1946-47 Hartford Atlantics (EBL-CT)

1946-47 HARTFORD ATLANTICS
EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - CONNECTICUT
North Division
Finished: 6-12 .333, 4th place

Coach Tony Crafa

The Hartford club had high hopes at the beginning of the season, with Abe Silverman as head coach. However, between the Atlantics and also coaching at Morse College, quit on December 12, 1946, to focus on his duties at Morse. Holding a 3-3 record at the time, team business manager Tony Crafa stepped in to take the reigns, and the team never was able to gel. Crafa had been in a similar position the previous year when the Atlantics were in the CSL and fired head coach Jack Wise part-way into the season. The Atlantics only won three of the next 12 games before withdrawing from the league with two weeks left in the season.

Head Coach: 

• Abe Silverman (April 5, 1906 - September 2, 1997) 3-3
• Tony Crafa (May 19, 1920 - December 14, 1976) 3-9

PLAYERS:

• Frank Bores (October 15, 1920 - January 7, 1982)

• Bob Carter  

• Junior Cole (November 1, 1922 - September 12, 1999)

• Lou Diachenko (August 19, 1919 - March 1, 1996)

• Mike Diakon (March 12, 1917 - December 2, 2006)

• Johnny Dobrutsky (Janusary 27, 1922 - March 1, 1996)

• Sid Himmelstein (September 29, 1914 - January 15, 1982)

• Joe Keating (December 28, 1919 - February 25, 1995)

• Howy Krogh (October 16, 1921 - June 8, 1996)

• Frank Leonard (April 27, 1918 - February 13, 2013)

• Joe Madden (March 21, 1920 - February 1, 2008)

• Red Meade (March 28, 1920 - February 11, 2004)

• George Redman (October 15, 1924 - March 24, 2009)

• George Register (January 15, 1921 - March 22, 2008)

• Pete Sevetz (September 8, 1919 - November 9, 2004)

• Joey Shettle (February 20, 1922 - April 2, 2002)

• Harry Smith (December 2, 1921 - October 19, 2010)

• Chick Sposito (February 23, 1925 - May 9, 1994)

• Freddie Ware (March 15, 1915 - October 31, 1996)

• Paul Worobel (July 2, 1919 - June 3, 2004)

• Earl Yost (August 14, 1921 - September 3, 2005)