The Mineral City Tigers Varsity Cheerleaders for 1952. Junior Ruth Shroyer - Freshman Jean Bartos and Junior Janice Bell.
The Mineral City Tigers Varsity Basketball Team for 1952. FRONT: Elmer Tope (Manager) - Gene Argento - Ellsworth Tope - Roger Wigfield - Bob Souers - Bill Crilley and Jack Wilson (Manager). BACK: Head Coach Al Prazuiak - Dwight Ickes - Lorin Shroyer - Frank Price and Dick McNutt.
DOVER - Headache pills, nerve potions and stabilizers will loom as "ports in the storm" this week. Cage mentors' ulcers will really begin to bark and growing anxiety among high-strung fans will see rabbits' feet, good luck charms worn and many an Amen said. This is the week of decision, of sleepless nights and foggy mornings. And it all adds up to either the week you have been waiting for or the one that scares you green.
Come Wednesday night the 30th Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament will separate the Cadillacs from the "also rans" in the semi-final round, with the Baltic Eagles clashing with the "hot" Dundee Bulldogs at 7:45 and the Tuscarawas Broncos squaring off against the Stone Creek Golden Panthers at 9:00. The Sectional Division Tournament aspirants will be unveiled on Saturday night when the Consolation final is staged at 7:30 and the battle for the 1952 crown at 8:45. The Sectional Division Tournament will invade Memorial Hall next week with 4 sessions slated on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.
The Broncos gained its berth in the semi-finals Saturday night when the Colts, who would have had a rigorous time hitting the side of a barn with a truck, turned in a mediocre 53-40 decision over the Mineral City Tigers. In the Consolation Division fight the Midvale Blue Devils were scared green by the brilliant performance of Senior center Cal Geckler and his Bolivar Cardinals before they grabbed a 59-50 triumph on their reserve strength and the Gnadenhutten Indians rolled over the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates 62-46.
Second-Year Head Coach Chuck Lorenz' Tuscarawas Broncos (2-0) (10-11) (39-37) opened up fast, but so did diminutive Sophomore guard Gene Argento of the Mineral City Tigers (0-1) (2-17) (12-44). Tusky's Junior forward Don Tharp broke the ice with a free throw toss, but Argento came right back to deftly dunk his 1st of 5 field goal shots in the 1st quarter to give the Tigers a 2-1 edge. Tharp and Senior forward Dick Ronald pushed it to 4-2 before Senior center Lorin Shroyer canned 2 from the pivot to put the Bengals ahead again 6-4.
Tharp tied the count and then gave the Broncos an 8-6 edge before Argento uncorked 2 straight from the side as Mineral City grabbed a 10-8 advantage. Tharp, Ronald and Junior guard Rich Hill ran the count to 15-10 and then Argento meshed 2 more...from the same spot...as the period ended 15-14...Tuscarawas. In the 2nd frame Argento failed and the Tigers trailed 25-18 at the half. He flickered in the 3rd stanza with a charity toss and potted one more fielder in the 4th for a losing cause. But, he led the Bengals with 13 points.
Although Tusky's big steeds, Sophomore center Harry Thompson, Ronald and Tharp, garnered 16, 13 and 12 points respectively, they mis-fired on many of the shots which they canned in defeating the Midvale Blue Devils. Coach Lorenz cleared the bench with 5 minutes left. The Broncos had a devil of a time with the Tigers during the regular season by just nosing out a 54-53 victory.
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 53
Don Tharp (265) F 4-4-12
Bill Wilson F 1-0-2
Dick Ronald F 6-1-13
John Adams F 0-0-0
Dave Myers F 0-0-0
Harry Thompson (260) C 6-4-16
Larry Myers G 0-1-1
Ralph Vesco G 2-0-4
Jim Henry G 1-1-3
Bob Briggs G 0-0-0
Jerry Briggs G 0-0-0
Rich Hill G 1-0-2
MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 40
Bob McNutt F 2-1-5
Roger Wigfield F 2-0-4
Lorin Shroyer C 4-0-8
Ellsworth Tope G 3-1-7
Bob Souers G 1-0-2
Gene Argento G 6-1-13
Frank Price G 0-1-1
Monday, February 18, 1952
Ray Stull, Sportswriter
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: This has nothing to do with the current tournament. Just a great photo shot of the Mineral City Tigers gymnasium during the regular season. Opposition unknown.
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