Head Coach Tom Bellville of the 1959 Baltic Eagles Basketball Team. Tom took over for his brother, Jack Bellville, who coached the team for the last 2 years. (Photo...Baltic High School Memory Book)
DOVER - After 4 games Baltic's new cage mentor, Tom Bellville, is still looking for a "take charge" performer. "We have several boys who have shown the quality of leadership at times thus far, but there's no one player who actually stands out above the others," he explained.
"And to have a consistent winner week after week, you need someone who is a good ball handler as well as a team leader when he is on the floor," added Bellville. Already "veterans" of the court game with 4 games behind them and looking towards Friday night for an invasion of the Gnadenhutten Indians and their 1st County League battle. The Eagles include 3 returning letter winners as well.
In John Rice, 5-11 Junior forward, Bellville has one of the hottest shooters in the area. John was among the leaders in scoring last season when he amassed 405 points. He already has his eye adjusted hoopward, having totaled 107 points in the 4 contests.
Sam Jacobs rattled the nets for 245 points last season. The only Senior on the team, he stands 6-0 and has been playing at a forward post.
The other vet is Gary Gerber, a 5-10 Junior guard. He had 173 points last Winter.
At 6-3, Dick Lautenslager, a Junior is the tallest man on the team and is holding down the center post, while Dave Berger and Bob Ladrach are the others among the top 6 on the 10-man squad. Berger is a 5-4 Junior and Ladrach, a 6-1 Sophomore.
Rounding out the squad are Junior Bill Froelich, 6-1 and Sophomores Gary Mast, 5-6, Charlie McPherson 6-2 and Ted Oswald at 6-1.
With a 3-1 mark to date the Flyers hope to better last year's 13-8 record.
Thursday, November 20, 1958
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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