Central Synagogue’s Archives has some unusual photos. This one is of a championship rugby team of 1919.

Here is a fine team with their coach, their gear, and their big winners’ smiles. Or could they be a basketball team, using the laced ball of that time, suited for a game featuring passing than dribbling?

We do not know what F stands for. Do you? The following year’s uniforms are marked FM. Was it basketball or rugby? Whom and where did they play?

Archives looks forward to hearing from you at (212) 838-5122 x2041 or email Archives.

These monthly historical briefs are prepared by Amy Goldberger, Chair of the Archives Committee and Anne Mininberg, Archivist