The Navy Y.M.C.A. has completed its annual basket ba" free throw contest which is being *eld concurrently with other A.my and Navy Y.M.C.A, Branches in the yearly world-wide competition, Shanghai's team score an aggregate of 445 for the seven highest individuals, has been sent to New York Headquarters by wire yesterday, according to Mr. W. A. Hathaway, Activities Secretary of the local association.
This shooting contest via the foul line, was started in 1932 and has created immense interest throughout the world's "Y" organizations where basketball is being played. A contending unit is asked to send a team fought match. Both sides confined their scoring to the frst period when Canada, in a flurry of speed and deadly puck heavy ing, piled up its 2-goal margin which the plucky English squad was unable to overcome in later periods, The English team settled down after the disastrous first period, however, and held the Canadians on even terms throughout the remainder of the match, Czechoslovakia defeated Ger many 3-0 in the play-off for third and fourth place ratings. The Czechoslovakian aggregation skated circles around the Germans, taking an early lead and not be ing seriously threatened throughout the entire game—United Press,
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