PLAYERS AND WIFES OFF PLANE



PAST CAMERA



POSING FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS



CU _- PAN PLAYERS



2 SHOTS - SHAKING HANDS WITH ? (CQ)



ORIGINAL CAPTIONS: (WHICH INCLUDES NAMES):



MEN'S AND WOMEN'S RUSSIAN BASKETBALL SQUADS ARRIVE ABOARD S.A.S. PLANE. SQUAD OF THIRTY-TWO MEN AND WOMEN DEBARK FROM PLANE AND POSE AT THE RAMP.



GROUP ENTERS THE BUILDING



7 FT. 3 INCH YAN YANOVITCH KRUMIN (CQ) POSES WITH DAN FERRISS (CQ), HONOURABLE SECRETARY OF AMERICAN ATHLETIC UNION



FERRISS STANDS BETWEEN BIG YAN AND 6 FT. 2 INCH GIRL PLAYER, SKAIDRITE SMILDZINYA



YAN DUCKS THROUGH DOORWAY LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM



VARIOUS SHOTS - GROUP AS THEY LEAVE TERMINAL BUILDING - BOARD BUS FOR THE CITY.




Initials


SPORT: BASKETBALL

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Background: A PARTY OF RUSSIAN GIANTS ARRIVED IN NEW YORK FROM MOSCOW YESTERDAY (11/23/59) AND THEY ARE INTENT AT BEATING AMERICANS AT THEIR OWN GAME.

THE RUSSIANS ARE MEMBERS OF MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM THAT WILL PLAY SIX GAMES IN THE UNITED STATES AS PART OF A STATE DEPARTMENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

LAST YEAR AN AMERICAN TEAM VISITING RUSSIA WON SIX STRAIGHT. A RUSSIAN WOMEN'S TEAM WILL ALSO MAKE THE TOUR WHICH OPENS IN NEW YORK'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN THURSDAY NIGHT. SOCCER IS THE BIG GAME IN RUSSIA. BUT BASKETBALL IS GAINING FAVOUR.

THE RUSSIANS WILL BE OPPOSING THE PHILLIPS OILERS (CQ) -- THE INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE TEAM -- IN THURSDAY'S OPENER.