On the road -- A Jewish game -- A new league, a new team -- Prospect Hall and the Vissies -- Shikey -- Howard the Red -- Saturday night SPHAS' habit -- The darlings of philadelphia -- rosenberg to the rescue -- Basketball and war -- The influx of New York players -- Losing home court -- The end of the line -- Playing it straight -- Epilogue : memories live on
Summary
Founded in 1918, the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team, known as the SPHAS, was a top squad in the American Basketball League-capturing seven championships in thirteen seasons-until it disbanded in 1959. In The SPHAS, the first book to chronicle the history of this team and its numerous achievements, Douglas Stark uses rare and noteworthy images of players and memorabilia as well as interviews and anecdotes to recall how players like Inky Lautman, Cy Kaselman, and Shikey Gotthoffer fought racial stereotypes of weakness and inferiority while spreading the game's popularity
