U.S. Marines, although having very little chance to capture the Second Division championship in the Foreign Y.M.C.A. Invitation Volleyball League as a result of losing to Sokol early in the season, recorded their fifth victory last night by inflicting a 2-1 defeat upon Hazelwood and still hung grimly to the runner-up position.
Throughout the entire contest, the advantage of height was the main reason for their success. Solomon and Gore again came into the limelight after losing the first game owing to their effectiveness in spiking the ball over the net. The "ice cream" sextette were, consequently, subjected to slaughtering and could make only occasional retaliation.
The Marines commenced the second frame forcefully. Hazelwood, however, showed no weakness at the outset and battled on almost equal terms. Then Solomon and Gore started to click, pounding over a number of powerful shots. The scores for the three games were 7-15, 15-4, and 15-3.
2ND BATT.:—Gore, Lewis, Solomon. Trees, Shelton, Kurseth, and Packard.
HAZELWOOD:—Austina, Rozario, Liu, Chang, Sun, Rodman, and Smith.
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