Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Last updated

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

Contents

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] WinsLossesPoints (Table)Points ForPoints Against
Buffalo German YMCA5010354120
Chicago Central YMCA4189054
Missouri Athletic Club32651136
St. Louis Central YMCA23476121
Xavier Athletic Club04080133
Turner Tigers04018105

Individual Game Results

Match # [1] Winning TeamFinal ScoreLosing Team
Match #1 Buffalo German YMCA 77 – 6Turner Tigers
Match #2Buffalo German YMCA36 – 28Xavier Athletic Club
Match #3Buffalo German YMCA105 – 50St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #4Chicago Central YMCA56 – 15Xavier Athletic Club
Match #5Chicago Central YMCA2 – 0 (Forfeit)Turner Tigers
Match #6Missouri Athletic Club2 – 0 (Forfeit)St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #7Chicago Central YMCA2 – 0 (Forfeit)Missouri Athletic Club
Match #8Missouri Athletic Club39 – 37Xavier Athletic Club
Match #9St. Louis Central YMCA24 – 12Turner Tigers
Match #10Buffalo German YMCA39 – 28Chicago Central YMCA
Match #11Buffalo German YMCA97 – 8Missouri Athletic Club
Match #12Chicago Central YMCA2 – 0 (Forfeit)St. Louis Central YMCA
Match #13Missouri Athletic Club2 – 0 (Forfeit)Turner Tigers
Match #14St. Louis Central YMCA2 – 0 (Forfeit)Xavier Athletic Club
Match #15Xavier Athletic ClubBoth teams failed to appear [2] Turner Tigers

College Basketball

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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Olympedia report on 1904 basketball events
  2. 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.