The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-01-12
Sports In Shorts

High and Bluffton college athlete, is
coach of basketball team at Center
burg High school that this winter set
one of the few records of the kind in
the state. In one of their opening
tits, Schaeublin-coached crew wal
loped Bladensburg by score of 149
to 2. The team tailed total of 73
field goals, one man made 26 points,
another "a, and two others 20 each.
The opponents two points were made
on free throws in the third period.
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Schaeublin's football team at Gen.
terburg also had an excellent season.
After losing the opening game, the
team won seven straight and its goal
line was uncrossed during the win
ming streak. Victories were scored
over Utica, Mt. Vernon reserves,
Fredericktown, Danville, Butler,
Johnstown and Croton.
Bluffton High continued at a
scintillating pace last week, winning
its fourth game in five starts by
dropping Wapakoneta, 80 to 26. The
contest was non-league game, how
ever, and will not be counted in the
| Western Buckeye standings. That
means Buttons first league tilt will
not be played until Jan. 20 when the
Pirates meet Celina at Celina. The
second tilt with Wapakoneta, to be
played there on Feb. "a, will have a
bearing on the circuit race.
Loser in only one game in five
starts, Beaverdam High took over
! the lead in Allen county league play
last week by trouncing Harrod 81
to 33. Elida, previously tied with
Beaverdam, lost to Spencerville or
the same night. 1t was Elida's
second league loss.
In their first four games Blufftor
college cagers have met four OF
Ohio's outstanding collegiate quintets
yet there is only a difference of Il
points between the totals of the
Beavers and their opponents, ar
average of three points per game
In the four contests Bluffton Tailed
1873 points and the foes got 145.
SIDE CHANCES
Richcreek, sensational sophomore
guard who led Ashland's scoring at.
tack against Bluffton college, halls
| from Nappanee, Ind...~.He was al
all-state guard in high school
Toledo University lost their first
game in 10 starts last week wher
Ball State Teachers scored az tt
Al victory over the Rockets. This
despite the fact Chuck Chuckovit:
got "a points in the tilt.....-DeSale:
college whipped Wilmington las
week So to Columbus Grove
Bluffton Highs opponent this coming
Saturday, drubbed Conner, SO to 22
The Grove team has lost only on,
game Van Vert won over st
Marys last week, 29 to 18, and Belle
fontaine defeated Celina, 35 to 20
w Tri-State, Bluffton colleges fo
this Saturday at Bluffton, has six
foot-four nterHoward Scheur
man, former Lima Central Gag
coach, will officiate the Tri-Stat
Ronald Nurmi, who has bee
i'll, likely will not see much actiol
for the Beavers this week. Findla
college demonstrated its strength las
week when the Orange outfit handle
Kent State its first defeat in ST
starts...-..The Oilers won "A to 38 i
an overtime battleIn his frs
seven games Frank Baumholt,
sophomore at Ohio university, ha
scored 134 pointsA Midvale play
er in high school, Baumholtz prac
: tically lone-handed eliminated Bluff
ton from the state high school Gag
tournament at Columbus. Wapal
oneta, defeated by Bluffton High las
Friday night, has lost six straigl
gamesKenton High had thre
regulars out of the lineup last Satul