Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics

th Olympic Basketball Tournament
th Olympic Basketball Tournament
St. Louis 1904
Tournament details
Olympics	1904 Summer Olympics
Host nation	United States
City	St. Louis
Duration	11 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

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


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

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

Hiram College def. Wheaton College, 23–20
Hiram College def. Latter-day Saints' University, 25–18
Wheaton College def. Latter-day Saints' University, 40–35

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Olympedia report on 1904 basketball events
^ ^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.

[:0-1] Olympedia report on 1904 basketball events

[:1-2] "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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