The Archive · 1939

Brilliant Rally Beats Marines

Combined Chinese Break Loose in Final Minutes — To Win Series

Coming back with a brilliant spurt in the last five minutes, the Combined Chinese defeated the Fourth. U.S. Marines in the third and final game vf the charity basketball series sponsored by the Shanghai Refugee Relief Association at the Chinese Y.M.C.A, last night. Tae score read 24 to 30, with half-time standing at 12-11 in favour of the service team.

Two long goals by P. C. Chen brought the Chinese to life. After the interval the "Leathernecks" had fine control of the game and twice shot head with a lead. Play became bitter lin the middle of the second period and no less than four players, two on each side, received. marching orders via the foul route. The shake-up in line-ups favoured the Chinese as Chen, who veplaged Lee, broke loose and tallied two successive shots from near the middle of the floor first to tie the score and then shoot ahead.

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