local 1941 basketball season will swing into action on (Monday, October 20, with the start of the Colonel Cates Ainter-Company league, the highly popular annual Marine competition that has long been one of the outstanding features of the "Shanghai basketball calendar.
Three games will be played in the league each night on Mondays, Wednesdays and Frid: starting at 6.15, 7.15 and 8.15 pmi., while the Marine Band will attend on several occasions to lend an appropriate note of colour.
The band will be on hand next Monday to inaugurate the proceedings.
A concession from the Merino Club will also be present to provide suitable refreshments.
ough the league has been con-are under the able direction of It. Vues in pus yes at the Navy Tvieb, Who may able to CA. Fourth "Marines have build a team around Graig, a prom able to secure the Shanghai mising player of no mean ability, and rican School gymnasium this sea-Middelton, a guard who ack from mon and with a bigger floor at their last year. E. Company hopes to be ispasol. a considerably higher stand-in the first division again this year. frd of play is expected to result Headquarters Company Team Ten Teams to Compete
ear, A. B, D and Hq. Companies of "Ten teams will vie for honours Headquarters Company of the Second Battalion is bani he First Batation, E. F H and Ha a decided lack of material ti d by Companies of the Second Battalion, Three men who played for Mnd Service and Hq.-Fourth Comenigs of Headquarters Troops. pany last =A will ul Com they et PO RULE, ado
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