The U. S. Marines gained their third consecutive victory in the Shang-hal open basketball tournament on Monday (Feb, 4) when they trounced he formidable Tung Hwe quintette at the New Pavilion by 59 to 46. 'The Jesclelders of the St. John's Middle School, leaders of the "B" section of the same tourney, remained in' the op berth of the leone table by vanquishing the Tsing wang basket-balers by 42 to 2 Say et on Sat any net og ap a aal te mat The Rowing Club "Greens" est~ ablished themselves in the lead of the Women's Invitation Basketball League at the Foreign "Y" when they defeated the American Ladies ina fast and exciting match last Wednesday fight. The Club led all through the game and won by ten points, 21 to 11
Site et Saree Sater bs mer jumps, and had them up his sleeve The Jewish Rees created a surprise on Tuesday (Feb. 5) night when they defeated the Utopia University Presentatives in the "B" section of the Shanghai open basketball tourn ment at the Pavilion by the margin of one point. The score was 24 to 23 for the Jewish quintette.
The Jessflelders took the champlonship of the "B" section of the Shang-hal open basketball tournament on Thursday night when they secured their sixth consecutive victory at the New Pavilion at the expense of the Jewish Recs by 30 to 23.
Tu the senior section of the same tourney the Buccaneers, champions of the Foreign Y.M.C.A. invitation basketball league, gained their third Sera sao A straight win by beating the Tung Hwa, coe mer cee quintette by 54 to 27, The Buccaneers are tied with the US. Marines, both teams being cred~ Hed with three victories, and the a Ses aad "Busy Bee" cup, symbolic of local basketball supremacy, will be fought Lia out by two foreign teams, The Buccaneers, champions of the Foreign Y.MC.A. invitation basketball Teague, virtually won the Shanghai open basketball championship together with the "Busy Bee" Cup on Saturday night when they defeated the U. S. Marines at the New Pavilion the presence of a large crowd by the closest of margins, the score being 89 to 82 in favour of the former.
The game was full of thrills and the spectators literally pulled their hair in excitement when Glowinskt of the Marines failed to toss in the tieing point almost on the last whistle Although this was the fourth vie~ tory for the Buccaneers and there are still two more games for them to complete the programme. they. should have no difficulty In beating their opponents in the remaining ames.
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