The Archive · 1926

BASKETBALL

Foreign and Chinese Leagues Monday night's play in the Foreign Basketball League, the Public School beat the Koreans in a Seeccnd Division game by 17 to 9, and the Scott Company won the First Division game from the American Volunteer Company by 83 to 17. Both games were played at the Pavilion on Rue de 1'0band were fast and intec-

The Three Cultures beat the All-

Blues on Tuesday night at the Pavi lion by 25 to 19. The winners were leading by 12 to 10 at the interval, and although the Blues caught them in the second half, they ran away again near the end, Winning easily.

Scott Ca. Defeated by Rees liting to retain their place ai the top_of the First League on Tuesday evening a the Pavilion, the Rees, place disputed by the Scott company, won from their rivals latter two full halves and two five-minute overtime periods, score being] 28-28, Although the score at the conclusion of the first half showed a lead for the ultimate losers of 16-8, counted mainly by the snappy and] aggressive, as well as clover basket shotting, of "Chuck" Culbertson, the cotts could not maintain the pace 'a few minutes before the final Johnansson levelled the then stood at 21-21.

Hanson, the referee, called a daub! zoril on' the centres and to the Trike and joy of all, both men ma their baskets. The "pan" blew a:

22.22, Upon resumption of the overtime roried Carlson, who by the way starred for the Rees, fought his way through single-handed, as he always oes, and scored a beautiful shot, 'A big crowd of supporters both teams turned out for this match, played on the Police ground. The expected happened: the Shanghai Football Club, playing winning football from start to finish, won by four goals to one and were by no, means flattered by the figures. Play was mostly of a one-sided nature, but was extremely inter~ esting at times, and the Portuguese players, though outclassed and outplayed for probably 75 per cent. of the time, never gave in and cane dangerously near to scoring on some vecusions.

The teams were as follows:—

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