The Archive · 1941

Service-men

Winter Wind-Up League Opening Tonight The Annual Winter Wind-up Basketball League of the Navy

YIM.C.A, will open this evening the Navy "Y" floor when two games li be played off, The winners of jo competition will be awarded the American Legion Shield it was announced. The trophy was first put up for competition last year, The first.game of the evening and comnigneing at exactly 6 p.m., will see the combined H and E Companies playing the combined F and Headquarters 2nd basketballers. In the second and final. of the evening, the combined A and D players will meet the combined B and Headquarters players, Five teams have entered into the competition which is expected to be extremely close this year, Last year it was the H and E Company which won the shield and the combined "H" company this year is expected to repeat the victory, Meanwhile, according to the rules announced, no players competing in the present City Invitation Basketball League current at the Foreign -YM.C, A, will be allowed to take part in the competition at the Navy Y.

This is in order to give the lesser players a chance to show their ski as the stars of the Marine Corps in Shanghai are now participating in the Invitation League, At the same time, Unit or Company identification of players will be C.S.F. "B" 2, Country CLuB "A'

Mrs. Trolle and Miss Sharp lost to Mrs. Burton and Miss will 8

s. Popple and Miss Rudge lost to Holwill—8-15, Mrs. Adamson and Mrs, 1S—B-15,

jos Cox and Mrs. Jolly—15-8, 4-15, s. Perkins and Mrs. Flood beat Aon Mirams—8-15,

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