Bolivar Cardinals Junior Forward Warren Klink dropped in 17 points leading his team to a 35-32 stand-off of the Tuscarawas Broncos 35-32. Klink now has 96 points in 7 games during the tournaments for an average of 13.7 points per game.
DOVER - The surprising Bolivar Cardinals and the veteran Gnadenhutten Indians, both of the Tuscarawas County Class B League, today were eyeing the District Tournament at Dennison this week-end with hopes of using it to advance to the State finals.
The 2 teams won qualifying games before 843 paid customers at Memorial Hall Saturday night...Bolivar defeating the Tuscarawas Broncos 35-32 and Gnaden by recovering enough of its composure to sink the Big Prairie Panthers 54-40. The 2 will draw against the New Concord Little Muskies and the Dresden Scotties, qualifiers in the Zanesville Sectional, at Dennison tonight. The teams will play Thursday and Friday nights.
Saturday night the Indians, despite their 34-point margin of victory, were hard-pressed to remain in tournament play, while the 3-point margin of the Cardinals over the Broncos does not in any way show the superiority of the Red Birds over their opponents. Bolivar, never a tournament team, was defeated by Tuscarawas 42-29 in county competition last week and barely eked its way through the Consolation Division Tournament to come to the Sectional in top shape...hitting on all 5 for the 1st time and utilizing all of its power.
The Tuscarawas Broncos (4-2) (12-7), riding high on a final season splurge which carried them to runner-up position in the county joust, never had much of a chance in its return game with the Bolivar Cardinals (6-1) (14-6). With Junior forward Warren Klink running almost free and with guard Joe Huffman turning in his best game since the tournament started, the Cardinals piled up a 11-1 lead in the 1st period, Klink sinking 6 points and Huffman 5.
That lone point in the 1st period, made by Junior forward Charles Eckhardt, spelled defeat for Tuscarawas. Although the Broncos cut the advantage to 20-13 at the half, they quickly fell behind again 29-17 in the 3rd quarter when they scored only 2 field goals. The Red Bird zone defense worked too perfectly for the Broncos to come back. They had few good shots and were always hurried and harried by the Cardinal zone which enveloped nearly every offensive effort.
Bolivar made only 9 points in the 3rd period when they ran Tusky ragged and bogged down in the final when they still had many opportunities to slow the Broncos down. Senior Charles Myers, Tuscarawas forward, was high scorer for the game with 19 points earning him game honors. All were made in the final 3 quarters, while Klink led Bolivar with 17 markers. Besides Huffman's outstanding play and 8 points contributed to the Bolivar scorer, the Red Bird center Russ Ross, turned in his most spectacular game, outscoring Tusky's Senior center Angelo Cerqui 5 points to 3. He tallied both his field goals in lthe final period when the chips were down.
Two-year Head Coach John Major's upsetting team was charged with 15 personal fouls, losing Huffman and guard Bill Zutavern in the final period, while 14-year Head Coach Charmis Davis' cagers were assessed only 9 personals. However, the Cardinals sank 7 of 10 free throws, while the Broncos made only 8 of 20.
Bolivar, to reach its 1st District finals since 1935 when the Red Birds won the County Championshiop, pulled the biggest upset of the season by defeating the Dennison Railroaders 37-27 in the Section Tournament. It also is the only team to defeat Gnadenhutten's Indians this year.
Phil Dienoff of Akron and Francis Dirodis of Ravenna turned in a nice job of refereeing all games in the Sectional, eliminating nearly all rough play; although, Charles Eckhardt and Angelo Cerqui of Tusky suffered slight injuries in their game with Bolivar. Cerqui fell on the end of a bleacher support in the final few minutes. Tournament Manager Dick Roberts figured the tourney financial report would show the joust drew slightly less than last year.
BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 35
Calvin Jones F 1-2-4
Warren Klink F 8-1-17
Russ Ross C 2-1-5
Joe Huffman G 3-2-8
Bill Zutavern G 0-1-1
Lab F 0-0-0
Class G 0-0-0
Gil Augsburger G 0-0-0
TUSCARAWAS BRONCOS - 32
Charles Myers F 7-5-19
Charles Eckhardt F 0-2-2
Angelo Cerqui C 1-1-3
Dick Schumaker G 2-0-4
Howard Myers G 0-0-0
Herb Stemple G 2-0-4
Jim Veigel F 0-0-0
Monday, March 9, 1942
John Stratton, Sports Writer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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