Tournament Manager W.E. Laws presents the District Championship Trophy to Gnadenhutten's Mike Kail, Coach Ted Martin, Bill Kohl, Dan Jinks and Steve Moore.
GNADENHUTTEN: The red-hot Gnadenhutten Indian baseball team continued its torried tournament pace yesterday, tripping Bridgeport (14-6) to capture the District Title. The winner of the West Holmes (8-0) - Union Local game could not be determined, but the winner did play Gnadenhutten (7-3) and lost. That game was also missing from the archives.
This win earned the Indians (8-3) the right to meet Smithville in Regional competition Friday at North Canton. For the 4th straight tourney start, it was the strong pitching arm of Bill Kohl (4-2) that guided the Indians to the victory. Kohl faced only one serious Bulldog threat, that in the 7th and final inning when the Bulldogs nearly pulled the game out of the fire with a last-ditch rally. Strategy failed for the Ohio Valley squad in the deciding inning however. With the Indians leading 3-0, Bridgeport loaded the bases and scored 2 runs before the determined Indians rose to the occasion to preserve the win. Here's what happened:
Leadoff batter George Habdo reached on an error by shortstop Darrell Laughlin prior to Kohl issuing a walk to Jim Dovault. Habdo was tagged out stealing 3rd before Kohl granted walks to Gary Timko and Steve Gerevics. A strikeout of Randy Massey was sandwiched between the walks, so the bases were full of Bulldogs with a 2 outs. Jim Moore then delivered a key single to right field to drive in the 2 Bulldog runs. With men on 1st and 3rd, Bulldog mentor Mike Rose sent pint-sized Greg Clark to the plate in hopes of gaining a walk and filling the bases once again. Instead, Rose found out why Kohl is recognized as one of the District's outstanding hurlers as the Indian ace worked the 4-foot, 9-inch Clark to a 1 ball, 2 strike count. Alan Rose was then asserted to pinch hit for Clark, but after the 1st pitch, Gerevics was tagged out at 3rd base in a rundown after trying to steal home and the victory belonged to Gnadenhutten.
Indian runs came in the 1st, 3rd and 5th innings. In the initial inning, Steve Moore was walked by Bulldog hurler Jim Moore, Dan Jinks lined a single (4) to center field and Wayne Martin was granted a free pass to load the bases. Mike Kail then sent a bouncing ball to Bulldog shortstop Habdo, who bobbled the ball and allowed Moore to score and the bases to remain loaded. Don Finnicum was then a strikeout victim and Jinks was caught stealing home to relieve Jim Moore of a lot of tension and Indian runs. Don Baker grounded out to the pitcher to end the inning. In the 3rd, Martin once again worked Jim Moore for a base on balls before Mike Kail drilled a long double (2) to left field to give the Indians base runners on 2nd and third. Ken Huprick, who left the game in the 6th after spraining an ankle in an attempt to steal 2nd, then brought Martin home with a sacrifice fly to left field. The final Indian score came when Jinks beat out a single (5), stole second before being sacrificed to 3rd by Martin and coming home on a sacrifice foul ball to left field.
The Indians collected only 3 hits in the contest...the 2 singles by Jinks and Kail's double. Meanwhile, Bridgeport garnered 4 hits...singles by Bobbie Munn, Timko and Moore and a double by Bill Anderson. Kohl recorded 8 strikeouts and issued 5 walks. He allowed 10 men to reach base, but was rough when the chips were down. Moore was tagged with the tournament defeat, whiffing 6 and issuing 2 walks. The Bulldogs committed 5 errors during the title match.
GNADENHUTTEN INDIANS - 3
Steve Moore 4-1-0
Dan Jinks 4-1-2
Wayne Martin 4-1-0
Mike Kail 3-0-1
Don Finnicum 3-0-0
Ken Huprick 3-0-0
Don Baker 3-0-0
Bill Kohl 3-0-0
Roger Huebner 3-0-0
Darrell Laughlin 0-0-0
BRIDGEPORT BULLDOGS - 2
Bill Anderson 3-0-1
George Habdo 3-0-1
Bobbie Munn 3-1-0
Jim Dovault 3-0-0
Gary Timko 3-1-1
Randy Massey 3-0-0
Steve Gerevics 3-0-0
Jim Moore 3-0-1
Bulger 2-0-0
Piscin 0-0-0
Greg Clark 1-0-0
Alan Rose 1-0-0
Tuesday, May 17, 1966
Jerry Armstrong, Staff Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
NOTE: Gnadenhutten (8-4) met Northwestern in the Regional Tournament in North Canton and lost 6-3, but the game was missing in the archives.
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