Sunday, March 1, 2015
47 - Right Down The Line
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE
With Harry Yockey
Saturday, March 8, 1947
The Strasburg Tigers now are only 2 games away from a berth in the State Championship finals at Columbus and needless to say, their stock soared last night when they trampled the Walnut Creek Cardinals. It still is a long pull, but you can mark the Tigers down as one of the leading contenders for the title. Head Coach Emmet Riley tonight will be scouting the Tigers' possible Regional Tournament opponents as this team and Strasburg fans await the outcome of 3 games at Kent when the other position in that tournament will be filled. Springfield Township from Mahoning County and Brecksville will collide at 6:45PM. Lowerville will meet Rittman at 8PM and Akron Eilet will engage a touted Columbiana five at 9:15PM.
Eilet submerged Cuyahoga Heights 68-31 last night, while Rittman thumped Norton 70-55 and Columbiana repelled Ridgeville 40-37. Springfield Township advanced to the finals by defeating a string of North Canton combine 46-43 Thursday night when Lowellville upset East Canton the Stark County Champion 34-32.
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The Kent State University Gymnasium where both the Class B and Class A Regionals will be staged, seats approximately 4,100 fans and capacity turnouts are anticipated. In fact, M.E. Wagoner of the University, who is the tournament manager, said the lone Hotel in Kent already has had many reservations for next week and rooms will be at a premium. Word also has been received from Columbus that hotels there are also being flooded with reservations for the State finals on March 20, 21 and 22. Therefore, anyone planning to attend the classic 3 days without returning home should make their bids now for rooms. It is easier to cancel them than to try to obtain accommodations at the last minute.
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Regardless of how they fare from here on, the Mighty Tigers should be much stronger next year as they will lose only Senior guard Marvin Jeffers from the current starting five.
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Those who have been following the Walnut Creek Cardinals and applauding the play of young Richard Hostetler, may be interested in knowing that the youngster, who wears No. 6, is a Sophomore who became 16 years old Wednesday when he starred in the Red Birds win over the Adena Warriors and he wasn't a regular until tournament time rolled around. Hostetler, one of 21 boys enrolled at Walnut Creek High School and is an ace one-handed shooter, but isalso an excellent dribbler, who set up most of the Cardinals' plays. Had they boasted more heighth, Walnut Creek would have been a real match for Strasburg. As it was, they went exceptionally far considering their size.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
47 - Strasburg Tigers Win 5th District Tournament Championship (2nd Straight) 56-39 (3-7-47)
1947 District Tournament Class B Basketball Champions. Junior Center Clarence Yackey - Senior Guard Marvin Jeffers - Junior Forward Dean Beitzel - Junior Guard Tom Haswell - Freshman Forward John Reiger - Freshman Guard John Haswell - Junior Forward Roland Malcuit - Sophomore Guard Jim Weber - Freshman Forward Rich Froman and Freshman Guard Tom Miller.
DENNISON - Outscored only in the 3rd quarter, the Strasburg Tigers (9-0) (29-1) took another step toward the State Class B Championship throne on Friday night when they captured their 2nd consecutive District title by defeating a willing, but impotent Walnut Creek Cardinal quintet (19-3) 56-39 on the Dennison High School court before approximately 1,500 fans, of which 1,383 of whom were paid customers. Added to the well-filled Strasburg trophy case was the Ohio High School Athletic Association's award. It also presented the Bengals with individual gold medals and Walnut Creek with a runner-up trophy and individual silver medals.
In winning a berth in the Kent Regionals which get underway next Thursday, Strasburg assumed a 14-4 first period lead over the Cardinals and was never seriously endangered as it rolled on to margins of 30-15 at intermission and 39-28 at the 3rd quarter mark. Junior Clarence Yackey, the elongated Tiger center, was too tall for the Cardinals to top and he paced his team's 29th decision by collecting 17 points on 7 field goals and 3 free throws. Junior guard Tom Haswell was right on his heels with 15 points, while Senior guard Marvin Jeffers tallied 12 with Junior forwards Roland Malcuit and Dean Beitzel getting 4 each.
Walnut Creek, which was blazing hot against the Adena Warriors, was cooled off by a rather tight Strasburg defense which gave the Cardinals few clean shots at the hoop. Forward Lowell Zook led the losers with 10 points with guard Bob Gerber getting 9 and guards Gene Miller and Rich Hostetler picking up 7 each. Forward Doran Horrisberger, usually a high producer for the Red Birds, was held to but 4 points. Referees A. Long and Ray Scherrer, who were jockeyed considerable by both camps, called 31 personals, 17 against Walnut Creek. The Bengals made good on 8 of 17 free throws, while the Cardinals sank 9 of 21.
Malcuit's lay-up on the opening tip-off gave Head Coach Emmet Riley's hoopsters a 2-0 lead and they were in front the rest of the route. After free throws by Tom Haswell and Yackey, Zook netted a hook toss and that was the closest the Red Birds came to catching up with the Tigers. A set effort by Tom Haswell, a "bunny" and tip-in by Yackey and overhead toss by Beizel made it 12-2 with Miller and Malcuit trading field goals before the quarter ended.
Jeffers tallied 3 action shots and Yackey and Tom Haswell 2 each in the end frame when Walnut Creek began to rally slightly; although, outscored 16 to 11. Behind by 15 points when the 3rd stanza opened, the Cards scored 5 straight points to narrow Strasburg's edge to 10 and Coach Riley substituted Weber and Reiger for Malcuit and Beitzel. The Tigers then began to hit again and with the count 37-22, Malcuit and Beitzel re-entered the game.
Starting the final period with an 11-point margin, Strasburg saw that cut to 8 before they again turned on the power as Yackey collected 8 of his points by controlling the rebounds. With 4 minutes remaining, the Bengals were on top 46-35 and they outpointed the Cardinals 10 to 5 in the closing minutes.
The Tigers successfully solved Walnut Creek's zone defense; although, at times their passing was slipshod with the alert Red Birds frequently making interceptions. But, Walnut Creek couldn't cope with the high passes to Yackey, who also played another good floor game as did Tom Haswell. Despite the fact that they were outclassed, the Cardinals continued to display calm basketball and drew frequent applause with their tricky shots.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 56
Roland Malcuit F 2-0-4
Dean Beitzel F 2-0-4
Clarence Yackey C 7-3-17
Tom Haswell G 6-3-15
Marvin Jeffers G 5-2-12
Jim Weber G 2-0-4
John Reiger F 0-0-0
WALNUT CREEK CARDINALS - 39
Lowell Zook F 5-0-10
Doran Horrisberger F 0-4-4
Gene Miller C 3-1-7
Bob Gerber G 4-1-9
Rich Hostetler G 2-3-7
Mast G 1-0-2
G. Hershberger F 0-0-0
Saturday, March 8, 1947
Harry Yockey, Right Down The Line
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
Friday, February 27, 2015
47 - The Tigers Roar In The 4th Quarter Over Yorkville 54-43 (3-6-47)
DENNISON - The Strasburg Tigers and Walnut Creek Cardinals will meet at 8PM! That's the piece de resistance of the Eastern Ohio District Class B Basketball Tournament finals and it will be served to another capacity crowd tonight at Dennison High School Gymnasium where more than 2,000 fans last night saw the Tigers smash the Yorkville Ductillites 54-43.
Strasburg will be a slight favorite to retain its District Championship against a Walnut Creek club which spilled the Adena Warriors 69-63 on Thursday night. However, the Holmes County Champions comprise a dangerous scoring combine and a close battle is anticipated.
But, the Yorkville Ductillites (27-4) also was a highly touted club and for a while last night the Ductillites threatened to end the streak of the Mighty Strasburg Tigers (8-0) (28-1). However, the Jefferson County quintet didn't have it when the chips were down and Head Coach Emmet Riley's Bengals turned the game into a rout in the closing minutes. Strasburg's triumph was all the more impressive; because, it was accomplished despite the fact that Junior Clarence Yackey, 6-5 center, drew 4 personals in the 1st twelve minutes of the duel and remained on the bench until the 3rd quarter when Yorkville was ahead 36-30. Junior guard Tom Haswell also was out of action for a time after being charged with his 4th personal in the 3rd period.
The Tigers led 13-10 at the end of the 1st quarter, but the score was deadlocked at 24-24 at halftime and Yorkville was on top 37-36 at the 3nd stanza mark. Senior guard Marvin Jeffers and Tom Haswell were the stars who shined the brightest as Strasburg gained their 28th victory...identical to the record it had last year when it reached the Regional Tournament at Athens before losing to the Worthington Cardinals after winning 28 straight. Jeffers captured scoring honors with 19 points, collecting 13 in the stretch drive, while Haswell totaled 16, meshing 6 field goals in the 1st half. Yackey finished with 12 markers.
Forward Nino Lampasone, Yorkville's leading scorer with 661 points in 30 games, 27 of which were won by the Ducts, was held to 12 by the Tigers. Paul Korach led the losers with 13 before he fouled out in the last period. Center Charley Hesske also departed in that stanza. Yackey went out with 5 minutes remaining and his team in front 42-38. Jeffers fouled out in the fading seconds. The Tigers were awarded 29 free throws and then whipped 20 of them through the hoops, a vital factor in the victory. Yorkville received 23 shots and made 13.
The score was tied twice in the 1st period and 4 times in the 2nd with Tom Haswell, who also played a sparkling floor game, meshing a long toss to make it 24-all as the half ended. He garnered 8 points in the 2nd quarter to keep the Tigers in the running, while Korach paced the Ductillites with 7 points. With Tom Haswell and Yackey, who played only 20 of the 32 minutes, on the bench in the 3rd quarter, Yorkville pulled ahead, but Jeffers tied the count at 27-all only to have the Ducts forge to the front again. Coach Riley then sent Tom Haswell and Yackey back into action with the count 36-30 in Yorkville's favor. Yackey caged 2 field goals and a free throw as the quarter closed 37-36.
Jeffers netted a follow-up at the beginning of the final quarter to give Strasburg the lead and the Tigers held command the rest of the route. The count was 43-40 with 4 minutes left and it was the roaring Tigers the rest of the way. Strasburg, playing deliberate ball tallied 6 consecutive points on baskets by Jeffers and Tom Haswell and free tosses by Tom and Sophomore forward Jim Weber. In the remaining time they tallied 3 free throws and Junior forward Roland Malcuit caged a "bunny" for good measure.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 54
Roland Malcuit F 1-0-2
Dean Beitzel F 0-2-2
Clarence Yackey C 4-4-12
Tom Haswell G 7-2-16
Marvin Jeffers G 5-9-19
Jim Weber F 0-3-3
John Reiger G 0-0-0
YORKVILLE DUETILLITES - 43
Nino Pampasone F 4-4-12
Paul Korach F 4-5-13
Charley Hesske C 0-1-1
George Kronteris G 3-1-7
Briglia G 1-0-2
Ken Alessi F 1-1-3
Lee Konstantinos C 2-1-5
Ralph Stultz F 0-0-0
Friday, March 7, 1947
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
Thursday, February 26, 2015
47 - Right Down The Line
RIGHT DOWN THE LINE
With Harry Yockey
Tuesday, March 4, 1947
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
Last Saturday night, Bill Hummel, star forward for the Berlin Blue Jays' basketball team, scored 15 points, but his efforts were wasted as his team lost to Walnut Creek's Cardinals 48-36 in the Sectional finals. Tonight Hummel returns to Memorial Hall, but it will be lefts and rights he will be throwing instead of a lead of baskets. The Berlin athlete will appear in the Golden Gloves Tournament as an opponent of Dover's Buddy Truman in the lightweight tussle. And, if Hummel is as good with the gloves as he is with a basketball "President" is in for a rough evening.
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Total attendance at this year's county Class B Tournament at Memorial Hall was 6,893, just 145 under the record of 7,013 set in 1946, but receipts were $26.78 more. The total take according to Supt. W.E. Laws, who was the tourney manager, was $3,574.83, including program advertising, whereas the 1946 total was $3,508.05. The 11 schools participating in the evenings received $195 each this year against $215 last year. But, expenditures were higher for the recent meet, particularly for officiating and policing. Some of the heavier expenses were:
Federal Tax - $757.16
State Tax - $60.48
Hall Rental - $125.00
Referees - $300
Police and Fireman - $68.50
Printing - $70.94
Manager $70.00
Twice before the competing schools received $195.00 each...in 1944 and 1945...whereas in 1933, the 1st year in Supt. Law's records, they received only $50.00 each. The attendance then was 2,722 and receipts $842.66. Incidentally, a breakdown of this year's attendance shows 4,032 adults paid to see the meet, while the student turnout was 2,866. Of course, considerably more saw the tournament considering the passes which were issued. The best one-night attendance was the 1,454 who turned out for the 4th session. The next night only 477 were on hand, the only time the attendance was below 1,000.
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Leading scorer of the Yorkville Duetillites which will oppose the Strasburg Tigers Thursday night in the Eastern District Tournament at Dennison is Nino Lampasone, returning forward from last year, who has meshed 661 points in 30 games for an average slightly above 22 percent. When the Duetillites, who have lost 3 games bowed to Wheeling Central Catholic, West Virginia's parochial Champions, they missed on 17 free throws and when they lost to Weirton, West Virginia, they failed to hit on 24.
The Adena Warriors, the Walnut Creek Cardinals' opponent, is headed by Ed Staniewicz, who has averaged 25 points in 25 contests. His highest output in a single game was 52, best sole performance of those boys in the District event. The timber topper of the Cardinals is Doran Horrisberger. Adena's 4 losses were to Yorkville, giving the Ductillites some measure of revenge for last season when they beat Adena twice, but then lost to the Warriors in the Sectional Tournament. Of course, Yorksville would like nothing better than to meet and defeat Adena in the District meet. But, Strasburg and Walnut Creek are going to have something to say about that.
The Strasburg Tigers to date have amassed 1,397 points in 28 games for an average of 49.9. They permited their foes 813 points, or 29 per contest. The record includes 7 tournament games in which Junior Clarence Yackey, the Bengals' fine 6-5 center, meshed 151 points or 21.4 per contest. Junior guard Tom Haswell is running 2nd to Yackey with 72 markers. Yackey's scoring ability makes him a marked player every time he steps onto the floor, but teams which regard him only as a point-making threat are under estimating his value. In his tourney appearances to date, Yackey has been the Tigers' mainstay in rebound play and has also proved a good team player, passing the ball well and also performing admirably defensively.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
47 - Strasburg Drops Tusky Once Again...65-42 (3-1-47)
DOVER - Strasburg's powerful and high-flying Tigers, who whipped the Tuscarawas Broncos 65-44 in Saturday night's Sectional finals, will encounter a rugged Yorkville Ductillites quintet on Thursday night at 7:30PM in the Eastern Ohio District Class B Basketball Tournament at Dennison High School. The Walnut Creek Cardinals, which defeated the Berlin Blue Jays 45-36, will encounter the Adena Warriors at 7:30PM Wednesday night.
The pairings were made Sunday at drawings in Dennison. The 2 winners from the Lafferty Sectional won the right to make the initial draw. Yorkville was 1st and drew No. 3 with Adena drawing No. 1. Strasburg was 3rd and drew No. 4 opposite Yorkville leaving Walnut Creek to oppose Adena.
Both games will precede Class A contests with Dover and Uhrichsville clashing after the Walnut Creek-Adena duel and Cambridge meeting Zanesville after the Strasburg-Yorkville battle. The Class B finals will be staged Friday night at 8PM and the Class A on Saturday night.
Strasburg boasts the best record of the 4 Class B teams, having won 27 and lost 1 to date. Yorkville, which defeated Adena 78-75 in Saturday night's Sectional finale at Lafferty, has won 27 and lost 3. Adena captured 24 of 28 games, all its losses being administered by Yorkville. Walnut Creek has triumphed in 18 of 21 games.
A 34-point scoring spree by Junior Clarence Yackey, 6-5 center and wheelhorse of the Strasburg Tigers (7-0) (27-1), carried the Tigers to their triumph over the Tuscarawas Broncos (4-2) (20-6). Yackey harvested 13 field goals and 8 free throws as the Bengals compiled quarter advantages of 13-10, 25-22 and 43-28. Junior guard Tom Haswell trailed him with 10 points, while Senior forward Andy Steve led the Broncos with 17 markers as his teammate, center Loyal Bishop, obtained 11 points.
Tuscarawas, Consolation Division winner in the county tournament, remained in the running until midway in the 3rd period. Then the Tigers of Head Coach Emmet Riley began to pull away and once the pressure was off they turned the contest into a rout. Tusky lost Junior Joe Kerns, substitute guard, midway in the 3rd stanza and Senior guard Dale McDonald in the opening minute of the 4th quarter. Strasburg's Senior guard Marvin Jeffers drew his 5th personal at the halfway mark in the 4th and Tom Haswell went out with 3 minutes remaining.
The Tigers capitalized on 17 of 31 free throws as 22 personals were called against Tusky, while the Broncos made good on 14 of 23 free throws, awarded as 17 personals were charged to Strasburg. Yackey, whose height around the backboards proved an unsurmountable handicap for the Broncos, who opened the scoring with a tip-in, but McDonald tied the score with a push shot and Tuscarawas went ahead 6-2.
A push shot by Yackey and one hander by Tom Haswell regained the lead for Strasburg and it never relinquished it. However, the Broncos rallied from a 21-12 deficit in the 2nd quarter to trail only 24-22 just before the half ended. Early in the 3rd frame, the Tigers led only 28-25, but consecutive action shots by Junior forward Dean Beitzel, Tom Haswell and Yackey gave the Bengals a 9-point edge and from that point on there was no doubt as to the outcome.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 65
Roland Malcuit F 0-0-0
Dean Beitzel F 3-2-8
Clarence Yackey C 13-8-34
Marvin Jeffers G 2-2-6
Tom Haswell G 4-3-11
Jim Weber G 2-0-4
John Reiger G 0-2-2
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 42
Andy Steve F 6-5-17
Floyd Blackwell F 0-4-4
Loyal Bishop C 4-3-11
Dale McDonald G 3-1-7
George Kopp G 0-1-1
Joe Kerns G 0-0-0
George Mourodzis G 0-0-0
Howard Tharp G 1-0-2
Ralph Lahm G 0-0-0
Steve Pasquinelli G 0-0-0
Monday, March 3, 1947
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
47 - Strasburg Slams St. Mary's 65-24 (2-28-47)
DOVER - It will be the Strasburg Tigers vs Tuscarawas Broncos at 8PM and the Berlin Blue Jays and Walnut Creek Cardinals at 9PM when the finals of the Northeastern Ohio Sectional Class B Basketball Tournament is held tonight in Memorial Hall here and the customers probably will be hanging on the rafters for this wind-up of the local scholastic cage play.
Strasburg last night resumed where it left off Thursday in beating the Millersburg Knights 67-23 by eliminating the Dennison St. Mary's Blue Wave 65-34 to reach the finals. The Walnut Creek Cardinals, making its 1st Sectional start after drawing a bye, knocked the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates out of the running in a 57-46 battle, while the Berlin Blue Jays defeated the Dennison Railroaders 44-39.
The Strasburg-Tuscaraswas encounter will pair the county tournament winner and defending titlist against the Consolation Division victor with the Tigers favored to repeat a 51-42 triumph recorded over the Broncos in the final game of the regular season. The Cardinals gets a weak nod over Berlin, having defeated that club 42-40 to win the Holmes County Tournament.
The Strasburg Tigers (6-0) (26-1) hit the court in search of their 26th win of the season, but required one quarter to "feel out" the Dennison St. Mary's Blue Waves (12-10) last night and then turned on the power to rout the Blue Waves as the star tigerman, Junior center Clarence Yackey, surpassed his Thursday night performance by 2 points in harvesting 22 points (9 field goals and 4 free throws) to pace the victory. The Tigers leaped to a 13-8 1st quarter lead. In the 2nd stanza, the Strasburg offense increased their scoring output to 16, while the defense held the Blue Waves to only 6 more points. Strasburg...29-14. The Tigers continued to increase their scoring output after intermission to 21 points as St. Mary's copped another 8 points in the 3rd quarter. Strasburg...50-22. In the 4th period, the Blue Waves could not gain any ground as the Tigers hit the hoops for 15, while St. Mary's had 12.
Junior guard Tom Haswell meshed 15 points for the Tigers, while their only Senior, guard Marvin Jeffers, gathered 10 markers. Forward D. Trolio paced Dennison St. Mary's with 9 points. Strasburg doubled the Blue Waves' output from the field by hitting 22 field goals and also caged 21 of 33 free throws as 25 personals were called on the losers. The Blue Waves hit on 12 of 29 free tosses.
STRASBURG TIGERS - 65
Roland Malcuit F 2-1-5
Dean Beitzel F 2-1-5
Clarance Yackey C 9-4-22
Marvin Jeffers G 2-6-10
Tom Haswell G 5-5-15
John Reiger G 0-3-3
Jim Weber F 2-1-5
John Haswell G 0-0-0
Rich Froman G 0-0-0
Lewin Vermillion C 0-0-0
DENNISON ST. MARY'S BLUE WAVE - 34
Muzi F 1-1-3
D. Trolio F 1-7-9
Lombardo C 1-0-2
W. Dillon G 2-1-5
I. Magnacca G 2-0-4
Bonamico G 0-0-0
T. Magnacca F 0-1-1
R. Bonaduci F 1-0-2
B. Dillon G 1-1-3
Fox G 0-1-1
C. Bonaduci G 1-0-2
Saturday, March 1, 1947
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
SECTIONAL SATURDAY 3-1-47
Strasburg vs Tuscarawas 8PM
Berlin vs Walnut Creek 9PM
Monday, February 23, 2015
47 - Sugarcreek-Shanesville Falls 57-46 To Walnut Creek (2-28-47)
DOVER - The Walnut Creek Cardinals (17-3), despite the margin of victory over the Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (3-2) (20-6), the game had the customers standing on their feet. The Cardinals flew to a 2-point advantage 9-7 in the 1st quarter. In the 2nd period, the Red Birds increased their margin to 9 points as the scoreboard read 26-17 by intermission. The Pirate swords were raised in the 3rd stanza as their offense rose to the occasion by outscoring Walnut Creek 15-13 cutting the Cardinal lead to 7 points going into the 4th and final quarter. Walnut Creek...39-32. The Cardinals regained their composure and added an additional 4 points to their lead as the Pirates began abandoning their ship.
In summary, Sugarcreek-Shanesville led only once by a 6-5 count and several times was 10 points in arrears, but the Pirates began to rally late in the 3rd stanza and midway in the final stanza they made their followers' hopes flare by trimming Walnut Creek's advantage to 44-40. But, the Holmes County Champions staged a rally of their own to pull ahead again even after they lost center Gene Miller. And, with 3 of its stars being ejected on personals, the Pirates couldn't muster another punch thus the ship began to sink.
Doran Horrisberger, brilliant Walnut Creek forward, paced the decision with 20 points (7 field goals and 6 free throws); although,he was hurt in the 2nd quarter when his head hit the court. However, he was back in the lineup for the 2nd half and personally accounted for the victory with 13 points in the 4th stanza. Forward Lowell Zook and guard Bob Gerber chipped in with 14 points apiece. Co-incidentally, it was another Doran...center Doren Immel...who led Sugarcreek-Shanesville, also scoring 20 points. Forwards Ed Hamsher tallied 10 markers, while Bill Weiss was held to 8.
WALNUT CREEK CARDINALS - 57
Lowell Zook F 5-4-14
Doran Horrisberger F 7-6-20
Gene Miller C 0-1-1
Bob Gerber G 6-2-14
Hostetler G 2-3-7
G. Hershberger F 0-0-0
Mast G 0-1-1
SUGARCREEK-SHANESVILLE PIRATES - 46
Bill Weiss F 2-4-8
Ed Hamsher F 4-2-10
Doren Immel C 8-4-20
Al Whiddon G 2-0-4
Harvey Showers G 1-0-2
Bill Willis F 0-0-0
Rich Miller G 1-0-2
Clayton Deetz F 0-0-0
Saturday, March 1, 1947
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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