The Archive · 1938

Marine Golds Triumph

Following this tussle, the Golds of the Fourth Regiment also succeeded in outscoring a Chinese team in the AN Blacks by a score of 51-24. It was not such a one-sided game as the score indicates as both sides played extremely hard. The Marines, however, had the advantage of height which finally proved the undoing of the Black cagers who, although they displayed just as fine ball handling as their opponents, failed to find openings for a short shot. The defence of the winners gave the Chinese too big a handicap. In the first period the Golds took a lead of 21 to 14; apparently the victors were using their second-stringers. Upon resumption better men took the floor and the margin commenced to jump, ending by 51-24.

Bryant, running guard, led in the procession by tallying no less than six feld baskets. Koning came in second with five. For the losers, S. C. Chang, "the centre, was good, countering five tallies but the rest of the team failed to shoot accurately, although given a number of chances,

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