A 1950 photograph of the boys’ basketball team of Tower City High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was published in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, February 3, 1950.
The names of the players pictured were included with the photo:
Front Row (kneeling): Dale Deiter, manager; Donald Miller, No. 30, substitute guard; Paul Ruth, No. 28, substitute forward; Keith Wirt, No. 31, regular starting guard, who is a good long range marksman; Harold Reiner, No. 19, first string substitute guard; Gerald Tallon, No. 20, substitute center; Blair Lubold, No 33, starting forward and one of the best floor men on the team.
Back Row (standing): Herman Jacoby, coach, who has delivered a fast passing, hard-playing team, after having coached successfully at Branch some seasons ago; Jack Lebo, No. 35, regular staarting guard; Ronald Barnhart, No. 36, Substitute guard; Charles Long, No. 32, first string substitute forward; Albert Alutius, Nol 27, regular starting forward and usually the high scorer of the club; Neal Kopp, No. 26, substitute forward; Eugene Pahis, No. 27, substitute center; Donald Pahis, No. 29, substitute forward; Robert Showers, No. 34, regular starting center, the man whose 22 points almost upset Porter in last week end’s exciting game.
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From Newspapers.com.
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