Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 1947 Basketball Team. Galen Deetz - Myron Beechy - Harvey Showers - Dick Miller - Doran Immel - Bill Weiss - Alton Whiddon - Bill Willis - Clayton Deetz and Dick Sundheimer. Ed Hamsher, regular forward, was not present when the photo was taken. The Head Coach is Bill Ortt.
Midvale Blue Devils 1947 Basketball Team. Jack Davis - Roy Smith - Dave Rennicker - Bill Swaldo - Mike Borojevich - Jean Byers - Ron Pissocra - Walter Beahn - Jack Ford and Dan Carlisle. The Head Coach is Pete Wolfe.
DOVER - The Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1-0) (18-4) (43-27) took the lead in the 2nd quarter to out last the Midvale Blue Devils (0-1) (10-12) (41-22) last night at Memorial Hall 45-35. Sugarcreek-Shanesville had won their only game with Midvale during the season 44-33. Head Coach Bill Ortt's Pirate combine didn't obtain a comfortable margin over the Blue Devils until the last 4 minutes of the contest. Sugarcreek-Shanesville trailed the fast-passing and hard-pressing Midvale quintet 15-12 at the end of the initial period, but held a 22-20 intermission advantage and were in front 33-29 at the close of the 3rd stanza.
With 4 minutes left the count was 36-33, but then the Pirates lined up 9 straight points against the tired Midvalers. Junior guard Dan Carlisle, who led Midvale with 12 points, meshed 4 field goals in the 1st frame to put his team ahead. Following a free throw by Sophomore forward Jack Ford at the start of the 2nd quarter, the Pirates harvested 10 consecutive points, including 3 action shots by forward Bill Weiss, to assume a 22-16 edge.
The Blue Devils fought back and early in the 3rd period trailed only 25-24. Center Doren Immel's lay-in and 5 points by Weiss shoved the Pirates 5-points ahead and the closest Midvale got after that was in the opening minutes of the 4th quarter.
Weiss captured scoring honors for the duel with 20 points on 9 field goals and 4 free throws, while forward Ed Hamsher and Immel, who gave the Pirates a height advantgage meshed 9 apiece. Midvale's Ford trailed Carlisle with 11.
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 45
Bill Weiss F 8-4-20
Ed Hamsher F 4-1-9
Doren Immel C 3-3-9
Harvey Showers G 1-0-2
Alton Whiddon G 2-0-4
Rich Miller F 0-1-1
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 35
Jack Ford F 4-3-11
Walter Beahn F 2-3-7
Bill Swaldo C 1-0-2
Jim Golder F 1-0-2
Dan Carlisle G 6-0-12
Dave Renicker C 0-1-1
Bob De Mattio G 0-0-0
Ron Pissocra G 0-0-0
Roy Smith G 0-0-0
Mike Borojevich G 0-0-0
Friday, February 14, 1947
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: BAUMHOLTZ TO QUIT BASEBALL IF HE DOESN'T CLICK WITH THE REDS
When Frank Baumholtz, Midvale's most prominent sports citizen, departs about March 1st for Tampa, Florida and the Cincinnati Reds' baseball training camp he will be taking a decisive fling in the diamond sport. A star forward for the Cleveland Rebels professional basketball team, the 27-year-old Baumholtz will bid for a centerfield post with the Reds. If he doesn't click, Frankie declares he will forget baseball and confine his athletic activity to basketball because "I don't want to be a minor League baseballer".
Frank is no bush leager in basketball. After leading the Midvale Blue Devils High School to the semi-finals of the State Tournament in 1937 when he set a tournament mark by scoring 27 points, Baumholtz entered Ohio University. A lefthanded hook artist, Frank rolled up 1,095 points for the Bobcats in 3 years to set a school mark and gain the little All-American Cage Team. He also was chosen the outstanding player in the 1941 National Invitation Tournament in New York; although, his team was beaten by New York University in the finals. During a 4-year stretch in the Navy the 5-10 Baumholtz played basketball and baseball at Great Lakes before heading for Saipan and Iwo Jima as pilot of a ICI mortar ship.
Frank's baseball performance at Great Lakes resulted in a contract with the Cincinnati Reds, who sent him to Columbia, SC of the Sally League for seasoning. Baumholtz was the 2nd best hitter in the circuit with a .343 mark and led the loop with 43 doubles. Frankie now is the leading scorer for the Rebels, averaging 14 per contest. He will be able to compete in the playoffs of the Basketball Association of America before leaving for his baseball stint.
Frankie the son of Frank Baumhotz of Midvale.
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