The SPHAS
Subtitle: the life and times of basketball's greatest Jewish team
By: Douglas Stark ; foreword by Lynn Sherr
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9781592136339; 9781592136353
Subjects: Jewish basketball players; Basketball; Philadelphia SPHAS (Basketball team); History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: On the road; title: A Jewish game; title: A new league, a new team; title: Prospect Hall and the Vissies; title: Shikey; title: Howard the Red; title: Saturday night SPHAS' habit; title: The darlings of philadelphia; title: rosenberg to the rescue; title: Basketball and war; title: The influx of New York players; title: Losing home court; title: The end of the line; title: Playing it straight; title: Epilogue : memories live on.