Basketball at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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Basketball appeared at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis for the first time as a demonstration sport.
| th Olympic Basketball Tournament | |||
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| St. Louis 1904 | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Olympics | 1904 Summer Olympics | ||
| Host nation | United States | ||
| City | St. Louis | ||
| Duration | 11 July - 12 July | ||
| Tournaments | |||
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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 (No contest)[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
Women's basketball
The Fort Shaw Indian School Girls Basketball Team faced off against the Missouri All-Stars, alumnae of Central High in St. Louis.[5] Fort Shaw won the first game 24-2. The St. Louis team failed to show up for the second game and forfeited. However, the team asked to continue the competition and Fort Shaw agreed. At the end of the second game the score stood 17 to 6, winning the Fort Shaw girls the title as the basketball champions of the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair.[6] [5] On August 25 the girls won the silver and gold cup for women's basketball at the fair. Despite being signed up to play only in the women's basketball bracket, the team won in the general competition, something which was conveniently omitted from Spalding's Athletic Almanac.[7] The Fort Shaw team story is told in a book entitled Full Court Quest.[8]