The Gnadenhutten Indians 1952 Basketball Team. FRONT: Jim Shamel - Carl Gilmore - Ed Minteer - Carl Grosenbacher - Jerry (Ted) Martin - Ron Weston - Gary Struchen - Leo Porter - Bob Dallacheisa and Howard Weston. BACK: Head Coach Fritz Jacobs - Ron Gibson (Manager) - Theodore Gram - John Frank - Gary Parrish - Del Clark - Jim Hooker - Virgil Davis - Ivan Grusenbacher - Jenkin Williams - Rich Best - Paul McMullen and Jack McKeown (Manager).
The Mineral City Tigers 1952 Basketball Team. FRONT: Ellsworth Tope - Gene Argento - Roger Wigfield - Bill Crilley - Bob Souers and Elmer Tope (Manager). BACK: Head Coach Al Prazniak - Dick McNutt - Lorin Shroyer - Frank Price and Jack Wilson (Manager).
DOVER - Second-Year Head Coach Al Prazniak's Mineral City Tigers (0-2) (2-18) (12-45) last week said they would make trouible for someone, came through with an outstanding performance and nearly eliminated the Gnadenhutten Indians (2-1) (15-9) (47-40). The Tigers rolled to an 18-16 lead in the 1st quarter and battled the Indians neck-and-neck in the 2nd frame as the halftime buzzer saw the score tied at 26 and the Bengals still going strong.
Sparked by Junior forward Ellsworth Tope, who meshed 13 points and Senior guard Roger Wigfield, who collected 10 markers, Mineral City roared back in the 3rd stanza to grab a 38-36 lead going into the home stretch. But, Gnaden's height advantage took its heaviest toll in that last canto as as the Tigers netted only 5 markers, while the Indians of 2nd-Year Head Coach Fritz Jacobs were tallying 12.
Senior center Ron Weston and Sophomore forward Carl Gilmore sparked the Braves with 12 points each, while the Mineral City defense held Gnaden's ace, Porter, to just 8 points. And that's that! We, as well as the fans and players, had a rugged time...a lot of questions to answer for Ray Stull's son, David, you know. But we really gained something, after all. Last week he was talking about a $52 bicycle. But on the way home he talked about a basketball...the $10 brand, no doubt. Gnaden just got by Mineral City during seasonal play 41-39. The Tigers had a strong showing in the tournament for a team that lost 18 games this year.
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 48
Leo Porter (352) F 4-0-8
Carl Grosenbacher F 0-0-0
Howard Weston F 1-0-2
Carl Gilmore F 6-0-12
Ron Weston C 4-4-12
Gary Struchen G 2-3-7
Jerry Martin G 3-1-7
MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 43
Dick McNutt F 1-3-5
Ellsworth Tope F 5-3-13
Lorin Shroyer C 2-0-4
Frank Price G 1-0-2
Gene Argento G 4-1-9
Roger Wigfield G 3-4-10
Thursday, February 21, 1952
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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