The Dean of Tuscarawas County Class B Coaches, Head Coach Charmis Davis has been the Athletic Director for the Tuscarawas Broncos for 13 years. Not only 13 straight years,but accumulative years. Coach Davis began his coaching chores for the Broncos taking over for Head Coach Harold C. Everett in 1929.
TUSCARAWAS - If Charmis Davis, who is serving his 13th consecutive year as Head Coach of athletics at Tuscasrawas, were superstitious he would likely pitch-in the sponge without bothering to enter his Broncos basketball team in theTuscarawas CountyClass B cage League earlier this season. But there's not a superstitious bone in his lanky frame and for that reason he put together a squad of 35 court aspirants through its paces earlier with the hope of molding together a team which made a strong bid for the loop title.
The veteran Bronco mentor, reticent to make any predictions in the local county tournament, had good reason for his optimism for he lost but 3 lettermen from his entire varsity squad of last year and 2 of the graduates were substitutes. Four of last winter's stasrters are back inl uniform. They are:
Senior Center Angelo Cerqui (5-feet 11-inches)
Senior Forward Charles Myers
Senior Guard Howard Myers
Junior Forward Charles Eckhardt
The Tusky varsity squad is rounded out with 3 lettermen who were reserves last year:
Junior Forward Phil Meese
Sophomore Guard Dick Schumacher
Sophomore Center Jim Veigel
Robert Davis
John Donehue
John Galante
Herb Stemple
Coach Davis kept intact a Freshman Club which went 18-2 last year and had the Freshmen play most of the Broncos' Reserve games this year. This group includes:
Dick Bonvechio
Ellsworth Cox
Bob Will
John Kopp
Bob Minnich
Ray Minor
The Broncos lacked height, but are well fortified with experienced boys faster than average. The Broncos regularly scheduled games and were eliminated in their 1st games in the county Championship and Consolation tournaments last year and went 8-7 for the entire year.
In the League Race last year the Tuscarawas Broncos ended up in a tie for 3rd Place with the Midvale Blue Devils at 7-3. This year they advanced to 2nd Place in a tie with the Bolivar Cardinals and a record of 8-2. Coach Davis is counting on a reverse of last year's tournament play when they were knocked out in the first 2 games.
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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