The 1923 FEG champion PH team. Third from left (kneeling) is Lou Salvador. Others in photo are Mariano Filomeno, Vicente Avena, Augusto
Bautista, Jovito Gonzales, Emiterio Montelibano, Alberet Morrow, Constantino Rabaya, Pedro Robles, and Mariano Sangle. PHOTO FROM EDDIE ALINEA’S FILE
Bautista, Jovito Gonzales, Emiterio Montelibano, Alberet Morrow, Constantino Rabaya, Pedro Robles, and Mariano Sangle. PHOTO FROM EDDIE ALINEA’S FILE
Japan ended the Philippines’ four-year reign as overall champion but the biggest story in the VI Far Eastern Games (FEG) in Osaka in 1923 was Filipino cager Luis “Lou” Salvador who set an all-time record 116 points in a single game.