EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA
20-10 .667, 2nd place
Semi-finals: Defeated Hazleton, 2-0
Finals: Lost to Wilkes-Barre, 2-1
Expected to be a league leader, the Lancaster club, coached by Woody Sponaugle, jumped out to a 3-0 start, but the Wilkes-Barre Barons were also a team expected to challenge for the crown. By mid-January, the Roses and Barons separated themselves from the rest of the league. Despite a stretch of 13 wins in 17 games, Lancaster couldn't catch the Barons and finished second.
With Whitey Von Nieda averaging 22.7 PPG, Lancaster would meet with Hazleton in the playoffs, and knocked them off in two games. The Barons were their opponents in the championship series, and Lancaster eclipsed the Barons in the opener, 59-54, but would get trounced in game 2, 65-37. The third and deciding game was played at a neutral site (Allentown), and Von Nieda scored 25 but the rest of the team was ineffective as the Barons won, 70-54, to give the title to Wilkes-Barre.
Head Coaches:
- Woody Sponaugle (September 24, 1915 - April 30, 1967)
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| Don Markward |
Tommy Bell (September 11, 1922 - December 17, 1949)
Max Bishop (June 27, 1915 - August 25, 1991)
Bob Boylan (April 11, 1920 - May 9, 2013)
Norm Butz (September 28, 1919 - March 21, 1999)
Herb Currie (April 23, 1921 - June 18, 2005)
John DeBold (September 18, 1918 - December 26, 2002)
George Ehemann (September 11, 1918 - July 10, 1991)
Johnnie Emich (January 21, 1918 - May 20, 2001)
Walt Funk (October 13, 1922 - January 13, 2015)
Russ Herrmann (September 27, 1914 - July 28, 1976)
Bink Manning (August 29, 1920 - April 7, 1986)
Don Markward (April 2, 1919 - June 14, 1985)
Joe Proksa (June 30, 1914 - October 25, 1999)
Woody Sponaugle (September 24, 1915 - April 30, 1967)
Whitey Von Nieda (June 19, 1922 - September 7, 2023)
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