35 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville By 20 Over Dundee 48-28 (2-23-35)

DOVER - Gathering momentum which in the 3rd period put them into a comfortable lead, the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (2-0) (19-10) eliminated the Dundee Bulldogs (1-1) (10-13) by a score of 48-28.  Plucky, but unable to cope with the expert shooting of forward Hawkins, Sophomores guard Cliff Moomaw and forward John Harmon, the Bulldogs were without the services of its high scorer, Senior guard 5-10 Ott Haager, who was ejected on personal fouls in the 3rd quarter.  Seniors center Harold Arnold and guard Adelbert Ladrach of the Pirates were ejected in the 4th quarter and forward Dick Machan joined Haager of Dundee on the bench.  Sugarcreek-Shanesville was leading at the end of the 1st quarter 8-7 and continued to lead throughout the game.  They increased the lead to 18-14 by the half.  The Pirates began to coast during the 3rd quarter which ended 32-19.  In the 4th, Dundee picked up 9 more points, but Sugarcreek-Shanesville dug in for another 16 points to win going-away.

Before he left the game for the Pirates, Arnold had tallied 8 points (3 field goals and 2 free throws), while Hawkins chalked up 16 (8 field goals), Moomaw had 13 (6 field goals and a free throw) and Harmon hit 10 (4 field goals and 2 free throws).  Haager was high for the Bulldogs with 8 points (4 field goals).

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 48

Walter Drake 0-0-0
Cliff Moomaw 6-1-13
Harold Arnold 3-2-8
John Harmon 4-2-10
Adelbert Ladrach 0-1-1
Dick Mast 0-0-0
Hawkins 8-0-16

DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 28

Dick Machan 2-1-5
Bill Smiley 1-1-3
Jim Bradley 1-2-4
Ott Haager 4-0-8
Russell Jones 0-1-1
Chester Kline 2-0-4
Dewey Ostovich 0-1-1
Don Ogg 1-0-2
Merle Meechy 0-0-0


Monday, February 25, 1935
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

35 - Bolivar Drops Midvale In Thriller 32-28 (2-23-35)

DOVER - Most of the thrills of the evening's games were provided by the Bolivar Cardinals (2-0) (14-11) and the Midvale Blue Devils (1-1) (11-8) in their regular contest which resulted in a 32-28 victory for the Cardinals and a trip to the Consolation court.  Nip and tuck most of the way, Bolivar was leading only 30-28 with but one minute to play.  Midvale tried desperately to force the game into overtime, but the Junior Cardinal center 6-3 Paul Class, clinched the game by scoring a basket on a follow-up of a missed foul shot.  Midvale held the lead in the 1st quarter 6-5, but by the end of the 1st half Bolivar had gain the lead by a score of 14-12.  The Cardinals were still leading at the end of the 3rd quarter 23-20.  The Blue Devils put up a fight adding 8 points in the final stanza, but Bolivar stuff in another 9 points to pull out the win.

The Blue Devils were without the services of guard Delbert Keeffer, centers Jack Walker and Laird Hawkins who were out of the game on personal fouls in those last few crucial seconds.  Guard Kermit Lebold scored 12 points in the game (2 field goals and 8 free throws), while his teammate Class tallied 9 points (4 field goals and 1 free throw).  For the equally tough Midvale team, Frank Baumholtz was the leading scorer with 10 points (4 field goals and 2 free tosses).

BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 32

Ward Kreis 2-1-5
Laverne Streb 0-0-0
Paul Class 4-1-9
Kermit Lebold 2-8-12
Harold Turvey 2-2-6
Joe Fortune 0-0-0
Charles Lundenberg 0-0-0

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 28

John Baldwin 3-0-6
Jack Walker 0-0-0
Delbert Keffer 3-0-6
Ken Peters 1-0-2
Frank Baumholtz 4-2-10
Frank Cox 0-2-2
Laird Hawkins 0-0-0
Joe Visintainer 0-0-0
Joe Dragovich 1-0-2

Monday, February 25, 1935
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

35 - Baltic Skates Past Stone Creek 21-12 (2-23-35)

DOVER - Cracking down hard in the 3rd period when they held their opponents scoreless, the Baltic Eagles (1-1) (5-11), led by Head Coach Paul Sheetz, eliminated the Stone Creek Panthers (0-2) (1-5) from the Consolation Department of the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament by a score of 21-12.  The Eagles kept the lead the entire game.  Baltic led 4-3 in the 1st quarter, and held the lead at halftime 10-7.  The Panthers were held scoreless during the 3rd period, while the Eagles doubled their output with the score showing 20-7 ending the quarter.

None of the players in the game were able to score 8 points.  Guards Edgar "Red" Ott and 6-foot Junior Harry Lower led Baltic in scoring with 7 (2 field goals and 3 free throws) and 6 points (3 field goals).  Forward Ed Pfeiffer led Stone Creek with 4 points (2 field goals).

BALTIC EAGLES - 21

Jack Hammel 1-0-2
Ward Lahm 2-1-5
Cyrus McQueen 0-1-1
Harry Lower 3-0-6
Edgar Ott 2-3-7
Dick Regula 0-0-0
Rollie Eiler 0-0-0

STONE CREEK PANTHERS - 12

Ed Pfeiffer 2-0-4
Burrier 0-0-0
Ed Buehler 1-1-3
Bob Brown 1-0-2
Lloyd Stephen 1-1-3
Ellwood 0-0-0
Metzger 0-0-0


Monday, February 25, 1935
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

35 - Port Sends Ragersville Home 18-15 (2-23-35)

DOVER - The Ragersville Pirates (0-2) (0-2) had its day at the tournament ended on Saturday when the Pirate cagers dropped an 18-15 decision to the Port Washington Purple Riders (1-1) (4-10) in the 1st Consolation game of the tourney.  The Purple Riders led the entire game.  Port Washington rolled to a 6-2 1st quarter edge, while Ragersville closed to within 3 points by halftime (10-7).  The 3rd stanza ended at 14-9.  The Pirates out-scored the hustling Purple Riders 6 to 4, but couldn't close the gap.

Senior forward Russ Glazer paced Port Washington with 10 points (5-0-10), while center Andrews led Ragersville with 6 markers (2 field goals and 2 free throws.

PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 18

Dick Eckfield 1-1-3
Russ Glazer 5-0-10
Gene Decker 0-0-0
Don Riggle 0-0-0
George Day 1-1-3
J. Eckfield 1-0-2

RAGERSVILLE PIRATES - 15

Forsythe 1-0-2
Peppers 0-0-0
Andrews 2-2-6
Gonter 1-1-3
Zimmerman 0-1-1
Swihart 0-0-0
Eckert 1-1-3


Monday, February 25, 1935
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

34 - Tusky Owns Late 3rd Quarter To Beat Mineral City 39-30 (2-23-35)

Tuscarawas Bronco Senior Forward Calvin Knisely scores game high 16 points.

Tuscarawas Broncos Sophomore Center Lester Veigel follows up with 10 points.



DOVER - Like the Strasburg Tigers, Tuscarawas high school cagers, co-holders with Strasburg and the Bolivar Cardinals of the county Class B League Championship, found things exceedingly difficult for the 1st few periods of their game with the Mineral City Tigers (0-1) (5-13).  The Tuscarawas Broncos (1-0) (4-13) finally won out 39-30.  A flash attack in the last minute or 2 of the 3rd period gave the Broncos a 6-point lead after they had trailed the Cardinals from the beginning.

Taking their cue from the inspired playing of Senior forward Dick Wilson, Mineral City carried the fight to the rugged Broncos from the opening whistle.  Wilson scored 12 points (5 field goals and 2 free throws) for his team and finished 2nd in a scoring duel with Knisely of Tuscarawas who tallied 16 markers (8 field goals), while his teammate Veigel also hit for double figures with 10 points (5 field goals).

TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 39

Calvin Knisely 8-0-16
Ralph Moore 1-1-3
Earl Schumacher 0-1-1
Ken Tschudy 2-2-6
Dick Demuth 0-0-0
Tony Bassetti 1-1-3
Lester Veigel 5-0-10

MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 30

Dick Wilson 5-2-12
Louis Smitley 0-1-1
Lester Martin 1-1-3
Bill Black 0-1-1
Bill Fishley 4-2-10
Sam Gordon 0-1-1
Dean Ackerman 0-2-2


Monday, February 25, 1935
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

35 - Strasburg Has Trouble Taking Out Gnaden 19-15 (2-23-35)

DOVER - Fifth-year Head Coach Roy M. Roby's Strasburg Tigers (1-0) (30-5), were troubled to no end by an unusually scrappy 1st year Head Coach Paul Plummer led Gnadenhutten Indians (0-1) (14-12) which looked very little like defending champions as they nosed out the Indians 19-15 to win their 1st tournament contest on Saturday afternoon.  The Tigers just couldn't get going and a stubborn Indian defense didn't help matters.  Strasburg managed to eke out a 5-point lead in the 2nd period and then spent the entire 2nd half protecting it.  The teams were tied 4-4 at the close of the 1st quarter and then the Tigers led 10-5 and 12-7 at the close of the next two.

Seniors forward Bill "Doodle" Haas and guard Adrian "Fuzz" Miller, were the high scorers for Strasburg with 6 points each (both had 3 field goals).  They carried the brunt of the Tigers' battle both offensively and defensively.  Gnaden was led by guard Harold Kohl who stood out for the Indians and was high scorer in the game with 9 points (4 field goals and 1 free throw).

STRASBURG TIGERS - 19

Bill Haas 3-0-6
Jim Dreher 1-0-2
George Denzer 0-1-1
Adrian Miller 3-0-6
Don Scherer 2-0-4
John Sparks 0-0-0

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 15

Roy Kennedy 0-1-1
Bill Hamilton 0-0-0
Paul Kohl 0-1-1
Harold Kohl 4-1-9
Dean Stoller 2-0-4
John Campbell 0-0-0


Monday, February 25, 1935
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

35 - Tuscarawas Tournament Update

DOVER - Without a single close contest to relieve the tedium of a 4-hour session, the 13th Tuscarawas County Annual Class B Basketball Tournament opened at Legion Hall last night with 4 games and today went into the 2nd and 3rd sessions with 6 games scheduled and 2 more to follow.

LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS:

Bolivar 45 - Port Washington 20
Midvale 29 - Ragersville 17
Sugarcreek-Shanesville 44 - Baltic 22
Dundee 33 - Stone Creek 14

All 4 games went to the favorites.  Today's games were scheduled to start at 1PM and run through to 10PM with 4 slated for this afternoon and an equal number tonight.  Losers in last night's games were sent back through the brackets to the Consolation Tournament which will qualify a 3rd team to accompany the winner and runner-up of the regular competition to the Sectional Tournament at Legion Hall 2 weeks hence.

Fans, either "wise" to the uninviting schedule or giving in to the weather on one of the winter's worst nights, stayed away from the opening session in large numbers.  Consequently the tourney, which will eventually...at its close next week...name a new champion.  Last year's champions were the Strasburg Tigers.  C.H. Hannahs of Nelsonville, who worked the Class A Sectional Tournament at New Concord last year, was the referee.  Today Earl D. "Monk" Gross of New Philadelphia was in charge.  Today's games began before a small, though nonetheless, enthusiastic crowd.

TODAYS SCHEDULED GAMES AT THIS POINT

Gnaden vs Strasburg
Mineral City vs Tusky
Port Washington vs Ragersville (C)
Baltic vs Stone Creek (C)
Bolivar vs Midvale
Sugarcreek-Shanesville vs Dundee

The last 2 games will be determined by the winning teams.


Saturday, February 23, 1935
Clyde Shaffer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio