March 27, 1920

**Oswego Daily Times**- Eight Hundred Saw All-Syracuse Defeat Cortland

Was For The Championship Of Central New York- Salt City Pointers Too
Heavy And Too Fast For The Non-Professional Team

Before a crowd of over eight hundred fans, All-Syracuse defeated
Cortland Sodality in the third game of a series of three for the Central New
York championship, at the State Armory in this city last night by a score of 23
to 15. Both teams took the floor in the prime of condition and both confident
that they were going to win. After an introduction of the individuals by
referee Dollard, from Syracuse University, the game preceded. Tormey was the
first to score, dropping one in from under the basket after two minutes of
play. He was followed immediately afterwards by Crisp with a foul. Crisp scored
again after five minutes of play with a field basket. Ortner, a new man in the
Cortland lineup, since their last appearance here, was the first to score for
the Sodality five, making a free shot good. At this point the Syracuse quintet
went far into the lead on a succession of baskets, Crisp scoring two fouls,
Casey two fields and Rafter another field basket. It was eighteen minutes
before Cortland was able to secure a field basket when Dexter, the star center,
succeeded in dropping one in and was followed with another by McDonald. Then
the half ended with Syracuse leading, 13 to 5. After three minutes of play in
the second half Rafter caged a field goal and was followed with a foul by
Crisp. Ortner made a free toss and was followed with the prettiest shot of the
evening by McAvoy and Ortner secured two more fouls. Rafter secured another
field goal and Ortner secured another foul. Tormey and Rafter secured field
baskets and Crisp secured a foul for Syracuse while Dexter secured another
field goal for Cortland and the whistle blew with Syracuse leading 23 to 15.
All-Syracuse five carried Johnny Murphy of Rochester, who is an All-Oswego
Normal star. He received a standing royal reception when he came upon the
floor. The score:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Casey, rf (2-0-4), Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Tormey, c (2-0-4),
Crisp, rg (1-5-7), Murphy, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (9-5-23). CORTLAND: Ortner, rf
(1-5-7), McDonald, lf (1-0-2), Dexter, c (2-0-4), McAvoy, rg (1-0-2), Mahar, lg
(0-0-0) TOTALS (5-5-15).

Referee- Dollard, Syracuse. Umpire- Manor, Oswego Y.M.C.A. Time of
halves- 20 minutes.

**Syracuse Herald**- Beechnut Five Meets Locals Again Tonight

Rival Quintets Play Here For Third Time This Season; Each Won Last
Night; Canajoharie Men Defeated Adams; Syracuse Beat Cortland

The Beechnut basketball team of Canajoharie and the All-Syracuse
quintet, each of which scored a court victory over a strong rival last night,
will meet tonight on the Armory floor. The Beechnut team last night, playing as
the Mohawk quintet of the State League, defeated the Adams, Mass., league
outfit, by a score of 43 to 18. Jack Nolls at center accounted for 26 points
through 12 field goals and two foul shots at the expense of Hisov, ordinarily
one of the best centers in the league. Murnane and Dowd each had two field
baskets and a foul point to their credit. The All-Syracuse victory was scored
in Oswego at the expense of the Cortland Sodality team which was met on a
neutral court in the third and deciding game of the series between the two
clubs. The score was 23 to 15. The Cortland team imported Ortner of Ithaca as
an extra player, but Syracuse came back with Murphy of Rochester as a ringer.
Murphy played a good game, holding Ortner to a single basket. The Syracuse
lineup was shifted with Casey being sent to forward as Rafter’s partner and
Crisp dropping back to guard again to work with Murphy. Tormey was at center.
The All-Syracuse team took the lead after two minutes of play and was never
headed. The score at halftime was 13 to 5. The summary follows:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Casey, rf (2-0-4), Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Tormey, c (2-0-4),
Crisp, rg (1-5-7), Murphy, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (9-5-23). CORTLAND: Ortner, rf
(1-5-7), McDonald, lf (1-0-2), Dexter, c (2-0-4), McAvoy, rg (1-0-2), Mahar, lg
(0-0-0) TOTALS (5-5-15).

Score at halftime- All-Syracuse 13, Cortland 5. Referee- Eddie Dollard.
Umpire- Manor, Oswego Y.M.C.A. Time of halves- 20 minutes.

**Syracuse Journal**- Beechnut Five Ready For Tilt With Syracuse

Rochester Officials Are To Handle Contest Tonight

The lineup: ALL-SYRACUSE: Rafter, lf, Crisp, rf, Tormey, c, Martin, lg,
Casey, rg. BEECHNUTS: Sullivan, rg, Murnane, lg, Nolls, c, Hammond, rf, Dowd,
lf.

Jack Nolls and his Beechnut five of
Canajoharie will line up against All-Syracuse at the Armory tonight in an
effort to avenge two defeats by the local aggregation earlier in the season.
The previous contests resulted in the close scores of 20 to 17 and 20 to 19. Nolls
declares that his team, which has met some of the fastest quintets in the
state, is superior to the local five. Neutral referees will officiate at
tonight’s game at his request. They are Motadorf and Murphy, both of Rochester.
The teams will present the same lineups which took the floor a week ago when
Syracuse won, 20 to 19.

All-Syracuse Wins Over Cortland Team

The All-Syracuse five defeated Cortland Sodality on the Armory court
here last night by the score of 23 to 15. The winners got away to an early start
and were never headed. In the second period the Sodality aggregation took a
brace but were unable to cut down the lead of Syracuse. Rafter, right forward
for All-Syracuse, was the star of the evening. He broke loose to cage four
goals from the field and figured in the greater part of the Syracuse team play.
Howard Ortner, Cornell basketball coach, played right forward for Cortland.
Although he was able to score but one goal his exhibition of floor work
featured for Cortland. Ortner was pitted against Murphy, guard on the Rochester
Centrals. Casey was shifted to a forward position and Crisp who has been
playing forward in the last few games went back to his old position at guard,
pairing with the Rochester player. The summary:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Casey, rf (2-0-4), Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Tormey, c (2-0-4),
Crisp, rg (1-5-7), Murphy, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (9-5-23). CORTLAND: Ortner, rf
(1-5-7), McDonald, lf (1-0-2), Dexter, c (2-0-4), McAvoy, rg (1-0-2), Mahar, lg
(0-0-0) TOTALS (5-5-15).

**Syracuse Post Standard**- Local Basketball Teams Captures Court Honors

All-Syracuse Five Wins Central New York Title In Stirring Court Duel;
Rafter’s Brilliant Play Features Game- Ortner Of Cornell Pitted Against Murphy
Of Rochester

The All-Syracuse five defeated Cortland Sodality, 23 to 15, on the
Armory court here tonight and thereby won the Central New York basketball
championship. A crowd of 2,000 spectators, including a delegation of 330
rooters from Syracuse and Cortland, watched the teams struggle in their third
and deciding battle for the sectional state title. The shining light of the
contest was Billy Rafter, the diminutive right forward of the Syracuse
aggregation. Rafter caged four baskets from the field. The best exhibition for
Cortland was given by Howard Ortner, Cornell basketball coach. The red and
white mentor got but one field basket. He tallied five out of six times from
the foul line. Crisp likewise was successful in five of six attempts for the
All-Syracuse team. Ortner, who is not a regular member of the Sodality team,
was secured especially for tonight’s game, and against him the All-Syracuse
management pitted Johnny Murphy, the star Rochester Central guard. Murphy gave
a credible exhibition. With Murphy in the Syracuse lineup Casey was shifted to
left forward. The All-Syracuse five got the jump on their opponents from the
opening whistle and never were headed by the Sodality basketeers. At half time
Crisp’s players led their rivals, 13 to 5, and in the closing period retained a
safe margin of ascendancy. Tormey and Casey both gave clever exhibitions for
Syracuse, while Dexter shared honors with Ortner in the Sodality scoring
column. The summary:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Casey, rf (2-0-4), Rafter, lf (4-0-8), Tormey, c (2-0-4),
Crisp, rg (1-5-7), Murphy, lg (0-0-0) TOTALS (9-5-23). CORTLAND: Ortner, rf
(1-5-7), McDonald, lf (1-0-2), Dexter, c (2-0-4), McAvoy, rg (1-0-2), Mahar, lg
(0-0-0) TOTALS (5-5-15).

Score at halftime- All-Syracuse 13, Cortland
5. Referee- Eddie Dollard. Umpire- Manor, Oswego Y.M.C.A. Time of halves- 20
minutes.

Beechnut Five Here Tonight To Retrieve Defeats Suffered

One of the hardest basketball contests of the season will be waged on
the State Armory court tonight when Jack Nolls leads his galaxy of stars
against the All-Syracuse quintet. Many followers of the game are predicting the
locals will taste defeat for the first time this season on the home court at
the hands of the Beechnut quintet of Canajoharie. Nolls had led his aggregation
against Captain Jim Tormey and his mates twice this season and both times his
men have bowed in defeat, but only after the most stirring struggles staged in
this city during the year. The first game resulted in a victory for
All-Syracuse by a score of 20 to 17 and the second contest was lost by the
Beechnuts 19 to 20. After the second game Nolls declared that he believed his
players better than the members of the All-Syracuse five and requested another
chance. He also asked that outside officials handle the game. Both requests
were granted and tonight’s battle will be handled by Motadorf and Murphy, both
of Rochester. Nolls has agreed to bring the same team which played here last
Saturday night and there will be no changes in the battle array of the locals.
The lineup follows:

ALL-SYRACUSE: Rafter, lf, Crisp, rf, Tormey, c, Casey, rg, Martin, lg.
BEECHNUTS: Dowd, lf, Hammond, rf, Nolls, c, Sullivan, rg, Murnane, rf.