Bates Has 25, McConnell 23 82-61 (12-3-55)

Ed Bates and Bill McConnell set a fast pace for Port Washington (1-1) (3-1) with 25 and 23 points, respectively, as Coach Bray Toot's Purple Riders downed the spunky Bolivar Cardinals (0-2) (0-4). Coach Ray Low's Cards stayed with the rangler Riders for two periods, trailing by only 37-28 at halftime, before faltering in the third quarter as Port rang up 25 points to only 10 for the host club. Nick Frank added 18 points to the Purple Rider total as they won their third game in four starts and first in two league contests. Scoring laurels for the game went to Bolivar's Dave Wolfe who rimmed 30 points on 12 fielders and six free throws. Bolivar has now dropped all four of its contests and two league frays. The Port Washington Reserve (4-0) team stopped the Bolivar Reserves 36-32 to streak to their fourth straight win.
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PORT WASHINGTON PURPLE RIDERS 82
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Ed Bates 9-7-25
Bob Welsch 2-0-4
Denver Glazer 2-0-4
Nick Frank 8-2-18
Bill McConnell 10-3-23
Jerry Hannahs 2-0-4
Jim Emler 2-0-4
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BOLIVAR CARDINALS 61
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Dave Wolfe 12-6-30
Ken "Bobo" Haueter 7-1-15
Roy Buchanan 0-0-0
Don Mason 4-0-8
John Geers 1-2-4
Wayne Ruof 2-0-4
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Saturday, December 3, 1955
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio