Spotlight On Game At Gnaden (12-20-55)

The bill of fare tonight is headed by the Strasburg-Gnadenhutten encounter which will leave the county with only one unbeaten array. This fracas, which will find the Bengals of Strasburg putting a seven-game win string on the line and the Indians of Gnaden endangering a nine-game streak, will be played before an overflow turnout at the Tribe court. Although this is the battle of the perfect record teams first place in the county league will not be at stake. Strasburg currently shares the leadership with Midvale's Blue Devils as each has won four straight while Gnaden has recorded three in a row.
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COMMON FOES
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The two teams have met three common foes in Tuscarawas, Dundee and Baltic. Tusky lost to the power-packed Indians twice 77-60 and 51-45 and to Strasburg 64-42. Dundee was a 92-23 victim of the Tribe and 84-50 of the Begals while Baltic bowed to Gnaden 87-60 and to Strasburg 76-49. Coach Ken Newton of Strasburg will probably start Jim Kuecher and Ron Grey, both 6-1 at the fowards, 6-1 Willie Reiger at center and 5-11 Jerry Froman and 5-9 Lloyd Deibel at guards. The Gnaden lineup will probably consist of 5-7 Glen Hines and 6-1 Charles Albaugh at the forecourt spots, 6-0 Lloyd Porter at center and 5-8 Ed Shull and 6-0 Eldon Miller at guards. In four other county league engagements Midvale will invade Bolivar, Dundee will visit Mineral City, Port Washington will show at Sugarcreek and Tusky will go to Stone Creek.
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NEW LEADER?
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Stone Creek and Port Washington will be attempting to keep their league records on a winning vein. Each has copped two of three in the circuit, while Port has an overall record of six and two and the Panthers have won six of nine. Sugarcreek-Shanesville has lost four of seven including two wins and two losses in the league while Tusky has bowed five times in six starts and has won only once in four league spins. The tussle at Mineral City will bring together teams with identical records as both the Tigers and Dundee have captured but one decision in seven starts. Both are winless in four league tries.
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Tuesday, December 20, 1955
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio