The Buccaneers doweled listlessly to a 40-20 win over Tsing Kwang on Sfonday night, Dec. 30, in the only ist. division ' game played in the Foreign "¥" basketball league.
In the two senior division fixtures of the Foreign Y.MC.A, basketball Teague, played on Friday night, the Fourth U.S, Marines had an easy'time defeating Tsing Kwang by 53 to 34, and Chinan University beat St. John's University. by tie surprisingly close margin. of 39-32, The only second division contest that night resulted in fa win by the present leaders, Kwok Kwan, over Tung Wen by 33 to 28.
Chinan appeared slightly demoratizad on Friday night and nol up to their usual form and it was only a determined last minute slond which pre+ vented St. John's fro winning the game, The winners led all the way, Sut St, John's was close behind and Sangerous at all. times.
Thanks to their "jumping-Jack™ centre, Chen, who almost singlehanded staved off the closing rally of the University of Shanghai, Three Cultures have at last won a game in the frst division of the Foreign YMCA, "Y" Basketball League, the Anal "score being 1 to 42, Great struggles took place in the second division on Saturday" evening. Tt required an axlra period for Moore Memorial Churci to upset the favour= ed Ming Jong five by 29 to 28; the St, John's Middle Schoo! quintette hoisted themselves out of the cellar by upsetting Customs College by 38 31, with one of their players ru Around. bare-footed; Foreign YMCA, feated Sokol by 26'to 22 after nearly. succumbing to a Mnal drive staged by the losers.
Amidst wile cheering, St.
John's University's great last period" rally fell a. ttle short and the much favoured Tung Hwa quintette won by 50 to St in the only senior division yama played on Monday night in the Foreign "Y" basketball teague. In the two second division contests, the University of Shanghai Academy had Mite diticulty in keeping their broken string of wins inlact.at the expense of Moore Memorial Chure the final score being 42 to 23, and the Foreign "Y" was upset by 'a single point by St. John's Middle' School in 4 yatiier, sloppy game which ended with the core 28 to 24, Because Chinan University was upset by, the U.S.M.C., Inst week the. Foreign "¥" Buccaneers are the only undefeated five inthe frst division of the Foreign "¥" basketball league, with the best chance of ending the season on top. The two outstanding Chinese teume are by no means onl of the running however, each having Jost only one game and both having, yet to play the Buccaneers 1 be 2
Talng Kwong {B00
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