The Buccaneers, undefeated champions of the Foreign Y.MLC.A. League, were firmly placed at the short end of the 43-30 score on Friday night by China's newly formed Olympic basketball team which displayed a world of speed. After a start which saw the Americans push rapidly ahead to a ead of 13-6, the Chinese began functioning more' effectively and caused the packed Pavilion to roar {in approval as they swept passed and far ahead to win an Important and well deserved victory.
The absence of ¥. T. Wang. the outstanding player" on ina's Olyinple basketball team, v -cened the play of the Chinese side some extent on Saturday night, ad was partly instrumental in. the victory which the Forelm YMCA. Buccancers scored by 47 to Si. His Absence also angered the big crowd much that a small riot was staged after the game in which doors were Pounded and windows broken. A sore leg prevented the popular athlete from participating. sie Olympic team on Saturday night tried out seventeen players of varying ability, and the Buccaneers took ad= anlage of the occasions when the opposition wag relatively poor, 0 score heavily. The Chinese went head in the early part of the game and then a change of personnel seemed to weaken. them and the Buccaneers came up to make the score e123 at half Ume. Substitutions occurred with great frequency in the ]second half and the Buccaneers forged far ahead to win by a big margin.
Ist halt—Duccancers 12. China 14. {hq half—Buceaneers 38, China 17 Meteree-—Mt. %. Jul.
Umpire—W. ¥. Chivong.
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