Retro; New York City, February 8, 1947

[Bob1370]

Siurce; New York Times

Stations;
Ch. 2-WCBS-TV (CBS O&O)
Ch. 4-WNBT (NBC O&O)
Ch. 5-WABD (DuMont O&O)

TELEVISION

WCBS-TV--Channel 2

Evening

7:45-Television News with Douglas Edwards
8:00-Saturday Revue; Fashions
8:30-Basketball- Knickerbockers vs. Toronto Huskies, from 69th Regiment Armory (game from the Knicks' first pro season, as part of the Basketball Association of America, pre-NBA; Knicks defeated Toronto 69-46)

WNBT--Channel 4

Evening

8:00-Film-Accused (Crime Drama, 1936)-Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Dolores Del Rio
9:00-Documentary/Special Report; Highlights of Italian Activities of Gen. Sir Harold Alexander. Canadian Governor General, Who Was Commander of Allied Ground Forces in Italy
9:30-Goveror Dewey and Gen. Sir Harold Alexander. at Golden Jubilee Dinner of Canadian Society of New York,
Hotel Biltmore

WABD--Channel 5

No programming scheduled this day

 

[Tim L]

Siurce; New York Times


8:30-Basketball- Knickerbockers vs. Toronto Huskies, from 69th Regiment Armory (game from the Knicks' first pro season, as part of the Basketball Association of America, pre-NBA; Knicks defeated Toronto 69-46)

That first "BAA" season was interesting in that four teams folded..Cleveland(who made the playoffs, falling to the Knicks in the first round), Detroit, Pittsburgh and Toronto..The league went from 11 to 8 teams in 47-48 and it wasnt certain they would make it long term..

 

[Corky Marlowe]

8:30-Basketball- Knickerbockers vs. Toronto Huskies, from 69th Regiment Armory (game from the Knicks' first pro season, as part of the Basketball Association of America, pre-NBA; Knicks defeated Toronto 69-46)

Did Marv Albert and Craig Sager work that game?

Seriously, Besides the Knicks, the original NBA included (I think) the Celtics, Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento-soon-to-be Seattle Kings), Syracuse Nationals (now the Sixers), Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons, St. Louis Hawks, and the Minneapolis Lakers. I think the Pistons may have played their early games in a guard armory, too, as well as one of the bigger high school gyms in FW (either North Side or South Side).

 

[Tim L]

8:30-Basketball- Knickerbockers vs. Toronto Huskies, from 69th Regiment Armory (game from the Knicks' first pro season, as part of the Basketball Association of America, pre-NBA; Knicks defeated Toronto 69-46)

Did Marv Albert and Craig Sager work that game?

Seriously, Besides the Knicks, the original NBA included (I think) the Celtics, Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento-soon-to-be Seattle Kings), Syracuse Nationals (now the Sixers), Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons, St. Louis Hawks, and the Minneapolis Lakers. I think the Pistons may have played their early games in a guard armory, too, as well as one of the bigger high school gyms in FW (either North Side or South Side).

In 48-49, Minneapolis, Rochester, Fort Wayne and a now long-gone Indianapolis team joined the BAA from the National Basketball League

In 1949-50 The rest of the NBL joined and the BAA was renamed the National Basketball Association with 17 teams as far west as Denver..In a weird 3-division setup, not all teams played the same number of games..The Minneapolis Lakers won their second straight title..

 

[Corky Marlowe]

Forgot about Indianapolis. Weren't they called the Olympians?

 

[Cincinnati Kid]

The Indianapolis entry became the "Olympians" starting in the 1949-50 season. The team's nickname came from having Alex Groza, Ralph Beard, Wallace Jones and Cliff Barker from the 1948 Olympic Basketball Team on the squad along with Olympic game alternate Joe Holland. The team lasted through the 1952-53 season.

 

[cwf1701]

8:30-Basketball- Knickerbockers vs. Toronto Huskies, from 69th Regiment Armory (game from the Knicks' first pro season, as part of the Basketball Association of America, pre-NBA; Knicks defeated Toronto 69-46)

Seriously, Besides the Knicks, the original NBA included (I think) the Celtics, Rochester Royals (now the Sacramento-soon-to-be Seattle Kings), Syracuse Nationals (now the Sixers), Philadelphia Warriors, Fort Wayne Pistons, St. Louis Hawks, and the Minneapolis Lakers. I think the Pistons may have played their early games in a guard armory, too, as well as one of the bigger high school gyms in FW (either North Side or South Side).

The Ft. Wayne Pistons played in the North Side High School gym, then moved to the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum before moving to Detroit Olympia Stadium in 1957.