The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-10-31
OvercOnfdent Delta Embarrassed 1877
As Pirates Earn Cold, Muddy Victory

The Bluffton Pirate defense did the
important work for the first time
this season last Thursday evening,
fighting grimly for more than half
the game as Bluffton held off fran
tic Delta team for 1877 victory.
Bluffton scored three quick first
half touchdowns before. the home
team discovered their last minute
substitute for Napoleon had a little
battlefield experience of their own.
Delta fought back to score once be-
fore the end of the first half, but they
apparently left the solution to the
puzzle in the dressing room when
they came out for a second try in the
last half.
Twice the Pirate defense stiffened
and held within their own ten-yard-
line as Delta came charging down
the field, furiously but futilely.
Bluffton drove 73 yards in just five
plays as they racked up their first
touchdown with five minutes yet to
play in the first tperiod. Bob Logan
drove over left tackle and outran
Delta's best for 51-yard touchdown
sprint. Lewis place kick attempt was
wide.
Before the first quarter had ended
Bluffton scored again, using a 3O-yard
punt return by Logan to put the ball
into place. On the very next play
Tim Diller losened up with 41-yard
pass play to Ramon Lewis good for
the second score of the period. Lewis
grabbed the wobbly pass on the Delta
ID and cut sharply TO his left, NOV
ing away from the Delta safety man
on his way to the score. His place
kick was good and Bluffton led 1910
at the end of the first period.
Gordon Mathewson, who gained
102 yards for his nights work, set
up the third Pirate touchdown with
a 2S-yard dash from his AZ to the
Panther 30 Two plays later Diller
completed his second (and lasD pass
of the game. Logan took this shot and
again ran away from the Panther de-
tenders, closing the Pirate scoring
for the evening Lewis kick was
blocked.
Taking the following kickoff the
sluggish Delta ball club finally began
to move like a football team as they
blasted through the middle of the Pi-
rate line behind crisp blocking, scor-
ing with about one minute left in the
half. Dick Taylor blasted over for the
score and Art Bomar plunged for the
extra point
Delta began the third quarter as if
they were going to take up where
they left off, grinding down to the
Pirate six, where Ed Niswander and
Jerry Kohl ganged up to recover a
Panther tumble Bluffton fought their
way out to their "a before their drive
begged down and Diller punted out
or danger.
Raging back Delta picked up a |
first down on the Pirate eight-yard
line early in the fourth period before
Bluffton rose to the challenge and
1eld their hosts to a mere one-yard
gain in four plays. Kohl and Mike
0iller smothered the last charge of
he Panthers and Bluffton took over
IN their own seven.
Bluffton drove to the Delta Is be-
.ore clipping penalty and an in
completed pass stalled their drive
Gambling Delta recovered the ball
out lost it on downs on their own 26
With only moments to go. After Bluff
on couldn't gain they surrendered the
oall on the Delta 36 but young Kenny
logan settled things completely as
1e pinched Delta pass on the clos
ng play of the game.
Although Bluffton had only nine i