52 - Dundee Rips Gnaden 63-47 (2-14-52)

The 1952 Gnadenhutten Indians Cheerleaders.  Sophomore Ann Hamilton - Junior Carole Schreiner and Freshman Emma Jean Huebner.

The Gnadenhutten Indians 1952 Basketball Team.  FRONT:  Bob Dallachesia - Jim Shamel - Ron Weston - Ted Martin - Howard Weston - Gary Struchen and 2ndYear Head Coach Fritz Jacobs.  BACK:  Ron Gibson (Manager) - Del Clark - Leonard Porter - Carl Gilmore - Carl Grussenbacher - Ed Minteer - Ted Gram and Jack McKeown (Manager).


DOVER - It's 2 down and 6 to go.  But, the old tournament rail is getting dustier and more grueling every inch.  The Strasburg Tigers, who wound up the season on the comeback road, but failed to get into high gear in the tournament race and the Port Washington Purple Riders were the 1st teams eliminated in Tuscarawas County's 30th tournament festival, but the Dundee Rugged Bulldogs nailed a 63-47 stockade around the Gnadenhutten Indians last night at Memorial Hall here in Dover.

With nearly 1,300 lethargic fans on hand, the Bolivar Cardinals nosed out the Tigers 49-44 in a close battle that wasn't decided until the final canto and League Co-Champion Midvale Blue Devils humbled the Purple Riders 63-26.  Six more teams remain to be eliminated, but tournament action takes a breather tonight for the Dover-Coshocton Central Ohio League clash at Memorial Hall.

But the race will resume again Saturday night when the giant killing Tuscarawas Broncos will tangle with the Mineral City Tigers in the Championship fight at 9:00.  The Consolation Division tilts will pit the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates against the Indians at 6:30 and the Cardinals against the Blue Devils at 7:45.  Although the din of rafter-shaking roars were absent last night, the 3rd round of tournament action came up with 3 thought-provoking surprises...dundee's surge of power against a good Braves quintet...the Diablos utter domination over the Purple Riders...and the Red Birds quick recovery after being defeated by the Pirates which won only 2 games in League competition.

With 2 of their regulars benched in the Strasburg skirmish on Tuesday night, the Dundee Bulldogs (2-0) (17-20 (28-43) were not too impressive, but last night with the starting 5 back in the lineup they clamped biting jaws around the ankles of Head Coach Fritz Jacobs' Gnadenhutten Indians (0-1) (13-9) (45-40) and held fast the entire route.  So tight was the Bulldog bite that the Indians got few clean shots close in.  And even those were hurried.  Seniors Loris (center) and Louis (forward) Hostetler...twin fireballs...and Sophomore guard Weldon Flynn spearheaded the triumph by snapping the nets for 17, 12 and 16 points respectively.  Flynn came up with a deadly set-shot from side-court, while the fiery twins crated havoc under the basket.

Although the Braves opened up fast and led 10-7 at one point in the 1st quarter, the Dogs were in command after the Hostetler twins meshed 5 straight field goals to give Dundee a 15-10 edge.  Senior center Ron Gilmore, who broke out in a rash of pivot shots to collect 9 points in the 1st quarter and Junior forward Leo Porter fired Gnaden with 12 points each as the Bulldogs raced to quarter margins of 24-13, 34-28 and 53-38.  During the regular season, Dundee creamed Gnaden 46-17.

DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 63

Louis Hostetler F 4-4-12
Rich Slemmer F 1-2-4
Loris Hostetler (287) C 7-3-17
Weldon Flynn G 7-2-16
Curt Beamer G 2-3-7
Merlyn Immel G 3-1-7
Rich Fruchey G 0-0-0

GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 47

Carl Grossenbacher F 3-0-6
Leo Porter (326) F 5-2-12
Carl Gilmore F 2-0-4
Jim Shamel F 0-0-0
Ron Weston C 5-2-12
Howard Weston G 0-1-1
Jerry (Ted) Martin G 2-2-6
Gary Struchen G 3-0-6


Friday, February 15, 1952
Ray Stull, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

52 - Midvale Destroys Port 63-26 (2-14-52)

DOVER - The Midvale Blue Devils (1-1) (19-3) (53-26), who poured on the coal with a blazing 3-man fast break, had an easy time rolling over the Port Washington Purple Riders (0-2) (10-11) (16-47) with ace Sophomore center Ken Huston running into a cool night and collecting a meager 3 points for his effort during the 2nd game of the 18th Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Consolation Division Tournament.

Jumping off to a 15-7 lead in the 1st quarter, the Blue Devils kept right on rambling as they chalked up lopsided advantages of 30-13 in the 2nd frame and 42-16 at the 3rd stanza stop.  The Purple Riders collected only 2 free throws in the final round before Head Coach Chuck Stocker started clearing the bench with 5 minutes left in the contest.

Junior center Dick Tolloti, the county's leading scorer during regular season play, sparked the Diablos with 16 points, giving him 435 markers so far this year, while his teammates, Junior forward Don Graham and Senior guard Bill Marshall, kicked in another 11 and 10 markers.  Senior guard Ralph Stewart was high for the exasperated Riders.

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 63

Don Graham F 5-1-11
Jack Davis F 2-0-4
Bill Anderson F 2-2-6
Karl Mackey F 1-1-3
Ron Harmon F 2-0-4
Dick Tolloti (435) C 5-6-16
Frank Davis G 0-0-0
John De Mattio G 0-2-2
Wilbur Di Genova G 0-1-1
Dave Martin G 2-0-4
Bill Marshall G 4-2-10
Bill Cunningham G 0-2-2

PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 26

John Hursey F 0-2-2
Fred Welsch F 0-0-0
Ron Denning F 0-0-0
Gene Galbraith F 0-2-2
Huston (379) C 1-1-3
Homer Schwab C 1-0-2
Jim Parker C 0-1-1
Ralph Stewart  G 4-0-8
Jim Landon G 1-0-2
Bob Gray G 2-2-6


Friday, February 15, 1952
Ray Stull, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

52 - Strasburg 1st Team Out!...Bolivar 49-44 (2-14-52)

DOVER - After trailing 15-11 at the close of the opening quarter, the Strasburg Tigers (0-2) (8-14) (81-22) surged back to grab a 24-23 margin by intermission in the 1st game of the 18th Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Consolation Tournament for 1952.  But after that, with numerous shot rolling around the rim and then dropping off, the Tigers couldn't unleash enough power to turn the tide.  Behind 37-35 at the 3-way mark, 4th-Year Head Coach Don Martin's charges knotted the count early in the final canto on a side shot by Junior forward Jim Weinmann and then went ahead 39-37 when Senior center Bill Von Kaenel hit from the pivot.  But, the Bolivar Cardinals (1-1) (9-12) (47-40) came alive when their Senior center Cal Geckler and Senior forward Chuck Geers canned 2 field goals and Senior forward Bill Rex one to push the Cardinals in front to stay.

Strasburg's Freshman forward Jerry Haswell and Sophomore guard John Shetler came back with a bucket each to whittle the count to 46-42, but driving Junior guard Del Haut "swiped" the ball for 2 points and Geckler added a rebound shot to ice the tilt.  Shelter scored the last basket of the year for the Tigers.  Geers collected 13 points, Del Haut 11 and Geckler and Rex 10 each for the Red Birds.  Shetler was high for the Tigers with 9 markers.

BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 49

Chuck Geers F 6-1-13
Bill Rex F 3-4-10
Cal Geckler C 3-4-10
Melvin Haut G 0-0-0
Wayne Kromi G 0-0-0
Bob Cramer G 1-3-5
Del Haut (309) G 5-1-11

STRASBURG TIGERS - 44

Jerry Haswell F 2-2-6
Jim Weinmann F 4-0-8
Eldon Mullett F 0-0-0
Bill Von Kaenel C 3-1-7
Jerry Von Kaenel C 1-1-3
John Shetler G 2-5-9
Max Bonifant G 2-1-5
Fred Peters G 2-2-6


Friday, February 15, 1952
Ray Stull, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

52 - Baltic Slams Sugarcreek-Shanesville 77-50 (2-13-52)

Baltic High School's ace forward Dean Huprich , who scored 321 points in 17 games during the regular season, gave other cagers in the tournament something to shoot at last night when he canned 26 points against the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates inpsroving his total to 347 markers.  Dean is a 6-foot Senior and a dangerous shot from practically any spot on the floor.  Following close behind Huprich is Stone Creek's southpaw Sophomore forward Jim Lorenz, who meshed 22 points against the Port Washington Purple Riders last night.  Cagers who have tallied 21 markers each in the tournament are Max Miller of the Pirates, Ken Huston of Port Washington and Loris Hostetler of the League Co-Champions Dundee Bulldogs.

The 1952 Baltic Eagles Cheerleaders.  Sophomore Mary Lou Lautenschleger, Senior Ann Rinehart and Sophomore Jennette Winkleman.

The 1952 Baltic Eagles Basketball Team.  FRONT:  Francis Lambright (Manager) - Noah Beechy - Paul Reidenbach - Andy Huffman - Don Farnsworth - Ron Eckert and Fred Huprich.  BACK:  Earl Wallace - Tom Ott - Jim Wallace - Errol Jacobs - Jim Syler - John Torgler - Dean Huprich - John Schlegel and Head Coach Doyle K. Shumaker.


DOVER - The Baltic Eagles and Stone Creek Golden Panthers gained berths in the semi-finals of the 30th Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament last night at Memorial Hall after notching victories before an estimated 1,000 fans, 540 paid.  Packing too much scoring punch and controlling the boards at both ends of the floor, 2nd-Year Head Coach Doyle Shumaker's star-studded crew had things its own way in dropping the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates into the Consolation Division 77-50.

But, 5th-Year Head Coach Ken Newlon's Golden Panthers were teased to the limit by the Port Washington Purple Riders before grabbing a 48-45 decision in the closing minutes of the night's hottest action.  Tonight's Championship fight will see 2 powerful combines collide in the Gnadenhutten Indians and Dundee Bulldogs clash at 9:00.  The Bulldogs will enter the battle as heavy favorites, but the Indians were on the comeback trail at the close of the regular season and could turn the contest into a free-for-all scalping party.

The Consolation Division Tournament tonight will send the gay-colored battle garments of 2 teams to the moth ball bags until next year.  The Bolivar Cardinals will tangle with the rangy Strasburg Tigers at 6:30, while the League Co-Champion Midvale Blue Devils will be attempting to stay in the scramble by eliminating the Purple Riders in the 2nd tilt at 7:45.

With Baltic's top-drawer scoring machine, Dean Huprich, threading the hoops far 26 points, Head Coach Doyle Schumaker's Baltic Eagles ( 1-0) (13-6) (25-44) soared to a lopsided 21-11 edge in the opening quarter and then kept gaining ground as the contest unfolded, posting 2nd and 3rd period margins of 36-22 and 55-33.

The Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (1-1) (3-18) (55-35) whose leading point maker, Max Miller, meshed 21 points Tuesday night with his versatile push shot, was pinned down by the Eagles and managed only 10 markers last night.  Sophomore center Bill Ray led the Buccaneers with 13, and Sophomore Jim Spahr added his 10 points.  But, Baltic's attack wasn't entirely centered in Huprich.  Juniors center Jim Syler and guard John Torgler canned 13 markers of their own, while Senior guard Fred Huprich contributed another 12 points.

BALTIC EAGLES - 77

Dean Huprich (347) F 12-2-26
Tom Ott F 0-0-0
Jim Syler (267) C 5-3-13
Noah Beechy C 0-2-2
Earl Wallace F 0-0-0
Paul Reidenbach G 3-0-6
John Torgler G 5-3-13
Don Farnsworth G 1-3-5
Fred Huprich G 5-2-12

SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 50

Max Miller (304) F 5-0-10
Wayne Arnold F 0-0-0
Ron Shell F 2-0-4
Roger Immel F 1-0-2
Bill Pfister F 3-0-6
Bill Ray C 4-5-13
Rich Fox G 1-1-3
Keith Miller G 0-2-2
Jim Spahr G 4-2-10


Thursday, February 14, 1952
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

52 - Stone Creek Holds Off Port 48-45 (2-13-52)

The 1952 Stone Creek Golden Panthers Basketball Team.  FRONT:  Wayne Billman (Manager) - Willis Ridenour - Bill Jones - Jerry Gasser - Jim Lorenz and Ken Heid.  BACK:  Junior Johns (Manager) - Carl Poland - Gary Grimm - Head Coach Ken Newlon - Don Miller - Floyd Patrick and David Gross.

The 1952 Port Washington Purple Riders Basketball Team.  FRONT:  John Hursey - Paul Frank - Bob Gray - Ken Huston - Ralph Stewart and Ron Denning.  BACK:  Jim Hill (Manager) - Jim Landon - Clyde Glazer - Gene Galbraith - Homer Schwab - Jim Parker - Fred Welsch and Head Coach Bray Toot.


DOVER - Last night's Stone Creek Golden Panthers (1-0) (9-11) (19-36) and Port Washington Purple Riders (0-1) (10-10) (16-46) tussle shaped up into a scoring duel between the Golden Panthers' southpaw Sophomore forward Jim Lorenz and the Purple Riders' Sophomore center sensation Ken Huston.  Both clubs tallied 18 field goals with each of the stars collecting 10 markers.  Lorenz added 2 free throws for a 22-point total.  Huston cashed in one free throw toss to tally 21 markers.

The Panthers grabbed the win by outscoring the Riders 12 to 9 at the free throw strip.  After trailing 14-12 in a cautious 1st quarter, 5th-Year Head Coach Ken Newlon's Stone Creek cagers surged into a 31-26 halftime 5-point margin with Lorenz leading the way on 6 action shots.  But Port still had Huston firing away.

He came back in the 3rd stanza and netted 6 points to the Golden Panther's 7 to keep the Purple Riders within striking distance, 38-32, going into the home stretch.  The Rider's Senior guard Ralph Stewart set the stage for a blazing last frame skirmish when he quickly connected for a 2-pointer and then slipped in behind a Panther and stole the ball and then dribbled in for a fast bunny to slice the margin to 2 points at 38-36.

Lorenz, Junior center Jerry Gasser and Freshman Bill Jones combined to give the Panthers a 45-42 edge.  Port Washington's Junior guard Bob Gray made it 45-44.  His teammate, Senior forward Ron Denning, blew a chance to put the Purple Riders in front when he missed an easy layup and then seconds later failed on 2 attempts at the free throw line.  Lorenz and Senior guard Jerry Billman accounted for Stone Creek's final 2 markers.  Junior forward John Hursey added the last stroke for the Riders with a free throw shot.

STONE CREEK GOLDEN PANTHERS - 48

Bill Jones (275) F 2-5-9
Jim Lorenz (319) F 10-2-22
Jerry Gasser C 2-1-5
Miller G 1-2-4
Jerry Billman G 2-1-5
Willis Ridenour G 1-1-3

PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS - 45

Ron Denning F 1-0-2
John Hursey F 1-3-5
Paul Frank F 1-2-4
Ken Huston (376) 10-1-21
Bob Gray G 2-2-4
Ralph Stewart G 3-1-7


Thursday, February 14, 1952
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

52 - Another Upset,,,Tusky Tops Midvale 52-49 (2-12-52)

Last night's fireworks at Memorial Hall were enough to task the scorekeeping ability of any sportswriter.  But, Ray Stull of The Daily Reporter had double trouble.  His son, David like any boy was attending his 1st tournament game and naturally that called for the "works" including pop, candy and popcorn.  Oh, Yes, he upset the bottle of pop, too and his Dad should have taken the hint because it was a full evening of upsets on the playing floor.

The 1952 Tuscarawas Broncos Cheerleaders.  Tusky's pert cheerleaders are:  Marlyn Heidt and Laura and Phyllis Sherer as they spin to a stop, while whipping up a big roar in the Tusky-Midvale fray.

The object of the skirmish here, obviously, is the ball as Midvale's Ron Harmon (left) and Tusky's Dick Hill and Jim Henry battle for possession.

The 1952 Tuscarawas Broncos Basketball Team.  FRONT:  Gene Pfister (Manager) - Jim Henry - Rich Hill - Bob Briggs - Dick Ronald - Don Tharp and Dick Lentz.  BACK:  Joe Vesco (Manager) Ralph Vesco - Bill Wilson - Harry Thompson - Larry Myers - Jack Adams - Bob Comighaghi and Head Coach Chuck Lorenz.


DOVER - The Tuscarawas Broncos, Dundee Bulldogs and Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates remained in the Championship fight of the 30th Annual Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament with 2 more tilts slated for tonight at Memorial Hall here, which will be broadcast on radio by WJER, starting at 7:30.  The program is expected to last until 10:30.

The curtain raiser at 7:30 will pit the Stone Creek Golden Panthers against the Port Washington Purple Riders and the 2nd game will send the Pirates against the Baltic Eagles.  With 1,800 high-strung fans jamming into the hall last night, hardwood pounding in the 1st round was just as rugged as expected.

And if you don't think that is perhaps an understantement, just ask the Midvale Blue Devils, Bolivar Cardinals...or even Referee Allen Viegel.  The Blue Devils, which had its fires squelched by the Tusky in the final League game of the season, was kicked right out of the Championship race 52-49 in a good, old fashioned thriller-diller and it was those snorting Broncos who have swooped down out of apparent oblivion to be the "talk-of-the-town" as they took the rubber game between the schools.

Head Coach Warren Craigo's Cardinals probably wondered where the Pirates found a cache of vitamin pills as they fell before the Buccaneer onslaught 61-48.  The Cardinals had defeated the Bucs twice during the regular season.  And in the heat of the grueling contests, Referee Viegel, a former basketball star himself, was showing the strains of it all.  The Coshocton Countian had to call time out in the heat of the 2nd frame in the Tuscarawas-Midvale struggle to unkink a charley-horse in his right leg.  Head Coach Chuck Stocker of Midvale came to Viegel's aid with some "flik-em-up salve."

The other official, Max Kister of Shreve, was worn right down to the shoe top, but managed to chug home under his own power.  Only the Strasburg Tigers failed to make the opening night a complete "giant killer" after they ran into a flock of bad passes and cool shooting in the 2nd period.  The Tigers recovered; however, and mustered a valiant battle before bowing 52-48.

But all that came after the Tuscarawas Broncos (1-0) (9-11) (38-37), who sweltered in the throes of  10 out of 11 setbacks at the beginning of the season, came up with the best floor work of the night and some fancy marksmanship to trip the Midvale Blue Devils (0-1) (18-3) (52-26), League Co-Champion with the Dundee Bulldogs.  Leading most of the route, the Broncos uncorked a well-balanced attack and a good defense which saw the Blue Devils' ace Junior forward Dick Tolloti, held to only 6 points in the 1st half.

Jumping off to a 5-0 lead early in the opening quarter, Head Coach Lorenz' charges led 14-7 at the close of the period and 27-21 at intermissioin, but came up on the short end of a 39-37 count going into the final canto.  With the lead changing hands 11 times and the score tied 3 in a hectic last period, the Broncos grabbed the lead 50-49 with 2 and a half minutes left.  Sophomore guard Jim Henry then followed with a 2-pointer to end the scoring.  The Tusky crew then clamped on a stall which the Blue Devils were unable to break.

Actually, Tuscarawas won the tilt at the free throw line, hitting 16 of 22 attempts, while Midvale cashed 9 of 13.  The Diablos connected on 20 action shots with Tusky getting 18.  Junior forward Don Tharp, Senior center Dick Ronald and Sophomore Harry Thompson carried the brunt of the Bronco attack by meshing 15, 10 and 10 points respectively.  Tolloti and Junior forward Don Graham scored 18 and 12 for the Blue Devils.

TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 52

Don Tharp (253) F 4-7-15
Dick Ronald F 4-2-10
Harry Thompson (244) C 4-2-10
Jim Henry G 2-3-7
Ralph Vesco G 2-2-6
Rich Hill G 2-0-4

MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 49

Karl Mackey F 2-0-4
Don Graham F 6-0-12
Ron Harmon F 3-2-8
Dick Tolloti (417) C 8-2-18
John De Mattio G 0-2-2
Bill Marshall G 1-2-4
Bill Anderson G 0-1-1


Wednesday, February 13, 1952
Ray Stull, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio

52 - Dundee Rocks Strasburg 52-48 (2-12-52)

Shown here is a photo snapped by The Daily Reporter Photographer, Ralph McKee, on the 1st night depicting the 2nd game of the Tuscarawas County Class B Basketball Tournament festival at Memorial Hall.  The Strasburg Tigers' Max Bonifant (77) apparently is the only cager in position to pounce on a free ball.  The Dundee Bulldogs' players shown are Merlyn Immel (left), Loris Hostetler (45) and Curt Beamer (55).  The Tigers' Jerry Haswell is shown in the left background, while his teammate, Jerry Von Kaenal (20), is shown going down with his back to the camera.

The 1952 Strasburg Tigers Basketball Team.  FRONT:  Tom Mizer - Dale Helwick - Ben Limbacher - Fred Peter - Martin Dreher - Jim Wainmann and Max Bonifant.  BACK:  Paul Flickinerg (Manager) - Dick Carson (Manager) - John Shetler - Elden Mullet - Bill Von Kaenel - Jerry Von Kaenel - Jerry Haswell and Head Coach Don Martin.


DOVER - Senior forward Louis Hostetler was benched for infraction of training rules and the Dundee Bulldogs (1-0) (16-2) (27-43) had to muster a giant rally in the final quarter to turn back the Strasburg Tigers (0-1) (8-13) (81-21) by a score of 52-48.

Forth-Year Head Coach Don Martin's chargers out-classed the Bulldogs in the very 1st quarter and were leading 12-9 by the end of the period's close.  But, the Tigers had fallen behind 31-20 at intermission due to a handful of bad passes coupled with a sudden burst by Dundee 31-20.  It was this frame which spelled defeat for the Tigers.

In the 3rd stanza, The Bengals closed in on the Bulldogs scoring 15 points and holding the Dogs to just 5 points.  Dundee came back in the 4th canto scoring 16 points to Strasburg's 13 markers to ice the victory in the closing seconds.

Senior forward Loris Hostetler, who connected for 21 markers to share scoring honors for the night with Sophomore forward Max Miller (294) of the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates in game one, was the Bulldogs' top point maker.  Loris's teammate, Senior guard Curt Beamer dropped in 10 points as well.  Freshman forward Jerry Haswell scored 15 points as Senior center Bill Von Kaenel and Junior forward Jim Weinmann scored 10 points each for the losers.

DUNDEE BULLDOGS - 52

Loris Hostetler (274) F 10-1-21
Rich Fruchey F 1-1-3
Dale Hostetler F 0-0-0
Rich Slemmer C 2-2-6
Curt Beamer G 5-0-10
Merlyn Immel G 3-0-6
Marino G 0-6-6

STRASBURG TIGERS - 48

Jim Weinmann F 5-0-10
Jerry Haswell F 6-3-15
Max Bonifant F 0-0-0
Bill Von Kaenel C 4-2-10
Jerry Von Kaenel C 2-0-4
John Shetler G 3-3-9
Fred Peters G 0-0-0
Tom Mizer G 0-0-0
Dale Helwick G 0-0-0


Wednesday, February 13, 1952
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio