Manila, May 12.
With every inch of the Rizal Memorial Field packed by a huge crowd, the Tenth Far Eastern Olymple Games opened this afternoon in terrify heat, after a threat of rain, which cleared.
China overwhelmed Japan at! basketball by 42 points to 27 and Sained a brilliant victory over the Philippines at Soccer by two goals to, nil, but losing at baseball and tennis.
Chinese delegation, made a _brief Dr. the 7, Wang, heed of
address toa crowd estimated at 20,- 000, He declared that "China subseribed to the highest principles of International sportsmanship, but was handicapped at present by internal strife, Mr, Frank Murphy, Governor-General of the Philippines, and Senor 'Manuel Quezon, President of the' Senate, also spoke briedy.
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