DOVER - The Bolivar Cardinals (2-0) (17-12), redeeming itself for 2 early season League defeats and avenging one of them, sent the Champion Midvale Blue Devils (1-1) (15-10) into the Consolation Division with the season's biggest upset: Bolivar 30 - Midvale 18.
Last night the Cardinals seemed to be invincible. Using superior height to every advantage and playing heads-up ball along with it, they turned the Blue Devils back without permitting the Champions to assume a threatening position. Unbeaten in 16 previous games this season, the Champions made a bid in the final period and succeeded in outscoring Bolivar 7-3, but were unable to reach their goal. Pitted against the rangy Cardinals, the Blue Devils were unable to get those valuable follow-up shots under the basket. And, with the zone-line and long-shots missing, they seldom had possession of the ball. They went until the final minutes of the 2nd period before getting a single follow-up shot and there they got 3, sinking one for their first field goal.
Bolivar; meanwhile, with Senior center Paul Class and guard Kermit Lebold setting the pace, garnered 20 points and led the game 20-4 when the half ended. Midvale was shut out completely the 1st period, missing 4 free throws, while Bolivar potted 11 points on 4 baskets and 3 fouls. The 2 teams scored 7 points apiece in the 3rd period when Bolivar abandoned its scoring attack to protect its already imposing lead. The quarter ended with the Cardinals leading 27-11. With their 3rd period showing, the Champions staged a strong comeback in the 4th period to outscore Bolivar by a 7-3 margin, but the lack of follow-up shots was still apparent.
Class, led the scoring with 10 points for the Cardinals, while Kermit Lebold hit the hoops for 8 points. Guard Frank Baumholtz, high-scoring Midvale star, was turned back with 7 points, the same number accounted for by Bolivar's guard Ward Kreis.
BOLIVAR CARDINALS - 30
Glen Lebold 0-0-0
Dale Huffman 2-1-5
Paul Class 3-4-10
Kermit Lebold 3-2-8
Ward Kreis 2-3-7
Jack Ross - 0-0-0
MIDVALE BLUE DEVILS - 18
Fred Marshall 0-0-0
John Baldwin 0-0-0
Jack Walker 1-1-3
Delbert Keffer 1-3-5
Frank Baumholtz 2-3-7
Art Price 0-1-1
Laird Hawkins 1-0-2
Saturday, February 29, 1936
Clyde Shaffer
The Daily Reporter
Dover, Ohio
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