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20 January 1958

**Auburn Citizen Advertiser**- Syracuse Nats Down Lakers; Celtics Rally To Win, 114-113

It was Boston and St. Louis "by plenty" to their respective divisions today as National Basketball Association teams took a breather for the annual "all-star break." The Celtics maintained their 6½ game lead in the Eastern Division by defeating the Philadelphia Warriors, 114-113, Sunday, while the Hawks increased their Western Division lead to eight games with a 118-80 victory over Cincinnati. Winding up their affairs before tomorrow night's all-star game between the East and West at St. Louis, the Celtics overcame an 11-point third period deficit to nip the Warriors for the 14th straight victory at home. Frank Ramsey of Boston scored 10 points in three minutes midway in the final period to bring the Celtics within three points and then Bob Cousy put Boston in front with a pair of baskets. Cousy was high scorer with 28 points while Neil Johnston led Philadelphia with 26. The Hawks had an easier time of breezing in their sixth straight victory over the Royals. Bob Pettit paced the Hawks with 28 points and teammate Ed McCauley added 24. Minneapolis battled back from a half-time deficit to beat Detroit, 118-111, as Dick Garmaker scored 24 points for the Lakers. The win put the Lakers five games behind Detroit in the battle for third place in the Western Division. Togo Palazzi scored six of his 16 points in the final four minutes to help Syracuse down the New York Knicks, 112-108. It was the Nationals' 13th straight win at home. Dolph Schayes led the Nats with 33 points.

**Utica Daily Press**- Nats Annex 13th In Row In Syracuse

Syracuse—Breaking out of a tie in the last three minutes, the Syracuse Nationals won a hectic NBA game from the New York Knickerbockers yesterday, 112-108, maintaining their grip on second place in the Eastern Division. It was the 13th straight home-court victory for the Nationals. The Knicks led at the end of each of the first three periods in a foul-strewn game as the teams broke even in their home-and-home weekend series. A tap-in-field goal by Johnny Kerr snapped a tie at 104-all and the Nats went ahead to stay. But Syracuse led by only two points when, with one second left, Carl Braun deliberately fouled Larry Costello, who sank two shots for the final margin. Dolph Schayes led all scorers with 33 points, 21 of them in the first half. Seven of the eight Knicks finished in double figures, led by Kenny Sears 21. Sears fouled out with 4 minutes left, and Guy Sparrow, who netted four points, was ejected after being charged with a third-period technical foul. Twenty-nine personal fouls were called on each team, with Syracuse converting 30 free throws in 46 attempts. New York made good on 28 of 40.

NEW YORK: Naulls (5-2-12), Sparrow (1-2-4), Braun (4-2-10), Sears (7-7-21), Felix (6-3-15), Tyra (4-2-10), Guerin (7-5-19), Sobie (6-5-17) TOTALS (40-28-108). SYRACUSE: Schayes (10-13-33), Palazzi (7-2-16), Conlin (5-1-11), Kerr (2-6-10), Hopkins (3-2-8), Costello (4-4-12), Harrison (2-0-4), Bianchi (8-2-18), Seymour (0-0-0) TOTALS (41-30-112).
23 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald American**- Nats-Knicks In 8th Meeting Of
Season

Syracuse Has Game Margin; Cervi’s Boys Won Pair In N.Y.C.

The New York Knickerbockers, only rival to
play the Nats in an overtime game at the War Memorial this season, clash with
the Syracusans here again tonight. In a preliminary game under way at 7 o’clock
the Rome State School quintet will seek its third victory over Syracuse State
School employees. Syracuse has won four straight while regaining the Eastern
Division lead, but Boston and New York continue close on their heels in the
tight chase. Coach Joe Lapchick rejoined his squad this week after missing four
games because of a virus attack and will direct the New York attack tonight.
Three members of the winning Eastern All-Star aggregation will be in the
Knicks’ starting lineup. Harry Gallatin, Carl Braun and Dick McGuire have been
named as starters along with Ray Felix and either Nat Clifton or Jim Baechtold.
Herm Heddrick, former Canisius player recently discharged from the U.S. Army,
will be making his first appearance here as a Knick. Jack Turner, Gene Shue and
Bert Cook round out the visiting squad. Syracuse has a 4-3 edge over the New
Yorkers in season play. Two of the Nat triumphs were at the War Memorial and
two in New York City. The Knicks won from the Nats in neutral court games at
Philadelphia and Boston and also won a game in Madison Square Garden. In the
seven frays, Syracuse has totaled 615 points compared to 610 for New York.

Nats Win At Rome; Didn’t Shoot A Foul

Rome- The Syracuse Nationals didn’t step to the free throw line even
once here last night as they scored an exhibition 68-47 victory over the Rome
Colemans at the new Laurel School gym here. A sellout crowd of 630 fans enjoyed
the comedy routines employed by the Syracusans, who were in complete command
throughout the tussle. Dolph Schayes was the leading scorer with 12 points.
John Kingdeski and Billy Hassett were used by the Nats as they conserved
playing time of regulars.

SYRACUSE: Kenville (5-0-10), Seymour (1-0-2), Hassett (3-0-6),
Kingdeski (2-0-4), Kerr (4-0-8), Lloyd (1-0-2), Schayes (6-0-12), King (4-0-8),
Farley (7-0-14), Rocha (1-0-2) TOTALS (34-0-68). COLEMAN’S: Kahler (3-1-7),
McKee (0-0-0), Hiffa (3-0-6), Roman (1-0-2), Kimball (3-3-9), Lubert (3-1-7), Faharty
(3-0-6), Utter (2-0-4), Clinton (2-0-4), Corona (0-2-2) TOTALS (20-7-47).
20 January 1961

**Utica Daily Press**- Nat-Laker Series Starts On Sunday

The Syracuse Nats and Los Angeles Lakers, tied after their first four clashes this season, will go at it next week with three games scheduled over a span of four days. The series between the intercontinental rivals of the National Basketball Association opens in Utica's Memorial Auditorium at 3 Sunday afternoon. The Nats and Lakers then will go to the far west by jet plane on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday night they will square off on the Lakers' home floor. The series against the Lakers opens a Syracuse road assignment of six straight games. The Nats have no home court available until the first of the month when they will take part in a War Memorial doubleheader. Meanwhile, Ice Follies takes over in the Syracuse arena. The Nats have perked up considerably since their recent appearance in Utica when they were shaded in the late seconds of play by Cincinnati, after making a strong comeback throughout the second half. Before the break for the all-star game, the Nats had won four of their past five games, three of those triumphs coming against Eastern Division rivals. The Syracuse club was satisfied at the attendance for the first venture of major league basketball in Utica on New Year's night, and advance reports indicate a larger turnout Sunday. Utica area fans for the first time will be provided with an opportunity of seeing the Lakers' Elgin Baylor, who draws strong support from Jerry West, a rookie pro, who helped guide the United States to an Olympic basketball title last year. A preliminary is scheduled for 1:15. Los Angeles and Syracuse are tied 2-2 in series.
1962-63 Syracuse Nationals Schedule & Results

Record: 48-32, Finished 2nd in NBA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Alex Hannum (48-32)

Arena: Onondaga War Memorial ▪ Attendance: NA

## Transactions

* 16 Apr 1962, signed Chet Walker, Bradley University
* 28 Apr 1962, signed Len Chappell, Wake Forest University
* 12 May 1962, signed Dolph Schayes
* 19 Jun 1962, signed Johnny Kerr
* 26 Jul 1962, signed Porter Meriwether, Tennessee State University
* 2 Aug 1962, signed Joe Roberts
* 4 Aug 1962, signed Al Bianchi
* 11 Aug 1962, signed Coach Alex Hannum
* 21 Aug 1962, signed Paul Neumann
* 22 Aug 1962, signed Larry Costello
* 25 Aug 1962, signed Dave Gambee
* 7 Sep 1962, sold Dick Barnett to Los Angeles Lakers for $35,000
* 17 Sep 1962, signed Lee Shaffer
* 21 Sep 1962, signed Swede Halbrook
* 26 Sep 1962, signed Hal Greer
* 17 Oct 1962, waived Swede Halbrook
* 17 Jan 1963, waived Joe Roberts
* 17 Jan 1963, waived Porter Meriwether
* 17 Jan 1963, signed Ben Warley
8 February 1920

**Syracuse Herald**- All-Syracuse Wins Easily Over Auburn

Locals Humble Owasco Canoe Club Athletes, 22 To 12.

All-Syracuse defeated the Owasco Canoe Club basketball tossers in a
one-sided game at the State Armory Saturday night by 22 to 12. The Auburn team
proved weak opponents and the game did not instill much enthusiasm into the
crowd, who had expected to see a close match. All the members of the Syracuse
team got at least one field basket except Crisp who scored 10 points from the
foul line. The Auburn team used a number of substitutes. The score at the end
of the first half was 11 to 4. Owasco netted six points in the second half,
while Syracuse took 11. The summary:

OWASCO CANOE CLUB: Davis, lg (1-4-6), Ogden, rf (2-2-6), Harrop, c
(0-0-0), Aubin, rg (0-0-0), King, lg (0-0-0), P. Williams, rg (0-0-0), Tobin,
rf (0-0-0), Monroe, rf (0-0-0), D. Williams, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (3-6-12).
ALL-SYRACUSE: Martin, lf (1-0-2), Rafter, rf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (1-0-2), Casey,
rg (2-0-4), Crisp, lg (0-10-10), Simons, lg (1-0-2) TOTALS (6-10-22).
28 January 1959

**Niagara Falls Gazette**- Nats Topple Detroit, Costello Tallies 23

The Syracuse Nationals, blazing away with a 56.3 shooting percentage, whipped homestanding Detroit 121-107 in a National Basketball Assn. contest Tuesday night. Dolph Schayes with 28 and former Niagara University star Larry Costello with 23 more, sparked the Nats to their victory. Bob Pettit, the St. Louis Hawks' bread and butter man, has another jewel in his crown as pro basketball's Mr. Everything—that of a "driver." It is one generally given to a man many inches smaller than himself who relies on speed and ability to shake a defensive man. When the wags talk of a center 6 feet 9 inches, like Pettit, it is usually about his ability to rebound and hit with outside hook of jump shots. But when a big man begins to drive past defensive players, what can you say? Ask the New York Knicks. They felt the sting in the last 22 seconds of an overtime period at Madison Square Garden when Pettit drove underneath for the basket that brought the Hawks a 112-111 victory. And Fuzzy Levane's New York crew can't have too much of an answer. Pettit scored 34 points on a variety of shots that had the crowd of 14,287 agog. They already knew that the former Louisiana State University All-America was the league's leading scorer with a 29-points a game average, and the No. 2 rebounder behind Boston's Bill Russell. This they accepted, but when he began to outrun the new defense it was way too much. The situation was similar to one in Detroit last Friday when Pettit led the Western Division All Stars to a 124-108 victory over the East. Playing with 19 of the league's best talent, he scored 25 points and shared the game's most valuable player award with Minneapolis rookie Elgin Baylor. After the game, he gave the trophy to Baylor. Against the Knicks, Pettit played all but a few minutes and never seemed to tire. He was among the first to congratulate teammate Jack McMahon for a 40-foot last second basket that sent the game into overtime. Jack Twyman led the Cincinnati Royals to a 100-92 victory over the Philadelphia Warriors in the opening game of the twinbill at Madison Square Garden. Twyman scored 37 points, 23 in the first half. But his three consecutive baskets in the third quarter put the Royals in front for good, after they blew a 13-point lead.

SYRACUSE: Schayes (12-4-28), Kerr (6-2-14), Conlin (6-5-17), Costello (10-3-23), Bianchi (5-3-13), Hopkins (4-3-11), Palazzi (2-0-4), Greer (4-3-11), Dierking (0-0-0) TOTALS (49-23-121). DETROIT: Dukes (7-5-19), Lloyd (0-0-0), Jordon (8-7-23), Shue (9-4-22), McGuire (3-7-13), Noble (5-0-10), Holup (6-7-19), Farley (0-0-0), McMillon (0-1-1) TOTALS (38-31-107).
April 30

## 1920

**Auburn Citizen**- Court Duel Is Magnet

The whole town is talking about the big
basketball game that will be staged tomorrow night at the State Armory between
the Owasco Canoe Club five and Jim Tormey’s All-Stars of Syracuse. The fans are
fully aware that it will be about the best court battle ever staged in this
city as is to be judged from the extraordinary demand for reservations. Because
of the great demand the management again desires to state that no reservations
will be held after 9 o’clock the night of the combat unless otherwise
instructed by the holders. Word has come here that Syracuse will also send a
big delegation to root for Tormey and his stars who are well liked by the Salt
City fandom. Tormey who will captain the outfit promises faithfully to bring
along Jim Casey, Billy Rafter, Johnny Barsha and Johnny Simons, all members of the famous All-Syracuse five during the past season. Wilbur Crisp will be the only man missing from the coterie of stars that placed Syracuse on the
basketball map during 1919-20. Despite the fact that they handily downed the
Crisp basketeers the other night, the Canoeists are sticking to their knitting
for last night they held a very severe tryout under the direction of Coach Alan
Stout. All of the locals are in fine mettle while Larry Weltman sent on word
that he will be here and in fine trim. Through their victory over Crisp, the
Canoeists can rightly claim the finishing touch

## 1962

**Cortland Standard**- Syracuse Nationals Sign Up Len Chappell

Syracuse, N.Y.—The Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association have signed Len Chappell, All-America basketball star at Wake Forest. Chappell, who stands 6-foot-8, was the Nats' first draft choice. He scored 932 points for Wake Forest last season and was among the top five college scorers in the Nation. The terms of his contract, signed Sunday, were not announced. Chappell was the second All-America player to join the Nats this month. Chet Walker of Bradley, Syracuse's second draft choice, signed earlier.
5 February 1958

**Binghamton Press**- Yardley's 52 Makes 2,000-Mark Possible

Bald, wiry George Yardley and chunky, handsome Cliff Hagan have written two more scoring records into the point-happy National Basketball Association's book of facts. Yardley, well on his way to the NBA scoring championship, scored a season's high of 52 points last night as he led the Detroit Pistons to an 118-113 victory over the Syracuse Nationals at Detroit's Olympia Stadium. Hagan's name goes in the space reserved for the fellow scoring the most points in one quarter of play. He had 26 in the fourth period at New York Madison Square Garden, where the New York Knickerbockers whipped Hagan and the St. Louis Hawks, 120-116, after Boston had spurted to beat Cincinnati, 107-87. Just to point up the way these pro point-makers are going at it this season, the Knicks' total of 120 marked the thirty-sixth consecutive game in which they have scored 100 or more points. The old record was 12 games in a row at a 100-points or more clip. Yardley's performance, during which he also grabbed 20 rebounds, came after Philadelphia's Warriors had opened a doubleheader at Detroit with a 107-103 victory over the Minneapolis Lakers. Long George hit 18 of 31 field goal s and 16 straight free throws. Both Yardley and Bob Pettit of St. Louis had scored 51 points in a single game earlier in the season. With a little luck Yardley can become the first player to score 2,000 points in a single season. If he betters his game average of 27.2 by a little more than two points in the remaining games Yardley can reach the 2,000 point circle. And even if he misses that figure, he is almost certain to top the previous season record of 1,849 set by Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks in 1955-56. The all-time NBA record is 63 points by Philadelphia's Joe Fulks against now-defunct Indianapolis in 1949.

SYRACUSE: Harrison (1-0-2), Schayes (7-7-21), Costello (7-3-17), Hopkins (3-0-6), Kerr (5-3-13), Conlin (10-4-24), Bianchi (7-3-17), Palazzi (6-0-12) Lloyd (0-1-1) TOTALS (46-21-113). DETROIT: Holup (0-0-0), Gallatin (1-0-2), Yardley (18-16-52), McGuire (2-5-9), Jordon (7-3-17), Shue (9-7-25), Dukes (5-3-13) TOTALS (42-34-118).
13 January 1962

**Auburn Citizen Advertiser**- Syracuse Nats Setting Hot Pace In Spite Of Injuries

Syracuse, N.Y.—The Syracuse Nats are hurting agian, and are hurtling again toward the National Basketball Association. At the end of the 1953-54 season, the Nats came within 7 points of winning the NBA championship. A roster of injured increased during the playoffs. The Minneapolis Lakers beat the Nats in 4 of 7 games. This year, the Nats again are plagued with injuries. The league's all-time scoring leader, Dolph Schayes, has a broken cheek bone, all-star selection Larry Costello has a broken wrist and veteran Joe Graboski is sidelined with a back injury. The Nats, however, are riding on their longest winning streak of the campaign—4—and have won 7 of their last 8 games. They will receive an additional lift tonight when Schayes returns to action, although the veteran all-pro will be wearing a harness to protect the cheek bone, broken Dec. 26. The 33-year-old Schayes, who holds the league endurance record of 706 consecutive league games and a total of 755 games in a row, including playoffs, has scored 18,214 points in his 14-year professional career. Graboski, purchased to fill in for Schayes, was ruled out of action Friday because of a severe strain or pinched nerve in the back. He apparently was injured Wednesday in the game against St. Louis and has been ordered to take a complete rest. Costello, wearing a bulky cast from elbow to hand on the injured arm, will miss the All-Star game Tuesday at St. Louis. Schayes, apparently will play, however. Costello's cast will be replaced with a smaller, lightweight cast when physicians permit him to play. Other NBA clubs have been having their problems. Los Angeles lost Elgin Baylor to the service. Cincinnati lost Oscar Robertson through injury. St. Louis' John McCarthy and Clyde Lovellette are suffering from injuries, and Cleo Hill is ill. Philadelphia's Al Attles and Tom Gola also are on the sidelines. But only Syracuse is on the crest of a winning streak in the midst of injuries. Syracuse is in third place in the NBA's Eastern Division, 4½ games behind Philadelphia. The top three teams in each division enter the post-season playoffs. Nat Coach Alex Hannum, commenting on Syracuse's resurgence, said: "When the odds get bigger, we get tougher. Whenever one of our key men is out, the others seem to put out even more than ever. Now, with two men out, they dig that much more."
8 February

## 1948

Fort Wayne Pistons 62, Syracuse Nationals 52

## 1950

Syracuse Nationals 106, Sheboygan Redskins 81

## 1951

Syracuse Nationals 96, New York Knicks 83

## 1952

Syracuse Nationals 96, Philadelphia Warriors 87

## 1953

Syracuse Nationals 98, Philadelphia Warriors 89

## 1955

Syracuse Nationals 115, Boston Celtics 88

## 1958

St. Louis Hawks 103, Syracuse Nationals 102

## 1959

Syracuse Nationals 113, New York Knicks 104

## 1961

Syracuse Nationals 130, Boston Celtics 108

## 1962

Syracuse Nationals 122, Boston Celtics 110

## 1963

Syracuse Nationals 162, Detroit Pistons 135
3 February

## 1949

Syracuse Nationals 68, Hammond Calumet Buccaneers 49

## 1950

Syracuse Nationals 103, Waterloo Hawks 79

## 1952

Syracuse Nationals 95, Baltimore Bullets 73

## 1954

Philadelphia Warriors 82, Syracuse Nationals 79

## 1955

Fort Wayne Pistons 104, Syracuse Nationals 85

## 1957

Syracuse Nationals 104, Fort Wayne Pistons 95

## 1959

New York Knicks 115, Syracuse Nationals 114

## 1961

Detroit Pistons 121, Syracuse Nationals 118

## 1963

Cincinnati Royals 125, Syracuse Nationals 115
9 January

## 1947

Syracuse Nationals 71, Anderson Packers 64

## 1949

Syracuse Nationals 65, Sheboygan Redskins 57

## 1955

Milwaukee Hawks 77, Syracuse Nationals 72

## 1957

Minneapolis Lakers 93, Syracuse Nationals 86

## 1958

Syracuse Nationals 127, Minneapolis Lakers 122

## 1960

Philadelphia Warriors 119, Syracuse Nationals 112

## 1962

Syracuse Nationals 129, Philadelphia Warriors 120

## 1963

Cincinnati Royals 116, Syracuse Nationals 112
3 February 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Occupy First Place; Celts Falter

Syracuse Playing Ft. Wayne Tonight

The Syracuse Nationals, although idle, picked up a half game lead on
the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Division race of the National Basketball
Association today, while the Minneapolis Lakers pulled to within four games of
pace setting Fort Wayne in the west sector. The Celtics missed a chance to
forge into first place by dropping a 122-107 decision to last place
Philadelphia at New Haven, while the Lakers downed New York, 96-81, and the
Rochester Royals vanquished the Pistons, 84-74. Paul Arizin, Jack George and
Neil Johnston scored 28, 22 and 25 points respectively to lead the Warriors
charge, while Bob Cousy and Jack Nichols led the Celtics with 26 points each.
The Royals’ triumph was their seventh in the last nine games and boosted them
to within 3½ games of second place Lakers. Rochester led from the opening
minute as Jack Coleman furnished an 18-point effort. Frankie Brian and Larry
Foust paced the losers with 22 and 18 points respectively. The Lakers led
virtually from the start but the Knicks closed the gap to 67-65 early in the
fourth quarter. A late burst, in which the Lakers scored 12 straight points,
carried Minneapolis home free. Jim Pollard’s 22 points were high for the game,
while Dick McGuire led the New Yorkers with 17. Syracuse plays at Fort Wayne
tonight. Rochester and Milwaukee clash in another game on the double-header
program. New York is at Minneapolis.
6 February

## 1947

Syracuse Nationals 54, Oshkosh All-Stars 53

## 1955

Syracuse Nationals 77, New York Knicks 75

## 1956

Fort Wayne Pistons 99, Syracuse Nationals 98

## 1957

New York Knicks 119, Syracuse Nationals 100

## 1959

Syracuse Nationals 122, Detroit Pistons 103

## 1960

Philadelphia Warriors 129, Syracuse Nationals 126

## 1962

Syracuse Nationals 127, Chicago Packers 123

## 1963

Syracuse Nationals 126, Boston Celtics 109
21 January 1920

**Syracuse Post Standard**- Record Crowd Will See Big Basketball Battle
Tonight

All-Syracuse To Play Strong Rival Quintet On State Armory Floor; Local
Contenders Hope To Achieve Victory Over Glens Falls, Winner Of Seventeen Games-
Tormey Will Hold Down The Pivotal Berth

Facing the most formidable basketball foe they have met this season the
undefeated All-Syracuse combination will meet the Glens Falls five at the State
Armory tonight determined to add another victory to the long list already
achieved. In preparation for the game the players held a long workout last
night and the pass work and basket tossing of the local championship contenders
was of a high order. The Glens Falls team has won seventeen games since the
season opened defeating such aggregations as Mohawk, Amsterdam and Cohoes of
the New York State League, Hudson, Saratoga, Independence of Troy, Elms of
Albany, Oswego, Heavees of Cohoes, St. Michaels of Schenectady and others. The
quintet has been playing together for the past four years and is regarded as
the fastest in the eastern section of New York State. Manager Wilbur Crisp of
the All-Syracuse team last night admitted that the visitors loomed as the
greatest team that has appeared on a Syracuse court in several years. He said,
however, that the locals would be ready to give them the battle of the season
and hoped to win. Captain Jim Tormey will play at center and Danny Martin,
signed Monday by Manager Crisp, will play at left forward. Clever Billy Rafter,
leading point getter, will be seen in action at the other forward position and
Crisp and Jim Casey will hold down the defensive positions.
Indications point to the largest crowd that has witnessed a basketball game in
Syracuse this season. The demand for reservations has far exceeded that of any
previous game played by All-Syracuse and arrangements have been made to handle
a record attendance. The teams will line up as follows:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Martin, lf, Rafter, rf, Tormey (Capt.), c, Casey, rg,
Crisp, lg. GLENS FALLS: Murray, lf, Moynihan, rf, Leonard, c, Howe, rg,
Walters, lg.

**Troy Daily Times**- Schwarzer At Gloversville

Joe Schwarzer, who has been playing at center on the All-Syracuse
quintet, will not be in the lineup when the local champions oppose the Glens
Falls five at the State Armory tonight. Schwarzer informed Manager Wilbur Crisp
yesterday that he had accepted an offer to play with the Gloversville team of
the New York State League and that he would leave for that city today. Manager
Crisp stated that Capt. Jim Tormey would jump center and that Danny Martin
would play left forward. Schwarzer was third in scoring for All-Syracuse.
“Bill” Rafter and Crisp both tallied more points than the big blonde pivot. The
All-Syracuse team is trying to arrange an exhibition game with the Troy State
League five.
18 January 1949

**Geneva Daily Times**- Syracuse Nats To Show Wares In Geneva Tomorrow Night

Cervi, Gabor, Peterson Lead National Leaguers In Armory Cage Feature

Al Cervi—Billy "The Bullet" Gabor—Ed "Stretch" Peterson—Dolph Schayes—Jim Homer—Johnny Chaney—Hank O'Keeffe—These are the headliners who have suddenly taken Syracuse Coliseum basketball fans by storm with their flashy ballhandling in the revamped National League. The Syracuse Nationals, coached by the shifty Cervi, will be in Geneva's Armory tomorrow night at 8:45 to meet Ted Thoren's College All Stars in the court highlight of the season. Dollar-fifty seats in the reserved section and dollar general admission ducats are available at three locations before the game—Harman's, Michael's Esso and the Armory office. The rest will go on sale at the door tomorrow night. By rights this dazzler should be a sell-out but Geneva's sports fans so far have not shown overexertion in scrambling into the Armory for professional basketball, so there should be plenty of seats for all. The classy Nationals have been waging a tense duel with the Anderson Packers for first place in the Eastern Division of the NBL. They are currently in second place just a short skip behind the powerful Packers. With such nationally-known sharpshooters as Cervi, Schayes, Gabor, Peterson, Homer, Chaney, Johnny Macknowski and O'Keeffe, the Nats pack power, height and speed. Peterson, former Cornell pivot, tops the tall boys at 6-foot-9 and 220 pounds, followed closely by Schayes at 6-foot-7 and 210. Schayes was a former All-American at NYU and like Peterson is playing his first year of pro ball. Homer at 6-5, O'Keeffe at 6-3 and Chaney at 6-3 are far from midgets themselves. Homer is a product of Alabama University, O'Keeffe starred for Canisius and Chaney mover into the pro ranks from Louisiana State. This will mark the second trip to Geneva for most of the Nationals, who blistered the Utica Pics of the State League one night last winter. For Peterson, Gabor and Schayes it will be their first invasion of the Finger Lakes. Gabor in four years of college ball at Syracuse University set a new all-time Orange scoring record with 1,334 points, breaking the previous mark held by Bob Shaddock, now of the Geneva All-Stars. The All-Stars, tripped up in their last two outings in the Armory, will be bolstered by the return of Big Bob Wurtenberg, the hefty ex-Seton Hall mastodon who caught the fancy of Geneva fans during the holidays. Wurtenberg stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 220 pounds, and is remarkably light on his feet. He has rammed in double-bracket scoring totals from his deadly pivot hook shots, and should give Schayes and Peterson a busy evening. Backing up Wurtenberg will be popular Jim Hercinger, plus Dick Ferguson, Shaddock, Lou Vastola, Mike McKillop, Jim Coleman and those two ex-Cornall backcourt stalwarts, Ed Hodapp and Billy Arrison. The Geneva Brooks will play the Cornell Sportsmen, a quintet drawn from the Big Red's 1948 Ivy League football champions, in the preliminary at 7:30.
3 January

## 1948

Syracuse Nationals 57, Sheboygan Redskins 45

## 1952

Syracuse Nationals 107, Boston Celtics 81

## 1953

New York Knicks 85, Syracuse Nationals 77

## 1954

Philadelphia Warriors 90, Syracuse Nationals 77

## 1957

New York Knicks 126, Syracuse Nationals 111

## 1960

Syracuse Nationals 114, Boston Celtics 113

## 1961

Syracuse Nationals 129, New York Knicks 104

## 1963

New York Knicks 123, Syracuse Nationals 115
30 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald American**- Warriors Face Strengthened Nats

Tucker In Debut Tonight; Heavy Program Lies Ahead

Philadelphia, one of four teams to win at
the War Memorial this year, comes back to face the strengthened Syracuse
Nationals tonight. After playing for the last three weeks with only eight men, Coach
Al Cervi and his Nat players will welcome rookie Jim Tucker to the lineup with
open arms tonight as they prepare for another busy week. Thursday when the
Syracusans play at Fort Wayne, Tucker will not be with the team, but he will
play in games at Boston Friday, Rochester Saturday and against New York here
next Sunday. A meeting of the Nats ticket and promotions committees is
scheduled Tuesday to consider playing some future Sunday games in the
afternoon. The success of Thursday’s "kid night” promotion along with the
conclusion of pro football telecasts on Sabbath afternoons is likely to weigh
heavily upon their findings. This will be Ed Gottlieb’s third game here this
year with the Nats. The clubs split the two previous tests, Syracuse winning
Dec. 5 by an 89-72 count and then bowing one week later 96-87. On the road the
Nats have beaten the Warriors in four of six engagements. Neil Johnston and
Paul Arizin loom as the bright stars of the visiting cast but Joe Graboski
usually causes the Nats more trouble than the less heralded stars. Even in the
Nats triumph over the Warriors at Boston last week Graboski netted 32 points
for the Warriors. Arizin has been hampered with a heavy cold in his previous
games here, and he was still under its effects at the All-Star game in New York
two weeks ago. However, he netted 25 points as the Warriors downed New York
last week, and he is battling Johnson for the scoring lead on the Philadelphia
club.

From Highlighting Sports By Jack Slattery

Tucker’s Debut Tonight

Of all the experiments the Syracuse Nats have made to entice new fans
into the War Memorial to see them play surely the one tried Thursday night must
go down as the most successful. In spite of foul weather there were more than
3,000 fans in the War Memorial. The snow, cold and high winds certainly gave
the gimmick a thorough testing and it didn’t come up wanting. The presence of
giant Jim Tucker will lend a hand to a larger crowd tonight, too. The big
fellow gets a rough introduction of the National Basketball Association when he
tangles under the boards with Neil Johnston, Paul Arizin and Joe Graboski of
the Philadelphia Warriors. Have you noticed that as the Nats continue to stay
on top of, or right next to the top of the N.B.A. heap how often the role of
star shifts from one player to another? The club’s success doesn’t hinge on one
or two players. From night to night, the starring role rests first on one
player, then another. It almost approximates Coach Al Cervi’s wish. He says
he’d like to take the team’s total points scored for the night and divide it
equally among all the players who got into action and do away with the scoring
leaders.
19 January 1948

**Geneva Daily Times**- Mike Novak Leads Syracuse Nats Into Armory Tomorrow

Rizzo And Meehan In National Cast Against Utica Pics

Big Mike Novak, the six-foot nine-inch giant who has been roaming unmolested in the National Basketball League for two years, will spearhead the Syracuse Nationals into the Geneva Armory tomorrow night in the second in a series of popular pro cage exhibitions. The Nationals square off with the Utica Pics, 1947 New York State League champions, at 8:30 tomorrow night. The Geneva Raiders, sponsors of the series, have announced a new seating arrangement for the Armory court, permitting several hundred additional seats. Geneva fans will be watching Novak with new interest after the skyscraping pivot held George Mikan, Minneapolis scoring leader, to five baskets Saturday night, 24 hours before Mikan broke the league point record with 41 against the Rochester Royals last night. The Nationals flattened the Lakers, 71-56, just before the Lakers overpowered the Royals, 75-73, at Rochester. Novak pumped in 27 points against the Royals in the last meeting between the two clubs. Syracuse shelled out a record cash outlay of $5,000 to purchase him from Sheboygan Redskins last year, and the big sharpshooter paid dividends on the investment by sparking the Nationals into the playoffs last spring. With Ben Maley, the strong silent man of the Pics, playing opposite him, Novak may have his hands full tomorrow night. Maley broke loose from Rochester's Andy Duncan in the pivot time after time in the recent Royals-Pics fracas here. Rounding out the Utica cast will be Johnny Isaacs, the brilliant colored performer who was ousted on fouls early in Rochester contest, Stan Waxman, workhourse from St. Francis, Jimmy Joyce and Ben Wybernac, all six-footers. Utica held the Royals to a 43-43 deadlock at the 30-minute mark before succumbing to Rochester's late assault. The Uticans, are coached by Bobby Synnott, former National League standout. Jerry Rizzo, Novak's pint sized running mate, will also be a center of attention in the Syracuse cast tomorrow night, as will Chick Meehan, John "Brooms" Abramovic, Jimmy Homer, George Nelmark, Eddie Oram, Bob Kitterman and John Chaney. Meehan and Chaney have been on the sick list but will be in harness for the Geneva appearance. An attractive preliminary between the Nester Hose and Margrove's of the Geneva City league is on tap for the preliminary.
28 January 1960

**Utica Daily Press**- Pistons Walloped By Nats, 144-108

Detroit—Both the Syracuse Nationals and the Minneapolis Lakers snapped long losing streaks in a National League Assn. doubleheader here last night. The Nats cooled the hot Detroit Pistons, 144-108, to snap a losing string of four games. The Lakers bested the hapless Cincinnati Royals, 116-112, for their first victory in six contests. Dolph Schayes, with 30, and ex-Detroiter George Yardley with 22, led the Syracuse frolic at the expense of the Pistons, who had won five of their previous six starts. The Pistons stayed within five points of Syracuse until the eight-minute mark of the second quarter, when Al Bianchi dropped a pair of baskets to start the Nats on a splurge in which they outscored Detroit, 13-6, to give them a halftime edge of 70-55. The Pistons never came close in the final half against the Nats, who finished with a blazing shooting percentage of .553. They sank 56 out of 106 shots. The 144 points marked the most the Nats have scored on a road game this season. Minneapolis snapped a five-game losing streak and handed the Royals their sixth defeat in a row and their ninth loss in the last 10 game. Minneapolis now has won three games since Jim Pollard became coach nine contests ago. All three of the contests have been over the Royals. Cincinnati jumped into an early 11-3 lead but Minneapolis pulled even 27-27 at the quarter and held a 53-51 halftime margin. The score:

SYRACUSE: Barnett (1-0-2), Bianchi (8-1-17), Cable (6-0-12), Costello (5-0-10), Dierking (2-2-6), Greer (8-3-19), Hopkins (4-3-11), Kerr (6-3-15), Schayes (10-10-30), Yardley (6-10-22) TOTALS (56-32-144). DETROIT: Alcorn (2-0-4), Conlin (5-2-12), Dees, 0-2-2), Dukes (4-6-14), Howell (9-4-22), Lloyd (6-1-13), McGuire (4-2-10), McMillon (3-3-9), Noble (1-0-2), Shue (8-4-20) TOTALS (42-24-108).
20 January 1920

**Syracuse Post Standard**- Local Champs Face Long List Of Hard Games

All-Syracuse Booked To Play Strong Basketball Teams; Players Hold
Practice; Martin To Play Forward And Tormey Center Against Glens Falls

With the prospect of playing five hard games within the next two weeks,
the All-Syracuse basketball team last night went through a long practice on the
State Armory court. Wednesday night the Glens Falls quintet, winners of
eighteen straight games, will appear against the local championship contenders.
Next Saturday night the Buckeye Giants of Dayton O., champions of Ohio, will
oppose Jim Tormey and his mates. Wednesday, January 23, the Cortland Sodality
five, ranked among the leaders in Central New York, probably will face the
Syracuse basketeers, and on the following night Manager Crisp will take his
players to Buffalo for their first game away from home. They will be pitted
against the Buffalo Orioles, the greatest team that ever played basketball, in
the first of a series of games for the championship. Danny Martin will play
left forward and Jim Tormey has been shifted to center. The new combination
went through a long practice last night and the pass work and basket shooting
was of a high order. While the loss of Schwarzer materially affects the team
work, it is believed that another practice drill to be held tonight will place
the players in condition to cope with Glens Falls. The Glens Falls team will be
accompanied by a delegation of rooters and a special section has been reserved for
their supporters.
30 January

## 30 January

### Births

1928- Paul Seymour 1933- Swede Halbrook 1938- Paul Neumann

## 1950

Syracuse Nationals 91, Indianapolis Olympians 75

## 1953

Milwaukee Hawks 84, Syracuse Nationals 68

## 1954

New York Knicks 66, Syracuse Nationals 65

## 1955

Philadelphia Warriors 103, Syracuse Nationals 93

## 1957

Syracuse Nationals 119, Boston Celtics 116

## 1958

Detroit Pistons 87, Syracuse Nationals 83
1 February

## 1947

Syracuse Nationals 50, Oshkosh All-Stars 46

## 1950

Tri-Cities Blackhawks 91, Syracuse Nationals 83

## 1953

Syracuse Nationals 94, Baltimore Bullets 79

## 1956

Rochester Royals 83, Syracuse Nationals 77

## 1958

Syracuse Nationals 97, Minneapolis Lakers 91

## 1959

Boston Celtics 139, Syracuse Nationals 137

## 1961

Philadelphia Warriors 122, Syracuse Nationals 113

## 1963

Syracuse Nationals 125, Boston Celtics 111
24 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Knicks Halt Nats’ March At 4 Games

Felix Is Blocker In Memorial Upset

Wally Osterkorn launched reconditioning drills at the Y.M.C.A. today,
while Syracuse Nationals teammates anxiously awaited his return to the lineup
after bowing to the superior height of the New York Knicks 98-89 last night.
Despite the closing-off of a four-game winning streak, the Nats retained first
place in the Eastern Division by a half-game over Boston. The Knicks are two
games behind Syracuse. Shrewd Joe Lapchick capitalized on lack of depth in the
Nats ranks by fielding four tall men at times in beating the outmanned
Syracusans. The Knicks have 11 eligible players with two ex-servicemen in
uniform while Syracuse dressed but eight. Osterkorn, missing the last 29 games
does not expect to play this month. He hopes to resume early in February. The
Nats admitted they were unable to solve the defense offered by seven-footer Ray
Felix, who practically played a one-man zone as goalie under the Nats bucket.
He knocked away at least a half-dozen shots as they headed for the hoop, in
addition to smothering the small men who managed to cut under the basket. The
Knicks wrapped up the decision with a quick outburst in the fourth period.
After the count had been tied for the 10th time at 69-all the New
Yorkers netted 11 points to two in the first three minutes of the final session.
Syracuse never could catch up although they closed the gap to four points with
3:33 to play. Then Clifton sank a foul, Gallatin netted four points and Clifton
added a bucket as New York clinched the decision. Harry Gallatin sank 10 of 13
shots and added five from the foul line to pace scorers with 25 points. Dolph
Schayes had 20. The Knicks made good on 39 of 81 field goal attempts.

NEW YORK: Gallatin (10-5-25), Braun (2-2-6), Clifton (5-6-16), Peterson
(0-0-0), Felix (8-3-19), McGuire (1-0-2), Baechtold (8-4-20), Shue (4-0-8),
Turner (0-0-0), Hederick (1-0-2) TOTALS (39-20-98). SYRACUSE: Schayes (7-6-20),
Rocha (7-2-16), Lloyd (4-0-8), Kerr (4-2-10), Seymour (6-5-17), King (5-0-10),
Kenville (2-2-6), Farley (1-0-2) TOTALS (36-17-89).

The
Nats have abandoned hope of landing Ed Miller, Boston has refused to allow the Syracusans
to deal with Big Ed who is on their negotiation list. Instead the Cervimen will
come up with 10 men by reinstating Osterkorn and adding Jim Tucker to the list.
Tucker is expected to play Thursday through Sunday games each week after Jan.

Knick mentor, Joe Lapchick, was stunned by a report
he would soon be fired. “It’s news to me,” he commented.

After the Nats’ recent rhubarb at Hershey with Philadelphia over the
ruling on a 24-second clock expiration play the league has reissued the
following bulletin which upholds the Syracuse argument. The rule reads: “If the
24-second buzzer sounds while the ball is in the air, the goal, if made, shall
count. If the goal is not made, but the ball hits the rim or a local surface of
the backboard, either team can recover the ball with the new count of 24
seconds.”
25 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Playing At Buffalo

Buffalo- Fort Wayne and Syracuse, respective Western and Eastern
Division N.B.A. leaders, clash in the first game of a double-header at the
Buffalo Auditorium tonight. Rochester plays the New York Knicks in the
nightcap. The Nats risk their lead since they are only a half game in front of
the Boston Celtics. Fort Wayne leads Minneapolis by six games. The Zollners
have not beaten the Nats this season, bowing by two points in Indiana and
losing twice in Syracuse by wide margins. Over a two-season span the Nats have
won seven in a row. The clubs clash again in Syracuse Thursday.
9 February 1950

**Troy Times Record**- Nats Triumph As Knicks Row In Cage Loop

For comfortable cushions, there's none like the one that the Syracuse Nationals have built up in the Eastern Division of the National Basketball Association. As the big league professional race heads down the backstretch, the Nationals have a 12-game margin in the important games-lost column over their closest pursuers, the New York Knickerbockers. Roughly, that means the Nationals, who seem to be allergic to losing, would have to drop a dozen more games than the Knicks in order to be overtaken. They won again last night, 106 to 81, while the Knicks were dropping a double-overtime heartbreaker to St. Louis, 84-82. The Nats, with a 37-8 record, now hold a 9½-game edge over the New Yorkers, who have played five more games. The Knicks mark is 30-20. The Nats were in rare shooting form. They hit for 60 points in the first half, connecting on half of their field goals and canning all 12 of their free throws. Bill Gabor was the point-making leader with 19 points. George Sobek matched that total for Sheboygan. The St. Louis Bombers gave New York fans a real nerve-stabber in beating the Knicks. Tied at the end of the regulation period and at the end of the first overtime period, it began to look as if the boys might play all night. But with two seconds remaining and the score knotted at 82-82, Bill Roberts, St. Louis center, cut loose a long arching shot which hit the basket just as the buzzer sounded. N.B.A. fans saw two other thrillers. The Tri-City Blackhawks won another overtime game from the Philadelphia Warriors, 99-94. Vern Gardner scored the field goal for Philadelphia that tied it 86-86. Warren Perkins, Tri-City forward, scored a field goal and four out of five free throws in the extra session to clinch it. The Waterloo Hawks tallied seven points in a row in the game's fading minutes to defeat the Washington Capitols, 77-70. The score was tied 11 times in the first half and was knotted 40-40 at intermission. The score was tied 70-70 with 2½ minutes left.
9 January 1920

**Syracuse Herald**- Utica K. Of C. Five To
Meet All-Syracuse

Because of the splendid success with the
basketball games on the State Armory court Wednesday night, the management of
the All-Syracuse quintet will stage a game Saturday night between the locals
and the strong Knights of Columbus basket tossers of Utica. This will be the
first game for the All-Syracuse athletes on Saturday night. Should it prove a
success games will be played every Saturday night with fast amateur court teams
from New York.
Hal Greer

Harold Everett Greer (Jun, 26 1936) is a retired American professional basketball player.

Early years

Born in Huntington, West Virginia, he attended Douglass Junior and Senior High School in Huntington. He played college basketball at Marshall University and was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA in 1958.

NBA career

Greer played for Syracuse for five seasons, raising his scoring average to 22.8 points a game in 1961. He was selected for the NBA All-Star team that year.

Hal Greer scored 21,586 points during his 15-season career, all with the 76ers franchise.
In 1963, the Syracuse Nationals moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia 76ers. There, Greer became well known as a teammate of Wilt Chamberlain, and starred on the powerful 1966-67 team that ended the eight-year championship reign of the Bill Russell-led Boston Celtics. In the 76ers' 15 playoff games that season, Greer averaged a team-best 27.7 points. Greer had an unusual but highly effective free throw technique, shooting a jump shot from the charity stripe. He is usually considered the third-best guard of the 1960s, behind Oscar Robertson and fellow West Virginia native Jerry West.

Greer played in 10 NBA All-Star Games and was the MVP of the 1968 game when he went 8-for-8 from the field and scored 21 points, a record-breaking 19 in one quarter. He also was chosen to the All-NBA Second Team seven times, and scored more than 20,000 points during his NBA career. His hometown has honored his success by renaming 16th Street, which carries West Virginia Route 10 as the main artery between the campus/downtown area and Interstate 64, as "Hal Greer Boulevard." Hal Greer is recognized as the only African-American athlete enshrined in a major sports hall of fame from West Virginia.

In 1982, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame along with Slater Martin, Frank Ramsey, Willis Reed, coach Clarence Gaines, and contributor Alva Duer.

## Links

* Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - Greer
* Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame
* NBA Legends profile
Chet Walker

Chester "Chet" Walker (born 22 Feb 1940) is an American former professional basketball player.

Born in Bethlehem, Mississippi, Walker played high school basketball for the Benton Harbor High School boys basketball team. He graduated from Bradley University in 1962 as the school's all-time leading scorer. The Bradley Braves won the NIT Championship in 1957 and 1960. Walker's speed and agility on the court earned him the nickname "Chet the Jet." He probably is best remembered as a starting forward on the 1966–67 Philadelphia 76ers team, which some consider the best NBA team of all time.

Walker was drafted by the Syracuse Nationals in the 1962 NBA draft, and was named to the NBA's first All-Rookie Team in 1963. He followed the team to Philadelphia after his rookie season. A seven-time participant in the NBA All-Star Game, Walker averaged over 19 points and eight rebounds a game for the '66–67 76ers, who won 68 games and lost just 13—the best record in NBA history at the time. That Alex Hannum-coached squad, which also featured center Wilt Chamberlain, guards Hal Greer and Wali Jones, and sixth man Billy Cunningham, ended the eight-year championship run of the Boston Celtics. Walker played his final six seasons with the Chicago Bulls, and never averaged less than 19.2 points and 5.0 rebounds a game. In his 13-year career, Walker scored a total of 18,831 points. The 6–6 forward was an outstanding free-throw shooter, especially in his later years with the Bulls. He led the NBA with an accuracy rate of 85.9 percent in 1970–71, and ranked among the top-10 free-throwers five other times.

After his playing days, Walker became a moderately successful TV movie producer. He is the author of a memoir entitled Long Time Coming: A Black Athlete's Coming-Of-Age in America (1995).

On 24 Feb 2012 (two days after Walker's 72nd birthday) it was announced that Chet Walker was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame by the veterans committee. He was formally inducted into the Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts on 7 Sep 2012.

## Links

* Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame - Walker