The Philadelphia League was hastily formed after the demise of the Eastern League. One of the most dominant teams that helped define the leagues success was the Philadelphia Sphas. The Sphas played their home games in the ballroom of Philadelphia's Broadwood Hotel. The team's name is an acronym, derived from South Philadelphia Hebrew Association (the group that initially funded the team), and the team's players, at least in its earlier years, were primarily Jewish. Future Philadelphia Warriors owner Eddie Gottlieb founded the team as an amateur group shortly after he and some close friends graduated from high school, and it later became a professional team. The Sphas played in many leagues around the Philadelphia area and the East Coast, most notably the Eastern Basketball League and the American Basketball League (ABL), between which the Sphas won 10 championships. The Sphas won a total of 12 championships, their first two coming from the early Philadelphia League and Philadelphia Basket Ball League.
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| Date | Away | Score | Home | OT | Series | ||||||||||||||
| ??? | Phi. Cathedral | 31-27 | Phi. St. Henry | PHC 1-0 | |||||||||||||||
| ??? | Phi. Cathedral | 41-19 | Phi. St. Henry | PHC 2-0 | |||||||||||||||
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