Berlin Blue Jays Forward Orus Weaver rang the nets for 14 points (6 field goals and 2 free throws) while leading his team to victory over the Gnadenhutten Indians 32-19 in the 1st Sectional contest of the 1940.
DOVER - The Gnadenhutten Indians (4-2) in tournament play last night seemed to have the edge on the small but fast Berlin Five, but was badly crippled by the absence of #10 Sophomore Center John Metzger, star pivotman, who was the Indians big gun when they won the Consolation end of the county tournament last week. Metzger has been ill since Monday with the flu and tonsillitis.
The Indians, much the taller team, swept into a 10-8 lead at the end of the 1st period and increased it to 17-13 at halftime and it appeared that the Holmes County team would be unable to stand the pace. But, the Berlin Blue Jays 20-3 throughout games played this year, kept plugging away and scored even with Gnadenhutten in the 3rd quarter, which ended with the Indians leading 25-21 and then came on with a rush in the final stanza to tuck the game away.
The period was several minutes old before Berlin tied the score with a bucket by guard Dean Hummel at 28-all and Weaver furnished a free throw and guard Owen Miller a field goal to give the Blue Jays a 31-29 lead before #3 center Virgil Allensworth dropped in a foul toss for Gnaden. Berlin started stalling, but the Indians grabbed the ball and took several close-in shots at the basket, but the ball rimmed the hoop and refused to go in. Hummel scored another point for Berlin as the game ended.
Personal fouls took their toll of the Indians in the last half, both #7 Junior forward Dallas Crites and #5 guard Earl Johnson hitting the showers, while Owen Miller was the only Berlin player to be ejected. Both teams scored even from the field, Berlin making 10 of 16 free throws against Gnaden's 7 of 12. Weaver led the Berlin attack with 14 points with Owen Miller contributing another 11 points. Number 9 Senior forward Ray Kennedy picked up game honors with 15 points (5 field goals and 5 free throws) for the Indians.
BERLIN BLUE JAYS - 32
Orus Weaver F 6-2-14
Hostetler F 0-0-0
R. Miller C 0-0-0
Dean Hummel G 2-3-7
Owen Miller G 3-5-11
J. Miller F 0-0-0
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 29
Dallas Crites F 1-0-2
Ray Kennedy F 5-5-15
Virgil Allensworth C 4-1-9
Earl Johnson G 0-1-1
Dean Mills G 1-0-2
Ken Kohl F 0-0-0
Al Galbraith F 0-0-0
Friday, March 1, 1940
John Stratton, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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