42 - Bolivar Blasts Baltic 40-13 (2-19-42)

DOVER - DEFENSE-DEFENSE-DEFENSE was the rallying cry of the Bolivar fans as the Bolivar Cardinals (1-0) (28-22) had a defense that held the Baltic Eagles (0-1) (17-26) to zero points in 2 separate quarters (1st and 4th) as the Cardinals picked up their game win 40-13 over Baltic in the 2nd tournament game of Thursday night...blowing the Eagles off the court.

Bolivar leaped to a 14-0 lead in the 1st quarter (GAME OVER) as their defense held Baltic scoreless.  In the 2nd period, the Cardinals slipped a bit as they could only manage 4 points, while the Eagles topped them with 5 points of their own making the score show 16-5 at intermission.  Bolivar found themselves again in the 3rd stanza hitting 15 markers and limiting Baltic to just 8 points...31-13.  In the 4th, the Cardinal defense returned to ice the game by stopping the Eagles scoring completely, while adding another 9 points.

Game honors went to Junior forward Warren Klink with 11 points and his fellow cager, guard Joe Huffman followed up with 10 markers.  Baltic was led by Junior forward John Young with 6 points.

BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 40

Calvin Jones F 2-2-6
Warren Klink F 5-1-11
Russ Ross C 3-1-7
Joe Huffman G 3-4-10
Bill Zutavern G 2-0-4
Lab G 0-0-0
G. Augsburger G 1-0-2
Lebold G 0-0-0
J. Augsburger F 0-0-0

BALTIC EAGLES - 13

John Young F 2-2-6
Wallace Hahn F 1-0-2
George Christner C 0-1-1
Junior Ackerman G 0-2-2
Jim Friend G 0-0-0
Max Regula C 0-0-0
M. Schlarb G 0-0-0
Tom Fox G 0-0-0
Bob Regula F 0-0-0
Limbach F 1-0-2


Friday, February 20, 1942
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

42 - Stone Creek Slams Mineral City 51-14 (2-19-42)

Mineral City 1942 Cheerleaders.  Helen Martin - Velma McCartney - Velva Jean Steinbaugh - Clara Jane Morris - Betty Lou Brinkman - Jean Jones - Betty Jeanne Reese - Pat Graves and Jean Weaver.

Something different this year, our cheerleaders' instructor, Miss O'Dwyer, elected 9 girls to cheer for our basketball team.  They were very good this season and attracted a great deal of attention.  They led cheers and made formations such as:  V for Victory, M for Mineral, T for Tigers and many others that are being demonstrated at the county basketball tournament and cased a great deal of comment all season.

The misfortunes of the current Mineral City High School basketball team are quite a contrast to the 1928-29 team pictured above with their Head Coach Wilbur Edgar Laws, who is now County School Superintendent.  While the current Mineralites have nicked the victory side of the ledger only once, Coach Laws' combination rolled through the entire season undefeated.  Members of the squad shown above were,  FRONT:  Lewis Hothem - Bob Markley - Walter Eyster and Julius Mathey.  BACK:  Francis Maurer - Elmer Harris - Head Coach W.E. Laws - Gene Gordon and Charles Wagner.


DOVER - The Stone Creek Golden Panthers (1-0) (8-17), led by 1st-Year Head Coach M.R. Helwick, overwhelmed the Mineral City Tigers (0-1) (9-27), led by 1st-Year Head Coach Leo M. Thomas, as the Golden Panthers cornered the Tigers in a 51-14 romp in the 1st game of the 1942 Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament on Thursday night.

Stone Creek jumped to a 10-4 lead in the very 1st quarter and increased their lead to 13 points by halftime as the scoreboard read 22-9.  During the 3rd quarter, the Panthers scored their high of the quarters by dropping in 16 points, while the Stone Creek defense held the Tigers to just 4 points and were leading at the end of the 3rd period 38-13.  The Panthers continued to tighten their defense and held Mineral City to just one free throw to ice the game in the 4th stanza.

Forward Bill Ridenour of Stone Creek led all scorers for game honors racking up 24 points, all field goals.  His teammates, forward Ralph Kilenherman picked up 15 points, while center K. Buehler added another 10 points.  No one on the Mineral City team were in double figures, but Freshman forward Charles Baker led his team with 6 points.

STONE CREEK PANTHERS - 51

Bill Ridenour F 12-0-24
Ralph Kilenhermann F 7-1-15
K. Buehler C 4-2-10
Don Buchler G 0-0-0
Jim Arbogast G 1-0-2
Mizer G 0-0-0
E. Kilenhermann F 0-0-0
Ridenour F 0-0-0
Kugler F 0-0-0

MINERAL CITY TIGERS - 14

Charles Baker F 3-0-6
Gene Smitley F 0-2-2
Vernard Schuman C 2-0-4
Ray Houze G 0-1-1
Tom Smitley G 0-0-0
Leland Swinford F 0-0-0
Gale Deubner F 0-1-1
Jack Pingstock C 0-0-0
Bill Jones G 0-0-0
Jack Greegor G 0-0-0


Friday, February 20, 1942
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

42 - Meet The Tuscarawas Broncos Tournament Team

The Dean of Tuscarawas County Class B Coaches, Head Coach Charmis Davis has been the Athletic Director for the Tuscarawas Broncos for 13 years.  Not only 13 straight years,but accumulative years.  Coach Davis began his coaching chores for the Broncos taking over for Head Coach Harold C. Everett in 1929.


TUSCARAWAS - If Charmis Davis, who is serving his 13th consecutive year as Head Coach of athletics at Tuscasrawas, were superstitious he would likely pitch-in the sponge without bothering to enter his Broncos basketball team in theTuscarawas CountyClass B cage League earlier this season.  But there's not a superstitious bone in his lanky frame and for that reason he put together a squad of 35 court aspirants through its paces earlier with the hope of molding together a team which made a strong bid for the loop title.

The veteran Bronco mentor, reticent to make any predictions in the local county tournament, had good reason for his optimism for he lost but 3 lettermen from his entire varsity squad of last year and 2 of the graduates were substitutes.  Four of last winter's stasrters are back inl uniform.  They are:

Senior Center Angelo Cerqui (5-feet 11-inches)
Senior Forward Charles Myers
Senior Guard Howard Myers
Junior Forward Charles Eckhardt

The Tusky varsity squad is rounded out with 3 lettermen who were reserves last year:

Junior Forward Phil Meese
Sophomore Guard Dick Schumacher
Sophomore Center Jim Veigel
Robert Davis
John Donehue
John Galante
Herb Stemple

Coach Davis kept intact a Freshman Club which went 18-2 last year and had the Freshmen play most of the Broncos' Reserve games this year.  This group includes:

Dick Bonvechio
Ellsworth Cox
Bob Will
John Kopp
Bob Minnich
Ray Minor

The Broncos lacked height, but are well fortified with experienced boys faster than average.  The Broncos regularly scheduled games and were eliminated in their 1st games in the county Championship and Consolation tournaments last year and went 8-7 for the entire year.

In the League Race last year the Tuscarawas Broncos ended up in a tie for 3rd Place with the Midvale Blue Devils at 7-3.  This year they advanced to 2nd Place in a tie with the Bolivar Cardinals and a record of 8-2.  Coach Davis is counting on a reverse of last year's tournament play when they were knocked out in the first 2 games.


The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

42 - Meet The Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates Tournament Team

SUGARCREEK - Graduation at Sugarcreek-Shanesville High School last spring not only wrecked 3rd-Year Head Coach Syl Harmon's 6-man football team, but took 4 members of the Pirates basketball team and replacing that quartet was the big job cut out for Harmon earlier in the season as well as the out-look of this year's tournament team.  From last year's cagers, Harmon lost the locally famous Smith twins, Earle and Merle, Noland Kaser and Howard Moomaw, all veteran performers.

He has 4 lettermen back, but only one of them was a regular last year.  The regular is center Junior Trachsel (22) and the other award winners are:

Forward Ray Blick (3)
Sophomore Forward Gene Mast
Dale Weiss (3)

During the season these players showed particular promise:

Senior Guard Bob Immel (7)
Senior Guard Lowell Zechiel
Junior Bob Lenhart
Junior Jim Neef
Sophomore Forward Gene Mast
Freshman Ernest Howell

Looking to the future are the following players who made up this year's Reserve Team:

Sophomore Bill Doll
Sophomore Warren Craigo
Sophomore Corliss Smith
Sophomore Don Younger
Freshman Bob Lanzer
Freshman Junior Miller
Freshman Bill Neff
Freshman Ernest Raber
Freshman Dean Stauffer
Freshman Gene Zimmerman

Last year Sugarcreek-Shanesville finished in a tie with the Strasburg Tigers for 5th Place at 6-4.  This year the Pirates went 4-6 under Coach Harmon dropping into a tie with the Midvale Blue Devils for 7th Place.  Coach appears to still be searching for a strong starting five.


The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

NOTE:  SLY HARMON SEEKS TO JOIN NAVAL RESERVE - Sly Harmon, athletic coach at Sugarcreek-Shanesville high school, has applied for enlistment in the US Naval Reseve and will resign his position if accepted, it was announced.  Harmon, who has been at Sugarcreek 3 years, coaches basketball and 6-man football.  He instituted football at the Pirate school.

A former Heidelberg College athlete, Harmon is the sojn of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harmon of Sugarcreek.  A brother, John Harmon, is now at Heidelberg where he has stasrred with the Student Prince Football Team for 3 years. (The Daily Reporter...Tuesday, January 6, 1942)

42 - Meet The 1942 Strasburg Tigers Tournament Team

THEY'RE BUDDIES IN HAWAII - Buddies who survived Pearl Harbor are shown above.  They are Elwyn (Bud) Rieger (right) son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Rieger of Strasburg and Lester Roth, son of Mr. and Mrs. Karl Roth of Uhrichsville.  The picture was taken at Norfolk, VA.  Rieger is on a repair ship and Roth on a destroyer.  Rieger is a former Strasburg High School basketball star.


STRASBURG - Five varsity lettermen, 5 reserve award winners and 11 other prospective stars were being groomed by 1st Year Head Coach Clayton Kessler at Strasburg to carry the banner of the Strasburg Tigers into the county basketball tournament which opens for Strasburg on Friday night (2-20-42) with the Stone Creek Golden Panthers.

Veteran performers under Kessler's tutelage are:

Senior Guard Ken Houtz (22)
Senior Forward Gene Gordon (17)
Senior Guard Dick Welsch (12)
Junior Guard Tom Miller (27)
Junior Center Carl Yackey (11)

Other players looking for a varsity spot:

Senior Center Ed Weber (7)
Junior Forward Bob Roush (5)
Sophomore Forward Glen Stille
Junior Wallick
Don Mullett

Among the group of 11 are:

Senior Junior Beans
Junior Ed Haswell
Junior Ralph Ball
Junior Stanley Spring
Sophomore Jack Haas
Sophomore Jack Shroyer
Sophomore Dallas Yackey
Freshman Jack Reiger
Freshman Don Neidenthal
Freshman Gene Boyer

In the 1941 League race, Strasburg was in a 2-way tie for 5th Place with the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates with a 6-4 record.  In 1942, the Tigers again tied for 5th Place, but this time it was a 3-way tie with the Dundee Bulldogs and Stone Creek Golden Panthers at...once again...6-4.  Coach Kessler has a stiff program worked out for the Tigers before the curtain goes up and he is still uncertain of his starting lineup,but expects the veterans to dominate the selections.


The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

42 - Meet The 1942 Stone Creek Golden Panthers Tournament Team

Stone Creek Golden Panthers Head Coach M.R. Helwick in his 1st year as Athletic Director at Stone Creek High School after years at Midvale.


STONE CREEK - First-Year Head Coach M.R. Helwick had 7 good years at Midvale High School with the Blue Devils team (1934-40) before becoming the Athletic Director for Stone Creek High School at the beginning of the school season.  Coach Helwick had 4 members of the team from last year returning with only 2 from the starting five, forwards Bill Ridenour (29) and Ralph Kilenhermann (13).  The other 2 members of the combine were:

Guard Jim Arbogast (1)
Guard Don Buehler (2)

Two newcomers expected to make a run at tournament vacate varsity spots are:

Center K. Buehler
Forward E. Kilenhermann

Last year during the League race Stone Creek was in a tie with the Mineral City Tigers for 9th Place and a 1-9 record.  This year new Head Coach Helwick lifted his team to a 3-way tie for 4th Place with the Dundee Bulldogs and Strasburg Tigers at 6-4.  The Golden Panthers are expected to do very well in this year's tournament.


The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

42 - Meet The 1942 Port Washington Purple Riders Tournament Team

Port Washington Purple Riders Head Coach Walter J. Meade in his 7th-Year as the Athletic Director at Port's High School.


PORT WASHINGTON - Head Coach Walter J. Meade had only 4 players returning from last year and 3 of them were starters.  The varsity members were Junior forward Bob Goettge (14), Senior guard Ron Goettge (13) and center Floyd Kinsey (10).  Senior forward Roy Steinbaugh (4) was the other returning player.

The new members of the combine looking for spots on the varsity were:

Junior Forward Clarence Craigo
Junior Guard Frank Rhoads
Sophomore Guard Blaine Gilmore
Sophomore Forward Duane Gilmore
Guard Bill Ludwig

The Purple Riders ended up in 9th Place in the 1941 League race with a 2-8 record.  In 1942 there was no movement for Port either up or down and remained in 9th Place again at 2-8.  The outlook for the tournament is not good...but, a single game win would of course be a cause for celebration at Port Washington.


The Daily Reporter
Dover,Ohio