DOVER - The Port Washington Purple Riders (1-0) (15-38) won the 1st game of the 28th Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament by a score of 54-35 over the Baltic Eagles (0-1) (24-41) as 4th-Year Head Coach Bray Toot's Purple Riders had little difficulty in subduing the Eagles as Senior forward Harold Weber, Junior center Bill Jones and Senior guard Bob Jones staged a 3-quarter scoring spree.
The Riders charged out of the gate with a 13-point scoring margin 15-2 to closeout the 1st quarter of play. By the end of the 2nd quarter, the Eagles closed that margin by 2 points 24-13 and looking ahead to the 2nd half battle. But, Port Washington came roaring back ending the 3rd stanza and staring at a 17-point lead 39-22 and more-or-less wrapping up the game as the Port Reserves began checking in during the 4th canto. Baltic scored 13 points in the final quarter, but the Port Washington Reserves closed out the game by scoring 15 points.
Hal Weber lead all scoring with 19 points, while his teammates Bill Jones and Bob Jones added 15 and 13 markers of their own. Sophomore forward Dean Huprich, Freshman forward Jim Syler and guard Wallace all were high for Baltic with 7 points each.
PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 54
Hal Weber F 7-5-19
Hal West F 1-0-2
John Hursey F 0-0-0
Bill Jones C 6-3-15
Bob Frank G 1-1-3
Jim Gallion G 1-0-2
Bob Jones G 6-1-13
Allen Corbett G 0-0-0
BALTIC EAGLES - 35
Sam Stauffer F 1-0-2
Jim Syler F 2-3-7
Dean Huprich F 3-1-7
Fred Huprich C 0-0-0
Wallace G 2-3-7
John Torgler G 2-2-6
Garland Burger G 2-2-6
Carl Everhart F 0-0-0
Thursday, February 16, 1950
Rex Ridenour, Sports Editor
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: JERRY BAIRD REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
School Superintendent Jerry Baird of Port Washington High School and President of the Tuscarawas County Teachers Associatioin, is a Republican candidate for nomination as State Representative in the May primary. Mr. Baird had been a teacher at Gnadentten High School just a few years earlier.
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