I'm flushing the format today in order to call attention to a sports book just published by my good friend (and former NYU Intramural League running mate) Douglas Stark. The SPHAS: The Life and Times of Basketball's Greatest Jewish Team chronicles the tribulations and triumphs (the latter including a dynastic run of championships in the American Basketball League) of the South Philadelphia Hebrew Association's basketball team (the "SPHAS"). Meticulously researched and engagingly narrated, the book does not just present the story of a single, ethnic-specific team but fills in a gap that had existed far too long in the annals of American sports history.
For more about this book--including a slideshow of vintage photos--check out the author's website at www.douglasstark.com.
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