Service Teams Deadlocked at Top of Both Divisions of Cates Basketball Play NTHUSIASM continued to prevail in the Major Cates Basketball League at the Navy Y.M.C.A. when the third of a five-night series in Division 1 was played off yesterday.
The "H" Company and Headquarters Second Battalion teams of the Fourth Regiment were again successful in Group "A" contests each winning for the third time while another Fourth Regiment outfit, "E" Company, and "H" Company of the Sixth Regiment are also in a deadlock with two straight wins apiece. Last night, however, the "E" cagers were kept idle, having no game to play. Reports on the five latest matches are as follows:—
After a slow start, the Vusic and Leck combination began to work again as the latter tallied four goals in a row to give the Headquarters Second Battalion. 4th. Regiment, a good lead of 10-4 at the end of the opening session. When the following period commenced, the Second Battalion hoopsters continued to dominate an. scored at frequent intervals. "F" Company, although fighting its level best, failed to check the winners' onslaught and had to trail by a one-sided margin of 24-8 at half-time.
"Upon resumption the leaders loosened their pressure as Lock was substituted by Marionelli This vital change had telling effect for the "F" Company cagers immediately shot out as if released from a compressed spring. They outscored Vusic and his gang by 11-2 which caused the tally to become much closer, 26-19. Apparently unwilling to take any risk, Lock re-entered the court in the fourth quarter and fought like an underdog to-save his team from an upset.
Bracken played well for Headquarters, He seemed to have a charmed life in the first sixteen minutes by countering five field goals—
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