Treasures of the Game

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Treasures of the Game | Rafael Bandayrel at sports memorabilia collector Dr. Michael Rico Mesina sa kanilang pagbabalik-tanaw sa mundo ng Philippine sports: kasaysayan, nostalgia, at marami pang iba.    For more news, visit:  ►https://www.ptvnews.ph/  Subscribe to our DailyMotion Channel: ►http://www.dailymotion.com/peoples-television-incorporated  Subscribe to our YouTube channel: ►http://www.youtube.com/ptvphilippines  Like our Facebook pages: ►PTV: http://facebook.com/PTVph  ►Rise and Shine Pilipinas: https://www.facebook.com/riseandshinepilipinas  Follow us on Twitter:  ►http://twitter.com/PTVph  Follow us on Instagram: ►https://www.instagram.com/ptvph  Watch our livestream on:  ►http://ptvnews.ph/livestream/ ►https://www.dailymotion.com/PTVPhilippines  Watch our News Programs, every Mondays to Fridays  Rise and Shine Pilipinas - 6:00 - 7:00 am | 7:30 - 8:00 am Balitang Pambansa - 7:00 - 7:30 am | 12:00 - 12:30 pm | 6:00 - 6:30pm | 9:30 - 10:00 pm PTV Sports - 8:00 - 9:00 am Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon - 12:30 - 1:00 pm Sentro Balita - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Ulat Bayan - 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm PTV News Tonight -  10:00 pm - 10:30 pm  Saturday & Sunday: ►Sentro Balita Weekend - 1:30 - 2:00 pm ►Ulat Bayan Weekend - 6:15 pm - 7:00 pm

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00:00and welcome to another episode of Treasures of the Game where we will learn the stories behind the things that gave life to our favorite moments in Philippine sports history.

00:17I am your host Rafael Bandairel and we will be joined by our Sports Memorabilia Collector and the founder of The Basket Vault Facebook Group, Dr. Michael Rico Messina.

00:29Thank you Raph and welcome to all of our teammates. Welcome to our second episode of Treasures of the Game.

00:37Now, we will go back to the very beginning because we know that as Filipino sports fans, our favorite is basketball.

00:48Yes, this sport is so ingrained in the consciousness of almost all Filipinos in the country.

00:54So, it's a national holiday when we have big basketball events. Almost all of them are held.

01:02But Doc, what we will know now is how the Filipino culture and way of thinking really got into the game of basketball.

01:11Actually, basketball is a sport brought by the Americans in the 1910s. It was first taught in our schools and sports establishments in the country.

01:24So now, when we say basketball, PBA, men are the ones who play.

01:31And the viewers are also mostly men.

01:33But did you know that if we go back to the very beginning of basketball in the Philippines, the first ones taught and the first ones who played basketball were women.

01:44And I believe we have items that will prove what Doc Mico is saying.

01:51So Doc, where do we start here?

01:54So, this is where we will start with these photo postcards.

01:59We can see young women in school uniforms and they are holding a basketball.

02:06Those women, those female students, they are the first ones taught how to play basketball and the first ones who played organized basketball in the Philippines.

02:16How did it start that our young women were taught the sport of basketball?

02:23So, when the Americans established our educational system under the Bureau of Education,

02:30part of that trust is the spread of sports in the Philippines.

02:35So, particularly the sports that are made in America.

02:39Those sports were made into groupings or hanai.

02:44So, there are sports for women and there are also sports for men.

02:50So, now, basketball back then, in the early 1900s, was a relatively new sport compared to track and field or football.

03:00So, what the Bureau of Education organized in the sports, they put it in the sports for women.

03:09So, the first ones taught basketball were our female students.

03:15This was made in 1911.

03:18So, what we call in that competition is the Philippine Carnival.

03:22So, in that Philippine Carnival, it has a sports exhibition or sports tournament.

03:29So, that's where the different teams of women from different schools played.

03:36So, what dominated that sport in 1911 and 1913 was the Tondo Intermediate School.

03:43So, the Tondo players were really good at basketball.

03:46Yes, they were.

03:47Since then, Doc.

03:48Since then until now.

03:50So, Raph, this is a picture of the championship-winning basketball team of 1913 of the Tondo Intermediate School.

03:59So, we can see that they have a ball in their hands.

04:03The team that they are representing is the Tondo champion.

04:07So, this is the competition that Doc Mico is talking about.

04:11You can really see that it's been a long time because there's a date there, Doc.

04:14It's written 1913.

04:16The history of basketball in this country is as long as 1913, Doc.

04:22This item that I'm going to show you, this is perhaps the first appearance of Philippine basketball in literature, whether in books or magazines.

04:32In any media, Doc.

04:34Probably, this is one of the first to show basketball in the Philippines.

04:39So, what is the title of this book, Doc?

04:41So, the title of the book is The Philippines Past and Present.

04:45So, its author is Dean Worcester.

04:48So, the copyright of this book is 1914.

04:51It was first published in 1914.

04:54Then, if we look inside, it has a caption below,

04:59Filipina Girls Playing Basketball.

05:02Speaking of books, we have another one.

05:04Doc, can you tell us about the relevance of this piece of literature, Doc?

05:10Its title is The History and Development of Physical Education and Sports in the Philippines.

05:17Then, when the seller showed me the Table of Contents,

05:22it contained the early Philippine basketball history and our competition in the previous international events.

05:30In particular, the author of the book is Regino Ilanan.

05:34So, I think Sir Regino is one of the fathers of modern Philippine sports.

05:42So, he contributed a lot in organizing and being a leader in sports in our country.

05:49Doc, can you tell us just a little summary or what are the highlights mentioned in this book about Philippine basketball specifically?

05:59So, in this book, he highlighted the arrival of basketball in the Philippines in the 1910s.

06:07Then, he also highlighted our competition in the Far Eastern Olympic Games where we actually won the basketball.

06:15Out of 9 times that the Far Eastern Olympic Games basketball tournament was held,

06:2110 times actually, we won 9 times.

06:24Who won 1 time?

06:26China.

06:27China. So, we've been rivals for a long time with China when it comes to basketball.

06:32That was in 1921. The Far Eastern Olympic Games was held in Shanghai back then.

06:38We have one more item and it's really different. We have a medal.

06:43Yes. Before, the medal was given as a symbol of achievement in different sports.

06:50Basketball is no different.

06:52Doc, can you elaborate on the design of this medal for our viewers?

06:56Okay. So, this particular design wherein there's a player in the middle of the medal

07:03and there are plants like palm trees and fields surrounding that player.

07:10It's one of the signs that this medal was made during the pre-commonwealth era.

07:16So, it means before 1935.

07:19Okay.

07:20So, when we see this kind of old medal with this design,

07:25it's one of the things that we look at to have an idea of when that medal was made.

07:32If you look at the back, usually when it comes to old medals,

07:38the maker of the medal has an imprint on the back of the medal.

07:42I can't read it, Doc, but what's written here?

07:45Sezamora.

07:46Sezamora.

07:47The manufacturer of this medal is the Crispolo Zamora Company.

07:52It's the best manufacturer of medals and trophies back then.

07:59So, after the war, what NCAA did with this basketball,

08:03the first team to have three championships,

08:08it was given the Crispolo Zamora Trophy or Crispolo Zamora Cup.

08:14It's like a Grand Slam.

08:15It's like a Grand Slam back then.

08:17Then, when San Beda got the Crispolo Zamora Trophy,

08:22because Kaloy Loizaga is what we consider to be the greatest of all time,

08:27a Filipino basketball player,

08:29he became the instrumental for San Beda to get that Crispolo Zamora Cup.

08:35They are the first ever.

08:36Yes.

08:37Then, his coach said,

08:40Kaloy Loizaga made the big difference for us winning the championship.

08:44And that's where his nickname came from.

08:47Came from. The Big Difference.

08:48The Big Difference.

08:49Okay.

08:50So, that's where our episode for today ends.

08:54Again, I am Rafael Bandayrel.

08:56And I am Dr. Michael Rico Messina.

08:59And again, we are here sharing our treasures and sharing your stories.

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