Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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th Olympic Basketball Tournament
St. Louis 1904
Tournament details
Olympics1904 Summer Olympics
Host nationUnited States
CitySt. Louis
Duration11 July - 12 July
Tournaments
 Berlin 1936 →

Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis for the first time as a demonstration sport.

There were seven different events that took place: an amateur championship, a college championship, a YMCA championship, two high school championships, and two elementary school championships.[1]

Men's Amateur Championships

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The Buffalo German YMCA dominated the men's championship while other teams frequently failed to field a complete team or show up for all their scheduled games, resulting in several lopsided scores and forfeited matches.[2]

Round Robin Table Results

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Team[1] Wins Losses Points (Table) Points For Points Against
Buffalo German YMCA 5 0 10 354 120
Chicago Central YMCA 4 1 8 90 54
Missouri Athletic Club 3 2 6 51 136
St. Louis Central YMCA 2 3 4 76 121
Xavier Athletic Club 0 4 0 80 133
Turner Tigers 0 4 0 18 105

Individual Game Results

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Match #[1] Winning Team Final Score Losing Team
Match #1 Buffalo German YMCA 77 – 6 Turner Tigers
Match #2 Buffalo German YMCA 36 – 28 Xavier Athletic Club
Match #3 Buffalo German YMCA 105 – 50 St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #4 Chicago Central YMCA 56 – 15 Xavier Athletic Club
Match #5 Chicago Central YMCA 2 – 0 (Forfeit) Turner Tigers
Match #6 Missouri Athletic Club 2 – 0 (Forfeit) St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #7 Chicago Central YMCA 2 – 0 (Forfeit) Missouri Athletic Club
Match #8 Missouri Athletic Club 39 – 37 Xavier Athletic Club
Match #9 St. Louis Central YMCA 24 – 12 Turner Tigers
Match #10 Buffalo German YMCA 39 – 28 Chicago Central YMCA
Match #11 Buffalo German YMCA 97 – 8 Missouri Athletic Club
Match #12 Chicago Central YMCA 2 – 0 (Forfeit) St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #13 Missouri Athletic Club 2 – 0 (Forfeit) Turner Tigers
Match #14 St. Louis Central YMCA 2 – 0 (Forfeit) Xavier Athletic Club
Match #15 Xavier Athletic Club Both teams failed to appear[2] Turner Tigers

College Basketball

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  1. Hiram College, 2–0
  2. Wheaton College, 1–1
  3. Latter-day Saints' University, 0–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c Olympedia report on 1904 basketball events
  2. ^ a b "Jul 13, 1904, page 5 - St. Louis Globe-Democrat at Newspapers.com - "Buffalo Wins at Basket Ball"". Newspapers.com. July 13, 1904. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
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