THURSDAY, FEB. 13, 1947
Fish Aide Will Speak at Sportsmen’s
Club
Clarence Clark, District Fish Sup
ervisor, will address members of the
Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club, This Wed.
Night, Feb. 12, 8:00, at the Bluffton
Town Hall.
Clark will talk on the Lake St.
Marys fishing experiment where all
regulations were removed last year.
Recommendations for local quarries
will be made at the meeting.
Motion pictures in sound and color
and reels on local activity will be
screened at
gram.
the beginning of the pro-
sandwiches and other re
will be served by Herb
Hot beef
freshments
Rupright and cohort
Game Committee Orders Rabbits For
Restocking
The game restocking committee
has on order 60 Missouri cottontails
for restocking purposes. The rabbits
will arrive the latter part of Febru
ary. Restocking will be under the
supervision of Jess Manges, game de
partment head, and Floyd Hardwick,
director in charge of rabbit manage
ment.
Release of the cottontails will be
in the 6 townships adjacent to
Bluffton.
The game committee plans to pur-
For Vigor and Health
include meat in your menu
Always ready to serve you.
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CONSERVATION AFFAIRS gSW
Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and Wildlife
By THE BLUFFTON COMMUNITY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, INC
chase squirrel this year if game
farms are again in operation. Denver
Augsburger heads the squirrel re-
Release of raccoons has been com
pleted and Albert Garmatter, direc
tor of coon management, plans to
continue with the program when
trapping is again in season. Thirty
seven coon were released the first of
this year as the first phase of the
area restocking program.
To Keep Your Guns
down and write your
Representative that you
Act Now
Sit right
Senator and
oppose Bill S* 332, introduced Janu
ary 24 by Senator Wiley of Wiscon
sin, because:
This ridiculous “pop gun” law at
tacks your constitutional right to
firearms.
It says you can’t own any other
gun than a .22 rimfire rifle or shot
gun without government permission
(which can be denied)! And it takes
a lot of red tape to buy one too.
And In Either Case You Will Be
Fingerprinted For The F. B. I.
Provisions of the bill include search
and seizure, with penalties of a year
in prison and up to $500 in fines.
And who is going to check on the
gangsters, thugs and other such
rats to see that they abide by such a
law. Our club members have talked
against such registration for years,
So Act Now To Keep
coming Law.
It From Be
the “Bird”
crow hunters
Crow Hunters Get
A gang of Bluffton
were frustrated by poor cooperation
of crows and competative crow hunt
ers from Col. Grove late Monday
night.
Seems as though Demps Augsburg
er and Zebe Hardwick had spotted
the birds just before dusk congregat
ed in a woodlot north of Columbus
Grove. At the same time some
hunters from the Grove were also
sizing up the situation, so a deal was
made to have both gunning factions
meet at the
later in the
rounded up
flat” and all headed for
posthaste.
and Demps
in “nothing
the woodlot
Driving into the farmers barn yard,
the gang with the aid of the farmer
Carefully planned the strategy for
surrounding the woods, where thous
ands of slumbering crows were roost-
ing the trees. Suddenly to their sur
prise and disgust three shotguns
erupted on the far side of the woods.
In one mad noisy surge the crows
took off and headed for parts un-
that’s what everyone wants.
And the fellow who puts his whole heart and soul
into his job sha|l have it. No stopping him.
We like nothing| better than Io hand out the cash
who want to make a
that get-up-and-go spirit
$1000 quickly available.
zabeth, Lima, Phone 37511
market price on
for highest
s, Poultry
DAILY—
—Monday thru Friday
—Saturday.
OPE
8 a. m. to
8 a. m. to
New York market—that’s
ce when you sell here.
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known, leaving the Bluffton boys not
only disgusted, but ready to shoot it
out with the Grove guys in Indian
fashion or any other manner for not
waiting as promised.
Last Saturday night the gang fair
ed better for in a similar hunting
foray the hunters bagged 114 crows
all out of one tree. The hunt was
staged in Riley township.
This brings the score up to 214
for crows killed this year in the after
night hunting parties by Bluffton
hunters.
Club members attending the Sat
urday hunt were: Russ Montgomery,
Zebe Hardwick, Demps Augsburger,
Wilbur Niswander, John Gilbert,
Wayne Niswander, Don Cuppies and
Ralph Augsburger.
Pirate Reserves
Win Again, 43-18
Racking up their 14th victory in
16 starts, Bluffton High reserves
trounced Van Wert seconds, 43 to
18, last Friday night on the Bluffton
floor.
The local outfit dominated play all
the way leading at their quarters:
13 to 4 26 to 6, and 34 to 14.
Pacing the scoring attack of the
reserves were Herr with 12 points
and Wilch with 10. Others who
scored included Bracy and Moore,
seven each Bauman, five, and
Burcky, two.
Also in the lineup were Balmer,
Mathewson, Niswander, Sommer,
Burkholder, Schmidt and Dunifon.
Bluffton Legion
Team Wins, 65-46
mng thsir
in Allen
Bluffton
W
gam
play,
over Cairo by
last Thursday
stated hour
woods at a
evening.
home Zebe
14 hunters
g-
Totals
Cairo
at
seventh straight
county Legion league
Legionnaires swept
a score of 65 to 46,
night at Beaverdam.
The Bluffton team has been un
defeated in league play so far this
winter, and easily copped first-round
honors in the loop.
Fred Herrmann topped the scoring
in last Thursday’s tilt, ringing
21 points on 10 field goals
free throw.
Bluffton
B. Gratz, f.
R.
F.
W. Amstutz,
Reichenbach, c.
Wenger, ...
J. Herrmann,
D. Amstutz,
Jones,
Gratz, f. 3
Herrmann, f. ........10
0
3
1
3
1
4
The Beaver Reserve squad
the preliminary
Orange Township Grange
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Sting
Yellow Jackets
Beavers Monday Night
Bluffton college’s cage tilt with
Defiance Yellow Jackets, Monday
night on the high school court was
of the “old-time” variety, with the
lead changing hands regularly,
tied several times in a wild
half.
and
first
Be
The final tie was at 19, then
iance built up the most commanding
the game to finish the half
while Bluffton was holding 27.
things happened
gradually was
he second half
the lead
intil Defiance carried but a
advantage. This was a
back but board strength
be maintained and Defi
on to increase their lead
win 78-63.
igged 34 for Bluffton, his
of the season. McDonald,
Defiance Center, scored 20.
and Smucker each got 11.
Raber
Howe
von
the
50-26.
Bluffton
Smucker
Stahl
Raber
Howe
Leichty
R. Berky
Gleason .....
Kinsley..... ...
C. Berky
Totals
Defiance
from
team.
4
0
11
1
34
11
6
0
0
0
0
3
1
10
3
2
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
0
0
0
19
12
63
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LOCAL AND LONG
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STAGER BROS.
Bluffton, Ohio
Bluffton college cagers will play
three games during the next week,
one of them a tilt here Saturday
night with Alumni stars of former
years appearing as opposition for
the Beavers.
The Beavers will open the week’s
schedule with an appearance against
Wilmington at that place, this
Thursday following which they will
play the Alumni here on Saturday.
On Wednesday of next week, the
Romping to their 16th successive
victory, Bluffton High cagers ended
their regular season undefeated by
walloping Van Wert, 83 to 34, in a
one-sided contest on the Bluffton
court last Friday night.
In their regular 16-game schedule
the Pirates included victories over
five Western Buckeye league teams,
giving them championship of the
loop with a clean slate, a feat dupli
cated by last fall’s undefeated foot
ball team.
Luckless in every league start so
far this winter, the Van Wert team
was a pushover from the start of
last Friday’s game.
At the close of the first quarter,
Bluffton held a 20 to 4 lead, and the
advantage had grown by halftime,
when the Pirates were out in front,
38 to 9. The third-quarter count
was 63 to 20
In the early minutes of the final
period, the Van Wert team outpoint
ed Bluffton second stringers, eight
The thriller of the evening was
furnished when the Bugs defeated
the Olympics in the last two seconds
of play, by a score of 35-33. The O
lympics led the whole first half and
were still in front as the half ended
by 18-16. But the Bugs kept closing
in, and early in the 3rd quarter took
over the lead. From there on, the
lead changed hands several times
with the Olympics tieing the score in
the last minute. Then with 2 seconds
to go, D. Moser dropped in a long
to cinch the win for the Bugs. J.
Koontz was high point for the Bugs
with 13, and H. Klay was high point
for the game by netting 14 points
for the Olympics.
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The All-Stars remained in a tie
for first place by nosing out the
Tigers 33-2S. The Tigers led at the
end of the first quarter 8-6, but by
the end of the slow moving second
quarter, the All-Stars took the lead
10-9 and then* went on to win to
keep them in first place. Sommers
was high point for the evening as
well as for the All-Stars by tossing
I in 16 points. Fisher was high point
for the losing Tigers with 10 points.
College Cagers Will Play Alumni
Team Here This Saturday Night
Bluffton Cagers Remain Unbeaten
With 83-34 Win Over Van Wert
Winter Recreational Notes
At the end of the first round, the
Rockets and All-Stars are tied for
first place with four wins each and
one loss. The championship game
will be played at a later date—as
this w’eek the second round has al
ready started.
In the first game last week, the
5-potatoes came very close to upset
ting those hot Rockets. The Rockets
jumped to a 11-1 lead in the first
quarter w’hich proved to be too much
for the 5-potatoes to over come as
the Rockets won 28-25. W. Deppler
paced the Rockets with 13 points
while Hilty paced the losers with 8
points.
League Standings At The End Of
1st Round
W Pct.
Rockets 4 1 .800
All-Stars 4 1 .800
Tigers 3- 2 .600
5-Potatoes 3 .400
Olympics 1 4 .200
Bugs 1 4 .200
Games for Feb. 17, 1947
7:00 Bugs vs All-Stars
8:00 5-Potatoes vs Tigers
9:00 Rockets vs Olympics
Box Score
Rockets
K. Moser 1 0 2
C. Jones 2 0 4
W. Deppler 5 3 13
J. Herrman 0 1 1
Basinger 3 2 8
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5-Potatoes
Lugibihl 3 0 6
Fritchie 1 1 3
Hilty 4 0 8
Nieswander 1 0 2
Clark 2 2 6
25
Bugs
Marshall 1 1 3
Koo-ntz 6 1 13
Zeurcher 6 0 12
team will journey to Akron to tan
gle with Akron university’s strong
outfit.
Beaver stars of former years will
be in the Alumni lineup this Sat
urday night in a game that always
is a favorite with local cage follow
srs.
Following the contest with the
Alumni, the Beavers will play two
more home games, against Tri-State
here on February 22 and against
Cedarville here on February 24.
points to seven, but when the first
team swung back into action at the
close of the game they quickly ran
Bluffton’s total to 83.
Neil Schmidt bagged 32 points on
14 field goals and four free throw’s
for one of his best nights of the
year Sommer returned to scoring
form with a 14-point splurge, and
Jim Howe continued going strong by
getting 12 points.
The box score:
Bluffton
Schmidt, f. ____ _--------14 4 32
Stonehill, f. ___ ______ 0 0 0
Sommer, f. _____ 7 0 14
Pogue, f. ___ __ _____ 1 1 3
Howe, c. ______ ______ 6 0 12
Bracy, c. ____ _____ 0 0 0
Althaus, g..... ........... .... 3 3 9
Wilch, g___ ____------ ... 2 0 4
Kirtland, g..........._____ 3 0 6
Reagan, g---- -----_____ 1 o
Moore, g. _____ 0 1
Totals ____ —......37 9 83
Van Wert ...... ....... ........12 10 34
Sommers 2 1 5
Moser 1 0 2
35
Olympics
Stonehill 2 0 4
Davis 4 1 9
Burkholder
9
2 6
H. Klay 7 0 14
Rocky 0 0 0
33
All-Stars
Wouller 0 0 0
Amstutz 4 1 9
Sommers 7 2 16
Moser 1 0 2
Klay 2 0 4
33
Tigers
Bracy 0 0 0
Fisher 5 0 10
Sheridan 2 0 4
Amstutz 3 1 7
Burkholder 3 1 7
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The Wednesday evening program
at the college is proving to be much
more successful than it was on Tues
day.
The women have the gym from
7:00 to 8:30—and it was well occu
pied last Wednesday evening. We
need a few more women, so come on
and have some fun playing basket
ball. The older men have the gym
from 8:30 to 10:00.
The Saturday afternoon program
is well attended by the grade child
ren. This last Saturday, the girls
from grade 4-6 had the gym from
2:00 to 4:00 in the afternoon. Each
Saturday afternoon program will be
announced in the grade building—the
week prior.
LaFayette
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Towey of
Ada were Friday evening callers of
Mfs. T. W. Desenberg and Miss Lil
lian Desenberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Robinson and
daughter of Lima were Saturday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Robin
son.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Roberts were
Sunday afternoon callers of Mr. and
Mrs. C. A. Moyer.
Mrs. Bertha Desenberg and Miss
Lillian Desenberg were Sunday din
ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. I. B.
Beeshy of Bluffton.
Philip Hall spent the week end
with Mr. and Mrs. Burdette Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roberts and
daughter of Lima were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dorance
Thompson.
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Riding the crest of a 16-game win
ning streak, Bluffton High’s un
defeated cagers will be the favor
ites in the District Class exempt
ed village and parochial school tour
nament opening this week at the
Taft gymnasium on the Ohio North
ern university campus in Ada.
Bluffton’s first tourney foe will be
Pleasant Hill
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Jennings
and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Leiber called
on Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Jennings of
Leipsic, Saturday evening.
Mrs. Donna Barnes spent last Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Hettie Spear
of Ada.
James and Robert Stratton called
Sunday p. m. on their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Stratton.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Watt were
Friday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Willard Jennings and afternoon
callers at the Maurice Bell home.
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bell and
family were Tuesday evening dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Cievi
dence and family of Columbus Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Huber left
last Friday morning for a trip to
Florida. According to reports re
ceived from others down there the
temperature is 18 above zero. We can
picture Russell sitting on the banks
with his overcoat on and feet in the
Atlantic ocean, as it surely would be
a little too cold for bathing.
Mrs. Mildred Gleason and Mrs.
Esther Hartman were Friday dinner
guests of Mrs. Etta Yant of Beaver
dam.
Mrs. Wm. Gleason of Waynesfield
visited her sister Mrs. Mildred Glea
Ison, Thursday.
Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Hiram Reichenbach were Mr.
and Mrs. Eugene Kohli and Mr. and
Mr». Verl Reichenbach and family.
Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Zimmerman and Glen Zimmer
man.
Mr. and Mrs. Avery Watt were
Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Raymond Stratton.
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PAGE THREE
Delphos Jefferson in a game to be
played at 7:30 p. m. next Monday.
In the picture above, left to right,
are Keith Kirtland, Bob Wilch, Kent
Stonehill, John Althaus, Kenneth
Bracy, Mike Reagan, Maynard
Pogue, Wayne Sommer, Neil
Schmidt, James Howe and Coach
Kent Cotterman.
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