5 February 1920

**Buffalo Courier**- Orioles Come To Grief At Syracuse

Champions, Minus Two Stars, Bow To All-Syracuse, 25-12

In the most thrilling and spectacular basketball game ever witnessed in
Syracuse, the crack All-Syracuse five won a 25 to 12 triumph over the Buffalo
Orioles, world’s champions, last night on the State Armory court. A crowd that
numbered 3,583 persons, the largest assemblage that has ever seen a court
contest in Syracuse, packed and jammed the armory enclosure to the doors. Eddie
Miller, who started at left guard and later was shifted to center to oppose
Jim Tormey, starred for the Buffalonians, scoring nine of their twelve points.
Miller caged each of the visitors’ three field baskets and added three points
from the foul line. McAlary, a substitute, accounted for the other three
points. The Buffalo five was handicapped by the absence of George Schell and
Harry Miller, two of their stars. Each team has now won one game in the series
for the state championship. The third and deciding game will be played at a
time and place to be agreed upon by the respective managers.

SYRACUSE: Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Martin, rf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (1-0-2),
Crisp, lg (2-7-11), Casey, rg (1-0-2) TOTALS (9-7-25). ORIOLES: H. Miller, rg
(0-0-0), E. Miller lg (3-3-9), Knapp, c (0-0-0), Rhode, rf (0-0-0), Post, lf
(0-0-0), McAlary (1-1-3) TOTALS (4-4-12). Score at half time: All-Syracuse 14,
Orioles 6. Referee- Dr. Paul Steinberg, Syracuse. Umpire- Bradley, Buffalo.
Timer- Dorsey. Scorer- Nolan.

**Syracuse Herald**-
All-Syracuse Triumphs Over Buffalo Five

Record Crowd Sees Local Athletes Win 25 To 12 At Armory Court; Visitors
Outplayed; Each Team Now Has One Victory To Its Credit- Rafter Stars

Before one of the largest crowds that ever witnessed a basketball game
in this city the All-Syracuse court tossers defeated the famous Orioles of
Buffalo by a score of 25 to 12, in a sensational contest last night on the
State Armory court. More than 3,500 persons watched the teams battle for
supremacy. It was the second tilt of a three-game series to decide the amateur
court championship of New York State. Each team has won a victory to their
credit and it will be necessary to play a third. The managers of the teams will
hold a conference in a few days when the date and the site of the third game
will be decided. Syracuse took the lead shortly after the first few minutes of
play which they held throughout the remainder of the game. At the end of the
first half the score was 14 to 6 in favor of the local court tossers. Syracuse
played a close guarding game and the visitors were forced to try for baskets
from difficult angles. Billy Rafter, former Syracuse University star athlete,
played a splendid game for the winners, and completely outplayed E. Miller.
Rafter dropped the ball into the net four times for a total of eight points. He
was the first player to register a field goal. Syracuse broke into the scoring
column first when Referee Steinberg called a foul. Crisp added another point by
caging a throw from the foul line mark. Three baskets in rapid time by Rafter,
Casey and Crisp, gave the locals a commanding lead which the visitors were
unable to overcome. After Syracuse had a good advantage the visitors engaged in
a series of arguments with Referee Steinberg which caused the game to be
delayed several times. Buffalo was completely outplayed by the local court
tossers and they received the fairest kind of treatment in the game here. Eddie
Miller, who shot fouls for the visitors, showed unusual skill during the first
period of the game, but in the final period he did not seem to know where the
basket was located. Crisp displayed good form throwing fouls, missing two in
seven attempts. Buffalo appeared to baffle the Syracusans with their pass work
in the first half, but this was soon broken up. The summary:

ALL- SYRACUSE: Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Martin, rf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (1-0-2),
Crisp, lg (2-7-11), Casey, rg (1-0-2) TOTALS (9-7-23). ORIOLES: Post, lf
(0-0-0), Rhode, rf (0-0-0), Knapp, c (0-0-0), E. Miller lg (3-3-9), McAlary
(1-1-3) TOTALS (4-4-12).

Score at half time: All-Syracuse 14, Orioles 6. Referee- Dr. Paul
Steinberg, Syracuse. Umpire- Bradley, Manlius. Timer- Dorsey. Scorer- Nolan.
Time of halves- 20 minutes.

**Syracuse Journal**- 3,000 Persons See Local Five Beat Orioles

All-Syracuse And Buffalo Teams Have Each Won One Game

All-Syracuse won from the Buffalo Orioles at the armory last night by
the score of 25 to 12, making the series for the state championship even with
each team holding a victory and defeat to its credit. The locals dropped the
opening tilt at Buffalo a week ago by the score of 23 to 17. Three thousand
spectators saw All-Syracuse administer the first beating which the Buffalo
quintet has been handed this winter. The game was hard fought all the way and
players on both sides repeatedly won rounds of applause as they executed some
difficult shot from the field or broke up fast team play. Eddie Miller and Knapp
were the stars for the Orioles. Miller caged two goals from field and
contributed three points from the foul line although he missed five other
attempts. Knapp alternated with him at center and guard, starting in the first
half at the pivot position and then changing for guard in the last period.
Crisp and Casey for Syracuse formed a defense which was impenetrable and time
and time again the All-Syracuse guards broke up the speedy offense of the
visitors. Rafter, the stocky forward, was one of the features for the locals.
He outplayed the veteran Harry Miller eluding the visiting guard to cage the
ball four times from scrimmage. His work was responsible to a great extent for
putting Syracuse into an early lead. The summary:

ALL- SYRACUSE: Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Martin, rf (1-0-2), Tormey, c
(1-0-2), Crisp, lg (2-7-11), Casey, rg (1-0-2) TOTALS (9-7-23). ORIOLES: H.
Miller, rg (0-0-0), E. Miller lg (3-3-9), Knapp, c (0-0-0), Rhode, rf (0-0-0),
Post, lf (0-0-0), McAlary (1-1-3) TOTALS (4-4-12).

Score at half time: All-Syracuse 14, Orioles 6. Referee- Dr. Paul
Steinberg, Syracuse. Umpire- Bradley, Buffalo. Timer- Dorsey. Scorer- Nolan.

**Syracuse Post Standard**- All-Syracuse Humbles Orioles, 25 To 12

Fast Local Five Wins Spectacular Battle At Armory; Record Crowd Sees
World’s Champions Bow In Defeat Before Syracuse Basketeers In Second Contest
For State Title

In the most thrilling and spectacular basketball game ever witnessed in
Syracuse the crack All-Syracuse five won a 25 to 12 triumph over the world’s
champion Buffalo Oriole quintet last night on the state armory court. A crowd
that numbered 3,532 persons, by far the largest that ever has seen a court
contest in this city, packed the armory to the doors, watched the two topnotch
aggregations battle their way through two bitterly fought periods and poured an
almost continuous storm of thunderous applause across the auditorium for the
gamely fighting local team. Never once did the famed Orioles lead the
Syracusans, who tallied first, led 14 to 6 at the end of the first half, and
maintained a substantial margin throughout the contest. The locals played their
best game of the year, excelling their opponents in all departments of play.
The Syracusans’ attack was next to invincible and though the Orioles fought,
battered and smashed their way around the court in an effort to gain the upper
hand, shooting wildly from midcourt in a last hopeless effort at the end, they
found in the Syracuse defense an impregnable barrier which allowed but three
goals from field during the entire contest. Eddie Miller, the veteran roving
guard of the champions, who played first at left guard and then at center, and
Knapp with whom he alternated were the bright shining lights for the visiting
five. Crisp and Casey, the crack All-Syracuse guards, held the visiting
forwards scoreless, except for one stray field goal netted late in the game by
McAlary. The individual battle between Tormey and E. Miller at center was one
of the features of the contest. Both played remarkable games, their battles in
attack and defense keeping the crowd at high tension. Rafter completely
outplayed the giant H. Miller, the diminutive local star tallying four times
from the field and holding his far famed opponent scoreless. After Referee
Steinberg had given the opposing centers the whistle at the start of the battle
the two teams fought for five minutes before crisp dropped in a goal from the
foul line, giving the locals a one point lead. A moment later he scored again
by the same route and then Rafter, Casey and Crisp sent the Syracusans into a
comfortable lead by caging three field baskets in rapid succession. From this
point the locals enjoyed a comfortable margin until the final whistle. The
Buffalonians, evidently fearing the outcome, early in the contest inaugurated a
series of wordy battles with Referee Steinberg. Captain H. Miller at regular
intervals halting the play to question decisions. The crowd finally became
thoroughly disgusted with the tactics of the visitors, who received a very fair
deal every step of the way. Toward the end of the contest the bleachers
directed howls of disapproval at the invaders whose frequent time outs to argue
was the cause of repeatedly holding up the game. In the shooting of fouls
Manager Crisp easily excelled the famous Eddie Miller, being successful in five
of seven tries while the Oriole star succeeded in dropping in but three goals
in eight attempts. With the victory of the All-Syracuse five last night each team
has now won one contest in the state championship series. The third and
deciding game will be played at a time and date to be agreed upon by the
respective managers. The summary:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Martin, rf (1-0-2), Tormey, c
(1-0-2), Crisp, lg (2-7-11), Casey, rg (1-0-2) TOTALS (9-7-25). ORIOLES: H.
Miller, rg (0-0-0), E. Miller lg (3-3-9), Knapp, c (0-0-0), Rhode, rf (0-0-0),
Post, lf (0-0-0), McAlary (1-1-3) TOTALS (4-4-12). Score at half time:
All-Syracuse 14, Orioles 6. Referee- Dr. Paul Steinberg, Syracuse. Umpire-
Bradley, Buffalo. Timer- Dorsey. Scorer- Nolan.