Playing before half filled stands at the Yenping Road Stadium on Feb. 16, the Sing P90 quintette showed rare marksmanship {0 out-point. the Fourth US, Marine "A" by 39 points Yar to 34 and go win the Shanghai Open Basketball League Championship. After a dull first halt when the Chie nese took a 25—18 lead, the game became more exciting in the next period with both teams battling furiously for the leadership, "and although the Marines narrowed the GG: Aifference down to one point ten minutes from the end, they allowed their elusive opponents to forge al tuan and in apito etn foe ray towards the closing minutes were just unable to make the grade, Neither team had been beaten in the Open League this season when they took the floor that night, and as the tussle would decide the championship both teams played overcautiously and took much of the thrill out of the game. Not unfit near the end did the players open up and put some sparkle into the match, The Second Battalion, The Loyal! Regiment, qualified for "the Anal of the Spunt Cup competition when they defeated Tung Wen College by two tale, a penally goal and two. tries 29 (points) to @ penalty goal (3 points) in the match played on February 20 on the polo. ground. Play was fairly even for the earlier minutes, but the Loyats gradually asserted themselves as the match pro-rossed, fitting their play to the pre-valling conditions to better advantage Man the Japanese.
The heavy rain overnight, and the drizzle that continued during the day. and which threatened even while the melch was in progress, covered the pitch with pools of water and conditions grew steadily worse as. the match progressed. 'The ball was very dimeutt to. hold, feame so churned 1 the rame that players were Slipping whenever they' allempted to run, As for the players themselves, they were soon covered in mud from head foot, and It was dificult to dise tinguish one team from the other. Conditions in the latter stages of the match were such that whenever the two packs got down in the Ught, 9 loud of steam rose from the serum.
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