56 - Second Round Of Tuscarawas Class B Tournament Tonight

DOVER - The high-scoring Port Washington Purple Riders and the smaller Baltic Eagles make their initial appearances tonight as the 34th Annual Tucarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament resume at Dover Memorial Hall after a one-night respite.  Head Coach Bray Toot's Purple Riders, who went over the 100-point mark on 4 occasions during the regular campaign, go against the Eagles in a regular bracket contest at approximately 8:45.

In the 1st game, a Consolation Division bracket fray, the Stone Creek Golden Panthers meet the Tuscarawas Broncos at 7:30 with the loser slated to drop out of the tournament.

The Riders of Port Washington won 12 of 18 regular season games and were 4th-seeded in the tourney drawings behind the Strasburg Tigers, Midvale Blue Devils and the Gnadenhutten Indians after finishing 4th in the County League.  On 4 occasions, all in loop competition, Port hit over the century mark including a 103-73 victory over the Flyers of Baltic late in the season.

Head Coach Jack Bellville's Baltic combine, with a 6-13 record, will enter the game as underdogs, but on the basis of the clean sweep of upsets on the 1st night of action, Port Washington is expected to encounter stiff opposition.

PORT WASHINGTON

Senior 6-1 Ed Bates 373
Junior 6-2 Nick Frank 267
Senior 6-1 Tom Jones 252
Senior 5-9 Bob Welsch 179
Junior 5-9 Denver Glazer 160

Baltic doesn't have a 6-footer in the starting array, but the Eagles have scoring balance.

BALTIC

Senior 5-11 George Regula 354
Senior 5-11 Jim Uher 330
Junior 5-6 Glenn Reidenbach 288
Sophomore 5-5 Ron Huprich 204
Freshman 5-10 Larry Ladrach 96

The Golden Panthers and Broncos split 2 regular season games, each taking 5 point decisions.  The Panthers, now with a 13-8 record, tripped Tusky 73-68 and then lost a return match 74-69.  The Bronco Busters have an overall record of 7 wins, 12 reversals.

Three games are booked Friday night when the Strasburg unbeaten Tigers and the Gnadenhutten Indians make their tournament bows.  The Defending Champion Tigers meet the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates at 7:45, while the Indians go against the Mineral City Tigers at 9:00.  The Baltic-Port loser meets the Bolivar Cardinals in a 6:30 Consolation Division contest.


Thursday, February 16, 1956
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio