The enlisted men of the Sixth Regiment, U.S. Marines, ran into troubled waters in the - Invitation Basketball League last night when their winning rampage was given an abrupt ending by the "Reds" team of the "Fighting Fourth" by a score of 33-28. For the Sixth Marines, the downfall was a catastrophe in view of their sensational successes during the previous week in upsetting both the champion Buccaneers and the star-studded Triangle Motors. i Although emerging victorious, the "Reds" could not give the impression that they are up to championship calibre. In last night's play, time after time the team threw away the chances that came their way. The chief offence was their inability to make good on foul shots. Altogether, 14 fouls were called in their favour but only, on five occasions did they convert,' Unquestionably, Nittinger was the hero of the game as it was due to his accuracy that the hitherto undefeated Sixth Regiment suffered a reverse in their campaign. In all, the sharpshooter tallied nine field goals out of the team fourteen,
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