Tilt Tops Slate In B League (1-7-54)

This week's County League spotlight once again singles out Strasburg where the undefeated defending champions tangle with the unbeaten challengers, The Baltic Eagles. Both teams sport 10-0 records and both have spurted past five league opponents. The host Tigers will be ranked as the favorites in the fracus with the contest being played on their floor where they have lost but one game in the last two seasons. That loss was a 57-55 setback by Midvale in a non-league game last year.
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Baltic will have a slight edge in height with Strasburg claiming the advantage in experience. The contest is expected to attract a full house since it is ranked as the top tilt of the season as far as the league is concerned. The remainder of the league's offerings figure to attract plenty of attention with each game having a decided effect on the standings in the circuit.
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At Sugarcreek, Dundee's Bulldogs (3-2) will get a chance to boost their standings in the circuit when they tangle with the host Sugarcreek-Shanesville Pirates (2-2). A victory is a must for both beams with Dundee hoping to valt into the upper strata of the standings while the Pirates will be out to insure their place among the top teams. Tuscarawas' battling Broncos will face a fired-up Gnadenhutten crew on the Indians' home floor in a game that always draws plenty of fans and creates the maximum excitement. Gnaden (1-4) doesn't figure to be in the race for the bunting, but the Tribe will be out to scalp the favored Broncos (3-1) if they can.
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Mineral City's clawing Tigers will be playing an all-out game at Midvale with both teams needing a victory. Mineral City (1-4) could, get a boost up from the lower brackets in the standings while Midvale (0-5), in the throes of its worst season in many a year, will be trying to move out of the cellar. Stone Creek (3-1) faces another rugged test at Port Washington. The Panthers clipped the Purple Riders 88-82 in an earlier meeting at Stone Creek, but will have the old jinx to brush aside in the Port Washington gym. The battle between Jim Lorenz and cohorts with Ken Huston & Co. should be a real struggle. Bolivar (0-5), which shares the cellar with Midvale, will be idle.
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Thursday, January 7, 1954
Art Cicconetti
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio