34 - Strasburg Slams Dennison 29-18 (3-3-34)

DOVER - The Strasburg Tigers (6-0) had just too much basketball in them for Dennison's Railroaders at Legion Hall Saturday afternoon as they crushed the down-county outfit under a 29-18 score.

The melee was the hardest and roughest of the entire tournament with a packed house cheering the athletes on, with Strasburg commanding a 9-7 lead at the end of the 1st period and a 13-8 edge at the half.  The Tigers had the losers swamped, 18-8 at one point in the 3rd quarter, only to give up 7 straight markers to shorten their lead to 18-15.  The quartet ended at 21-17.  The winners then lengthened out in the final period, outscoring their adversaries 8-1.  The Railroaders were also held to 1 point in the 2nd quarter, while Strasburg was gathering four.

To guards Bud Reiger and Senior Adrian "Fuzz" Miller go the defensive laurels, the former clamping forward Jimmy Cryder of Dennison with only 1 point and the latter putting the bee to Railroader forward Harvey Bridgeman, scoring 4 points against the star's five.  Reiger, who retired on fouls in the last period, was high-man runner-up to Junior Bill "Doddle" Haas' 9 points with 8 markers.  Twenty-eight personal fouls were called throughout the contest, with Reiger and Zimmerman, Dennison guard, being banished.

STRASBURG TIGERS - 29

John Studer 2-2-6
Bill Haas 4-1-9
George Denzer 0-1-1
Bud Reigr 2-4-8
Jim Dreher 0-1-1
Adrian Miller 2-0-4

DENNISON RAILROADERS - 18

Harvey Bridgeman 2-1-5
Jim Cryder 0-1-1
Cable 0-0-0
Abbuhl 3-2-8
Zimmerman 1-1-3
McGuire 1-1-3
Wolfe 0-0-0


Monday, March 5, 1934
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

OTHER SCORES

Malvern Green Hornets 39 - Millersburg Knights 34
Irondale Red Raiders 34 - Dover St. Joseph Ramblers 21
Amsterdam Rams 26 - Adena Warriors 17

NOTE:  From here Amsterdam, Irondale, Malvern and Strasburg all head to the
Eastern District Tournament, all in search of the Eastern District Championship.

EASTERN OHIO DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

THURSDAY 3-8-34

Malvern vs Chandlersville 1PM
Irondale - Newport 2PM
Amsterdam vs Clarington 6:30PM
Strasburg vs Holloway 7:30PM

NOTE:  Strasburg basketball fans were grieving today over reports that Adrian
"Fuzz" Miller, star guard for the Robymen, may not be able to play at Dennison
tonight because of a throat affliction which kept him in bed for several days.

NOTE:  Senior forward John "Johnny" Studer of Strasburg now stands at 1,028.

34 - Mineral City Loses In Final Minutes 33-29 (3-2-34)

DOVER - The Mineral City Tigers (3-2) went down to a hard 33-29 defeat at the hands of the Irondale Red Raiders after appearing to have the edge on the Red Raiders during most of the melee.  Irondale hopped to an 8-6 lead at the quarter and still held it at halftime 13-12, but the lead seesawed in the 3rd stanza and finally ended in a 20-20 knot.  The last quarter saw the count tied at 3 different junctures, until the final minutes when the winners broke loose with Tiger center Bill "Legs" Sattler sitting on the sidelines, banished on personals.

Sattler and guard Frank Scott turned in nifty games for the losers, while forward Rornick, center Speraindt and Ray, giant center, shown for the Raiders.

IRONDALE RED RAIDERS - 33

Rornick 5-1-11
Crotti 1-0-2
Chetock 1-0-2
Speraindt 4-4-12
T. Porter 0-0-0
J. Porter 2-0-4
Ray 0-2-2

MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 29

Russ Mathey 1-0-2
Frank Scott 3-1-7
Bill Sattler 5-1-11
Bill Fishley 1-0-2
Dick Wilson 2-0-4
John Nemetz 0-3-3


Saturday, Marach 3, 1934
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

OTHER GAME RESULTS

Thursday Games 3-1-34

Adena Warriors 28 - Dundee Bulldogs 25
Magnolia Cardinals 37 - Clark 16
Dennison Railroaders 48 - Keene 15
Strasburg Tigers 19 - Cadiz Cardinals 17
Millersburg Knights - 33 - Scio Panthers 19

Fridays Games 3-2-34

Malvern Green Hornets 42 - Jewett 24
Dover St. Joseph's Ramblers 31 - Lakeville Panthers 29
Amsterdam Rams 26 - Coshocton Sacred Heart Saints 16
Adena Warriors 15 - Magnolia Cardinals 14

GAMES TODAY

Strasburg vs Dennison 2PM
Millersburg vs Malvern 3PM
Dover St. Joseph vs Irondale 8PM
Amsterdam vs Adena 9PM

34 - Studer Hooks...Strasburg Wins 19-17 (3-1-34)

DOVER - Senior forward John "Johnny" Studer, Tiger scoring ace, was Johnny-On-The-Spot when he swished through the winning basket on a hook shot from the pivot line as the Strasburg Tigers (5-0) brought down the Cadiz Cardinals 19-17 in the Eastern Ohio Sectional Tournament.  With all their knowledge of consistent passing, blocking and close guarding in use, the Tigers kept a small margin over the Harrison County team.  But, in the last quarter, Cadiz staged a 6-point rally and in the last 2 minutes tied the count...which stood deadlocked at 17-17 until Studer made the winning bucket.  Strasburg led all the way with the score 5-3 in the 1st, 13-7 in the 2nd and 17-11 at the end of the 3rd period.

George Denzer, junior center and floor man par excellence for Strasburg, was high scorer with 8 points.  His passing and blocking were features of the game.  Studer was 2nd high with 7 points, a mark equaled by Peoples, tallish Cadiz Cardinal center.  It was the best Class B game yet seen on the Legion boards since the Tuscarawas County Tournament.

STRASBURG TIGERS - 19

John Studer 3-1-7
Bill Haas 0-0-0
George Denzer 4-0-8
Bud Reiger 1-0-2
Adrian Miller 1-0-2

CADIZ CARDIALS - 17

Cessna 1-1-3
Kirkland 0-1-1
Peoples 3-1-7
Gatto 1-1-3
Maffeo 0-1-1
Freeberg 1-0-2


Friday, March 2, 1931
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  John Studer now stands at 1,022 career points.

34 - Adena Drops Dundee In Close One 28-25 (3-1-34)

DOVER - Warrior guard Stanley Wasko was the nemesis of the Dundee Bulldogs (2-2) as Adena maintained a lead that stood up even after the Bulldogs' last quarter rally.  The score was 28-25 with Wasko and his cordon of cagers on the long end.  Sam Fetters led the Dundee attack with 11 points (5 field goals and a free throw).

Dundee trailed Adena throughout the game, but tore through with a 7 point rally in the last period to come within 3 points of a tie.  The rally fell short because of the Bulldogs' failure to take advantage of it's long shot possibilities.  Senior forward Paul Baker was the leader in the passing attack.  Wasko's shooting was from all angles inside the foul line.  The Adena Warriors led in the 1st quarter 8-4, led 14-10 at the half and 24-18 at the end of the 3rd stanza.

ADENA WARRIORS - 28

Dorsey 3-0-6
Fillopovich 0-1-1
Bernoski 1-0-2
Stanley Wasko 9-1-19
Mattern 0-0-0
Stankiewicz 0-0-0

DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 25

Paul Baker 0-2-2
Sam Fetters 5-1-11
Russell Jones 3-0-6
Otto Haager 2-0-4
E. Rice 1-0-2
Jim Bradley 0-0-0
Richard Koble 0-0-0


Friday, March 2, 1934
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

34 - Dundee Bulldogs Fate To Be Decided Today

DOVER - Three Tuscarawas County basketball teams...seeking places in the District Tournament at Dennison next week...will swing into action tonight at Legion Hall in the 5-game opening of the Class B Sectional cage tournament.  Unless disqualified late today the Dundee Bulldogs will meet the Adena Warriors of Jefferson County in the opening game at 6PM.  The Bulldogs, runner-up to the Strasburg Tigers in the county tournament, is accused of using an ineligible player and today Andrew Beachy, Principal of the school, made a personal visit to Columbus to interview State Commissioner H.R. Townsend who will decide whether the team may continue.  In the event Townsend rules the team out, he will also name its successor which will either be the Midvale Blue Devils, a semi-finalist, or the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates, runner-up in the Consolation Tournament.

But, tonight's play...Clark of Coshocton County and the Magnolia Cardinals of Carroll County will play at 7PM.  The winners of those 2 games will play Friday at 10PM.  The Dennison Railroaders, one of the strong contenders, meets Keene of Coshocton County at 8PM tonight.  Immediately following will be the Strasburg-Cadiz Cardinals fracas at 9PM.  The winners will meet Saturday at 2PM.  Thus, one of the Tuscarawas County teams will be eliminated from the 4 to go to Dennison for the District meet.  Should the Railroaders and Tigers win their 1st games, the two will meet Saturday in a tilt which would probably be one of the best of the tournament and which would attract the most local interest.

The Millersburg Knights versus the Scio Panthers of Harrison County at 10PM will be the nightcap of the program.  Officials will be Ernie Godfrey of Ohio State University and Bille Lange of Muskingum College.  Admissions will be 25 and 35 cents for each session.


Thursday, March 1, 1934
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

34 - Eastern Ohio Sectional Tournament Drawings

DOVER - The Dundee Bulldogs, Tuscarawas County runner-up and the Adena Warriors of Jefferson County, Clark of Coshocton County and the Magnolia Cardinals of Carroll County will meet in the 1st round of the Class B Sectional cage tournament to be held on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Legion Hall according to drawings made last night under direction of E.W. Blackstone, Dover High School Principal and Tournament Manager.  The other 14 teams in the tourney drew byes for the 1st round.  In the 1st round bracket:

Adena Warriors vs Dundee Bulldogs Thursday 6PM
Clark vs Magnolia Cardinals Thursday 7PM
Winners of those games plays on Friday 10PM

The above teams are in the bottom bracket and to be among the 4 to go to Dennison... must play 3 games.

In the Top Bracket:

Keene vs Dennison Railroaders Thursday 8PM
Cadiz Cardinals vs Strasburg Tigers Thursday 9PM
Winners meet Saturday 2PM

Millersburg Knights vs Scio Panthers Thursday 10PM
Jewett vs Malvern Green Hornets Friday 6PM
Winners meet Saturday 3PM

Irondale Fightng Tigers vs Mineral City Tigers Friday 7PM
Dover St. Joseph Ramblers vs Lakeville Panthers Friday 8PM
Amsterdam Rams vs Coshocton Sacred Heart Saints Friday 9PM

Coaches Bill Lange of Muskingum College and Ernie Godfrey of Ohio State University will officiate at the games...both working each game.  Representatives from all teams in the tournament were present except for Malvern, Keene, Sacred Heart, Cadiz, Jewett, Millersburg and Adena.  It was decided by oral vote to set the admission prices at 25 cents for children and 35 cents for adults.

Tuesday, February 27, 1934
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  Whether the Dundee Bulldogs, runner-up in the county basketball tournament last week, will be disqualified from the Sectional meet at Legion Hall this week for allegedly using a player whose grades were below par, was to be decided at Columbus today by the State Athletic Commissioner, H. R. Townsend.  The question, involving special examinations and special notebook work which Sam Fetters, Dundee forward, took in order to play in the tournament, was to be laid before the Commissioner by County Superintendent, Charles E. Barthelmeh.

34 - Eastern Ohio Sectional Tournament

DOVER - The Lakeville Panthers Saturday night won the Holmes County Class B Basketball Championship by defeating Clark 50-22 in the final game of the county tournament.  The winner and runner-up and the Millersburg Knights will take part in the Sectional Tournament at Legion Hall this week in Dover, Ohio.

Coshocton County will be represented by Keene High School, which Saturday night won that county's tournament 20-16 from the West Lafayette Generals and by the Coshocton Sacred Heart Saints.

Carroll County will send the Malvern Green Hornets, county champion and Magnolia, the runner-up.  Malvern copped the county title by a 26-25 score on Saturday night.

Jefferson and Harrison counties will send 3 teams each to the joust.

Tuscarawas County will be represented by the Strasburg Tigers, Dundee Bulldogs and Mineral City Tigers of the Class B League and the Dover St. Joseph Ramblers and Dennison Railroaders.

Monday, February 26, 1934
The Daily Reporer
Dover, Ohio