Milford chronicle., 1952-03-28
Dover ''Y" InvitatiOnal
Tournament

ROccOS and the New Castle Air
base Minutemen OveTcame strong
obstacles in the 5th annual Dover
YMCA InvitatiOnal B a SIX e tba all
Tournament Semi-Finals last Sat-
urday night to advance to the fl
nails which will be played this Sat
urday evening.
The Championship clash this
week brings together two quintets
that feature the same style of
play, a fast break as we'll as dead
ly shooting from the outside. Roc
cos fast breaking had telling
effect in eliminating Delaware
Steel in overtime S5-79 while the
Minutemen broke fast in the open
ing quarter to pile up a lead that
held to the finish as they tripped
Harrington LegiOnnaires 67-61.
Both of the finalists have caught
the fancy of the large turn-Outs
that are witnessing the TOuTna-
ment nightly and this Saturday
night they are looking for one OF
the hardest fought games Of the
event. ROccO's have three cagers,
Leo Marshall, Earl Burns and Gene
Schaen, that can hit consistently in
double brackets with Tom Yetter
also possibility. The Minutemen
are not to be OvershadOwed in this
department with such cagers in
their array as Jack Spicer, Spike
BarOuth, Andy Crawford, and Walt
Hatz. The set shot work of Jack
Spicer has been a standOut in their
three appearances in the Tourney.
The Consolation game at 500
p m, will have lots of class as
the Delaware Steel five tangles
with Bill MINERS Harrington five,
who hope to be at full strength
with Jack Dill back in the lineup.
SnOwden, Martin, Griffith. Shalley,
Dill, Roberts and Cal Prentice can
prove rough going for the Steelers
who are flanked by such tOpnotch-
ers as Jimmy Joyce, Boots Reed,
Ace SOffstein, Franny Sullivan and
Danny Katz.
Saturday nights attractions will
give the dOwn-state cagers their
last chance of seeing such star
studied arrays in action this season
Following the championship game
trophies will be awarded to the
various winners. Awards will be
made to the winner, rUnners-up
and consolation game victor. In
dividual awards will go to the win
ming and runneT-up coach, as well
as the Tournament high scorer and
individual game high scorer. In ad-
dition to the awards each of the
four Semi-Finalists receive 10 per
cent of the gross gate for travel
expenses.
President Bob Reed will repre-
sent the Dover "Y" at the fina
festivities while AL Cartwright
Journal-Every Evening Sports Edi-
tor, and George Frick. WDEL-TN
spOTtscaster of the Sporting Scene
a nightly program at 6:45 to 7:OC
p. m. The latter will make the tro-
ply awards.
In the Semi Final games last
Saturday evening RoccOs met &
stiff battle from Delaware Steel be-
fore winning out 1919 in over
time. II was point for point mOsr
Of the way. RoccO's led at 31-3O al
halftime and SAL three-quaTters
The lead changed several times il
the final minutes With seconds tt
20 ROccO.s led 1911 but the
Steelers' diminutive forward, Act
Hoffstein, drOpDed in a sot shO
to deadlock the score 1878 a.
regulation time ran out In tn,
overtime Earl Burns, ROcco's fas
moving forward tipped in a TIVE
pointer at the break to put hi
team out in front from where the!
we're never headed as Leo Marshal
and Gene Schaen dumDed two has
kets each. Despite all his antics OF
the court Leo Marshall led hi
team in victory with % nOinti
while Burns and Schaen each hat
q. Boots Reed set a new gam
high as he took scoring hOnors fnr
Delaware Steel bv hitting for S2
JimmV joyce. former Temple sta
and last years high scorer. helne'
keep his team in the running will
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Playing without the services 0
their stellar blackboard man, Jacl