The Archive · 1940

Giants Win Friendly Basketball By 38-21

The Foreign Y.M.C.A. Giants scored another victory in a friendly basketball game with the Moore Memorial Church at the Foreign "Y" gymnasium Test night, beating them by 38-21.

The Giants displayed complete tactical superiority and established a strong lead at the outset of the game. The half-time score was 24-6 in their favour, and they slowed down the pace in the following half, allowing the Chinese cagers to draw closer.

Joe Vernick, tall forward of the Giants, was top-scorer of the game, scoring 14 points while "Girlie" Kazimirof and George Yaron scored nine points apiece to increase the final score.

The well-rehearsed plays of the "Y" Giants caught the considerably weaker defence of the Moores flatfooted time and time again. High-scorer for Moore was W. K. Liang.

On the whole, the standard of basketball did not rise high at any stage of the game. The Giants were completely superior and breezed ahead of their foes without

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