The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-03-02
SHORTS IN SPORTS

Bluffton High cagers brought
their regular season to a close last
week with one of their best records
in recent years, winning 10 games
and losing but three. In the 13 con-
tests the Pirates counted 394 points
to their opponents 359.
This week finds the high school
stars in tournament competition at
Carey. and their first start will be
at $50 p. m. Thursday against
Lucas, Richland county champion.
If successful the Pirates will play
again on Saturday at 7:30 p. m.
against the victor of the Republic
Fostoria st. Wendelin contest. (See
Page / for details.)
Fifteen teams are competing IN
the Carey tournament, most OF whom
are entire strangers to Bluffton fol-
lowers. Ada, of Hardin county, and
Van Buren, and Arcadia, of Hancock
county, are the only other teams
from this section. Arcadia, in the
same bracket with Bluffton, drew a
first round bye, and will then tangle
with the victor of the Chatheld-
Salem contest. Van Buren in the
other bracket drew Harpster, and
Ada will play Holmes-Liberty.
Lucas, Buttons first round op-
ponent, is a team that finished
strong i'm this years play, winning
13 and losing five. Altho the team
was third in the Richland county
league, it romped thru the county
tournament to cop the honors, de-
feating Butler in the finals. There
are four six-footers on the team.
Other teams in the bracket with
Bluffton include Arcadia, Chatfeld,
Salem, Lucas, Republic and Fostoria
ST. Wendelin. Of these Bluffton and
Salem appear to be about the
strongest, altho pre-tournament dope
usually accounts for little in the
sectional meets. Bluffton is one of
five exempted village teams, the
others being Ada, Fostoria St. Wen
delin, Carey and Tiffin Calvert.
Three handsome trophies will be
presented; the awards going to the
winner, runnerup and the victor in
a consolation game between the two
teams defeated in the semi-fnals.
Only the winner will be eligible to
compete in state tournament play at
Columbus.
Altho Bluffton will be out of the
Shawnee tournament this year for
the first time in nearly two decades
there is still quite bit of local in
terest in the meet because of the
fact that many old foes will be COM
peting. Harrod and Elida will rep
resent Allen county. Elida was the
victor in county elimination, topping
the Wildcats in the final round, 80
to 27. Wiltshire, Shawnee champion
last year, also qualified for the sec
tional this season, altho the team
lost in the last heat to Ohio City,
AS to AZ. Alger and Dunkirk will
be in the meet from Hardin county,
Alger the county tourney champion
by virtue of a 38 to 32 victory over
Dunkirk. Fort Recovery is in the
sectional for the fourth straight
year, altho the team lost out to
Coldwater. % to 27, in the Mercer
county championship round.
Chuck Chuckovits, of Toledo uni
versity, broke the record for Ohio
collegiate scoring honors in one sea-
son by running his total to 400
points when he got 16 points against
Xavier university last week. This
gave the Chucker an edge over the
previous record of 38S points, with
several games to go. In earlier
games of the last week, Chuckovits
tailed IL against Ohio university
and 18 against Detroit Tech. Chuck
ovits also has established a new Ohio
scoring record for three seasons of
play, but the final total will not be
determined until Toledo finishes ;tS