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THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1947
Fishermen Attacked By “Haunts”
Fishermen say the north end of
the Buckeye quarry is haunted. Just
at dusk unseen assailants knock the
hats off the heads of anglers. Wo
men have their hair ruffled and men
say they have been socked in the
head.
Seems that mother screech owl and
her brood are protesting the intru
sion of fishermen who frequent the
quarry at dusk. Apparently a den
tree is located somewhere near the
shelter house for a number of baby
owls are perched in the trees near
by. The birds think it great sport to
fly down and knock peoples’ hats
off or ruffle their hair.
“Sure is an uncanny experience
says Sam Stepleton, “to sit there in
the dark fishing and have your hat
plopped off, when you know there
is no one around.”
Oliver Steiner said he thought
some one hit him with a clod of dirt
ofter one of the owlets dive bombed
on him. Sure w’hacked him on the
back of the head.
Several ladies were observed with
blankets over their heads trying to
keep from being snatched baldhead
ed.
Strangers who frequent the quarry
get the surprise of their life when
the attack gets under way.
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Happenings Affecting Woods, Waters and Wildlife
By THE BLUFFTON COMMUNITY SPORTSMEN’S CLUB, INC.
Big One Gets Away
Bus Faulk, Mt. Cory fishing enthu
siast, says he lost the granddaddy of
all at the Water Works quarry. Bus,
while fishing for blue gills, hooked
a bass which observers say would
weigh at least 6 pounds. Fisherman
Watkins from Mt. Cory will back up
Faulk on the story. Seems the leader
snapped just as he brought the lunk
er to shore.
It all happened early last Thurs
day morning. Bus didn’t go home
empty handed either for he landed
5 other bass and they didn’t get a
way!
Joey Goodman hooked two 14 inch
bass Monday at the Buckeye and
while fishing in the creek near the
quarry outlet caught 2 fair sized
crappies, a channel, a large rock
bass and a black bass. Maybe some of
those we restocked got over the bank
after all during the flood. Joey says
a number of large carp can be seen
in the creek under the bridge.
Preacher McDonald from Ada has
been setting the pace again for the
local boys. Last Monday he snagged
three large pickerel at the Buckeye
on garden worms.
Anglers report channel catfish are
hitting on crawlers at the Buckeye.
Several parties have made some nice
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catches the past few days. Jess
Manges was observed out in a boat
pulling in a feu’ channels the other
evening. The Prossers from the Fire
stone Store and Bessie Edgecomb al
so made a good catch of channels
while fishing from a boat at the
Buckeye.
Bags Red Fox
Glen Phelps, North Baltimore,
while hunting crows on the Dwight
Dailey farm south of Bluffton shot
a red fox at 150 feet with a rifle
after he observed the animal run
ning along a fence.
Pheasant Chicks Coining
Ed Root in charge of pheasant re
stocking says that 800 eight weeks
old pheasant chicks are expected this
Wednesday for additional rearing by
members of the Sportsmen’s Club.
Ural Ellenberger, director of the
pheasant project, says 150 birds will
be released through A. J. Lutterbein,
Allen County Game protector, and
the other 150 pheasant chicks will
be delivered to the club through
Curley Ohl, Hancock county game
protector.
Root says the club has expanded
the pheasant department and 5 ad
ditional cages were constructed this
year for rearing of state raised
chicks. The club has 15 cages farmed
out in the area and 20 chicks will be
alloted each. Cages and other neces
sary equipment, feed which includes
cracked corn, growing mash and
wheat is furnished by the club. The
birds will be released in the Bluffton
territory after they have matured
and feathered out. Supplies of feed
and supplies for rearing the chicks
will be made available at Ellenberg
ers Store.
Members raising a cage of birds
this year for release in Hancock Co.
are: Roy Rogers, Shorty Anderson,
Howard Edinger, Thomas Koontz,
Chas. Fisher and Kenneth Dearth,
the latter handling two cages.
In Allen county the following have
cages: Jess and Charley Manges,
Carl Young, Martin Schmidt, Dallas
Yoakam, Lendon Basinger, Roy
Clements and Ray Lora—two cages.
New License Dealer
Ed Waitermire, of the Waitermire
Store, now handles fishing licenses
for the Sportsmen’s Club. Club mem
bership cards, hunting and fishing
licenses are obtainable at this store
and Stepleton’s Recreation Hall, Carl
Mumma Electric Shop, Dillman News
Stand, Gossard Filling Station, Van’s
Service Corners, and the Sno-White
Market, Beaverdam.
Fuel For The Campfire
That large pile of wood at Buck
eye park near the shelter house reJ
suited from the energy expended by
Ray Marshall and Aldine Kohli.
These two men buzzed up the trees
and limbs piled near the old stone
wall. Excellent fire wood resulted
and the supply will last several years.
Triplett Nine Loses
At Upper Sandusky
Triplett softball team lost its first
decision of the season at Upper
Sandusky last Thursday night, when
the VFW outfit of that place came
from behind in the last two innings
to cop a 7 to 6 victory.
Bluffton teed off for three runs
in the opening stanza, and added
two more in the third to hold a 5-0
lead at one time. Upper Sandusky
came right back in the last of the
third, however, to garner four runs
and trail by only one tally.
In the seventh, Triplett stretched
the lead by getting one more run,
but the home outfit tied up the
count in its half of the same frame,
then went on to victory by counting
the winning tally after two were
out in the eighth.
Moser rapped out three hits in
four chances and Gratz and Miller
each had two safeties. One of
Miller’s hits was a two-run homer
in the first inning.
Triplett AB
Moser, 2b __ ____ _____ .4 2 3
Gratz, cf _______ _____ 4 2 2
Miller, 3b ______ ___ „„4 2 2
Lewis, rf ______ ___ _...4 0 o
Schmidt, If _____ ____3 0 o
Stonehill, If ____ _____ 1 0 o
Herrmann, lb ___ ______.4 0 0
Wilch, ss ____ __ _____ 2 0 0
Swank, ss ______ ____ :2 0 1
Ream, _______ _____ 2 0 1
Burkholder, ___ _____2 0 0
Geiger, _______ ......____3 0 0
Beach, p_______ _____ 0 0 0
Totals _______ ___ .35 6 9
Upper S. —_— .....34 7 8
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Lawn grasses can adapt them
selves to quite a wide range of soil
conditions. Where the soil is ex
tremely light or heavy, it is best to
attempt to improve the texture. This
can be done by adding sandy ma
terial to a heavy soil by adding
clay material to a light soil by
resurfacing the area with three or
four inches of a desirable loam or
sandy soil (this is rather expen
sive), or by digging peat moss into
the soil.
THE BLUFFTON NEWS, BLUFFTON, OHIO
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Three explosive innings marked
the ball-clubbing prowess of the
Bluffton crew, for they bagged five
runs in the initial stanza got 10 in
the fifth, and then tapered off with
four in the sixth.
For a time Rawson threatened to
make a game of it, for after the
Sportsmen had taken a five-run lead
in the first inning the visitors held
them scoreless in the next tw’o
frames, and at the same time got
three runs of their own in the
second.
Then came the big fourth when
Mt. Cory Girls Win
Soft Ball Opener
Mt. Cory Girls softball team won
the first round of the “Y” league in
Findlay, defeating Benton Ridge
girls 12 to 3. Battery on the win
ning team was Eloise Bowersox and
Phyllis King.
Mt. Cory has a record of six vic
tories and one defeat, losing to Leip
siv by one run in a five inning game.
Members of the team are Lou
Wells, Bettyy Green, Betty Mqrri
son, Jean Wells, Dean Wells, Ruth
Steiner, Ruby Ludwick, Betty Shaf
er, Marilyn Reiter, Eloise Bowersox
and Phyllis King with Mary Lugin
bill as manager.
Crucial game of the first round
was won bv the Mt. Cory aggrega
tion defeating a powerful Findlay
Cooper team 9 to 8 in eight innings.
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After a week of inactivity, night
softball play will be resumed at
Harmon field next week, with games
on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Bluffton Sportsmen will appear in
Monday’s contest, meeting an Ot
tawa City team, in which should be
a top-notch tilt between two evenly
matched outfits.
Hammering the ball soundly in a
free-hitting contest, Bluffton Sports
men drubbed Rawson under the
lights at Harmon field last Thursday
night by a score of 24 to 9.
Market experts! tell us eggs will be high
this fall. Keep your pullets in good health
by vaccinating them against fowl pox and
worming now. We are equipped to give
you this service at a reasonable price.
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Sportsmen And Triplett Teams Play
Here Next Monday, Tuesday Nights
Bluffton Sportsmen Best
Rawson By Score of 24 To 9
In Tuesday’s game, Triplett will
meet Delphos Pitzers, one of the
best crews in this part of Ohio, and
which won the district championship
a year ago.
Each local team has lost only one
game so far this season, and are
boasting records the equal of any in
this area.
Bluffton garnered 10 runs to put the
game on ice, and from that point it
was a walkaway. Wilkins and Bracy
shared the mound duties for the
winning Bluffton team.
Sportsmen AB
R. Howe _____________6 2
9
D. Burkholder ____ ___ 4 1
M. Pogue __.._____ .... ...6 3
J. Gratz ____________ 5 3 3
J. Landis ________ ___ 3 1 1
J. Howe____________ 3 4 2
D. Wenger _______ ___ 5 3 o
B. Fritchie ________
5 2 2
Wilkins __________ .. _...2 1 0
Weaver __________ __ ...3 0 0
Bracy ______ ______ ___ 2 1
Deppler__________ 1 1
Totals ________ ___45 24 17
Rawson. ___36 9 10
CARD OF THANKS'
We wish to thank all the neigh
bors and friends for their aid and
sympathy extended at the time of
the death and burial of our beloved
husband and father, Noah Niswan
der also for the cards received dur
ing his last illness Rev. Oppermann
and Rev. Lahr who officiated at the
funeral the singers for their services
and all those sending flowers.
The Family
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the friends and
neighbors for their aid and sympa
thy extended in the illness and death
of our beloved mother, Mrs. Florence
Elzay Sechler also Rev. Cramer who
officiated at the funeral and all
those sending flow’ers.
The Sechler Family
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PARTS AND SERVICE
It rained just hard enough Friday
night to keep most of the Junior
Leaguers away, forcing a postpone
ment of all Friday’s games.
Instead of the usual League play
a fast game of round-town on a wet
field was played.
Larry Miller seemed to be the
toughest one to get out as most of
the participants went out with only
one turn at bat.
On Monday night the Giants con
tinued their winning ways with a
20 to 4 shellacking of the Pirates.
The other game saw the Yanks
trimming the Cards 17 to 4. Wednes
day night saw the Cards pushing the
Pirates deeper into the cellar with
a 13 to 5 thumping.
The Giants kept up their win streak
by downing the Yanks 14 to 3.
In the Senior circuit the Reds un
der the management of Denver
Augsburger loom as the team to
beat. Tuesday night saw them crush
ing the Indians 30 to 6.
In the other game the Tigers
dumped the Cubs 11 to 1. The Cubs
lost the services of their manager,
Jim Clark, as he suffered a severe
ankle injury sliding into home plate
for the Cubs lone tally.
Not enough Cubs showed up for
their Thursday night tilt with the
Indians so they lost by a forfeit. The
other game found the Reds eking
out an 11 to 9 win over the Tigers.
Senior League Batting Leaders
(Two or More Games)
Fritchie, Reds, .666 Pogue, Reds,
.647 Wenger, Reds, .625 N. Schmidt,
Reds, .562 D. Augsburger, Reds,
.533 Reagan, Cubs, .500 J. Hilty,
Cubs, .500 Weyer, Tigers, .428
Kirtland, Tigers, .400.
Home Run Leaders—Wenger, Reds,
5 D. Augsburger, Reds, 3 Shook,
Tigers, 2.
Triple Leaders—K. Stonehill, Reds,
3 Pogue, Reds, 2 Wenger, Reds, 2.
Double Leaders—N. Schmidt, Reds,
3 Pogue, Reds, 2 Wenger, Reds, 2
F. Swank, Cubs, 2 R. Augsburger.
Indians, 2.
Junior League Batting leaders
Pogue, Pirates, .545 Balmer, Card
inals, .521 L. Garmotter, Cardinals,
.500 K. Stonehill, Pirates, .484 Lin
den, Yankees, .468 Kirtland, Giants,
.458 Ray Wilch, Giants, .451 H.
Burkholder, Yankees, .450 D.
Schmidt, Cardinals, .428.
HARMON FIELD NOTES
Home Run Leaders—K. Stonehill,
Pirates, 4 Pogue, Pirates, 3 Hof
stettler, Cardinals, 3 Moore, Giant
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2 Kirtland, Giants, 2.
Triple Leaders—Linden, Yankees,
3 Pogue, Pirates, 2 Bob Wilch,
Giants, 2.
Double Leaders—Linden, Yankees,
5 C. Stonehill, Giants, 4 Bracy,
Yankees, 3 K. Stonehill, Pirates, 3
Bob Wilch, Giants, 3 Ray W51ch,
Giants, 3.
Jr. League Schedule
June 30—Pirates vs. Giants Yank
ees vs. Cardinals.
July 2—Pirates vs. Cardinals
Yankees vs. Giants.
July 4—Pirates vs. Yankees
Giants vs. Cardinals. (Double Head
ers.)
Senior League Schedule
July 1—Cubs vs. Reds Tigers vs.
Indians.
July 3—Cubs vs. Tigers
Indians.
July 8—Cubs vs. Indians
Tigers. (Double Headers.)
Giants
Cardinals
Yankees
Pirates
Reds
Tigers
Indians
Cubs
Reds vs.
Reds vs.
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state as in the past twenty years.
More than half the area is pastured,
which provides poor feed for live
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feet. Livestock has been fenced out
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the past 15 years.
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