MIGHTY STRASBURG, which has been top dog on the Tuscarawas County Class B League totem pole 15 times, today required only one more victory for another regular season championship. The talented Tigers, remaining undefeated and scoring their ninth straight league success, last night on the home planks polished off Midvale, heretofore unbeaten in loop play, by a 71-62 count. The Blue Devils, who couldn't offset Strasburg's white-hot shooting the first half, had a chance to tie the Bengals. When circuit competition comes to a close next Friday night Midvale will meet Sugarcreek-Shanesville at home, while the Tigers are hosting dangerous Port Washington. If Strasburg bows and Midvale wins the two teams will be deadlocked for the post position. However, a Strasburg triumph will give the Tigers the title, regardless of how the Middies fare. And if Midvale should lose, Gnadenhutten could tie for the runnerup shot. Gnaden powered past Bolivar 68-40 for its seventh victory in nine starts last night. Midvale now has won eight and lost one. In other games Port flattened Tuscarawas 84-44, Stone Creek outlasted Dundee 98-80 and Baltic nipped Mineral City 79-78 on a late fielder by Glen Reidenbach. In other league frays next Friday Baltic will invade Stone Creek, Dundee shows at Bolivar and Gnaden at Mineral City. Here are the standings:*
1. Strasburg 9-0
2. Midvale 8-1
3. Gnadenhutten 7-2
4. Port Washington 6-3
5. Sugarcreek-Shanesville 5-4
6. Tuscarawas 5-5
7. Stone Creek 4-5
8. Baltic 3-6
9. Bolivar 2-7
10. Mineral City 1-8
11. Dundee 0-9
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Saturday, February 4, 1956
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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