hustheword"cagers,"otherswithpostsinthemiddleofthefloorandoftenwithbalconiesoverhangingthecorners,limitingtheareasfromwhichshotscouldbetaken.Untilthelate1930s,allplayersusedthetwo-handsetshot,andscoresremainedlow.anizedandmorepopular,althoughitstilllaggedfarbehindbothbaseballandcollegefootball.Inthepros,fiveurban,ethnicteamsexcelledandplayedwithalmostnocollegegraduates.TheyweretheNewYorkOriginalCeltics;theClevelandRosenblums,ownedbyMaxRosenblum;EddieGottlieb'sPhiladelphiaSPHAs(SouthPhiladelphiaHebrewAssociation);andtwogreatblackteams,theNewYorkRenaissanceFiveandAbeSaperstein'sHarlemGlobetrotters,whichwasactuallyfromChicago.Whiletheseteamshadsomenotableplayers,nosuperstars,suchasBabeRuth,JackDempsey,orRedGrange,emergedtocapturethepublic'sattentionastheydidinothersportsoftheperiod.Thesamewas