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The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1940-03-14

outfit.
Resuming play last Thursday
night. after they had crushed Chat
field the preceding week, 54 to 40,
Bluffton cagers demonstrated they
had not lost their scoring punch
when they smothered Fostoria st
Wendelin, AT to 33.
On the following night, the II
rates were in high gear again, and
smeared a confident Bettsville outfi'
by a score of 81 to 26.
1t was a tired but game Blufftor
crew that took the floor for the fina
assignment Saturday night, and altht
Tiffin Calvert had the advantage Of
an additional nights rest, the de
termined Dillermen pulled out a q
to 2s victory to win the sectiona
title.
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Pirate Squad in Quest
Of State Title
CONTINUED from page u


Continued from page u
nounced following a meeting of the
board of education on Monday night.
To give the team a rousing send
off before it leaves, a mass meeting
of the student body has been called
for Thursday morning.
IL in Squad
Eleven members of the squad who
will make the trip to Columbus were
announced by Coach Dwight Diller
as:
Sophomores Norman Beidler,
Russell Gratz, Robert Cooney, Roger
Howe, John Herman and Peter
Schmidt.
Juniors-Clyde Fisher and Don
Clark.
Seniors George Burkholder,
Ralph Short and Romanus Zuercher.
Accompanying the squad will be
Coach Diller, Faculty Manager Sid
ney Stettler and Student Manager
James Clark.
Reservations for the team have
been made at the Neil house, Column
bus hostelry, which will be their
headquarters during the tournament.
First Game Thursday Afternoon
The squad will make the trip to
4 Columbus in three cars, arriving
1 shortly before noon. At four O'Clock
| in the afternoon they will meet
their first opponent, Midvale high
school on the Ohio State university
gymnasium floor.
Winner of this contest will play
again on Friday at 2 p. m. at the
Coliseum. Semi finals will be Sat
urday afternoon and finals on Sat
urday night.
Coach Diller has announced that
the starting lineup against Mldvaie
will probably consist of Beidler anc
Gratz, forwards; Cooney, center anC
Burkholder and Fisher guards. This
combination was used largely at the
Carey games last week.
Light Workouts
After the strenuous week enc
grilling at Carey, the team has con
fined it's activity this week to lgh'
workouts. This together with
short warm-up before the game
Thursday afternoon will constitute
their only practice sessions.
When not engaged in filling theil
schedule the team will be resting a
the Neil house. There will be nj
special regulations as to diet o.
other training rules, Coach Dille1
said, explaining that the boys dur
ing the entire season have worked
out their own training schedules ant
have adhered closely to them.
Small Team
The team this year is smaller thar
usual, with an average height O.
five feet nine inches but has made
a name for itself as being UNUSUAL.
fast and lately has developed an un
canny ability to hit the basket a
long range. 1t was two of thes
shots from the center of the foo
that put the Pirates out in from
to win the sectional title last Sat
urday at Carey in the closing
seconds of the game.
An unfortunate situation whicl
developed the first of the week j
the conflict of the state tourne.
with the Northwest Ohio Chora
festival to be held here Friday. Be
cause of the basketball engagement
four of the boys Beidler, Cooney
Howe and Short members of tn
high school glee club will be unabl
to sing.
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BLUFFTON MARKETS
Wednesday Morning

wednesday, MUTTIIIB
Hogs-180 to 220, $50; 220 to
$50, $500; $50 to 275, $4.7O; roughs,
$3.50; stays, $2.75.
Calves, $10.75; lambs, $3.50.
Grain (bushel prices)-Wheat 99c;
corn 53c; oats 35c; soys 81.
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That's Cricket

Although ordered by his physician
not to leave his bed, Gerald Back
house hoped out, dashed to the Mel
bourne. Australia. cricket ground
and won his heat in the qualifying
mile championship event. He re-
turned to bed, stayed there till noon
the next day, then started again
and won the final.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
.DifIoe Stdndout
AT Southeastern

Continued from First Sport Page1
Tom Jones. Bill Mckinley and
Roger Lumley
incidentally that should be the
race of the night when Southeast
ern clashes with Northwestern,
West Side dual meet champ. Janu-
airy 2 for the title. They'll meet
before that. however in the city
wide competition finals of which
are scheduled for January Is.
Difloe. who st a n dS ) feet 8
inches and weighs but 13S pounds,
will find his toughest competition
in the century from Lumley and
6-foot Gale Feathers. of Bedford.
who rates as the favorite But he
will be giving away nothing when
ii comes to experience.
The slim sprint artist has been
swimming for y years He re-
ceived his first coaching from
Frank Butler at St Clair Com
munity Center and his perform
ances since he hit Metropolitan
League competition have shown
the result of that extensive cam
Dairning
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Roll 223 Above
Average, Lead

J. Oldani. +. Scarlari and +
Barghi of the Red Sox are lead
inS the second annual three-mar
I G m bowling tournament al
is'--I7a 7
1872. total of 223 pins over then
average
Barghi paced the team with $50
despite the fact he fouled twice in
the first frame of the second
game in which he shot 203. ].
Stefanik. a 146 average man,
stood out with $50 as Cases hit
into second place with 1876 pins
over.
A Warzecka's GIG, highest Sc
RES thus far, was responsible for
Ward tying for the runner-up
slot. 1876 over. Other leaders are
Shipping. 17S; Callahan's. 164;
Joint Assembly. 1872; Trim No. l
Local No. 7, 11S; Bushings, III.
Electrical 113. and Harmony, 107
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
BeIters Training
Hard TO Meet
Weight Limit
By EDGAR HAYES

Christmas was a lot of fun for
the boys, but today they are pay
ing for II. In gyms il. every Sec
ton Of the city hundreds of Dia-
mond Belters are working double
shifts TO remove those few extra,
but unnecessary. pounds assembled
during the holiday.
Next Thursday evening I n y
must step on the scales for the
first time during the 1871 Detroit
Times Diamond Belt amateur box
ing tournament They are allowed
two pounds over the legal weight
IN their division but no more. If
they top this weight they must
move into the heavier. This fire.
quentlv IS too much of a handicap
and the boxer must drop out. To
avoid this possibility, they are
working harder than ever to get
down 10 class weight
Notices have been sent out to
the boys 10 appear for the first
show at Naval Armory January 2.
Reserved seats for this show at rs
cents are now on sale at the
Naval Armory, East Jefferson at
the Belle Isle Bridge.
DR.. Andrew r. Hackett, medical
director Of the tournament, has
arranged a staff of doctors to ex-
anime the boys in the tournament.
Every boy gets a complete physi-
cal check-up before he is allowed
70 take part in the tournament.
Only those who pass with 100 per
cent records are allowed to fight.
a staff of doctors remains with
the fighters during the entire
tournament and may stop any
fight at any time if they believe
one of the contestants is not in
shape to continue or is getting
tired
The fighters in every weight d.
vision have been called by Charles
II. Brennan for the opening nights
show Three rings will be used
and the first fights will start at
7 O'Clock.
Those who wish to get good
seats for the preliminarieS. but
can't get there early. may reserve
them al the Naval Armory. The
first five rows around the ring
have been reserved at Is cents t
each. The rest of the seats will
be a cents and go on-sale one
hour before the show starts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Champion Reds
5th- in Bdtting!!
BY PAT ROBINSON

international News service sports Writer
NEW YORK. Dec. Whoever
SAID "A strong offense is the best
defense couldn't have known any
thing about the Cincinnati Reds
The official National League
batting averages showed today
that the Reds offensive placed
them only fifth behind the Pirates
Cardinals. Cubs and Giants and
ahead Of only the Dodgers, Bees
and PhillieS
Yet the Reds won the remnant
by = games and finished % games
ahead of the fourth i,lace Pirates.
This onlY serves stress that
pitching Is at least so per cent Of
a ball clubs strength and that two
pitching aces like Bucky Walters
and Paul Derringer. can be worth
a flock # sluggerS.
The Pirates topped the circuit.
too in. scoring runs with 500 but.
unfortunately for them. their
pitchers allowed 7s2 which also
Was tens with reverse English.
Johnny Mize the Cardinals
uaWerbouse. topped the LEAGUE with
i h q m ers and for the third
STRAIGHT season had the most total
bases 3s6 The Cards made the
moSf hts 1.514: had the highest
total bases. > 259. hit most homers.
1la. and stole most bases. 81: and
Vet finished only IN third place.
is apparent that the Cardinals
pitchers We're something less than
sensational
Tho Reds didn't have much of
an attack but they made the most
of what they had They played for
one run ut a time and they usually
got IT, Therefore il is not surpriS-
IN 10 learn that Mike Mccormick,
a. Of the Reds fleet outfelders.
thd With Herman Schultz of the
Phillies for most sacrifices. each
having ~ And Linus Frey of the
Reds Id the league in stolen bases
WIFI -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Plug M(Ldughry
At Dartmouth
International New, Photo
InternatIonal New. SerNice WIre

BOSTON, Dec. 27.-Tuss Nc
Laughry, head football coach at
Brown University. lis Dartmouth S
-teeiaee--FE7se,iAl
Blaik, Austen Lake. Boston. Eve
ming American columniSt. said yes
terday in an exclusive article.
Blaik was released from a five
year contract at Dartmouth so
accept similar post at the United
States Military Academy.
Lakes article stated, "Tuss Is
Dartmouth's No. l choice. He
can have the Job juSt left vacant
by Earl Blaik if he wants it-and
make no mistake. he wants It,.
Who among the current swineskin
tutors wouldn't? For Dartmouth
rates as one of the coy corners of
the football world"
The columnist declared Blaik
himself has "touted TusS to Han
over heads ever since he made mis-
decision 10 leave for West Point :"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

Henry Armstrong-Fritzie Civic
battle. Steve Belloise was the
fighter cited for making most
progress during the year.
Pat ComiSkey. kayoed by Baer,
was called the years biggest flop;
Joe Louis was the rings biggest
money maker Phil Fur scored
the most knockdowns in a fight
when he flattened Steve Mamokas
10 times.
The outstanding prospects for
1871 were listed as follows:
Heavyweights-Pat Valentino,
Carl Ninciquerra.
Light Observation-Disclosures
Webb. Tommy Tucker.
Middleweights-Tami Mauri-
+ clio, Coley Nelch.
Welterweights - Bob Mont
gomery. Dave Castilloux
Bantamweights-Freddy Pope,
Tommy Forte.
The various classes are rated as
follows:
Heayyweights Joe Louis Max Basr.
Billy Conn Arturo Godoy Red Burman.
Buddy Baer. Lee savold Buddy Walker.
Gus Dorazio. Tommy Farr Lou Nova
Light heaYyWeights Billy Conn, Gus
Lesnevlch Melo Bettina Jimmy Webb
Ted Yorosz. Anton christofordis, Tommy
Tucker
Middleweights- Ken overlin. Tony Yale.
Billy soose Jimmy Bivns. Steve Belloise.
Archie Moore. Ron Richards. Tamt Msu-
relic George Abrams. A Hostak. Ceferino
Garcia. Ernie Vigh. Coley Weich.
Welterweights = FTitzie zivic, Henry
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

unsightly. That one closed VI
tight and the right followed.
For weeks Armstrong has beer
resting at Hot Springs, Ark bid,
Ing his time when he would come
back 10 New York TO begin train
ing Tor the fight in which he hopes
10 regain his title.
He sal quietly yesterday telling
Of the terror of that fight With
Zivic. in which the last of his
three titles slipped through his
fingers
Il fought him by sound and
touch in the last four or five
rounds" SAID Armstrong. II
don't suppose II could ever
happen to me again. When l
couldn't see him, 1 listened for
him and tried to get close
enough to punch at him. lie was
smart enough to keep out of
trouble.
I'm as certain Of beating
Zivic in the return bout n | am
that | lost the title to him. NV
eyes have healed nicely. as you
can see.
I'm going up to Greenwood
Lake and train at Joe Murchio's
place. Champions don't often
come back. They tell me Stan
lev ketchel had both eyes
closed. lost title TO Billy
Papke and came back and re
gained II. I'll do that. know
| can whip Civic. I had him
whipped when my eyes went out
on me. II won't happen the next
time I'll be champion again.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Northern Y Holds
New Year S Card

A special New Years Day
NJ
c. A viii feature a swimming
exhibition by boys at $50 p. m.
BOYS who have reached their
marks in a tWo-month honor swim
vill receive their awards.
1t $50 p. m. there will be n
l. keibal game between the
Nesthe n ~ and the Trinity
Ne 1o6 SIS. who lead in the
Nor hern Division of the Inter-
Gu n Basketball League.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Brothers
PIN Meet
Tonight

With more than 500 bowlers en-
tered. the third annual Brothers
Bowling tournament will get under
Ips's---4.-Zz-ts-eleels- Tonight -i77t.ta4
Gremel's West Chicago Recreation,
.10S14 West Chicago boulevard.
The event will run on successive
nights through January l, and on
week-endS of January As and
January HIP
The tourney is divided into three
classes: Open, no average: Class
A, $50 or under and Class B, $50
or under. the latter two divisions
including handicaps.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
$50 Women to Bowl

CHICAG o. Dec. u. uNS) -
Team reservations for the Amer
lean womens bowling classic. to
be held in Chicago February % to
April 6. totaled $50 today. with
the list expected to reach 1000
before the entries close January
q, Manager Harold George an
nounced today Every one of the
seven week-ends of the tournament
already has been filed with a
schedule of teams, George said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Fighter Of Year
Billy Conn Honored by Ring Magazine; Rated I'd
to Baer for Louis Title

Armstrong, lazy Jannazza. Charley Bnrley.
Cocoa Kid, Mike KapIan. Make Berger.
Jimmy Leto. Holman Williams, Lou
Ambers.
Lightweight jenkins. Sammy An
g0tt. Bob Montgomery. Dave Castilloux
Jackie Wilson, George Latka. Toby Vigil
Leo Kodak Johnny Bellus, Pete Lello
Billy Marquart, Julie Kogon. Aldo spaldi
Featherweights-har Jeffra, Chalky
Wright. Pete Scalzo. Bill Speary Joe
Martinelli, jimmy Perrin. Larry Bolvin
Sal Bortola, Simon Chavez. sixto Escobar
Richard LemoE Everett Rightmlre.
Bantsmweights-T Olivera Lou Sal
lea. Tommy Forte Ku Kong Young, Kid
Tanner. Chick Delaney, Rush Dalms
George Pace Pete Kane, Pubic Dano. X
o. Morgan. Aurel Toma.
F1yweights-Jaekie Paterson, Little Pan
cho, Little Dado. Enrieo urbinati.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

welter coronels left to him to fight
Fritzie 1--WE. II was a savage
fight. Henry was far out in front
when his eyes were closed and
ZiRic came on to win the decision
and the title The last. Of the
treasured posseSsIonSi
Armstrong had 10 be. led 10 the
tram when ne went west TO rest.
Ills kft eye had undergone an
operation for the removal Of d
growth which formed under the
upper Id. Il vas when gloves
landed on that eye that it became
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Hi-l2 Five
Leading
MaSOnicS

BY winning three out of four
points from Palestine Lodge.
Downtown HIP team went into
first place in the Greater Masonic
League last night at Riverside
alleys Friendship Lodge No. g
helped HIP by taking three out
of four points from the second
place Zion Lodge team.
Owen Holleman of Builders
Lodge was high single and three
game man with 21S in Sos. Ira
klibbe of Friendship No. had
second high single with 212.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Rysh Rolls 300 Game

Eddie Rysh. 81, speared a 800
game as he and Bud Hart defeated
Paul Warner and Nudge GosS in a
double bowling m a c h at West
Warren Recreation by 12S pins
yesterday with a total of 1929
To 100l
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

of fighters in
a ! | divisions,
based on their
performances in
1910.
M a Y Baer's
k n o c k ut of
Tony Galento
is listed as the
big thrill of the
year. The years
foulest fig h I
was that be-
/ W g e n FritZie
ZiVic and Al
Davis. The most
dramatic finish
was the final
round of the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
International News Service Wire

NEW YORK. Dec. 27.-Billy
Conn is the fighter of the year,
according to copyrighted article
in Ring magazine. which yester-
day offered its annual rankings
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
PLAYS With Trains

5 Joe u Maggie has been a
miniature train enthusiast since
childhood and has an elaborate
railway system set up in his san
Francisco homo.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Trend TO the Left

Ninety per cent of missed place
or dropkicks hook outside the left
upright of the goal posts. figures,
compiled by the late Roy Mills.
kicking specialist, show.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Armstrong Back
Eyes Healed, Hammerng Henry Prepares for Trip
to Greenwood Lake Training Camp
BY HYPE IGOE
international News Service sports Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-He was
the only man ever to hold three
ring crowns al one time. Feather.
lightweight and welterweight king
he was, truly the most remark
able ringman of all time.
He had TO give up his feather
weight title. Won from Petey Sar-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27

ron, because ne
wanted to fight
Barney. Ross for
the " Q g r
crown He took
BarneyS title.
Then he shared
l. ou AmberS .
Anbers won II
back and Lew
Jenkins knock
ed out Lou 10
become the 80
peu n q cham
pfon.
Henry Ar NJ
strong came up
with only the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1940-12-27
Canadians Can I
Vie, Bonspie|
Cancelled
BY GEORGE MASKIN

I Europe's battling over land and
water is having its repercussions
on the Detroit sporting front.
Officials of the Detroit Curling
Club today announced that for the
first time since 1897 it has become
necessary to postpone the annual
International Bonspiel-and all
because of conditions resulting
from the war.
The event, originally scheduled
for January l and 2. may take
place later in the Winter. Posi-
bly, not at all during the present
season, according to Douglas c.
Fisk, president of the Detroit club.
HINDERED BY LAWS
A combination of United States
immigration restrictions and Can
ada's permitting citizens to carry
only small sums of money from
the nation has necessitated the
disruption of plans for the cham
pionships
Fisk described the postponement
as a blow 10 our club.
Eve took the immigration
matter up with the Detroit Of
ficials of the government and
were informed il was a PROPOSE
ton strictly for Washington to
rule on" Fisk revealed.
Canadian friends called over to
say they could never make the
trip on the amount of money
they were allowed to take with
them across the border"
MOST ARE CaNADIANS
Without the Canadian Kinks,
Fisk stated I'll would be rather
silly" to stage the bonspiel The
Canadians form the greatest part
of the entry. Last year. Is Kinks
from across the river invaded the
Detroit club And, Orangeville
rink. skipped by T. S. White
carried off first place distinction.
If proper visa privileges can be
obtained for the Canadians at
curling leaders here
are confident they can solve the
matter in time to
prevent cancellation of the bonSpiel
for 1911.
well gladly pay all their ex-
penses in this country" Fisk
said. land then have them re-
taliate when we go up to Toronto
in February for "A tournament"
Although the major New Years
Ueeko classic is off, the Detroit
,urlers will @ngage in an intra-
hub serieS-rather than remain
inactive.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-25
Indian Chief Quick to
Savvy Nice Legal Ruling

SALT LAKE CITY.-The decorum
of Utah Attorney General Joseph
Chez's office was badly upset when
seven chiefs and assistant chiefs
from the Goshute Indian reserva-
ton appeared for legal advice.
They had stack of complaints
that included charges that white set
tiers in the vicinity were diverting
water away from Indian crops and
that white merchants were peddling
groceries on the reservation against
the Goshutes' wishes, but there was
one problem that baff1ed the attor-
ney general.
The Indians, Chief Muchach
Temoke said, were permitted to kill
deer on the reservation the year
round, regardless of regular sea-
sons. But what was to be done
with a deer that fell with one half
on the reservation and the other out
side, when the season was closed.
IF most of the deer falls on your
side, take it and say nothing" Chez
recommended. IF most falls on the
other side of the line, well-maybe
somebody should drag it over be-
fore game warden comes along"
Chief Temoke nodded sagely.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-25
Brown Vocational School Tops
SMYRNA Eagles

On Tuesday night, January 16r
Smyrna's basketeers, the Eagles
met Brown Vocational on the lat
ter's floor and went down in defeat
with final score of 36 to %.
The locals led only once in the
entire game, drawing first blood at
the beginning of the contest. Brown
evened the score and were never
again headed by Smyrna.
An outstanding fact about the
game was that it was an excep-
tionally clean one. The Eagles had
no foul trys until the third and
fourth quarters, during which they
had five. The zone defense used
by both teams accounts for this
fact.
William Hutchinson, Smyrna's s
forward, had a "hot" hand, sinking
five field goals for a total of ten
points. Donald Ennis contributed
eight points and Ray Smith, seven.
The loss to Brown Vocational is
the second straight for the Smyrna
Eagles, having lost to Cambridge
on January IL.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-25
OutcIassed or Outlucked

The Jay Wees were a little out of
their class Tuesday night when
they played Brown Vocational
School at Wilmington. BY scoring
8 points in the first quarter before
Smyrna had any to their credit,
Brown assured themselves of an
easy victory.
Smyrna used Zone defense,
which must have been just what
Brown wanted as they had no
trouble in passing through it, while
Brown employed tight defense
that had Smyrna's Jay Wees guess
ing the entire game.
Brown had exceptionally good
passing and dominated the re-
bounds from the back board until
Freddie Stevenson came into the
game for Smyrna. 1t was Fred's
first game and he showed up we'll.
Kenny Smith might have been a
hero if he had made more than one
out of nine foul tries. Jack Fran
CHS still has fumble-fingers and
needs a bigger hat while Millard
Passwaters is steadily improving.
Bud O'Neil broke into the score
column on long field goal.
Dabkowski led Browns scoring
with 10 points and Lower topped
Smyrna with 6; final score: Brown
80, Smyrna 10.
Smyrna times., 1940-01-25
Women Now Own 7O%o
OF u. S., Says c. of c. Man
MILWAUKEE.-A mans world?

MILWAUKEE.-A mans world?
Well, hardly-in the opinion of
Henry w. Stanley, executive secre-
tary of the Hot Springs. Ark. cham
Der of commerce.
According to Stanley, the women
of America, or powder-puff fnan-
ciers." as he calls them, own 20 per
cent of the nations private wealth,
buy IS per cent Of all the merchan-
disc sold through retail outlets, have
10000, 900. 900. or IS per cent of all
savings bank deposits. possess titles
to 48 per cent of all the homes in
the country and comprise 49 per
cent Of the $4,000 600 stockholders.
The American woman" he
claimed at recent merchandising
meeting here. has il in her hands
to make or break this nation.
Il wouldn't say the gentlemen are
hiding behind the women's skirts.
but there may be something to it"
American women, he said, even
buy IS per cent of the mems under
wear
And" he added with a touch of
bitterness. 1.-THE men wear it."