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19 January

## 1947

Fort Wayne Pistons 58, Syracuse Nationals 49

## 1950

Syracuse Nationals 107, Denver Nuggets 86

## 1955

Syracuse Nationals 98, Philadelphia Warriors 97

## 1956

Syracuse Nationals 122, Minneapolis Lakers 100

## 1957

St. Louis Hawks 104, Syracuse Nationals 96

## 1958

Syracuse Nationals 112, New York Knicks 108

## 1962

Boston Celtics 128, Syracuse Nationals 103

## 1963

Syracuse Nationals 149, Boston Celtics 148
October 15

## 1954

Syracuse Herald Journal- Nats Invade Poughkeepsie For Opener

Coach Al Cervi led his Syracuse Nationals cagers through another long workout at the Manlius School gymnasium today as the squad prepared for its first exhibition encounter of the season against New York at Poughkeepsie tomorrow night. Most of the Nats appeared in good physical condition and Cervi intends to use all players during the pre-season games. He is particularly anxious to test some of the rookies under fire for he must cut four men prior to the season opener. Cervi told an Exchange Club luncheon gathering he thinks the club has a good chance to win the championship. Minor changes in rules were explained by President Dan Biasone which will reduce the penalty for a seventh personal foul during any quarter, and which will allow defensive players to knock the ball out of bounds without giving the attacking team a full 24 seconds to take a new shot. The Nats today revealed Bob Pettit, ex-Louisiana State scoring champion, had agreed to join the college stars for the test against the Nats Oct. 24. Others in the fold include Togo Palazzi, John Kerr, Cliff Hagan, Frank Ramsey, Larry Costello, Mel Besdin and Billy Jenkins.
November 2

## 1919

**Syracuse Post Standard**- Crisp Manages All-Syracuse Basketball Team

Powerful Quintet Of Basket Tosses To Represent City; Plans For 1919-1920 Season Presage Revival Of Popular Winter Indoor Sport; Games To Be Played At Armory; Negotiations Have Been Opened To Bring Metropolitan Five Of New York, Fort Plains Quintet And Other Famous Teams To City- Well Known Court Stars To Be Seen In Action

Syracuse will be represented by the strongest basketball team in the history of the great winter sport during the 1919-1920 season. Wilbur F. Crisp, former captain of the Syracuse University quintet and one of the greatest guards that ever wore the Orange, is fostering the movement to place the city on the basketball map and is arranging a schedule of games what will bring the foremost teams in the country to Syracuse. Crisp announced last night that he had secured the Armory for all home games and that contests would be played weekly, probably on Wednesday nights. He is planning to bring the famous Fort Plains quintet to Syracuse the latter part of the month for the opening contest of the season. Crisp is negotiating for games in Syracuse with such teams as the Metropolitan Five, the Silent Five of New York, the Rail Lights of Toledo, the Orioles (formerly the Germans) of Buffalo and other strong Eastern and Western teams. While he is not yet ready to announce the personnel of the team which he will direct he stated that it would be composed of players known to followers of the game in this city and that he would make an effort to give the fans the strongest possible combination of start. The quintet will be called the All-Syracuse team, and will play independent basketball.

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Moore Will Oppose Nats

Jackie Moore, sold by the Syracuse Nationals to the Milwaukee Hawks, will report to Red Holzman’s team in Buffalo Saturday as the Hawks play Minneapolis. He will then return to Syracuse to oppose the Nats in Sunday’s game here. Moore is the second Nat rookie to be sold to Milwaukee, Syracuse having sent Ken McBride to the Western Division team. The club roster was given a day off yesterday, but resume drills at Manlius School today. Red Rocha and Cervi are suffering of heavy colds. The Nats next game is at Boston Saturday. Sunday the Harlem Globetrotters return to play the Toledo Mercuries in the first game of the twin bill which concludes with the Nats-Hawks encounter.
October 1

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Schayes Is Still Outside Nats Tepee

Pruning time is fast approaching for several of the 18 basketeers assembled at the training camp of the Syracuse Nationals and indications are that five men will be released after drills tomorrow. Coach Al Cervi wasted no time in starting arduous drills. He scrimmaged the squad for 2½ hours yesterday and had two drills today at Manlius. Dick Farley, John Kerr and Ken McBride appeared to be the most likely looking prospects among the rookie contingent on hand yesterday. Veterans, with the exception of Red Rocha and Dolph Schayes were on hand. Rocha will arrive Oct. 6, and Schayes is still a holdout. Dolph and Cervi were together on a fishing jaunt Wednesday and Schayes met with general manager Leo Ferris for nearly an hour yesterday, but they still failed to agree on terms. Cervi remained a bit on the pessimistic side in pre-season predictions at the clambake for stockholders last night, but Ferris predicted a first or second place finish for the Syracusans.

## 1956

**Utica Daily Press**- Nats Begin Drills Today

Syracuse--The Syracuse Nationals pre-season drills are scheduled to begin this morning at Manlius School under the direction of Coach Al Cervi. Cervi, who has been spending the past week guiding the Nats' rookie camp, expects Co-captains Paul Seymour and Dolph Schayes, Red Rocha, Jim Tucker, Earl Lloyd, Billy Kenville, Ed Conlin and John Kerr to report today. Newcomers expected to attend include Forest Able, Mal Duffy, Joe Holup, Bob Hopkins, John Horan, Dick Kenyon, Jim McLaughlin, Jim Ray, Marty Satalino, Don Savage, Myles Witchery and Les Roh.
November 20

## 1946

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nationals Seek New Basketeer For Thursday Night

Would Add Strength To The Attack; Borgmann Joins Rizzo In New York
With only Jerry Rizzo absent, the Syracuse Nationals went through a long drill in the Jefferson St. Armory yesterday afternoon in preparation for the invasion of the Buffalo Bisons here tomorrow night. Rizzo was in New York seeking an additional player for the Nats and was joined there today by Coach Benny Borgmann who flew to meet Rizzo. John Chaney was the sparkplug of the Nats in the drill yesterday offensively and defensively putting on a one man show. The defensive play of the Nats was emphasized by Borgmann who was impressing his charges with the necessity of switching men on defense when the occasion demanded. Chick Meehan suffered a recurrence of an ankle injury in the waning moments of the drill but expects to be ready to start against the Bisons. John Gee will draw the assignment of stopping long Don Otten tomorrow night, drilled hard and long after the others had gone home, trying to perfect his pivot shot and recovery off the boards. Billy Hassett, Notre Dame star of last season and a member of the Buffalo squad, may not be able to make the trip tomorrow as it interferes with his school work. Nick Grunzweig, who was seen in Syracuse while a member of the Niagara University team, has been getting rave notices for his latest play with the Bisons and has assured himself of a starting position along with Otten. The balance of the Buffalo starting lineup will probably show Howie Raeder, Mel Thurston and Pop Gates. Announcement was made by Syracuse officials that the game originally scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 1 with the Chicago Gears will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 3 instead since the forced cancellation of Sunday dates in the Armory.
September 26

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald American**- ‘Red’ Rocha Is Returning To Nationals

The Syracuse Nationals basketball squad has been bolstered by the return of Ephraim “Red” Rocha, 30, to the pro cage sport. Rocha informed the Nats officials he would accept terms, but would be forced to report to practice a week late on Oct. 7. Coach Al Cervi and general manager Leo Ferris were delighted at the Rocha decision. Several times last year the manager attempted to persuade Rocha to quit retirement. His signing gives the Nats strength in the height department that could match most clubs in the loop. Rookie John Kerr, Wally Osterkorn and Jim Neal are under contract while Dolph Schayes and Earl Lloyd are holdouts but expected to agree to terms before the season starts. Rocha told Ferris in the telephone conversation that he had been working out for a week in gymnasiums in his hometown, Silver Springs, Md., and would continue the drills until he leaves for Syracuse.
November 3

## 1946

**Syracuse Herald American**- Syracuse’s Pro Quintet Hits Road

Syracuse’s first representative basketball team in the National League has completed pre-season training and is ready for its league opener against Toledo in the latter city Thursday night. The squad will spend Monday and Tuesday polishing up its offense. Bennie Borgmann has been drilling the club for over three weeks and yesterday completed cutting the squad to 12 men which will take the road this week. As a surprise announcement it was revealed that Dick Ahrens, the elongated center who was billed as one of the tallest men in the circuit, has been optioned to the Utica entry in the New York State League. One addition to the team reported yesterday as Hugh Salisbury, former Purdue player, went through the drills. Bob Nugent, Eulogio Piro, Lester Rothman, Lew Spicer, Bob Shaddock, Bob Synnott, John Chaney, Jerry Rizzo, Bill McCahan, Carl Malfatino, Eddie Erban and Chick Meehan are now on the squad.
October 12

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Besdin Joins All-Stars To Oppose Nats

The Syracuse Nationals training camp roster has been reduced to 12 men with the exhibition schedule slated to open Saturday at Poughkeepsie. If, and when Dolph Schayes signs a pact, three of the squad must be dropped or traded. Fletcher Johnson, basketeer from Duquesne who was released, headed for Baltimore to report as a free agent. Veterans Jim Neal and Al Masino along with rookies John Kerr, Dick Farley and Ken McBride are battling for two open posts on the club. Red Rocha, Billy Kenville, Wally Osterkorn, Earl Lloyd, Paul Seymour, George King and Bill Gabor seemed assured of retention. The probable array of All-Americans to face the Nats Oct. 24 may be chosen from the following: Togo Palazzi, Holy Cross; Frank Ramsey and Cliff Hagan, Kentucky; Dick Rosenthal, Notre Dame; Tom Marshall, Western Kentucky; Frank Selvy, Furman; Bob Pettit, L.S.U.; Kerr; Mel Besdin, Syracuse, and Billy Jenkins, LeMoyne. They have received special invitations to participate. Besdin became the first to accept a bid. Selvy, Pettit, Ramsey, Palazzi, Hagan, Marshall, Rosenthal and Kerr are regarded as practical certainties since they have agreed to compete in a twin bill against the New York Knicks the day before the Syracuse game. Jenkins is in service and is seeking leave to participate under the coaching of his former mentor, Tom Niland of LeMoyne who accepted the coaching job.
November 6

## 1957

**Watertown Daily Times**- Bob Pettit Sets Rapid Pace As Hawks Win

St. Louis Ace Has 165 points; Pours In 34 Points As Team Defeats Syracuse Nats; Take 115-101 Victory; Boston Celtics Win Sixth In Row By Defeating Detroit, 111 To 105—Sharman Stars

Bob Pettit, the St. Louis Hawks' six-foot, nine-inch sharpshooter, is setting a whirlwind early pace in an effort to recapture the National Basketball Association scoring championship he lost to Philadelphia's Paul Arizin last season. The ex-L.S.U. star rang up 34 points in leading the Hawks to a 115-101 victory over the Syracuse Nationals last night and now has tallied 165 points in six games for a 27.5 average. Arizin won the scoring title last season with a 25.6 average, partly because Pettit was injured in the closing weeks of the campaign. Pettit poured in 18 points in the first period last night to help the Hawks open up a 31-22 lead and they never were seriously threatened. The victory squared the Hawks' record at 3-3 and sent them into a first-place tie with idle Cincinnati in the circuit's Western Division. Dolph Schayes led the losers with 20 points. The champion Boston Celtics ran their unbeaten streak to six games in the opener of the doubleheader at St. Louis' Kiel Auditorium by whipping the Detroit Pistons, 111-105. Bill Sharman scored 28 points and Frank Ramsey, filling in for Bob Cousy, tallied 21 for the Celtics. The Celtics' sixth straight win enabled them to open up a two and a half game lead on New York, in the Eastern Division but they're still a long way from the N.B.A. mark of 15 straight victories at the start of a season—set by Washington in 1948. Harry Gallatin had 25 points and George Yardley 22 for the Pistons. Boston is at Mnneapolis in tonight's only game.
September 12

## 1946

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Rothman Will Play Syracuse Basketball

Lew Spicer and Bob Nugent today had company on the roster of the Syracuse National Basketball League team. George Mingin, team manager, is said to have signed 10 or 12 men and to be negotiating with 15 more, all being due to report in Syracuse, soon after Oct. 1 for a month of conditioning work. One of the finest players rounded up is Lester Rothman, a forward, who is 6 feet 2½ inches tall and weighs 195 pounds, who originally starred for Long Island University where he had a 27-point among other outstanding feats. Rothman is only 22 years old and played American League games with the Paterson Crescents last year but refused to make long road trips for exhibition games and therefore did not play with the Crescents in Syracuse. Ben Borgmann, Syracuse coach, says Rothman is his choice for outstanding honors in the American League last year and he regards him as certain to star. John Gee has pledged his word to Mingin he will play with Syracuse if he plays pro basketball this winter. George ViJacich, 6 feet, 8-inch center, first for Kentucky and then L.I.U., a 220-pounder, and Mike Wallace of Sampson, PA, a protégé of Mingin, who scouted central Pennsylvania last winter, have also been signed. Dan Biasone, Mingin’s partner in basketball promotion, is the unhappiest man in town, following his return from Chicago. Danny brought one of the veteran stars of the National League, conditionally, making the reservation that he be given five days in which to sign the player. The basketeers was contacted and he demanded a $12,000 a year salary, with expenses, and Dan fainted. Biasone and Mingin say they are willing to spend $100,000, if necessary, for their basketball schedule of 44 league games and exhibitions but they are also quick to admit they can’t see $12,000 as one player’s salary.
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7 February 1955

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Playing Four Games During Week

Regain Peak By Downing Knicks

This might be the week for the Syracuse Nationals to make a decisive
move toward the Eastern Division National Basketball Association pennant. The
locals regained a game lead with a 77-75 victory against New York here last
night, and now meet the Celts in games at New York tomorrow night and Boston
Wednesday. While the Nats and Celts are attempting to cut each other down, the
Knicks have two tough games with Minneapolis, which plays here Thursday night.
Syracuse also has Saturday and Sunday afternoon games at home with Milwaukee
and Rochester, while Boston is at Philadelphia Saturday and hosts New York
Sunday. As the Syracusans looked forward to the games with the Beantowners they
find some reason for optimism, since it was reported Ed Macauley and Bill
Sharman of the Celts were injured in yesterday’s home court loss to
Philadelphia. Determination proved to be the motivating power as the Nats
temporarily dispelled a threat by New York in winning here. The usual big guns,
Dolph Schayes, Red Rocha and Earl Lloyd, were not enjoying good nights, but
John Kerr and George King took up the slack. Kerr wound up with 24 points and
King added 21. Syracuse outscored the visitors by eight points from the floor,
but the Knicks kept in contention by sinking 25 of 35 free throw attempts while
the Nats converted 19 of 26. The Knicks, who needed the win to pull within one
game of the Syracusans, took advantage of a series of breaks in the late going
to give 2,971 fans a thrilling finish. Trailing by five points at 76-71, with
less than two minutes to play, the Knicks picked up a basket by Ray Felix to
cut into the margin. The elongated pivot man then fouled King in backcourt, but
officials awarded the Syracusan a single shot he made. Felix appeared to lose
control of the ball on the next Knick offensive but batted it in midair and it
sailed through the hoop with 27 seconds left, Syracuse used up its 24-second
allotment before a shot by Paul Seymour missed and, with two seconds to play,
the Knicks called for a timeout. They attempted to set up Felix for the tying
basket but his hurried shot was wide of the hoop. In the games with Boston the
Nats will again be down to eight men. Jim Tucker, who didn’t play against
Rochester or here, will not be with the team until it returns home to face
Minneapolis. Wally Osterkorn is back in uniform but does not plan to play for
at least another 10 days.

NEW YORK: Gallatin (2-6-10), Braun (6-4-16), Baechtold (3-4-10),
Peterson (0-1-1), Clifton (4-0-8), Felix (8-10-26), McGuire (2-0-4), Shue
(0-0-0), Turner (0-0-0) TOTALS (25-25-75). SYRACUSE: Schayes (3-2-8), Rocha
(1-2-4), Lloyd (4-0-8), Kerr (10-4-24), Seymour (0-3-3), King (8-5-21),
Kenville (2-1-5), Farley (1-2-4) TOTALS (29-19-77).

Score at halftime- Syracuse 43, New York 36.
May 17

## 1962

**Amsterdam Evening Recorder**- NBA Syracuse Nats Show Severe Losses

Syracuse— Officers of the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball Association report a net loss of $48,100 for the club for the 1961-62 season. The officials told stockholders at the club's anjual meeting Wednesday night that operating costs totaled $330,000. The Nats had income of $184,900 from gate receipts and $97,000 from other sources, including television, sale of players and fund-raising activities here. A reserve fund will absorb the loss, officials said. Dan Biasone was relected president. Stockholders named Charles A. Schoeneck, Jr., former majority leader of the State Assembly, to the board of directors.
October 20

## 1946

**Syracuse Herald American**- Syracuse Signs Tallest Pro Basketeer

Ahrens, at 6 Feet, 11½ Is Hired; Arrives For Basketball Duty

Dick Ahrens of Oil City, Pa., the tall man of pro basketball, yesterday signed a contract to play with the Syracuse five in the National Basketball League. Ahrens stands 6 feet 11½ inches tall, is a former Long Island University basketeer and of late has played with strong independent professional clubs of Pittsburgh, Washington and his home city. He is a protégé of Lou Zara, business manager of the Syracuse club, who says Syracuse had to bid high to beat out three other clubs of the National and area owners leagues. Ahrens will be in the squad that reports Monday to start practice for the year at the Armory. Coach Bennie Borgmann arrived this morning to take charge of practice.

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Johnny Kerr Joins Stars At Chicago

John Kerr, rookie center of the Syracuse Nats, will not be with the team for its exhibition with the New York Knicks at Oneida tomorrow night, and will oppose his Syracuse teammates when the College All-Americans invade the War Memorial Sunday night. Kerr is in Chicago with the College All-Stars for the game against the championship Minneapolis Lakers in the Windy City tonight. Tomorrow he plays against the Lakers at Minneapolis. The collegians will be kept busy flying to New York to oppose the Knicks in an afternoon-night double-header Saturday, then coming on to Syracuse to face the Nats Sunday night and winding up their tour at Boston against the Celtics Monday. Most members of the College All-Star squad are candidates for teams within the N.B.A. indications are the Nats are attempting to place Al Masino with the Baltimore Bullets or Milwaukee Hawks.
November 28

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald American**- Knicks Play Here After NY Loss

Making good use of recently acquired Connie Simmons’ rebounding strength the Syracuse Nationals drew first blood in their seasons series with the New York Knickerbockers with an 80-74 triumph in Madison Square Garden last night. The teams renew rivalry at the War Memorial here tonight with the Nats still seeking to catch the loop leading Philadelphia Warriors. Dolph Schayes limited to brief service last night will probably be used at stages again tonight. Syracuse broke out of a 64-64 tie with six minutes to play when Simmons sank a foul point, and then Billy Kenville stole the ball and fed the Nat newcomer for a layup. A moment later Simmons again sank a long set to increase the margin to 69-64. New York never again came closer than six points and their final basket was a gift shot by the loose checking Nats who refused to foul. The Nats were highly effective at the free throw line missing on only three tries. Paul Seymour, Red Rocha and Kenville took turns providing the Nats with necessary lifts as they led throughout most of the second half. At one time the margin was 50-39, but Carl Braun led New York in a rally. Rocha with 21 points was the game’s leading scorer while Seymour added 20. High man for New York was Nat Clifton with 14. With Seymour netting seven of his team’s first 11 points the Nats opened an 11-5 advantage and increased the margin to 17-9 before the Knicks with newcomer Bob Knight setting the pace rallied to close the gap to two points at 22-20 as the quarter ended. The score was deadlocked five times in the second period and New York went in front once at 29-28, but by halftime the Syracusans were ahead, 40-36. They broke a 34-34 tie with a layup by Seymour and two set shots by Bill Kenville while the New Yorkers lone bucket was by Turner. After cutting the lead to a point at 40-39 the Knicks fell back. Syracuse netted 11 straight points with Seymour and Rocha the top men. At the end of the quarter it was Syracuse in front, 56-50.

NEW YORK: Braun (5-3-13), Baechtold (4-4-12), Clifton (5-4-14), Gallatin (5-2-12), Felix (0-2-2), McGuire (1-1-3), Turner (5-1-11), Knight (3-0-6), Hoffman (0-1-1) TOTALS (29-16-74). SYRACUSE: Rocha (9-3-21), Schayes (1-2-4), Lloyd (3-1-7), Kenville (4-3-11), Simmons (4-2-10), Kerr (1-0-2), Seymour (7-6-20), King (1-3-5), Farley (0-0-0) TOTALS (30-20-80).

Score at halftime- Syracuse 40, New York 36. Officials- Neft and Borgia.

From Highlighting Sports By Jack Slattery

The Nats are back at it again. Injuries one on top of another. It’s a wonder Al Cervi doesn’t drop out of coaching and enter med school. He’s practically served an internship just watching his battered athletes limp on and off the court. There are unconfirmed rumors the Billy Gabor’s sickness might sideline him for the remainder of the season. I sincerely hope it isn’t so. But for Billy’s sake, hope that he does not rush back to the court wars before he is physically fit.
October 30

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Perform In Baltimore

The Syracuse Nationals and Baltimore Bullets open their 1954-55 National Basketball Association campaigns here tonight and by the time the season concludes March 13, a 324-game schedule will be completed with each of the nine teams participating in 72 tests. A total of 46 twin bills have been scheduled with each team participating in a minimum of four double headers. The Nats will use a veteran array on opening the pennant chase. Coach Al Cervi has named Dolph Schayes, Earl Lloyd, Wally Osterkorn, Paul Seymour and George King as starters. In reserve the Syracusans have Dick Farley, Jackie Moore, John Kerr, Bill Kenville and Bill Gabor.
October 7

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Expect Red Rocha For Friday Drill

Red Rocha, a two-year veteran with the Syracuse Nationals, was expected to work out with the local pros for the first time tomorrow. Rocha, 30, is making a comeback after a year’s retirement. He was a standout performer in two seasons of play at Syracuse. The Nationals announced the release of Sid Dawson of Romulus, Mich. His departure reduces the “rookie” field to three with John Kerr, Ken McBride and Dick Farley still on hand.
November 4

## 1946

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- John Gee Shines In Victory Over Oswego

Long John Gee is in the fold of the Syracuse Nationals after coming to terms with the National League basketball team over the weekend and will be available for home games and a number of road contests. He was a big factor as Coach Ben Borgmann’s basketeers defeated the Oswego All-Stars, 68-30, last night in the armory of that city. “Gee made all the difference in the world in our ball club,” Borgmann said today, after using 13 players in the game, which saw the Nats’ scoring rather evenly divided. Borgmann started Bob Synnott and John Chaney as forwards, Gee at center, Les Rothman and Jerry Rizzo, guards. Bob Nugent and John “Chick” Meehan, native Syracusans, were among the reserves who saw action. Borgmann’s club will leave Wednesday to open the National League season Thursday at Toledo, will play Buffalo Saturday night at Buffalo, and open the season in Syracuse against Youngstown a week from Thursday night, Nov. 14. Chaney will jump center at Toledo with Gee playing in the second game at Buffalo. Bob Nugent or John Meehan will pair with Synnott in the forecourt at Toledo.

SYRACUSE NATS: Chaney, lf (4-4-12), McCahan, lf (1-0-2), Piro, lf (0-0-0), Erban, lf (1-1-3), Synnott, rf (2-1-5), Shaddock, rf (0-0-0), Gee, c (3-4-10), Rizzo, lg (4-0-8), Meehan, lg (3-1-7), Malfitano, lg (2-0-4), Rothman, rg (2-2-6), Spicer, rg (2-0-4), Nugent, rg (2-3-7) TOTALS (26-16-68). OSWEGO: Dewey, lf (3-0-6), Day, lf (0-1-1), Calihan, rf (3-0-6), Krawczyk, rf (0-0-0), Kumo, c (2-3-7), Howard, lg (2-2-6), Comerford, lg (0-0-0), Windell, rg (0-1-1), Tully, rg (0-1-1), Diamond, rg (1-0-2) TOTALS (11-8-30).

Score at halftime- Syracuse 29, Oswego 10. Referee- Barney Hearn. Umpire- Tom Rich.

## 1954

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Six Nats Suffer Of Heavy Colds

Coach Al Cervi of the Syracuse Nats hoped that six of his players would shake colds as they prepared for a visit to Boston Saturday night for a contest with the Celtics in the National Basketball Association. Al planned only a light drill today so that Dolph Schayes, Bill Kenville, Wally Osterkorn, Earl Lloyd, Red Rocha and George King would recover from colds. After the game with the Celtics, the Nats will return home to face the Milwaukee Hawks as part of a double bill at the War Memorial. In the first game the Harlem Globetrotters will engage the Toledo Mercuries.
October 17

## 1954

Syracuse Herald American- Nats Humble Knicks 80-69 In Opener

Poughkeepsie- The Syracuse National basketeers continued to exercise mastery over the New York Knickerbockers by beating the Knicks, 80 to 69, in the opening exhibition game of the year for both clubs at the I.B.M. club here last night. Dolph Schayes spearheaded the Nats third period which saw the close fray break wide open. Syracuse led by only a point at 33-32 at intermission, but by the end of the third quarter the Nats were in front, 64-46. Schayes also topped game scorers with 17 points, 13 of them in the big period. Both squads used rookies extensively. Dick Farley and Ken McBride appeared the best of the Syracusans despite Kerr’s 13-point production, but it was obvious the Nats received a big boost from the play of Red Rocha who sank his first two shots in the initial period. Jack Turner, Western Kentucky graduate, was the leading Knick newcomer. The turnout of 1,500 spectators appeared pleased with the new rule forcing a team to shoot quickly. The 24-second offensive shot violation was detected just once with New York the violator. The Knicks also exceeded the six personal fouls per quarter rule once in the third period while the Nats were a violator three times in the final session as the New York regulars closed the gap.

SYRACUSE: Schayes (6-5-17), Gabor (11-3), Lloyd (1-1-3), McBride (4-0-8), Kerr (5-3-13), Neal (0-1-1), Rocha (3-2-8), Farley (1-3-5), Seymour (2-0-4), King (3-0-6), Masino (0-0-0), Moore (2-2-6), Osterkorn (1-0-2), Kenville (1-2-4) TOTALS (30-20-80). NEW YORK: Ackerman (1-0-2), Anielak (1-1-3), Baechtold (4-1-9), Braun (2-0-4), Christ (1-3-5), Clifton (3-4-10), Cook (3-0-6), Gallatin (2-6-10), Grigsby (1-0-2), McGuire (1-4-6), Peterson (2-1-5), Rhone (0-2-2), Smith (0-0-0), Sugrue (0-0-0), Turner (3-1-7) TOTALS (23-23-69).

Score at half time- Syracuse 33, New York 32. Referee- Nichols. Umpire- Drucker.
October 9

## 1954

**Oswego Palladium-Times**- From The Sports Scoreboard By Don McGann

Dolph Schayes, the Syracuse Nationals' top scorer since joining the NBA club in 1948-49, late yesterday was offered for trade or sale to the Boston Celtics. In a long distance telephone conversation, President Walter Brown, of the Celtics, declined to enter into any negotiations with Nats' General Manager Leo Ferris involving Schayes. Brown stated that he would not be interested in a ball player with "big Dolph's" high salaried requirements. The Boston sports magnate said his players had taken "appreciable salary cuts," and he could not meet Schayes' last year's salary demands. Leo Ferris admitted he regarded Schayes, an annual holdout at contract time, as the most valuable player in the pro circuit, but he was quick to add, "no one on Al Cervi's team is indispensable." The Nats' general manager said Schayes was offered the same contract as he received last season, which will be among the top three salaries paid in major league basketball this coming year. No increase was offered to the ex-NYU All-American, under the new community-owned structure of the Nats. Ferris said that a losing year, financially in 1953-54, would not permit a raise for Schayes, already the club's top paid star, in fairness to the other players. Dolph, who has yearly been named to the NBA All-Star teams, requested the Nat's front office to trade or sell him to either Baltimore or Fort Wayne if his demands were not met. The State Tower executive office of the Nats reported that the Nationals would be interested in a possible Schayes deal with either Boston or Milwaukee. Schayes, now a resident of Syracuse, the Nats' executives stated, was higher salaried than Coach Al Cervi and their offer to the 6'8" star would not be increased.

**Syracuse Herald Journal**- Nats Players Are Injured

The injury plagued Syracuse Nationals, reports the visage of bumps and bruises still haunts the local N.B.A. club. The famed “bandage brigade,” in pre-season drills at the Manlius School, announced that yearling Billy “the kid” Kenville, and rookies Johnny Kerr and Fletcher Johnson, were injured in yesterday’s scrimmage. It was believed Kenville sustained a broken nose in a jump-ball play with Bill Gabor. He was to report for X-ray examination. Kerr, nursing a badly strained back, was having difficulty straightening up, while Johnson, the 6 foot 6 inch rebounder from Duquesne received two stitches under his chin, after a board battle for a rebound.
Paul Neumann

Paul R. Neumann (born 30 Jan 1938) is a retired American National Basketball Association player.

## Early Career

A guard, Neumann attended Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California and played college basketball for Stanford University.

## NBA Career

He was selected in the 4th round of the 1959 NBA Draft by the Syracuse Nationals. He played two seasons with the Nationals, and remained with the team as it moved to Philadelphia and was renamed the Philadelphia 76ers.

In 1965, he was traded at mid-season along with Connie Dierking and Lee Shaffer to the San Francisco Warriors for Wilt Chamberlain, a trade that is frequently cited as an example of a star player (in this case, Chamberlain) being traded for far less than he is worth.

He played two more full seasons with the Warriors before retiring in 1967.
Waitress Strategy

Not necessarily the most efficient, but a quite reliable strategy can be to focus on collecting Waitress cards.

In turn 1 you should hire a recruiting girl. Then you should focus on building up your structure and hiring more waitresses. If somebody else hires a waitress in turn 1, taking the milestone which increases waitress income, you should switch to a different strategy, since this milestone card is essential.

Having multiple waitresses is a safe strategy, because when the price war hits and people start aggressively dropping prices to ~$0, it's possible your waitresses is the only real source of income in the game. That however heavily depends on other player actions.
Milestones

Milestones give you special bonuses that may significantly help you to win the game. They are earned when you complete the specific action or meet the required criteria. More than one player can get the same milestone as long as they fulfill the condition at the same game round as the first player. Then the relevant milestone card stack is removed from the game.

Several milestones give you one-time bonuses (eg. an extra Pizza Cook) while others boost your earnings when selling goods (eg. +$5 per burger sold), or give you other kind of permanent advantage.

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Food Chain Magnate Wikia

## Welcome to the Food Chain Magnate Wikia

Welcome to our Wiki dedicated to the excellent board game Food Chain Magnate released by Splotter Spellen!

## About Food Chain Magnate

"Lemonade? They want lemonade? What is the world coming to? I want commercials for burgers on all channels, every 15 minutes. We are the Home of the Original Burger, not a hippie health haven. And place a billboard next to that new house on the corner. I want them craving beer every second they sit in their posh new garden." The new management trainee trembles in front of the CEO and tries to politely point out that... "How do you mean, we don't have enough staff? The HR director reports to you. Hire more people! Train them! But whatever you do, don't pay them any real wages. I did not go into business to become poor. And fire that discount manager, she is only costing me money. From now on, we'll sell gourmet burgers. Same crap, double the price. Get my marketing director in here!"

Food Chain Magnate is a heavy strategy game about building a fast food chain. The focus is on building your company using a card-driven (human) resource management system. Players compete on a variable city map through purchasing, marketing and sales, and on a job market for key staff members. The game can be played by 2-5 serious gamers in 2-4 hours.

## On this Wiki

We welcome everyone to contribute and expand this Wiki!

Here are the main sections you may find interesting:

* Strategy Guide
* Career Path
* Milestones
* Links

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Track biking

### Aim of game

Cyclists compete to achieve the fastest times on an oval-shaped 250m wooden track.

   •The first Track Cycling World Championships were held in 1893 in Chicago, USA.

•Founded in 1900, the UCI took over the organisation of the World Championships the same year. They were held in Paris.

•The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are cycling’s oldest World Championships (the first UCI Road World Championships were held in 1921).

•The 1939 edition in Milan, Italy, was interrupted by the outbreak of World War II.

•1958 was the year that women first competed in the UCI Track Cycling World Championships… in Paris.

•That year there were 3 events for professional men and two for women. Today there are 19 titles up for grabs.

•France hosts the UCI Track Cycling Championships for the 15th time in 2015. The last time was in 2006 in Bordeaux.

•Amateurs and professionals competed in separate events until 1993, when the first “open” World Championships were held in Hamar, Norway.

•1993, 38 nations have won medals French athlete Arnaud Tournant heads the men’s medals table with 14 gold, three silver and two bronze between 1997 and 2008.

•Tournant is followed by Great Britain’s Chris Hoy (25 medals of which 11 were gold) and France’s Florian Rousseau (16 medals, 10 gold).

•Australian Anna Meares dominates the women’s medals table with 23 medals (10 gold, 8 silver and 5 bronze) since 2003 and still counting.

•Between 1994 and 1999, French athlete Félicia Ballanger also won 10 gold medals, as well as one silver.

•Great Britain’s Victoria Pendleton is third in the medals table with 16 (9 gold, 5 silver and 2 bronze) between 2005 and her retirement in 2012.
Olympic

## Olympics

According to **historical** records, the first ancient **Olympic** Games can be traced back to 776 BC. They were dedicated to the **Olympian** gods and were staged on the ancient plains of Olympia. They continued for nearly 12 centuries, until Emperor Theodosius decreed in 393 A.D. that all such "pagan cults" be banned.
Guru Strategy

This strategy is focused on training Guru as early as possible and then using him to be able to quickly create a powerful company structure.

This strategy is focused on long term efficiency by building a powerful Guru engine, so make sure you pick the $300 card on beginning of the game to prolong the game as much as possible.

In first turn you need to hire a trainer. This will allow you to hire and train a junior manager in turn 2 and grant you the milestone with $15 salary discount. This is essential, since you'll be focusing on building your engine before starting to earn any money.
Volleyball

Volleyball is a sport when there is a net in the middle of the pitch and there are 2 teams. One on each side of the net. The aim is to wack the ball over the net to the other teams side.you want the ball to hit the floor on the other teams side, if it does you get a point.

The complete rules are extensive. But simply, play proceeds as follows: a player on one of the teams begins a 'rally' by serving the ball (tossing or releasing it and then hitting it with a hand or arm), from behind the back boundary line of the court, over the net, and into the receiving team's court. The receiving team must not let the ball be grounded within their court. The team may touch the ball up to 3 times but individual players may not touch the ball twice consecutively. Typically, the first two touches are used to set up for an attack, an attempt to direct the ball back over the net in such a way that the serving team is unable to prevent it from being grounded in their court.

The rally continues, with each team allowed as many as three consecutive touches, until either (1): a team makes a *kill*, grounding the ball on the opponent's court and winning the rally; or (2): a team commits a *fault* and loses the rally. The team that wins the rally is awarded a point, and serves the ball to start the next rally. A few of the most common faults include:

* causing the ball to touch the ground or floor outside the opponents' court or without first passing over the net;
* *catching and throwing* the ball;
* *double hit*: two consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same player;
* four consecutive contacts with the ball made by the same team;
* net foul: touching the net during play;
* foot fault: the foot crosses over the boundary line when serving.
Zeus

Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea, the youngest of his siblings to be born, though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus's stomach. In most traditions, he is married to Hera, by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares, Hebe, and Hephaestus. At the oracle of Dodona, his consort was said to be Dione, by whom the *Iliad* states that he fathered Aphrodite. Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades. These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring, including Athena,Apollo, Artemis, Hermes, Persephone, Dionysus, Perseus, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Minos, and the Muses.

He was respected as an all father who was chief of the gods and assigned the others to their roles: "Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father, and all the gods rise in his presence." He was equated with many foreign weather gods, permitting Pausanias to observe "That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men". His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. In addition to his Indo-European inheritance, the classical "cloud-gatherer" (Greek: Νεφεληγερέτα,*Nephelēgereta*) also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the Ancient Near East, such as the scepter. Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses: standing, striding forward with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand, or seated in majesty.
Nicola Adams

**Nicola Adams**, MBE (born 26 October 1982) is an English and British boxer and the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title. The gold medal winner at flyweight at the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, as of 27 May 2016 she is the reigning Olympic, World,Commonwealth Games and European Games champion at flyweight.[1] She was the first ever female boxing champion at both the Olympic and Commonwealth Games.

Adams represented Haringey Police Community Club at boxing,[2] As of July 2012 (and before the London Summer Olympic Games), she was rated World Number Two in the Flyweight (51kg) division, behind Chinese world champion Ren Cancan.[3]

Adams is openly bisexual, and was named the most influential LGBT person in Britain by *The Independent* in 2012. She also became the first openly LGBT person to win an Olympic boxing Gold medal, after her win at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Road biking

Aim of game

Cyclists must complete a set road course in the fastest time.

A test of endurance and a race against the clock. Be it the road race or time trial, road cycling events will be contested against the background of Rio’s stunning scenery. The sport has been in the Olympic Games since Athens 1896.Each team has a maximum of five riders and, like Formula One, strategy often focuses on giving the strongest rider the best chance of winning. Riders looking to win the race must avoid getting stuck in “traffic” by staying relatively near the front.
Discus

Discus

discus is something that you throw. its extremely heavy some people even fall because its so heavy that only super strong people can do it but even strong people struggle. a discus weight is 2 kilograms!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! that's a lot for something that's like a frizzbie its not even like a frizzbie
Koroibos

The stadion race of the ***Greeks*** seem to have been accurately recorded. The prize he received was an olive branch, though the honor of winning was far more prestigious than the actual prize.

According to legend, the ancient Olympic Games were founded by Heracles (the Roman Hercules), a son of Zeus. Yet the first Olympic Games for which we still have written records were held in 776 BC (though it is generally believed that the Games had been going on for many years already). At this Olympic Games, a naked runner, Coroebus (a cook from Elis), won the sole event at the Olympics, the stade - a run of approximately 192 metres (210 yards). This made Coroebus the very first Olympic champion in history.
History

The *Greeks* loved sport and the Olympic Games were the biggest sporting event in the *ancient* calendar.

The Olympic Games began over 2,700 years ago in *Olympia*, in south west Greece. Every four years, around 50,000 people came from all over the Greek world to watch and take part. The ancient games were also a religious festival, held in honour of *Zeus*, the king of the gods.

There were no gold, silver and bronze medals. Winners were given a wreath of leaves and a hero's welcome back home. Athletes competed for the glory of their city and winners were seen as being touched by the gods.

**A truce for the sacred games**

The ancient Olympics wasn't just about the sport, it was a religious festival too. Find out what it was like to visit the ancient games.

Before the games began, messengers were sent out to announce a 'sacred truce' or a peace. This meant that any wars should be called off so that people could travel safely to Olympia.

The entire games were dedicated to Zeus. Visitors flocked to see the Temple of Zeus. Inside stood a huge gold and ivory statue of the king of the gods himself.

The main event at the Olympics was not a sporting event, but a sacrifice. On the third day of the games, 100 oxen were sacrificed and burnt on the Altar of Zeus.

This altar was not made from stone. Instead it was made from the leftover ash of all the sacrificed oxen. By around 200AD, the mound of ash stood six meters high!

**What events were at the ancient Olympics?**

Click on the athletes to find out more about some of the sporting events at the ancient games

*Running* Long jump Discus Wrestling and boxing Javelin Horse racing

**Women at Olympia**

An Ancient Greek woman is very annoyed after being turned away from an Olympic event

Married women were not allowed at the Olympic Games. However, one story tells of a mother so keen to see her son compete that she broke the no-women rule and got in disguised as a man.

Only men, boys and unmarried girls were allowed to attend the Olympic Games. Married women were barred.

If they were caught sneaking in, they could be thrown off the side of a mountain as punishment!

However, women could still own horses in the chariot races at the Olympics and unmarried women had their own festival at Olympia every four years.

This was called the *Heraia* and was held in honour of *Hera*, Zeus's wife. Winners were awarded crowns of sacred olive branches, the same as men. But in ancient Greece, only Spartan women were really interested in sport.

(Click ***here*** for some clips of highlights of the Olympics)

***Football History***
Andy Murry

Andy Murray is an amazing tennis player. Andy Murray is a Scottish tennis star. Andy turned professional in 2005. In 2012 he won a gold in the London Olympics and claimed his first grand slam title. Andy also triumphed at Wimbledon in 2013 to become the first British male in 77 years to win the torment. Murray emerged in the tennis when he defeated Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal to reach the final of the 2008 U.S.
Weightlifting

**Weightlifting**, also called ***Olympic*-style weightlifting,** or **Olympic** **weightlifting**, is an athletic discipline in the modern Olympic programme in which the athlete attempts a maximum-weight single lift of a barbell loaded with weight plates.

The two competition lifts in order are the snatch and the clean and jerk. Each weightlifter receives three attempts in each, and the combined total of the highest two successful lifts determines the overall result within a bodyweight category. Bodyweight categories are different for women and men. A lifter who fails to complete at least one successful snatch and one successful clean and jerk also fails to *total*, and therefore receives an "incomplete" entry for the competition. The clean and press was once a competition lift, but was discontinued due to difficulties in judging proper form.

In comparison with other strength sports, which test limit strength (with or without lifting aids), Weightlifting tests aspects of human ballistic limits (explosive strength); the lifts are therefore executed faster—and with more mobility and a greater range of motion during their execution—than other strength movements. Properly executed, the snatch and the clean and jerk are both dynamic and explosive while appearing graceful, especially when viewed from a recording at a slowed speed.

While there are relatively few competitive Olympic weightlifters, the lifts performed in the sport of weightlifting, and in particular their component lifts (e.g. squats, deadlifts, cleans), are commonly used by elite athletes in other sports to train for both explosive and functional strength.

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