BOLIVAR - Although he has lost 5 lettermen by graduation last year, 2nd-Year Head Coach John A. Major of Bolivar High School has 4 veterans returning of whom he built his team. Coach Major went to Bolivar in the middle of last season when Coach George Wrentmore left to join the Air Corps, but he carried on the start made by Wrentmore and won the League pennant; although, the Cardinals were eliminated from the county tournament by the Midvale Blue Devils in the 1st game.
The 4 boys who won letters with the champions last season and who are now back to help defend it are Junior forward Warren Klink (63), who received All-State Honors last year as a Sophomore, forward Calvin Jones (14), center Russ Ross (17) and guard Bill Zutavern (3). The remainder of the varsity combination came from last season's reserves, but the Cardinals are expecting to be limping for sometime yet. Ross did not join the squad for 4 months during the regular season or so, because of torn ligaments in his ankle and another of the group was ineligible until the 2nd semester because of grades.
Thus the immediate outlook of the Cardinals is far from rosy. Coach Major's reserves last season didn't have a very impressive record and his 2nd string this season was handicapped by the lack of size and experience. Coach Major is a graduate of Ohio Northern and was at Batesville for 2 and a half years before coming to Bolivar.
Last year Bolivar finished in 1st Place in the League with a record of 9-1. This year the Cardinals dropped a notch to finish in a tie with the Tuscarawas Broncos for 2nd Place and an 8-2 record. Other mebers of the team are:
Guard Joe Huffman
Center Class
Forward G. Augsberger
Forward Lab
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