This is the saga of the $81,000 needed to refurbish the Minneapolis Armory to make it into a major league basketball playing site.
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Elgin Baylor: One-Man Franchise, 1958
“Baylor,” says straight-talking Paul Seymour, the coach of the Syracuse Nationals, “is the best rookie I’ve ever seen.”
The “New” Lakers, 1958
Thus, were born the “New” Minneapolis Lakers.
From Way Downtown 