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raft 4A, Tbt Daily Reporter, Dover, Oh» Thun., Feb. Z5, 1965JosephdasToverReputationFirst RoundballVictory Came!Over Grocers*t«»cpa7iO4L* ‘Y i ■ “ «%VV* V* •»».* VJAll-Stars WhippedOriginal NY CelticsDover St. Joseph beats Ring-heimer Grocers 23-7.This story appeared in the Feb. 29. 1928, edition of The Daily Reporter. While it may not be of earth-shattering consequence, it nevertheless is of prime importance to Dover St.Joseph’s fans.It was the school’s initial basketball victory.Rev. Fr. Hilary Liehr is theCX%1$3CJ2(2cf.20a?I*m -sciWhen wintertime hot stove-, a later date.ers pull up to the proverbial' “ ‘We were beaten so de-cracker barrel for an old-fash- cisively last night that we want man responsible for inaugurat-ioned jawing session, one sub- to come back and try again,’ j‘n8 basketball at St. Josephject recalled with a fondness said Manager Meaney. ‘We waythat has failed to mellow with have no alibi to offer for our Pnestthe passing of time is a proud defeat. Dover outplayed us and boards for the gymnasium.chapter in local athletic annals surprised us.’ . school’s first outing—the night the Dover All-Stars “ ‘Your team is one of 5 l°st 34-10 to Coshocton Sacskunked the Original New York that beat us out of 115 games red Heart.Celtics 45-31 in Legion Hall, this season. That achievementiiback then. The even built thekindlyback-It was back on Feb. 22. 1923. entitles the Dover All -that the locals turned the trick, to consideration anywhere.earning distinction as one of 5 teams in the nation to defeat j the Celts in 115 games.The All - Stars went on to play 2 more games with the Celtics, losing both. |On Thursday. March 22 the All-Stars traveled to Cleveland where they bowed 27-17 to the Gothem cagers in Public Hall before 6.000 spectators.Returning to Dover the following night for the rubber match, 1.400 onlookers overflowed Legion Hall confines and saw the Celtics whip Dover 36-11. It nearly ended in a riot when the Celts’ Johnny Bechmann slugged Dover's Ray Detrick during fourth-quarter action.Professional basketball during this time was still in its infancy and many teams were on tour, the best of them being the legendary Celtics.A %After Rev. Fr. Liehr “got the Stars ball rolling,” he turned the chores over to volunteer coach, 'I am willing to meet the John O’Donnell. Others who do-6 •it• - - (4*.See ALL-STARS, Page 51ADover’s All • Stars, managed by Curly Benson, a local mil-' ner, had one of the finest crack semi-professional outfits in the state. It not only played teams from throughout Ohio but out-of-state combinations as well.Some of the figureheads- of the All • Stars included Earl (Monk) Gross, “Bill” Traut-wein. then also head basketball coach at Dover High, and who would gain additional fame in the coaching ranks as first an assistant to Ernie Godfrev at Wittenberg, later as a head mentor at Ohio University, “Lefty’’ Miller, formerly of Carnegie Tech. and Homer Hess, tabbed one of the greatest basketball players in Ohio, as well as individuals named Schultz and Stanbarger.Initial appearance of the Cel-nated their services so the school could have a team were Clarence Weigand, Robert Hadden, Max Krantz, Pat Contini, Art Petricola, Gale Walters, Joe DeTorio and Ed Young.The first paid coach in the school’s history was Jack Cas-tignola, former New Philadelphia star athlete. Following were Joe Drotovick. Charlie1946 ST. JOSEPH FOOTBALL. FIRST ROW-Rudy Bauer (left),John Petrella, Ralph Festi, Louie Contini, Joe Brady, Tony Con-tini, Rockne Ravine, John (Jay) Monaco and Neil Doutt. MIDDLE ROW—Joe Coniglio (left), Ray Hagerman, Ed Rieger, Pat Adams,Art Mosley, Tony Cenci, Ted Rondinelfa and Coach Dan Contini. BACK ROW-Assistant Coach Dan (Fatso) Petrella (left), Vince Rondinella, Harold Weigand, Andy Penzo, Louis Endres, Sam Baio, and Assistant Coach Earl (Lefty) Doriche.F ootballHeights AttainedUnderT eynorBy Dan Kopp Dally Reporter Sports Editor“They just love the game.“Thev dedicate themselves But no one can sav he hasn’t unit; and in 1963 fullback Roger was the states second bestto the sport, always give their been the one to give St. Joseph’s Lammers and guard Mike Fear- scorer with 192 points. Hubertftbest and never complain when and the city of Dover recogni- on received first team berths.Art Teynor has said many things get tough.”Lucas, Joe LaScoIa and, pres- times vvhen asked why Dover1 Teynor, characteristic of a football.tion for hard — and yet cleanBobo, the former Ohio Statetookently, Art Teynor, who over in 1959.Son* or the players during ^tbaiT'fiewSt the earlier years were MauriceWeigand. Tille Polce, DominicZuchegno, Ed Gallagher, EdTinerello, George Polce, TonyCapozello, Gene Burtcher.Then came Gerald Young.Tom Meechan, Bud Snyder andEugene Franz.Contrary to popular opinion. University star, led records say Sammy Mascotti, schoolboys that season,St. Joseph’s Ramblers have had successful coach refuses to Men who have worn the strip- one of St. Joseph’s finest.Ohio1951,such amazing success on the “blow his own horn” when it ed official’s shirt for St. failed to land a spot on the ^ ST jgg gp|p page- . • . • • A IT j^ 1% t /-« s m •••Ill I a II a.... 1 • • \ ft AY k* s k Z * r\ ♦ ft A m fv 1 A a a A * ^¥★★BILL 11EID. HoldsStill later were Sam Baio, Vince Pace, John and Bill Paul-in, Charles Gibln, Ed Rieger, Bob Contini, Ray Hagerman. Joe (Whiz) Conidi, Ron Contini, Sammy Mascotti. Earl (Lefty) Doriche, Eddie Joe Young Jr., Nick Pace, Mickey Leone, Jack Evans, Sonny Zif-er, George Milyiori, Tom Bear-aducci, tom Wise, Walt Burt-scher, Bill Heid, Tom Young and Roger Lammers.St. Joseph’s has had some fine teams througout the years, the greatest, at least record-wise, being in 1961-62 u'hen the Ramblers won 16 of 18 games.The previous season the mark was 16-3.Even in those 2 great years, however, the Ramblers sum-season bled vvhen it was tournamenttics in Dover came following a 498 during 1963-64 and is theprolonged effort to fit the Cel-point record at St. Joseph with time-F - 1 In 1960-61, with Nick Pace,tic schedule. The New Yorkers aereed to the February date Jan. 24one-game champion with 41 dim Cullison, Dave Richards, against Malvern St. Edward Heid, Bob Moore, Tom Young,1964.Meechan, Jerry Rieger, Evanscomes to dishing out plaudits. Joseph’s games will teH you elite aggregation although heTeynor’s men are among the most courteous around.The popular mentor is living proof that the cliche “Nice Guys Finish Last” isn’t necessarily so. Under his expert tutelage St. Joseph’s has come into its own among the football powers.★Prior to Teynor’s reign here. Ramblers elevens has won just 9 games, lost 57 and tied 11 with just 3 winning seasons and one even slate. In 1947, the second year the school fielded a team, the mark was 7-1-0, the only loss being to Navarre. iIt didn’t take St. Joseph’s long to carve its niche for football prominence, as the 1951 squad breezed through a 9-gameschedule unscratched. Onlv*Tuscarawas was able to score second-year boss Joe Droto-vick’s aggregation, but the Broncos succumbed 7-0 in the next-to-last contest of the season.Two seasons later, 1953, the Ramblers posted a 5-2-2 slate and then a long dry spell set in. It wasn’t until Teynor’s second turn as Rambler boss that the Ramblers were able to keep its head above water, finishing 5-5-1.Since then, however, few will
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Dover Daily Reporter
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Thu, Feb 25, 1965
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