In_two one-sided first division games on Tuesday ight, Jan. 7, the Buccaneers were fac little op. position, defeating the University of by 54 to 20, while, mediately following, Yak Shing' made.
scoring spree out of their entire contest with Tsing Kwang to win by 6 to 30. Earlier in the evening most important second division fxture was played between the pre viously undefeated fives represent the Fourth Marines and Kwok Kwan which was extremely close, exciting. and full of unusual features, result minute vielory for the "by 32 10 30, divided beity of Shanghai and St. John's University fast Wednesday right on the basketball court of the Foreign Y.M.CA., waen a quintet:
representing the loiter institution conquered their rivals in a frst di sion game by 62 to 22, and. the University of Shanghai administered an equally decisive beating to. S!. John's ina second division contest. In another second division fixture, ithe Jewish Recreation Club lost by 38 to 22 to a Tung Wen five, who came from behind in the second halt an away from their opponent Such wild basketball was played at! the Navy Y.MLC.A. on Thursday night that the zocetalors were supplied. with plenty of entertainment, At one ime a hard pass went astray and, bouncing off the scorekeeper's head, broke a window pane into litle pieces. "When the' tumult of the evening had subsided the results showed that "F" Company USMC. had beaten "A" Company USMC by 31 to 16, that "D" Company USAC. had defeated the Philippine Company of the S.C. by 23 10 8 and that 2nd Batialion" USMC. Meadquarters had won from Ist Battalion USMC, Headquarters by 26 16, in alte of their generosity waiving a rule and allowing an ponent to continue playing after he had committed five personal fouls. Jail games were in the "B" Division, The Fourth Marines quintette was in great form on Friday night and after leading Tung Hwa slightly through-ut the frst half, came back to com-plotely rout their opponents and win by 7% to 47.
After leading the Buccaneers by a few points throughout the first Quarter of the game on Saturday right, the Chinan University quintette seemed 10 suddenly lose its initial drive and the Foreign Y.M.C.A. five came smoothly through almost completely to dominate the Moor from that point to the end, and. win by the unexpectedly wide margin of 50 to 33. In the other first" division contest it seemed for awhile that Yah Shing was going to be upset by the hitherto unimpressive Three Cultures combination, but in the last five minutes the favourites went wild to cage thirty points while their op-Jponents were held to four, the final score being 60 to 44. In the second division, Tung Won beat Ming Jong by 27 to 12, and the Academy of the [University ' of Shanghai Kwok Kwan by 32 to 23.
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