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April 17

## 1920

**Syracuse Herald**- Centrals And All-Syracuse Meet Tonight

Fast Quintets Will Play Third Game In Rochester

Lively doing are promised tonight in Rochester when the Centrals will
meet All-Syracuse in the third and deciding game of a series. The Salt City
basketeers did not cover themselves with glory when they appeared in Rochester
early in the season, but they more than made up for this defeat by the thorough
way in which they whipped the Centrals here. Changes have been made in both
teams since that game and tonight’s battle should be a whirlwind affair. Johnny
Barsha, famous Syracuse University athlete, has been added to the All-Syracuse
squad for this game and will appear at one of the guard positions. The Centrals
may be without the services of Ike Cohen this evening as the clever little
forward was ill yesterday. Cohan was the leading spirit in the attack of the
Centrals when they defeated Syracuse and his absence will not improve the
chances of the Centrals. In case Cohen is unable to play, Joe Schwarzer will be
moved to a forward and Messinger will play center for Rochester.

**Syracuse Journal**- All-Syracuse Is Ready For Central Game

Schwarzer To Play With Rochester Against Former Teammates

The lineup: CENTRALS- Friedman, lf, Cohen, rf, Schwarzer, Messinger, c,
Schaft, lg, Murphy, rg. SYRACUSE: Casey, rg, Barsha, Martin, lf, Tormey, c,
Crisp, rf, Rafter, lf.

Rochester, April 17- Johnny Murphy’s Centrals will wind up a hard week
by tackling All-Syracuse tonight on the Armory Court. This will be the third
game of the season between these teams, with one victory to the credit of each.
The Salt City outfit is made up of a bunch of former college stars and Wilbur
Crisp has added Johnny Barsha, the Orange celebrity, to his team for this game.
When All-Syracuse was here earlier in the season, the Centrals showed up the
visitors’ guards, especially Crisp, but the attack of the Purple and Gold has
not been notably ferocious lately and locals may lack power to penetrate the
opposing forces in tonight’s game. Aside from the interest in the outcome, fans
are concerned with the battle between Joe Schwarzer and his former pals. Joe
has been doing valiant work since he joined the Centrals, but he promises to
break loose like a skyrocket tonight in an effort to get back at Crisp for a
jolt he received at Syracuse. Ike Cohen, who was the scoring star in the former
contest with the Syracuse team, may not be able to play because of illness. In
case Cohen does not start, Schwarzer probably will play a forward and Messinger
will jump center.
Billy Gabor

William A. Gabor (May 13, 1922) is an American former professional basketball player.

A 5'11" guard/forward known as "Billy the Bullet", Gabor played collegiately at Syracuse University during the 1940s. He averaged 12.1 points per game during his freshman year before joining the United States Army Air Corps in 1943. He returned to Syracuse in 1945 and played three more seasons, finishing with a (then) team-record 1,344 career points. Gabor's jersey was retired by Syracuse University on March 1, 2009.

## Professional:Syracuse Nationals

Gabor spent his professional career with the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League and later the National Basketball Association. He played with Syracuse until injuries forced him into retirement in 1955. In his NBA career, Gabor averaged 9.8 points per game and logged one NBA All-Star Game appearance. He won a league championship with Syracuse in 1955.

## College:Syracuse

When Gabor first starting playing basketball at Syracuse there was a Freshmen and Varsity Team. He started all the freshmen games and then would suit up for the Varsity game. Gabor started his first game on Varsity against Cornell in 1942-43 season and scored 22 points. He started every game after that.

Gabor holds many school records including:
Only person to ever lead the team in scoring all four years
First to score 400 points in a single season
First to score over 1,000 points in a career

He held the all-time scoring record until Dave Bing broke it.

On May 1, 2009, Gabor was invited back to the Carrier Dome to retire his jersey, number 17. Billy is a member of both the Greater Syracuse and Greater Binghamton Sports Hall of Fames.

## Family

Gabor has been married once. He has three children: Bill, Bob and Hallie, and eight grandchildren: Annie, Emily, SarahRose, Malone, Mimi, Jack, Will, and Madison. He currently resides in Jupiter, Florida.
Paul Seymour

Paul Norman Seymour (30 January 1928 – 5 May 1998) was an American basketball player and coach. A 6'1" guard, he played collegiately at the University of Toledo, and had a 12-year career with the NBA and its predecessors, the National Basketball League (NBL) and the Basketball Association of America (BAA). He played his first season for the Toledo Jeeps of the NBL before joining the Baltimore Bullets of the BAA; the remainder of his career was with the Syracuse Nationals. He was a three-time All-Star. For a good part of his career, Seymour was a player-coach for the Nats.

After finishing his playing career, Seymour continued a successful coaching career in the NBA, coaching three different teams. Altogether he coached four different teams in eight seasons. In 1961, he was the head coach of the Western Division Team in the All Star Game.

Seymour was mentioned in the ESPN documentary, Black Magic, which told the story of African-Americans and basketball. In a segment about Cleo Hill, it was revealed that during the 1961–62 season, Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan approached management and complained that Hill was taking too many shots. (Allegedly, this was just a cover-up for their desire to not play with an African-American teammate.) Management granted their wish, telling Seymour to severely diminish Hill's offensive role. Seymour refused and was fired 14 games into the season.

While coaching at Baltimore during the 1965-1966 season, Seymour deliberately ended Johnny Kerr's then-record consecutive-games-played streak of 844 games by benching the team captain for one game. According to Kerr, only after the game did Seymour tell Kerr about his intention to end Kerr's streak, saying, "This will take the pressure off you."

Seymour was featured in the book, Basketball History in Syracuse, Hoops Roots by author Mark Allen Baker published by The History Press in 2010. The book is an introduction to professional basketball in Syracuse and includes teams like (Vic Hanson's) All-Americans, the Syracuse Reds and the Syracuse Nationals (1946–1963).

Seymour still shares, with former teammate Red Rocha, the NBA record for most minutes in a playoff game with 67. Unofficially, Seymour holds the record for most minutes played in an NBA regulation season game with 71 of 73 minutes played. This occurred in a 5-overtime game between the Syracuse Nationals and Anderson Packers on 25 November 1949.

## Links

* Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame - Seymour
17 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Schayes And Seymour Drilling In New York

Nats Topple Royals

The major portion of the Syracuse Nationals basketball squad started a
three-day rest today following a 90-85 triumph over Rochester at the War
Memorial last night. The Nats are in second place, one-half game behind the
loop leading Celtics, but the pressure of a recent losing streak is gone. Victory
over the Royals was the second straight for the Syracusans and gave the club a
two-game edge over New York. Philadelphia is 4½ games behind the Nats. Paul Seymour and Dolph Schayes are in New York with other members of the NBA
All-Star cast. An informal drill was carded today preparatory to tomorrow
night’s annual classic. Al Cervi, who also will handle the East team, remained
in Syracuse. He will fly to New York tomorrow morning with Syracusans intending
to witness the attraction. The Nats swing into action again Wednesday opposing
Philadelphia at Hershey, then return home for a game with Boston Thursday. The
Celts now have won six in a row. Rugged defensive play marked last night’s tilt
and for some time it appeared the Nats might waltz to victory. The Syracusans
grabbed a 19-18 lead at the quarter then went in front 44-29 at halftime. At
the outset of the final period the margin increased to 18 points at 49-31, but
the Rochester began to rally. Les Harrison, Rochester owner-coach, says this
will be his final year as mentor of the team. “Next year I’ll either have a
former Royal as coach or will use a player-coach.” The Royals attendance has
shown a slight gain this year and Harrison hopes for two sellouts prior to the
end of the season to break even financially. Red Rocha was surprised after his
desperation left-handed heave went through the hoop in the closing minutes. “I
knew I had to beat the 24 second clock, and just tossed the ball towards the
basket,” he said. Syracuse is passing up an opportunity to get Ken Murray.
Philadelphia had placed the player on the waiver list after obtaining him on
loan from Baltimore. The waivers on Murray expires at 5 P.M. today.

ROCHESTER: Coleman (8-2-18), Christensen (6-4-16), Spears (3-1-7),
Henricksen (0-1-1), Risen (4-5-13), Spoelstra (0-1-1), Wanzer (6-6-18), Davis
(2-2-6), McMahon (0-3-3), Marshall (1-0-2) TOTALS (30-25-85). SYRACUSE: Schayes
(5-3-13), Rocha (6-7-19), Lloyd (4-1-9), Kerr (3-2-8), Seymour (4-9-17), King
(5-3-13), Kenville (1-2-4), Farley (3-1-7) TOTALS (31-28-90).
10 January 1920

**Syracuse Herald**- Utica Tossers
Will Oppose All-Syracuse

Knights Columbus Athletes Expect To Give
Locals Hard Battle

All-Syracuse and the Knights of Columbus
basketball team of Utica will clash at 8 o’clock tonight on the State Armory
court in what should prove to be a fast contest. Neither team has been forced
to taste defeat this season. Three games have been played by the visitors. They
have defeated the Assumption Catholic Union, Syracuse University freshman and
the strong Royals of Utica. Members of the visitors expect to give the local
court athletes one of the hardest games of the season. Mike Roberts, a veteran
court player, is the coach of the team and plays left guard. He is an
exceptionally clever court tosser and has gathered together a strong quintet.
He was for years a member of Oswego world’s champion team. This will be the
first time that the local athletes have played a game on a Saturday night and
should it prove a success games will take place every week. No preliminary game
has been arranged, but there will be dancing following the conflict. The
summary:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Tormey, lf, Rafter, rf,
Schwarzer, c, Casey, rg, Crisp, lg. K. OF. C.: Kellmurray, lf, Cahill, rf,
Marion, c, Murphy, rg, Roberts, lg.

**Syracuse Journal**- Utica K. Of C.
Five To Play Local Outfit

The All-Syracuse basketball quintet will
clash with the Knights of Columbus five of Utica at the State Armory tonight.
The All-Syracuse team should be returned the winners. The teams will line up as
follows:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Tormey, lf, Rafter, rf,
Schwarzer, c, Casey, rg, Crisp, lg. K. OF C.: Murphy, rg, Roberts, lg, Marion,
c, Kellmurray, lf, Cahill, rf.
3 February 1947

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nationals Play Gems At Armory Tomorrow

Completing its most successful road trip of the season the Syracuse Nationals returned home today to meet the Detroit Gems tomorrow night in the first of three home games slated for the week. They defeated the St. Louis Blues, 43-38, in an exhibition contest in Chicago Sunday, their third victory in four games on the road trip. The Syracuse team defeated Tri-Cities Tuesday and handing Oshkosh its first home loss in 10 starts Saturday. The Syracuse loss was to Chicago by a two-point margin as George Mikan returned to the Gear lineup. Coach Borgmann was particularly pleased with the showing of John Chaney on the trip as the Louisiana boy led Syracuse in scoring. Jerry Rizzo and Mike Novak continued to play good ball while other regulars George Nelmark and Chick Meehan have performed in suitable fashion. Jack Dugger, elongated center, was used in the Oshkosh game and gave a fine exhibition. Detroit has been the stepping stone for most teams in the league this year having only won four games but recently the Gems acquired two star players including Boswell who formerly played with the Harlem Globe Trotters. In its series with Syracuse Detroit has broken over winning the first game at Detroit and then losing in Syracuse.
2 February 1962

**Utica Observer**- Nats, Hawks Vie Tonight At Auditorium

Schayes' Status In Doubt

The St. Louis Hawks will provide the opposition for the Syracuse Nats tonight at 8:30 at the Auditorium. The contest is the second of three regular season National Basketball Association "home" games the Nats have here. The New York Knicks will appear Feb. 24. Last month the Nats lost in overtime to the Philadelphia Warriors, 139-132. Tonight's game will mark the seventh in the series. St. Louis leads 4-2. The Hawks had the distinction of being the only team to hold the Nats under 100 points this season. They turned the trick, 106-94, Nov. 3 at Syracuse. Syracuse and St. Louis are both fighting for third place and the last playoff position in their respective divisions. The Nats are in better shape, leading fourth-place New York by five games. St. Louis, which has returned to form after a dismal start, has been pace by Bob Pettit and the return of Len Wilkens. However, the Hawks still trail third-place Detroit and lost ground with Tuesday's loss to Cincinnati. The status of Syracuse forwards Dolph Schayes and Shaffer is in doubt. Both are recovering from injuries and Coach Alex Hannum hasn't decided the amount of time they will play. Gambee is Syracuse leading scorer against the Hawks with a 19.3 average. Pettit paces the Hawks with a 28.8 standard. Teammate Hagan is next with 17.2.
Al Bianchi

Alfred A. "Al" Bianchi (born March 26, 1932) is a former professional basketball player, coach, general manager, consultant and scout.

Nicknamed "Blinky", he attended P.S. 4 elementary school, and graduated from Long Island City High School in 1950. A 1954 graduate of Bowling Green State University, he was voted to the “All-Ohio Team” and received honorable mention as a basketball All-American. He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corp from 1954 to 1956. Starting in 1956, he played for the Syracuse Nationals of the NBA. He moved with the team to Philadelphia when it became the 76ers for the 1963-64 season. He was one of the last proponents in the NBA of the two-handed set shot.

## Coaching Career

On May 1, 1966, Bianchi was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA expansion draft but never played in a game for them and retired as a player. He then became assistant coach under former teammate Johnny "Red" Kerr, head coach of the Bulls. After a year in Chicago, he was hired as head coach of the expansion team Seattle SuperSonics, compiling a 53-111 record for the new NBA franchise.

He then became coach and general manager of the Washington Caps/Virginia Squires of the American Basketball Association from 1969 through 1975. In 1971, he won ABA Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Squires to the ABA’s Eastern Division championship with a record of 55-29 (.655). The Squires then lost to the New York Nets in the Eastern Division finals, and the Indiana Pacers defeated the Nets in the ABA Finals. He finished his coaching career with a 283-392 record.

## Front Office

In 1976, he re-entered the NBA to work for head coach John MacLeod as assistant coach for the Phoenix Suns, from 1976-1987, a tenure highlighted by the Suns' legendary triple-overtime loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 4 of the NBA finals, won by the Celtics 4 games to 2.

He then moved to the front office as general manager for the New York Knicks from 1987 to 1991. Returning to Phoenix in 1991, he scouted college players for the Suns. In 2004 he became a consultant-scout for the Golden State Warriors, where he stayed through the 2008-09.

In September 2007, he was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame as a player, by the New York City Athletic Club.

He now resides full-time in Phoenix and does independent consulting and scouting for teams desirous of his experience in both the NBA and college basketball.

He will be inducted into the Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame at the 11th Annual Ceremony on May 21, 2016 in Columbus.

## Links

* Al Bianchi's website
* Ohio Basketball Hall of Fame - Al Bianchi
19 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Cervi’s East Hoopmen Win Star Contest

Sharman, Schayes Share Spotlight

Al Cervi’s coaching record with the National Basketball Association All-Stars remains unblemished following the East’s 100-91 victory over the West in the annual classic at New York’s Madison Square Garden last night. Bill Sharman of Boston was voted the most valuable player after his 11-point spurt in the final period, but West coach Charley Eckman and player Vern Mikkelsen gave Dolph Schayes credit for providing the Easterners with the necessary spark for victory. Eckman admitted his club missed too many easy shots and added: “it seemed every time we missed Schayes was there to get the ball.” Mikkelsen commented: “I’ve never seen Dolph play harder. He was responsible for our loss.” The East has now won four of the five loop All-Star frays. Rochester will be host in its new auditorium for the 1956 contest. Schayes took over the composite box score rebound leadership. He was credited with 13 retrieves which gives him a four-game total of 52, one more than Mikan. It had been expected that most of the game records would be shattered, but uncertain passwork kept the score from soaring. Neither the East’s total nor the two-team score equaled that of the initial game in 1952. Cousy cracked the only mark when he ran his aggregate assist total to 33. Fancy Bob’s 20 points ran his total to 72, which is six below George Mikan’s accumulation. It also game him scoring honors. Ed Macauley had an opportunity to catch Mikan, but he is now tied with Cousy at 72, after one of his poorest demonstrations in getting but six points. It was a thrill-packed contest for the 13,148 fans up until the final minutes, when the East assumed complete command. Before Harry Gallatin’s foul point broke a 74-74 tie, the count had been knotted nine times, and the East had led on 12 occasions and the West 13.

WEST: Pollard (7-3-17), Coleman (2-2-6), Yardley (4-3-11), Pettit
(3-2-8), Foust (3-1-7), Mikkelsen (7-2-16), Phillip (3-0-6), Selvy (2-3-7), Wanzer
(3-2-8), Martin (2-1-5) TOTALS (26-19-91). EAST: Schayes (6-3-15), Braun
(4-0-8), Gallatin (4-5-13), Arizin (4-1-9), Macauley (1-4-6), Cousy (7-6-20),
Sherman (5-5-15), Seymour (3-2-8), McGuire (1-1-3) TOTALS (36-28-100).
Take the Cannoli

Markeia McCarty (Manager)

**Take the Cannoli** was a Movie Trvia Schmoedown team consisting of Drew McWeeny and Brianne Chandler. They were paired as a result of Anarchy random pairings and were managed by Markeia McCarty. Having vacated the tag team belt, McWeeny was left without a teammate, and decided to participate in the Anarchy with a new partner. Brianne was the 2018 Free 4 All winner, which gave the team a huge boost in chemistry and knowledge.

They were able to tie the all-time record for most points obtained by a team (35 points) in their debut vs Self-Righteous Brothers, and won the match, only to lose to The Harris Brothers at the quarter-finals.
27 January 1960

## 1960

**Utica Daily Press**- Nats Lose By 7; Knicks Triumph

New York— Walt Dukes and Gene Shue sparked the Detroit Pistons to a second period scoring splurge that propelled them to a 121-114 victory over the Syracuse Nats last night. Aided by Willie Naulls' 14 points, the New York Knicks came from 12 points behind early in the last quarter and beat the St. Louis Hawks, 123-118, in the second game. Shue and Dukes were the spark plugs for the Pistons throughout. They had ample help from Ed Conlin and Bailey Howell, running up as much a 19-point lead in the third period. But Syracuse, behind 116-98 with about five minutes to play, turned on the steam. Connie Dierking hit five straight points and Al Bianchi, Bob Hopkins and Dick Barnett did their share as the Nationals surged within three at 116-113. Then Shue added three fouls and Conlin two that secured the victory. The Nats led 39-31 early in the second quarter, but Conlin, Dukes and Shue outscored them 12-5 and Coach Dick McGuire added the go-ahead field goal, for a 45-44 lead. They never trailed after that. Shue led scoring with 31 points, Dukes had 27, plus 22 rebounds. Syracuse's George Yardley had 30 points and Hal Greer 24. Naulls' last quarter performance capped a tremendous comeback by the New Yorkers. The former UCLA star had three three-point plays' to help break the Hawks' lead. The last of these gave the Knicks a 109-108 lead with a little more than five minutes to play. The lead see-sawed back and forth until Clyde Lovellette tied the game at 117-117 with a field goal and foul and only 59 seconds to play. Here, Naulls put the Knicks ahead for good, making good on two free throws and fouled by Bob Pettit with 40 seconds left. Kenny Sears, who scored 30 points the same as Naulls, added two more fouls and the Knicks were in. The New Yorkers led by as much as 27-16 in the first period only to have the fabulous foul shooting of the Hawks wear them down and eventually take the lead at 36-35 Al Ferrari and Johnny McCarthy led a charge that upped the score to 67-55 St. Louis at halftime. The Hawks sank 24 of 24 fouls in the first half and wound up with 33 of 39 for the game. The Knicks also made 31 of 36. Pettit led St. Louis with 28 and Lovellette added 26.

DETROIT: Shue (10-11-31), Howell (8-1-17), Dukes (7-13-27), Noble (3-0-6), Conlin (6-7-19), Lloyd (3-1-7), Dees (2-1-5), McMillon (3-1-7), McGuire (1-0-2) TOTALS (43-35-121). SYRACUSE: Schayes (4-8-16), Yardley (10-10-30), Kerr (5-1-11), Costello (1-0-2), Greer (8-6-24), Barnett (2-1-5), Hopkins (2-0-4), Bianchi (3-2-8), Dierking (5-2-14), Cable (0-0-0) TOTALS (42-30-114).
December 14

## 1919

**Syracuse Herald**- All-Syracuse To Face Test Wednesday

Local Quintet Will Play Utica Team Of New York State League Here

Basketball fans of Syracuse will be given their first opportunity to see a New York State League team in action on Wednesday night when the Utica club will take the court at the armory in opposition to Wilbur Crisp’s All-Syracuse aggregation. Utica is trailing along in one of the lower positions in the league standing at the present time but the game will show just what Crisp’s aggregation can do against professionals and is likely to be followed up by contests with Albany, Troy, Schenectady and other strong combinations in the league. The Utica team has in its lineup some of the best known younger stars of the game including “Al” Schuler, who led the State League in the matter of points scored during the 1916-1917 season. Brad Hall, rated as one of the best defensive guards in the league, “Blubs” Alberding, a member of Basloe’s Globe Trotting Oswego champions of 1913-1914 and a substitute on the Utica team of 1915-1916 when it had the eastern championship. Fay Inman, manager of the Utica team, is also among the well known players of the state. Never a star, he has always been able to hold his own in any class and is rated as a dependable player in any position. The teams will line up as follows for Wednesday night’s game:

UTICA: Nestor, rf, Schuler, lf, Leary, c, Hall, lg, Inman, rg. ALL-SYRACUSE: Rafter, rf, Tormey, lf, Schwarzer, c, Casey, lg, Martin, rg.

## 1946

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

The Syracuse Nationals basketball team, winner of its last two starts, will oppose the Buffalo Bison quintet in an exhibition game at Elmira tonight. The teams have met three times this season with Buffalo sweeping all decisions. John “Chick” Meehan, idled by injury, will return to action for Syracuse tonight and Coach Benny Borgmann is expected to give Jack Dugger, recent addition to the squad, some action. Dugger joined the Nats this week after completing the football season as a member of the Buffalo Bisons. He is an Ohio State graduate and towers six feet four inches tall.

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nationals In New York

The Syracuse Nationals took to the road today, but the Philadelphia Warriors, who won here Sunday, practiced at Syracuse University’s gymnasium while awaiting action in a double-header at Buffalo tomorrow night. New York will entertain the Nats tonight in the second game of a Madison Square Garden doubleheader. Boston plays Minneapolis in the last game. Tomorrow night the Nats and Knicks take the floor for the first game, with Milwaukee as Boston’s foe in the nightcap. The Nats and Lakers then fly west for Saturday’s home at Minneapolis and return on the same plane to be rivals at the War Memorial Sunday. It was learned that Minoa’s Ronnie Costello is to report for induction into the armed services Dec. 27. He will stay with the Warriors until called.
19 January 1947

**Syracuse Herald American**- Nats Home Thursday To Play Rochester After Fort Wayne And Indianapolis Tilts

Syracuse’s hopes of moving upward in the National Basketball League standings hinged today on the ability of the team to defeat leading clubs in the Eastern and Western Divisions this week. this afternoon the Nationals are in Fort Wayne playing the Eastern Division second place Fort Wayne Zollners, Tuesday night the team meets Indianapolis floor, and then on Thursday the Syracusans return home for the first appearance here of the National League championship Rochester Royal quintet which is now leading the Eastern Division race. In the only clash of the year between Fort Wayne and Syracuse, the Nationals came out on the long end of a 61-47 score in Syracuse. The Zollners are only two and one-half games ahead of the ambitious Nats and a Syracuse victory this afternoon would narrow that margin by one full game. Indianapolis and Syracuse have met twice this season, both times in Syracuse with the Kautsky’s grabbing a 62-59 decision in the first game and Syracuse retaliating with a 56 to 49 win in the second. Thursday’s appearance of the Royals here is expected to provide Co-owners Dan Biasone and George Mingin with the first sellout crowd of the season, with the possibility that all seats will be sold before the day of the game. The Nats played Rochester in the Kodak City in the fourth game of the season and the Royals captured a 41-31 decision. It was one of the lowest point totals garnered by Rochester this season. Since that time Syracuse has made changes in its player personnel which have greatly strengthened the team. Rochester has been sweeping aside most competition in the loop this year, having won 18 of 22 starts. The odd part of the Royals’ record is that two of its four losses have been suffered at the hands of the Chicago Gears, who rate no better than fifth place in the Western Division. Owner Les Harrison and Coach Ed Malanowicz of the Royals have scouted the Syracuse team in its last two home games and admit that Thursday’s tussle will be a tough one, and add quickly that Syracuse is the most improved club in the circuit. Syracuse fans who watched the team perform against Oshkosh last Thursday night are inclined to agree with them.
31 January 1947

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Battle Gears Tonight

Chicago- After a scrimmage with Loyola University replaced the National League game with Sheboygan, the Syracuse Nationals were ready to meet the rejuvenated Chicago Gears here tonight. Last night’s game was postponed when a snowstorm prevented Syracuse from reaching the Wisconsin city. Syracuse was stranded in Chicago while Sheboygan were unable to reach the home base after playing the night before in Fort Wayne. Chicago will be strengthened tonight by the return of George Mikan who has settled a contract dispute with the team and agreed to play out the balance of this season. While Mikan was out Chicago signed Bobby McDermott as playing manager.
17 January 1947

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Tackle Oshkosh At Armory Tonight

Locals Seek 5th Straight Home Victory: Visitors Boast Lanky Players

The Oshkosh All-Stars, loaded with height, and anxious to get back on the win path after losing to Rochester Tuesday, face Syracuse in a National Basketball game tonight at the Jefferson Street Armory. Syracuse itself is ready for the game and hopes to make Oshkosh its fifth straight home victim. The Syracuse team has been intact for a week in practice sessions and exhibition games in this area, and several players along with Coach Benny Borgmann scouted the All-Stars Tuesday night. John Chaney was absent from drills Tuesday with a slight cold, but he has recovered sufficiently to play tonight. Borgmann is convinced that Syracuse will be forced to make Oshkosh play the Nationals style of game rather than the deliberate technique practiced in the Midwest. He has been working his charges hard on methods of stopping the pivot and double pivot used by the All-Stars. LeRoy Edwards, six foot four inch forward, and Gene Englund, six-five center, have been the most effective inside men for Oshkosh this year, while the play of Clinton Wager in back court has been exceptionally good. Wager also tops the six foot mark by five inches and he specializes in set shots. Syracuse may have to use both John Gee and Mike Novak in the lineup at the same time to offset some of the height of the visitors who do not have a single player on the squad of nine men that fails to reach the six-foot mark. Novak will have the task of stopping Englund, who led the scorers in the Rochester game Tuesday night with 23 points, and if the big Syracusan lives up to his past performances here the visitor may be in for one of his toughest nights of the season. George Nelmark and Jerry Rizzo, both starters for the Nationals tonight, were members if the Syracuse delegation which went to Rochester to scout the All-Stars. Along with Novak, Nelmark and Rizzo, Coach Borgmann is expected to start John “Chick” Meehan and John Chaney but may switch to either Gee or Steve Sharkey if Chaney is not able to play.
12 January 1947

**Syracuse Herald American**- Oshkosh Tries To Halt Surge Of Nationals

After winning its four home starts against top league competition the Syracuse Nationals basketball team is pointing to Thursday night when it again takes over the State Armory to oppose the Oshkosh All-Stars. Oshkosh holds second spot in the Western Division standings, and it will be making its first appearance of the year in Syracuse. At Oshkosh, the All-Stars handed Syracuse its most decisive beating of the year defeating the Nationals by a 74 to 43 score and the Nats are anxious to avenge that loss. The Syracuse team has been victorious in four straight home league games, and has won five of six exhibition tilts in the last two weeks. It is functioning at its peak now with Mike Novak spearheading the newly found offense. In early games with the team, Novak devoted himself largely to learning the style of his teammates and passing off on most occasions, but last Thursday night he started to shoot with the result being that he notched 18 points. Friday night in an exhibition game at Cohoes he scored 19 markers despite the fact he played less than one-half the game. Jerry Rizzo, leading scorer of Syracuse has not been shooting as often in recent games with a resultant slackening of his point total but he has contributed some important points. Chick Meehan and George Nelmark each have proved to be adept floormen who can either stay back and take set shot or make quick cuts for the hoop. The fifth starter for the Nats, John Chaney, has been having difficulty finding the hoop in recent encounters and missed many scoring opportunities but Borgmann believes practice sessions this week will correct that law in his play. LeRoy Edwards, Kentucky University graduate, Eddie Riska, who appeared here as a captain of the Notre Dame team some years ago, and Gene Englund former Wisconsin University star lead the Oshkosh invasion. The Oshkosh team has been active in pro ball since 1930 when Lon Darling, present manager and coach first formed the team, his teams won the National League championship in 1941 and 1942 and over a period of years it has become known as the Pro Team with the College Spirit.
April 18

## 1920

**Syracuse Herald**- All-Syracuse A Winner By 11 To 10 Score

Local Basketball Team Defeats Rochester In Overtime Period

In the greatest game of basketball that Rochester fans have witnessed
in several years, All-Syracuse Saturday night defeated the Centrals of
Rochester, by a score of 11 to 10 on the Armory court. Syracuse won through a
spurt early in the game. The Salt City men led at the end of the first half by
a count of 7 to 3. Rochester rallied gamely in the closing period and a field
goal by Messinger in the last minute of the second half tied the score at 10
points each. An overtime period of five minutes was played, during which Crisp,
on a foul shot, tallied the only count. This point gave Syracuse its victory.
Barsha was the star of the game, holding Joe Schwarzer scoreless. The Syracuse
collegian outplayed Schwarzer from the start and did not give him a single shot
from a point advantage. Casey, paired with Barsha at guard, also played a
strong game, netting one goal himself and holding his opponent scoreless. The
summary of the game follows:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Crisp, rf(1-5-7), Rafter, lf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (0-0-0),
Barsha, lg (0-0-0), Casey, rg (1-0-2) TOTALS (3-5-11). CENTRALS: Schwarzer, rf
(0-0-0), Cohen, rf (0-0-0), Friedman, lf (0-0-0), Messinger, c (1-0-2), Murphy,
rg (1-6-8), Schaft, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (2-6-10).

Summary: Fouls called on All-Syracuse 10; Rochester 9. Score at
halftime- All-Syracuse 7, Rochester 3; at the end of second period, All-Syracuse
10, Rochester 10. Referee- A.B. Powell, University of Buffalo.
15 January

## 1948

Syracuse Nationals 53, Indianapolis Kautskys 51

## 1950

Syracuse Nationals 82, Indianapolis Olympians 69

## 1953

Syracuse Nationals 109, Rochester Royals 85

## 1955

Lenox Merchants 106, Syracuse Nationals 96 (exhibition)

## 1956

Syracuse Nationals 99, Rochester Royals 88

## 1959

Syracuse Nationals 111, Minneapolis Lakers 105

## 1960

St. Louis Hawks 141, Syracuse Nationals 140
December 8

## 1946

**Syracuse Herald American**- Nats Beaten At Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wis.— The Syracuse Nationals after registering a stunning upset over the Chicago Gears Friday night bowed to Oshkosh cagers here Saturday, 74 to 43. The Nats apparently weary following a week of steady competition were never in the running.

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats At Rochester To Oppose Royals

Humble Warriors Again

Having disposed of a Philadelphia threat for the time being with an 88-81 triumph over the Warriors at New Haven, the Syracuse Nationals moved here for a scuffle with the Royals tonight. Taming Philadelphia for the third time in four starts, the Nats pushed the Warriors back to third behind Boston, who makes a bid to catch the Syracusans at the War Memorial tomorrow night. The Nats and Celts play again Saturday in a nationally televised game at Beantown. Syracuse with a record of six victories in 11 starts away from home to go along with their 7-1 record at the War Memorial, has a two and one-half game lead over the Celts in the tight Eastern Division chase. New York, in last place, is but three games behind the Nats. Paul Seymour was the high scorer for Syracuse at New Haven with 25 points and he sank three important baskets in the last period spurt of the Nats to victory. With the score knotted at 70-all Kenville tallied a bucket and Rocha a foul before Paul Arizin hit for Philadelphia to leave the Nats in front 73-72. Then Seymour clicked on two successive set shots to open up the gap and the Nats were in front to stay. Earlier the Syracusans had blown a 40-30 lead as Minoa’s Ron Costello dropped in 10 points to lead a Warrior surge that once gave Ed Gottleib’s charges a 59-51 advantage. The game, played on an extremely slippery floor, was marked by excellent shooting and a minimum of fouls. Only 15 personals were charged to Philadelphia and 14 to the Nats. Neil Johnston, Warriors center, suffered a cut eye in the third period and was out for about 10 minutes as sutures were administered to close the wound. Five of the eight Nats who competed netted double figures. George King did not make the trip. Paul Arizin was high man for Phillies with 20 points.

SYRACUSE: Schayes (6-1-13), Rocha (6-5-16), Lloyd (5-3-13), Simmons (2-3-7), Kenville (6-0-12), Seymour (10-5-25), Farley (1-0-2), Kerr (0-0-0) TOTALS (36-16-88). PHILADELPHIA: Arizin (7-6-20), Graboski (6-3-15), Johnston (7-2-16), George (5-0-10), Finn (2-1-5), Costello (7-0-14), Murray (0-1-1), Zawoluk (0-0-0), Davis (0-0-0), Brennan (0-0-0) TOTALS (34-13-81).
4 January 1920

**Syracuse Herald**- All-Syracuse To Meet Fast Court Quintet

Ogdensburg Team Has Not Been Defeated This Year

Facing one of the hardest games of the season next Wednesday night at the Syracuse Armory court when the All-Syracuse basketball quintet will line up against the undefeated Company I five of Ogdensburg, manager Wilbur Crisp of the locals will send his men through three hard practice sessions. Ogdensburg has played six games this season and have yet to taste defeat. They won over the famous Fort Plain five by a much larger score than the local court tossers when they met here several weeks ago. For the last seven years the Ogdensburg team has been playing together and have met some of the best court teams in northern New York. They hold the court championship for that part of the state. Announcement was made that patrons of the All-Syracuse-Elmira game last Thursday night who held passed out checks or reserved seat stubs, would be admitted to the game next week or could have their money refunded at the box office. The lineups of the main tilt:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Tormey, lf, Rafter, rf, Schwarzer, c, Crisp, lg, Casey, rg. OGDENSBURG: McNally, rf, Clouthier, lf, Ladoucer, c, Farrand, lg Cody, rg.
9 February 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Take Two-Game Lead Beating Celts

Play Again Tonight

The Syracuse Nationals, catching the Celtics with thee of their players in sick bay, moved two games ahead of second-place Boston today in the National Basketball Association’s Eastern Division race. With Bill Sharman and Ed Macauley sidelined because of leg injuries and Frank Ramsey also on Boston’s sick list suffering of pneumonia, the Nationals trampled the Celtics, 115-88, last night. Dolph Schayes paced the Syracuse attack with 27 points. The teams resume action tonight meeting at Boston Gardens. In the second game of a Madison Square Garden twin-bill, the New York Knickerbockers celebrated “Harry Gallatin Night” with a 98-95 triumph over the Minneapolis Lakers. Sweetwater Clifton led the Knicks with 18 points but it was Gallatin who sparked New York’s decisive fourth period drive. Playing his 500th straight game, he netted 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds after being presented with gifts by admirers prior to the game. Frank Selvy, the league’s high scorer, poured in 30 points to lead the lowly Milwaukee Hawks to a 102-95 victory over the Philadelphia Warriors. Joe Graboski was high man for the Warriors with 25 points.

SYRACUSE: Schayes (10-7-27), Kerr (7-1-15), Lloyd (4-2-10), Rocha (5-5-15), Farley (3-3-9), Seymour (8-3-19), Kenville (0-1-1), King (9-1-19) TOTALS (48-23-115). BOSTON: Nichols (7-4-22), Brannum (2-1-5), Morrison (1-1-3), Palazzi (7-0-14), Barksdale (5-2-12), Cousy (7-10-24), Scolari (2-0-4), Whittaker (1-0-2) TOTALS (33-22-88).

Score at halftime- Syracuse 37, Boston 35. Officials- Borgia and Drucker.

Osterkorn Ticket Booth Is Opened

James Clancy, first lieutenant in the E.A. O’Hara, Jr., ticket army for the Walter Osterkorn “Appreciation Night,” announced today the opening of a booth in Hotel Onondaga lobby to dispense ducats for tomorrow night’s game. The Nats are meeting Minneapolis at the War Memorial, and a share of each ticket sold by the committee goes to the Osterkorn fund. Joe Watt, ex-Orange grid star, today turned over 15 tickets for distribution among Boys Club members, purchased for the game by Syracuse Beverage Corporation.
12 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Boston Takes Lead from Nats

Celtics Set Records At Ft. Wayne; Syracuse Beaten By Minneapolis

The high scoring Boston Celtics took over the Eastern Division
leadership of the National Basketball Association today and they did it the
hard way, too. To begin with, they beat Fort Wayne, Western Division leader,
119-110, Tuesday night and, in the process, set a pair of scoring records for
the Fort Wayne Coliseum. The Celtics 119-point total broke the old record of
117 set by Milwaukee. And the combined total of 229 points scored by both teams
eclipsed the 225 set by Minneapolis and Milwaukee earlier this season. Bill
Sharman led Boston with 27 points while Larry Foust had 33 for Fort Wayne. In
the opening game of the twin bill, Bob Pettit scored 31 points, 15 of them in
the final period, to lead Milwaukee to a 93-90 victory over Rochester. Bobby
Wanzer and Bobby Davies each hit double figures for the Royals. Minneapolis
defeated Syracuse, 93-82. Vern Mikkelsen of the Lakers was individual high
scorer in the game played at Grand Forks, N.D., with 21 points. Paul Seymour
lead Syracuse with 16.

SYRACUSE: Kerr (3-1-7), Schayes (2-11-15), Kenville (1-2-4), Simmons
(2-1-5), Lloyd (5-1-11), Rocha (2-4-8), King (2-2-6), Seymour (7-2-16), Farley
(2-6-10) TOTALS (26-30-82). MINNEAPOLIS: Pollard (0-2-2), Mikkelsen (8-4-20),
Schnittker (4-5-13), Sunderlage (0-0-0), Lovellette (6-11-23), Kalafat (0-2-2),
Skoog (7-0-14), Martin (3-3-9), Holstein (2-2-6), Watson (2-0-4) TOTALS
(32-20-93).
3 January 1947

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Beaten By Bullets

Paterson, N.J.- The Syracuse Nationals basketball team arrived here for tomorrow night’s exhibition game against the Paterson Crescents after dropping a 46-37 decision to the Baltimore Bullets in the Maryland city Thursday night. It will be homecoming day for Benny Borgmann and George Mingin, coach and co-owner of the Syracuse team, as both are natives of Paterson.
6 January 1950

**Utica Daily Press**- Nats Capture 15th Straight At Home

Blackhawks Beaten In 4th Quarter

Syracuse--The Syracuse Nationals had to come through with a red-hot fourth period last night to down the Tri-City Blackhawks, 82 to 73, for their 15th straight home court victory in the National Basketball Association. The Blackhawks were ahead by 60 to 55 in the early moments of the third period, but the Nats came out of the final session with a 27 to 18 scoring advantage and their fourth win in as many meetings with the Midwesterners. Player-Coach Al Cervi scored 18 points to lead the Eastern Division leaders in their 26th victory in 30 starts. Marko Todorovich bucketed 17 for the losers. The score:

SYRACUSE: Cervi, f (7-4-18), Macknowski, f (4-1-9), Gabor, f (5-4-14), Corley, f (0-0-0), Hannum, c (3-0-6), Peterson, c (1-0-2), Seymour, g (2-1-5), Schayes, g (3-5-11), Ratkovicz, g (5-5-15), Levane, g (1-0-2) TOTALS (31-20-82). TRI-CITY: Eddleman, f (5-0-10), Todorovich, f (7-3-17), Perkins, f (0-0-0), Otten, c (3-8-14), Mahnken, c (2-1-5), Gibson, g (2-3-7), Weir, g (1-2-4), Ray, g (1-0-2), Kirk, g (3-7-13), Von Neida, g (0-1-1) TOTALS (24-25-73).
12 January 1920

**Utica Herald Dispatch**- K. of C. Defeated

Local Basketball Team Trimmed By Fast
All-Syracuse Team

At Syracuse Saturday evening the Knights
of Columbus basketball team of this city, with a run of three straight
victories, went down in defeat before the speedy All-Syracuse team, 28 to 10.
Syracuse piled up a big lead in the first half, leading at the end of the
initial period 20 to 3. This lead the locals could not overcome, though
outscoring their opponents in the second half, 8 to 7. The Knights were also considerably
handicapped by being compelled to play according to the amateur rules. Score:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Tormey, lf (2-0-4),
Rafter, rf (4-0-8), Schwarzer, c (1-0-2), Casey, rf (1-0-2), Crisp, lg (3-6-12),
Simons, lg (0-0-0), Trupin, rf (0-0-0) TOTALS (11-6-28). K. OF C.: Kellmurray,
lf (1-0-2), Cahill, rf (1-0-2), Power, c (1-0-2), Marion, c (1-0-2), Murphy, rg
(0-0-0), Roberts, lg (0-0-0), Wurz, lg (0-2-2) TOTALS (4-2-10).

**Utica Observer**- Syracuse Defeats Knights

First Defeat Of Season Administered By
The Fast All-Syracuse Team

Before one of the largest crowds of the
season at Syracuse Saturday night the All-Syracuse quintet outclassed the local
Knights of Columbus, winning by the score of 28 to 10. The large open court and
puzzling amateur rules proved to be a great handicap for the Knights but in
addition to that their defense was undoubtedly weak and their shooting was not
what it should have been on many occasions. Lineup and summary:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Tormey, lf (2-0-4),
Rafter, rf (4-0-8), Schwarzer, c (1-0-2), Casey, rf (1-0-2), Crisp, lg
(3-6-12), Simons, lg (0-0-0), Trupin, rf (0-0-0) TOTALS (11-6-28). K. OF C.:
Kellmurray, lf (1-0-2), Cahill, rf (1-0-2), Power, c (1-0-2), Marion, c
(1-0-2), Murphy, rg (0-0-0), Roberts, lg (0-0-0), Wurz, lg (0-2-2) TOTALS
(4-2-10).

Score at halftime- Syracuse 20, Utica 3.
Referee- Dr. Murphy.
6 January 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Play Lakers As Ferris Steps Down

Minneapolis Champs Visit Here Tonight; Directors Accept Leo’s
Resignation

Internal disturbances settled at least for the time being, the Syracuse
Nationals basketball squad tonight planned a royal reception for the
Minneapolis Lakers in a league game at the War Memorial. Coach John Kundla’s
Midwesterners enjoy a 3-1 advantage in series play with the Nats this season. The
clubs will be rivals again Saturday in Minneapolis and next Tuesday in Minot,
N.D.. Meanwhile, affairs of the Syracuse club are under supervision of President
Dan Biasone following acceptance of Leo Ferris’ resignation at a special
meeting of board of directors last night. Joe Schwarzer, chairman,
announced the official acceptance in the following statement: “The board of
directors has regretfully accepted the resignation of Mr. Ferris effective Jan.
10, and wishes him every success in his future endeavors.” All of the 15
directors with the exception of Tom Smith were present at the special meeting
in the Onondaga Hotel. Smith was unable to attend due to an ankle fracture. No
announcement was given as to the actual vote but it was learned authoritatively
that nine members voted to accept the resignation while two voted against
acceptance. Chairman Schoeneck, Jr., did not arrive until after ballots had
been collected. Schwarzer insisted that no further action had been taken to
appoint a successor to Ferris who served as general manager for $15,000 salary.
This left matters in the hands of Biasone as president. He has agreed to run
affairs for the balance of the season. Today Biasone indicated that Coach Al Cervi will be given additional duties, heretofore handled within the business
office in relation to travel and accommodations. Members of special committees
will also become more active, all serving without pay, in an effort to rescue
the club from early season losses. Player personnel will be left in Cervi’s
hands. It will be his job to make draft selections. Cervi welcomed the
additional duties. Ferris accepted the decision of the board in good spirits.
He stated again in their presence his reasons for deciding to resign, and left
the door open for reconsideration providing differences between him and some of
the directors were ironed out. After leaving his post as of Jan. 10, Ferris
intends complete work on promotional publications. He said he would retain his
post as a member of the club’s board of directors and retain his stock. He has
been with the Nats since 1949. Cervi plans only one lineup change tonight. He
expects to start Dick Farley in place of George King. “We’ll probably move
Farley into the pivot to work on Slater Martin,” Cervi said. This will also
prevent Martin from starting the Lakers fast break attack.