Sylvester Harmon, Captain, - Guard, Harold Logsdon - Center, Vernon Finzer - Center, Hugo Wassem - Guard, Boyd Burkey - Forward (scored 363 points this season), Dean Norris, Nolan Blosser, Wilson Harmon, Prince Harmon, Head Coach Harold Sundheimer and A.C. Bahler, Superintendent of schools and former head coach of the Pirates.  (Friday, March 18, 1932)

COLUMBUS - The united roar of 6,000 fans filled the huge coliseum with a bedlam of sound here last night in tribute to the gold-shirted Pirates of Sugarcreek-Shanesville (9-1), who rallied around the goal in the last 2 minutes of play to defeat Stewart, 28-27 and win their way into the semi-final round of this 10th Ohio State Basketball Tournament.  Spectators, disinterested because the issue apparently had been decided, arose to cheer the game stand of a team that refused to acknowledge the possibility of defeat.  Trailing by 3 points and with less than 3 minutes of playing time left, the Pirates tried the score at 27 and won out 45 seconds from the final gun when Junior Forward Boyd Burkey toed the free-throw line and swished a charity toss through the net.  The Class B Champions of the Eastern District, who a moment before had been raging goalward, cooly stalled the final brief seconds, while the desperate Stewart Raiders frantically tried to gain possession of the ball.

But, victory went to the team that fought for it.  And, when Timekeeper A.B. Long's pistol cracked the Priates were given a great ovation by an audience that thrilled to another complification of the axiom..."A team that won't be beaten can't be beaten."  While Burkey's foul toss accountef for the story-book finish, the 2 timely field goals by Senior guard Hugo Wassem of Sugarcreek-Shanesville, put the Pirates back in the running.

The score was 27-22 in favor of the smart, smooth-passing Athens County aggregation and 3 minutes and 15 seconds of playing time remained when Wassem leaped high, intercepted a pass and dribbled half the length of the 75-foot court to sink a fielder.  Senior forward Ken Ricker was fouled and he made, good his free toss.  Wassem again broke loose from his guard position, headed for the goal to take a pass from center Harold Logsdon and tied the score with a neat sucker-shot.  Burkey, dribbling toward the basket in his deceptive fashion, was fouled by Ogg, Steward guard.  The Pirates' leading scorer, without hesitation, stepped to the foul line and wished the ball through the hoop.  Logsdon controlled the next tip at center and the Pirates retained possession of the ball and their one-point lead to the end.

At the finish, Head Coach Harold Sundheimer, Superintendent A.C. Bahler, and the Pirate substitutes and Trainers, Fritz Weber and Willard McKeever, who had given up hope of victory, rushed out on lthe floor to pound the backs of their scrapping favorites.  The victors won the support of a host of fans by their swirling finish and fans who prior to last night had never heard of Sugarcreek, nor of Shanesville, this afternoon will be rooting for a team that fights hardest when the going is toughest.  Stewart, save for the opinion of a few loyal Sugarcreek-Shanesville supporters who followed the team to Columbus, was heavily favored to win the opening encounter on last night's program.  The Pirates took a 6-4 lead in the quarter, Ricker, Captain Sylvester Harmon and Logsdon doing the scoring.

They fell behind in the 2nd period and the intermission found Stewart out in front 13-9.  The 3rd chukker saw the Raiders steadily gain a commanding lead and they led at the end of the period 19-16.  The scoring spree of the losers carried over into the 1st five minutes of the final session and they were out in front 25-16 before the determined Pirates began to whack away at the point-mountain in their brilliant rally.  Burkey, the sharpshooter, wasn't hitting with his customary accuracy and wisely refrained from excessive shooting, feeding the ball to his teammates.  Harmon and Wassem each made 3 field goals, but Wassem was high scorer with 9 points.  Every member of the team broke into the scoring column and each was an important cog in the machine that clicked so smoothly late in the contest.

A lot of our old friends are here at the tournament.  Earl (Monk) Gross, New Philadelphia, is one of the 4 referees.  Three officials handle each game, while the 4th rests.  County Superintendent of Schools, Charles Barthelmeh, member of the State Board of Control of the State Athletic Association, was among the rooters for the Pirates.  So were Principal W.E. Laws and Head Coach Pilkington of Midvale; Ernie Godfrey former Doverite and now Freshman Coach at Ohio State and Howard (Red) Maurer, Dover, coach at Washington C.H. of Fayette County.

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 28

Boyd Burkey 1-3-5
Ken Ricker 2-1-5
Harold Logsdon 1-1-3
Sylvester Harmon 3-0-6
Hugo Wassem 3-3-9

STEWART RAIDERS - 27

Gorham 5-1-11
Dean 3-1-7
Russell 3-1-7
Ogg 1-0-2
Rose 0-0-0
Copeland 0-0-0

Saturday, March 19, 1932
Hal Jenkins, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  PIRATES FACE TOUGH FOE IN OSTRANDER - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates were scheduled with Ostrander in the upper bracket Class B semi-final this afternoon.  The contest will start at 2PM.  Ostrander last night eliminated the crack North Canton quint 30-29 through the brilliant individual performance of Freshwater, who scored 19 points and will be a hard man for the Pirates to stop.  Freshwater is big and fast, a good shot and a superb dribbler.  Individually, he was the sensation of the tourney games last night.