W. Cameron Forbes honoring the Girls World Basketball Free Throw champions

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Caption on reverse [translation]: "Girls World Basketball Free Throw Championship Cup Award Ceremony. The girls team from Shoei Girls' High School in Shibashirokanezaru [?], Tokyo won the World Basketball Free Throw Championship. As the four championship trophies and four gold medals sent to Japanese committee member [illegible] by the committee in Memphis, Tennessee, USA had arrived, the committee sought to have US Ambassador to Japan Forbes attend. The presentation ceremony for the trophy was held at the school in Shirokane. Photograph: Ambassador Forbes and the honored 1930 championship girls team from Shoei."

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