The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team
Author:   Doug Stark ,  Lynn Sherr
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
ISBN:  

9781592136339


Pages:   344
Publication Date:   13 May 2011
Format:   Hardback
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The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team


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The history of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team and the legends it spawned

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Author:   Doug Stark ,  Lynn Sherr
Publisher:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Imprint:   Temple University Press,U.S.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.612kg
ISBN:  

9781592136339


ISBN 10:   1592136338
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   13 May 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface 1. On the Road 2. A Jewish Game 3. A New League, a New Team 4. Prospect Hall and the Vissies 5. Shikey 6. Howard the Red 7. Saturday Night SPHAS' Habit 8. The Darlings of Philadelphia 9. Rosenberg to the Rescue 10. Basketball and War 11. The Influx of New York Players 12. Losing Home Court 13. The End of the Line 14. Playing it Straight Epilogue: Memories Live On Acknowledgments Appendix A: Game-by-Game Standings for the SPHAS, American Basketball League Appendix B: Year-by-Year Standings for the SPHAS Appendix C: SPHAS Versus other Philadelphia Professional Teams All-Time SPHAS Roster Bibliography

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The SPHAs documents the story in more detail than anyone has done before... Stark's book includes rare and vivid photographs of players as he describes how these Jews fought stereotypes of Jewish weakness and inferiority while spreading the popularity of what was then a relatively new game. The Broad Street Review


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Douglas Stark is the Museum Director of the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum.

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