30 January 1920

**Buffalo Courier**- Orioles Defeat Syracuse

Orioles Win From Syracuse Outfit After Real Tussle; Downstaters Small
In Stature But Full Of Pep And Pluck

Before an enthusiastic crowd last night at the Broadway Auditorium,
probably the biggest crowd that ever saw a basketball game in Buffalo, the
Syracuse team, diminutive in size but great in ability, put up a most stubborn
defense against the Orioles, but was finally compelled to go the way of all
others. The score was 23 to 17. An unusual spectacle was presented when the
teams rushed upon the floor, the Orioles looking the part of giants compared
with the Syracuse dwarfs. Some apprehension was expressed as to the ability of
the Salt City lads to stand up under the attack of the Orioles, but any fears
were dispelled when the game began and the Syracusans displayed their mettle.
Within a few minutes after the game started H. Miller caged the first basket
and quickly followed by two more. Crisp showed his ability to cage fouls and
shot five out of five attempts. Rafter, the shortest player seen here in many
of season, caged two very difficult shots which placed the Syracusans in the
lead. This lasted only a moment, as Rhode inserted two baskets and Post one,
which served to place the Orioles on the long end of the score for the first
half, 14 to 9. In the second half the entire Syracuse team had a chance at the
basket and each member rang up a tally with the exception of Crisp. Post threw
two difficult baskets from the side of the court which were nothing short of
spectacular and no doubt decided the game for the Orioles. Incidentally, Post
had an encounter with Casey, guard on the Syracuse team. Casey swung a right on
the local player and Post hit the floor. Further hostilities were prevented by
the other players. H. Miller and Post played splendidly for the Orioles, while
Crisp and Rafter proved to be a clever pair for the Salt City Warriors. Lineup:

SYRACUSE: Rafter, rf (3-0-6), Martin, lf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (1-0-2),
Crisp, rg (0-5-5), Casey, lg (1-0-2) TOTALS (6-5-17). ORIOLES: Rhode, rf (3-0-6),
Post, lf (2-3-7), Schell, c (0-0-0), H. Miller, rg (5-0-10), E. Miller, lg
(0-0-0) TOTALS (10-3-23). Score end of first half- Orioles 14, Syracuse 9. Time
of halves- 20 minutes. Referee- Cameron. Timer- Stedler.

**Buffalo Evening News**- Orioles Win Thrilling Game Over Syracuse

Stirring Basketball Contest In State Championship Series Results In
Victory Of Locals Over Claimants Of Title

With both teams playing a close guarding game the All-Syracuse and
Oriole basketball clubs struggled through their first contest of the state
championship series in the Broadway Auditorium last night, the initial battle
going to the Orioles by the score of 23 to 17. It was by far the most
spectacular basketball contest seen here this season and the visitors delivered
all that had been said about them in advance by their manager. With Big [[Jim
Tormey]], the former Georgetown star, jumping center, George Schell of the
Orioles had the time of his life battling against the Syracuse giant, but
bested his larger adversary in nearly every tip-off, giving the local team
possession of the ball a large percentage of the time. With this advantage,
however, the Orioles did not battle with that same degree of success which is
theirs ordinarily. The opposition was continually checking up and playing a
marvelously defensive game. The Salt City five would assemble around their goal
and it would well be nigh impossible to get anywhere near the basket. This
necessitated several long shots, which the Orioles negotiated after many failures.
Syracuse held the lead only twice in last night’s game. They scored a point on
a foul shot in the first minute of play, and at the end of 13 minutes of play
scored a basket that brought the count to 9 to 8 in their favor. It did not
take the Oriole clan long to even up and until the end of the contest maintain
the lead. At the close of the first half the score stood 14 to 9 in favor of
the Buffalo aggregation. Wilbur Crisp and Fighting Jimmy Casey played a close
guarding game for the Syracusans, while the Miller brothers frustrated many
attempts on the part of the visiting forwards to score. In the second half Bert
Post scored two sensational shots from mid-court and was given a round of
applause at each accomplishment. The shooting of Harry Miller was also one of
the features. J.Y. Cameron of the Central Y.M.C.A. officiated as referee and by
strict enforcement of the rules compelled the teams to play cleanly. George
Reilly, manager of the Ellwoods, was umpire. Ray Knapp, the star forward of the
Orioles, was ill. The teams lined up and scored as follows:

SYRACUSE: Rafter, rf (3-0-6), Martin, lf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (1-0-2),
Crisp, rg (0-5-5), Casey, lg (1-0-2) TOTALS (6-5-17). ORIOLES: Rhode, rf (3-0-6),
Post, lf (2-3-7), Schell, c (0-0-0), H. Miller, rg (5-0-10), E. Miller, lg
(0-0-0) TOTALS (10-3-23). Score end of first half- Orioles 14, Syracuse 9. Time
of halves- 20 minutes. Referee- Cameron. Umpire- Reilly. Scorer- Cannon.
Timekeeper- Stedler.

**Syracuse Herald**- All-Syracuse Five Suffers First Defeat

Orioles Humble Local Athletes, 23 To 17, On Buffalo Court; Crisp Shows
Skill; Both Casey And Tormey Hold Opposing Players Scoreless

Before an enthusiastic crowd Thursday night at the Broadway Auditorium,
probably the biggest crowd that ever saw a basketball game in Buffalo, the
Syracuse team, diminutive in size but great in ability, put up a most stubborn
defense against the Orioles, but was finally compelled to go the way of all others.
The score was 23 to 17. An unusual spectacle was present when the teams rushed
upon the floor the Orioles looking the part of giants compared with the
Syracuse dwarfs. Some apprehension was expressed as to the ability of the Salt
City lads to stand up under the attack of the Orioles, but any fears were
dispelled when the game began and the Syracusans displayed their mettle. Within
a few minutes after the game started H. Miller caked the first basket and
quickly followed by two more. Crisp showed his ability to cage fouls and shot
five out of five attempts. Rafter, the shortest player seen here in many a
season, eked two very difficult shots which placed the Syracusans in the lead.
This lasted only a moment as Rhode inserted two baskets and Post one, which
served up to place the Orioles on the long end of the score for the first half,
14 to 9. In the second half, the entire Syracuse team had a chance at the
basket and each member rung up a tally with the exception of Crisp. Post threw
two difficult baskets from the side of the court which were nothing short of
spectacular and no doubt decided the game for the Orioles. Incidentally Post
had an encounter with Casey, guard on the Syracuse team. Casey swung a right on
the local player and Post hit the floor. Further hostilities were prevented by
the other players. H. Miller and Post played splendidly for the Orioles, while
Crisp and Rafter proved to be a clever pair for the Salt City warriors.

ORIOLES: Rhode, rf (3-0-6), Post, lf (2-3-7), Schell, c (0-0-0), H.
Miller, rg (5-0-10), E. Miller, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (10-3-23). ALL-SYRACUSE:
Rafter, rf (3-0-6), Martin, lf (1-0-2), Tormey, c (1-0-2), Crisp, rg (0-5-5),
Casey, lg (1-0-2) TOTALS (6-5-17).