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<blockquote data-quote="texan" data-source="post: 1008540" data-attributes="member: 38206">On this day, 14 August 1936, during the first basketball competition that was held at the Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany, the U.S. defeated Canada, 19-8.&nbsp; Why only 19-8?The finals were played 14 August under abysmal conditions. The contest was played outdoors, on a dirt court in a driving rain. Due to the quagmire, the teams could not dribble and the score was held to a minimum. High scorer in the game was Joe Fortenberry for the United States with 7 points. In addition, there were no seats for spectators and the nearly 1,000 in attendance had to stand in the&nbsp;rain throughout the entire game.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="texan, post: 1008540, member: 38206"] [B]On this day, 14 August 1936, during the [B]first basketball competition[/B] that was held [B]at[/B] the [B]Olympic Games [/B] in Berlin, Germany, the U.S. defeated Canada, 19-8. Why only 19-8? The finals were played 14 August under abysmal conditions. The contest was played outdoors, on a dirt court in a driving rain. Due to the quagmire, the teams could not dribble and the score was held to a minimum. High scorer in the game was Joe Fortenberry for the United States with 7 points. In addition, there were no seats for spectators and the nearly 1,000 in attendance had to stand in the rain throughout the entire game. [/B] [/QUOTE]

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