tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65840572222155098632024-03-11T05:44:36.418-07:00Peach Basket SocietyPeach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.comBlogger3481125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-83028609077570654092024-02-28T15:14:00.000-08:002024-02-28T15:14:40.905-08:001047-48 Williamsport Billies (EPBL)<b><span style="font-size: large;">1947-48 WILLIAMSPORT BILLIES</span><br />EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA<br />9-18, .333, 7th place<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFD7MVAP0ogRrbEV4XmwNu6g5SqglNYMaIfDVaaq9L7vr_9JHnXrCKOEDoH_6AekSdEMlEk8wLGph-7pNAgzrGS2gOzFg460y51m7xEG-bCoGVJ4u_FJ5nJ3JVcXh21Yxllrgvbb4L4Uuyh7RPCZrrXcq03EkD5obOg-fsQVpfX06sv9qLCwlQAU1aTAzn/s710/poust-hal-coach-epbl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="384" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFD7MVAP0ogRrbEV4XmwNu6g5SqglNYMaIfDVaaq9L7vr_9JHnXrCKOEDoH_6AekSdEMlEk8wLGph-7pNAgzrGS2gOzFg460y51m7xEG-bCoGVJ4u_FJ5nJ3JVcXh21Yxllrgvbb4L4Uuyh7RPCZrrXcq03EkD5obOg-fsQVpfX06sv9qLCwlQAU1aTAzn/w108-h200/poust-hal-coach-epbl.jpg" width="108" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Coach Hal Poust</b></td></tr></tbody></table></b><div><div><br />New to the league, the Billis started off decently, splitting their first 10 games. Unfortunately, they would only win 4 of their remaining 17 games to finish a distant 7th place. <b>Ray Kodish</b> would lead the team in scoring with 377 points (17.1 PPG)</div><br /><div><br /><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Hal Poust </b>(March 14, 1906 - November 23, 1962) </li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div><b>Bernie Bobst</b> (May 25, 1926 - April 30, 1986)</div><div><b>Bob Brenner</b> (March 2, 1923 - November 11, 2013)</div><div><b>Ollie Byers</b> (October 24, 1916 - July 26, 2004)</div><div><b>Paul Coront</b> (July 4, 1921 - February 26, 1994)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/larry-disque.html" target="_blank">Larry Disque</a></b> (March 27, 1921 - March 3, 1994)</div><div><b>Rocco English</b> (January 30, 1919 - September 14, 2017)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/frank-frascella.html">Frank Frascella</a></b> (July 28, 1922 - December 10, 2014)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/earl-hafner.html" target="_blank">Earl Hafner</a></b> (July 29, 1921 - March 15, 1988)</div><div><b>Ray Kodish</b> (June 10, 1923 - March 14, 2012)</div><div><b>Don Manno</b> (May 4, 1915 - March 11, 1995)</div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Y8T6c8pnEYpAUVV1WkmytUGo1aH5LMFIz_NjvQlkBwfu1CTWhEzQYTKf30RXAs9NiwQECxoiS0w983ZlGg2E3h-dU5_718u2l1R5GtBAlYqD9CFaV7DbGIrBT7Q58FnUMpT7r9l_zT03oST6zSSOi9NsTJmHobaLJ_X8aNZb1Y0nepYpXOOB69WuWa4e/s725/myers-wes-epbl-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="725" data-original-width="261" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Y8T6c8pnEYpAUVV1WkmytUGo1aH5LMFIz_NjvQlkBwfu1CTWhEzQYTKf30RXAs9NiwQECxoiS0w983ZlGg2E3h-dU5_718u2l1R5GtBAlYqD9CFaV7DbGIrBT7Q58FnUMpT7r9l_zT03oST6zSSOi9NsTJmHobaLJ_X8aNZb1Y0nepYpXOOB69WuWa4e/w144-h400/myers-wes-epbl-1.jpg" width="144" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Wes Myers</b></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fran McGrath </span>(November 29, 1926 - September 21, 2014)</div><div><b>Wes Myers</b> (December 21, 1927 - February 1, 2002)</div><div><b>Emil Piestrak</b> (December 19, 1918 - June 7, 2011)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/11/frank-sebest.html" target="_blank">Frank Sebest</a></b> <span style="font-size: small;">(</span>September 24, 1923 - November 28, 2010)</div><div><b>Andy Sember</b> (July 6, 1923 - April 17. 2007)</div><div><b>Perk Stabley</b> (January 24, 1925 - September 25, 1994)</div><div><b>Tom Sweeney</b> (October 15, 1922 - June 27, 2017)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/joey-thomas.html" target="_blank">Joey Thomas</a></b> (November 12, 1919 - November 24, 1997)</div><div><div><b>Jack Walsh</b> (November 11, 1920 - May 9, 1976)</div><div></div></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div></div><br />Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-3085331357538115542024-02-28T14:07:00.000-08:002024-02-28T14:07:49.971-08:001947-48 Sunbury Mercuries (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1947-48 SUNBURY MERCURIES</b></span><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pXUafvEhANWbsD-dfV2LZzgQuADkm8Eb_QsaPs_mQVkOYSu850GFKnZWViy1YU3VkqDCD_SfkpLZEqmPHxSflENRrNr7UHRbb_hIR4VkQYANVLfsRrjR_beLZS_2RKs8ial4agkd4YqB-dJUTz2QX28FUvUiXM04n5uQUfvvaSgouBsOmvE2UTJgI3Ya/s668/auten-john-coach-epbl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="492" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pXUafvEhANWbsD-dfV2LZzgQuADkm8Eb_QsaPs_mQVkOYSu850GFKnZWViy1YU3VkqDCD_SfkpLZEqmPHxSflENRrNr7UHRbb_hIR4VkQYANVLfsRrjR_beLZS_2RKs8ial4agkd4YqB-dJUTz2QX28FUvUiXM04n5uQUfvvaSgouBsOmvE2UTJgI3Ya/w148-h200/auten-john-coach-epbl.jpg" width="148" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Coach Auten</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA <br />13-15, .464, 5th place</b><br /><div><div><br />First year in the league, the Mercuries won their first two games if the season, including an opening night victory over eventual champions Reading. They would float around the .500 mark for the entire season, never winning more than two in a row and never being more than 2 games within the .500 mark on either side. Johnny Rusinko would score 398 points in the season for an average of 14.2 PPG. </div><br /><div><br /><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Johnny Auten </b>(April 26, 1903 - September 22, 1981) </li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wade Ackley </span>(June 8, 1919 - January 24, 2007)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/paul-chadick.html" target="_blank">Paul Chadick</a> </b>(</span><span style="font-size: small;">May 25, 1918 - December 28, 1999)</span><br /><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jack Colberg </span>(February 4, 1924 - December 17, 2013)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/08/lou-decsi.html" target="_blank"><b>Lou Decsi</b></a> (February 9, 1923 - November 19, 2018)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">George Deitrick </span>(November 27, 1917 - April 21, 1996)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nick Dietterick </span>(May 22, 1921 - May 16, 2014)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jackie Goepfert </span>(May 24, 1932 - May 1, 2002)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dave Hornstein</span> (August 16, 1922 - September 25, 1997)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jesse Mair</span> (January 9, 1919 - June 19, 2003)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cliff Maunder </span>(June 6, 1920 - March 9, 2006)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fran McGrath </span>(November 29, 1926 - September 21, 2014)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Charlie Prosser </span>(July 15, 1916 - August 5, 1961)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/johnny-rusinko.html" target="_blank">John Rusinko</a></span> (March 1, 1925 - October 23, 2013)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Shadle</span> (December 26, 1919 - May 4, 1999)</div><div><b>Andy Siket</b> (December 29, 1918 - September 19, 1995)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Johnny Simmons</span> (July 7, 1924 - August 1, 2008)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/10/andy-skvoretz.html" target="_blank">Andy Skvoretz</a></span> (October 29, 1924 - July 12, 1988)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kermit Smith</span> (February 2, 1926 - August 23, 2005)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/12/red-wallace.html" target="_blank">Red Wallace</a> </span>(July 12, 1918 - July 7, 1977)</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jack Watson</span> (November 6, 1918 - August 2, 1974)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-43053639997917587742024-02-22T17:28:00.000-08:002024-02-22T17:28:57.190-08:001947-48 Reading Keys (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1947-48 READING KEYS</b></span><div><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA<br />19-9 .679, 2nd place</b><br /><div><b>Lost to Pottsville in one-game playoff for regular-season championship</b></div><div><b>Semi-finals: Defeated Lancaster, 2-1</b></div><b>Finals: Defeated Hazleton, 2-1</b><p>With very little resemblance to last years bluc, including a new coach in Stan Schwiemler, the improved Reading Keys added talented players like Russ Guensch and Joe Lord, complemented by Dewey Boltz and Billy Budd. They would possession of first place in late December and held it through January. Entering the final month of the season, they would win 8 of their final 11 but that was still not enough to keep Pottsville from catching them in the final days of the season.</p><p>Wrapping up the season with a 19-9 record that was identical to the Packers, the two teams would meet in a one-game playoff to determine the regular season champions. Played in neutral Hazleton, Reading would fall to Pottsville, 60-57. </p><p>Three days later, the Eastern League semi-finals began, with Reading stunned by a ten-point defeat at Lancaster in the series opener. The club rallied to beat Lancaster in the next two games on their home court to salt away the series victory. Facing Hazleton in the finals, Reading once again stumbled on the series opener on the road 61-53. However, just like the semis, the Keys bounced back to win the next two games at home to claim the Eastern League championship, two games to one.</p><div><br /><div><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Stan Schweimler</b> (October 15, 1897 - March 6 , 1974)</li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div><div><b>Dewey Boltz</b> (May 18, 1920 - September 18, 2015)</div><div><b>Bill Budd</b> (January 24, 1921 - July 31, 2016)</div><div><b>Jimmy Bunn</b> (September 2, 1923 - January 22, 2009)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/norm-butz.html" target="_blank">Norm Butz</a></b><span> (September 28, 1919 - March 21, 1999)</span></div><div><b>George Dracha</b> (August 18, 1921 - April 6, 1995)</div><div><b>Johnny Dracha</b> (July 20, 1927 - January 13, 2008)</div><div><b>George Dries</b> (June 9, 1926 - August 1, 1991)</div><div><b>Russ Guensch</b> (January 12, 1924 - June 14, 2014)</div></div><div><b>Kenny Hopkins</b> (November 2, 1919 - June 12, 2015)</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/05/joe-lord.html" target="_blank">Joe Lord</a> </b>(December 28, 1922 - December 1986)<a href="http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/05/joe-lord.html" target="_blank"></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/jack-mcgaffney.html" target="_blank">Jack McGaffney</a></b> (April 1, 1924 - February 3, 2020)<span style="font-size: small;"></span></div></div><div><b>Chin Rhoads</b> (September 11, 1918 - April 1, 2007)</div><div><b>Bob Rothenberger</b> (May 4, 1918 - April 2, 1994)</div><div><b>Woozy Smith</b> (January 13, 1915 - June 3, 1971)</div><div><br /></div></span></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-67718149518765533732024-02-21T14:36:00.000-08:002024-02-21T14:36:12.782-08:001947-48 Pottsville Packers (EPBL)<p></p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>1947-48 POTTSVILLE PACKERS</b></span><div><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA<br />19-9, .259, 1st place<br />Defeated Reading in one-game playoff for regular-season championship</b></div><div><b>Semi-finals: Lost to Hazleton, 2-1<br /><br /></b></div><div><div>Taking over from the defunct franchise that moved to Pottsville from Binghamton during the previous season, this iteration of Pottsville's team was coached by George Syby. After a mediocre start of 6-6, the tPackers caught fire, winning four straight. They would then win 3 of their next six before winning the last six games of the regular season and catching Reading to tie for first place. A one-game playoff game against Reading was scheduled to determine the regular season champion, and Pottsville snuck off with a 60-57 win. </div><div><br /></div><div>The Pack headed in to the playoffs with a seven-game winning streak and 9 of the last ten, and beat Hazleton on the road in the opener of their best-of-three game series. However, Pottsville would drop both games at home to lose the series in three games.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div>The Packers were lead this season by Bill McClure, who averaged 11.1 PPG, and Jack Flannery with 10.9 PPG.Player/coach Syby would finish fourth on the team in scoring, behind Joe Doherty.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzpZMvg6IqRvqoTxP-SOO6q7QSvE82xKXPYxX9h1XKpCm4EKD10QgVl7RA3lfbMwM34ueBhUkz1GL2gTNrlRj3lzLJuNbPU9vieqL9ZzhOIvQmw-aLmdmTVQUayzib1p0vvhtsLJhCc3vilxuDhU9-Slps1hmr6gRV0S-gtIwRhuMhJrScPaEKmKe8XLz/s1299/pottsville-packers-4748-epbl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="803" data-original-width="1299" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUzpZMvg6IqRvqoTxP-SOO6q7QSvE82xKXPYxX9h1XKpCm4EKD10QgVl7RA3lfbMwM34ueBhUkz1GL2gTNrlRj3lzLJuNbPU9vieqL9ZzhOIvQmw-aLmdmTVQUayzib1p0vvhtsLJhCc3vilxuDhU9-Slps1hmr6gRV0S-gtIwRhuMhJrScPaEKmKe8XLz/w640-h396/pottsville-packers-4748-epbl.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b><div><b>Head Coach:</b></div><div><div><ul><li><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/06/george-syby.html" target="_blank">George Syby</a></b> (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000) Also played. See below</li></ul><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;">PLAYERS:</span></b></span></div></div></div><div><span><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span><div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/hank-baietti.html" target="_blank"><b>Hank Baietti</b></a> (</span><span style="font-size: small;">October 1, 1920 - June 26, 2006)</span></div><div><b>Alfy Burch</b> (November 2, 1928 - September 1, 2000)</div><div><b>Eddie Deitch</b> (December 1, 1910 - June 20, 1997)</div><div><b>Joe Dougherty</b> </div><div><b>Jack Flannery</b> (December 7, 1925 - January 22, 2007)</div><div><b>Jack Harvey</b> (March 10, 1928 - August 30, 2006)</div><div><b>Joe Kelly</b> (November 27, 1924 - August 27, 2009)</div><div><b>Bill McClure</b> (December 21, 1927 - September 7, 2001)</div><div><b>Bob Morris</b> (February 17, 1913 - June 1, 1985)</div><div><b>Dan Murphy</b> </div><div><div><b>Al Palatella</b> </div><div><div><b>Ossie Prokopic</b> (December 21, 1919 - March 19, 2010)</div><div><b>Bogey Rosenberger</b> (July 12, 1923 - October 26, 2000)</div></div><div><b>Woozy Smith</b> (January 13, 1915 - June 3, 1971)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/06/george-syby.html" target="_blank">George Syby</a></b> (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000)</div><div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/vince-verdeschi.html" target="_blank"><b>Vince Verdeschi</b></a> </span>(March 24, 1925 - August 16, 1965)</div><div><b>Al Yanushonis</b> (June 20, 1927 - February 27, 2014)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/pete-yousaitis.html" target="_blank">Pete Yousaitis</a></b> (September 10, 1917 - December 23, 1995)</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></span></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-11400042323357120852024-02-16T17:02:00.000-08:002024-02-16T17:02:50.751-08:001947-48 Philadelphia Lumberjacks (EPBL)<b><span style="font-size: large;">1947-48 PHILADELPHIA LUMBERJACKS</span></b><br /><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA</b><div><b>8-20, .286, 8th place</b><p>The Eastern League got its first franchise in the state' largest city, Philadelphia, for the second season of its existence. Being a hotbed of basketball for two decades, much was expected from the Lumberjacks. Coached by Skeets Fiorella, who would later operate his father's sausage company with his sons, the Lumberjacks started off admirably enough, winning 8 of their first 15 games. However, they hit the skids on January 25 when they began a 13-game losing streak to finish the season. They plummeted to last place and the franchise would fold shortly after the season.</p><div><div><br /><div><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Lou "Skeets" Fiorella</b> (May 30, 1922 - January 29, 2008) <br /></li></ul><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div><b>Billy Chappell</b> </div><div><b>Sidney Chilnick</b> (June 19, 1922 - August 1, 1965)</div><div><b>Zack Clayton</b> (April 17, 1918 - November 20, 1997)</div><div><b>Milt Cohen</b> (August 12, 1926 - November 8, 1999)</div><div><b>Jim Coughlin</b> (August 18, 1919 - March 27, 1969)</div><div><b>Tony Derago</b> (October 11, 1928 - March 21, 2006)</div><div><b>Dick DeWees</b> (March 18, 1929 - July 19, 1986)</div><div><b>Jim Furey</b> (March 28, 1928 - February 20, 1985)</div><div><b>Ken or Jim McAndrews</b> </div><div><b>Rocco Parisi</b> (October 27, 1923 - February 8, 2015)</div><div><b>Pepper Petrella</b> (May 7, 1920 - December 21, 1991)</div><div><b>Max Siani</b> (Ju;y 2, 1919 - February 26, 1988)</div><div><b>Frank Washington</b> (April 4, 1921 - January 24, 2013)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-68709033931983733402024-02-14T12:41:00.000-08:002024-02-14T12:41:08.991-08:001947-48 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1947-48 LANCASTER RED ROSES</b></span><div><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA<br />14-14 .500, 4th place</b><br /><div><b>Semi-finals: Lost to Reading, 2-1</b></div><div><div><br /></div></div><div><div>Coming back from a season that saw them be the runner-up to the crown, the Red Roses had high aspirations but could not put together the hot streak they needed to compete. Never being more than two games over .500 or one game under, they finished the season at 14-14 and a fourth place finish. They would lose in the first round of the playoffs.</div><div> <div><b>Head Coaches:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Woody Sponaugle</b> (September 24, 1915 - April 30, 1967)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/tommy-bell.html" target="_blank">Tommy Bell</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 11, 1922 - December 17, 1949)</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Hen Burger </span>(November 18, 1922 - July 25, 2009)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/norm-butz.html" target="_blank">Norm Butz</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 28, 1919 - March 21, 1999)</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jim DiGiacomo </span>(b. December 19, 1928)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b>George Ehemann</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 11, 1918 - July 10, 1991)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/walt-funk.html" target="_blank">Walt Funk</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (October 13, 1922 - January 13, 2015)</span></div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/steve-juenger.html" target="_blank">Steve Juenger</a> </b><span style="font-size: small;">(</span><span style="font-size: small;">February 10, 1915 - November 18, 2003)</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bud Long </span>(February 10, 1924 - January 0, 2009)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/don-markward.html" target="_blank">Don Markward</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (April 2, 1919 - June 14, 1985)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b>Ed Masterson</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (January 24, 1923 - May 21, 1991)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/jack-mccloskey.html" target="_blank">Jack McCloskey</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 19, 1925 - June 1, 2017)</span></div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ken McKee (</span>June 7, 1926 - June 19, 1950)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/11/johnny-moe-murphy.html" target="_blank">John Murphy</a> </b>(September 13, 1924 - January 29, 2003)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/tommy-oconnell.html" target="_blank">Tom O'Connell</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (November 10, 1923 - February 5, 2011)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/11/fred-sheffield.html" target="_blank">Fred Sheffield</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (November 5, 1923 - December 8, 2009)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><a href="http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/04/stan-waxman.html" style="font-weight: 400;" target="_blank"><b>Stan Waxman</b></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">(May 20, 1922 - February 22, 2013)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/pete-yousaitis.html" target="_blank">Pete Yousaitis</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (September 10, 1917 - December 23, 1995)</span></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/bill-zubic.html" target="_blank">Bill Zubic</a></b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> (August 7, 1918 - July 24, 1994)</span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-74806365952279047212024-02-13T12:30:00.000-08:002024-02-13T12:32:58.568-08:001947-48 Hazleton Mountaineers (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1947-48 HAZLETON MOUNTAINEERS</b></span><br /><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA</b><div><b>18-10 .643, 3rd place</b><br /><div><b>Semi-finals: Defeated Pottsville, 2-1</b></div><div><b>Finals: Lost to Reading, 1-2</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking to improve on the past season, Hazleton started the season with a 44-36 loss at Harrisburg. Head coach Frank Serany immediately released almost his entire roster, letting go of Tommy Gorman, Hal Korovin, John Kostic, Billy Letcher, and Eddie McCluskey and bringing back Rookie Brown and Pete Yousaitis as well as signing a new batch of players like Bink Manning and Moon Mullen. It still took a little while for the new-look lineup to pick things up, only winning 3 games at the end of calendar year 1947. But after that 3-5 start, Hazleton would go 6-2 in both January and February and win 9 of eleven before losing the season finale at Pottsville. They entered the playoffs and defeated those same Pottsville Packers in a hard-fought best of three that went all three games. In the championship against Reading, Hazleton defeated Reading, 61-53, in the opener at home, but would lose games 2 and 3 on the road, ending the season as the runner-up. </div><div><br /><div><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Frank Serany</b> )May 4, 1911 - April 27, 1982) Also played. See below</li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/tommy-bell.html" target="_blank">Tommy Bell</a></b> (September 11, 1922 - December 17, 1949)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/06/bill-rookie-brown.html" target="_blank">William "Rookie" Brown</a></b> - (February 15, 1925 - May 22, 1971)</div><div><b>Joe Chepulis</b> (July 26, 1917 - June 25, 2009)<br /><div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/tom-gorman.html" target="_blank">Tommy Gorman</a></b> (March 16, 1919 - August 11, 1986)</div><div><b>Bernie Griggs</b> (October 1, 1977 - June 27, 2001)</div><div><b>Louis Hilf</b> (March 24, 1920 - May 27, 2002)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/05/hal-korovin.html" target="_blank">Hal Korovin</a></b> (April 19, 1925 - June 5, 2021)</div><div><b>John Kostic</b> (April 5, 1926 - October 17, 2011)</div><div><b>Billy Letcher</b> (February 10, 1929 - October 21, 2010)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/bink-manning.html" target="_blank">Bink Manning</a></b> (August 29, 1920 - April 7, 1986)</div><div><b>Johnny Mascavage</b> (January 14, 1918 - April 12, 1990)</div><div><b>Eddie McCluskey</b> (January 29, 1926 - March 2, 2016)</div><div><b>Moon Mullen </b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/01/fred-paine.html" target="_blank">Fred Paine</a></b> (December 7, 1925 - October 26, 2004)</div><div><b>Emil Piestrak</b> (December 19, 1918 - June 7, 2011)</div><div><b>Ossie Prokopic</b> (December 21, 1919 - March 19, 2010)</div><div><b>Gene Resnick</b> (December 26, 1924 - December 13, 2019)</div><div><b>Pete Schneider</b> (June 29, 1919 - September 22, 1996)</div><div><b>Frank Serany</b> )May 4, 1911 - April 27, 1982)</div><div><b>Leroy Watley </b>(March 11, 1925 - January 15, 1996)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/pete-yousaitis.html" target="_blank">Pete Yousaitis</a></b> (September 10, 1917 - December 23, 1995)</div></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-41691996604258160472024-02-07T06:15:00.000-08:002024-02-07T06:15:32.396-08:001947-48 Harrisburg Senators (EPBL)<b><span style="font-size: large;">1947-48 HARRISBURG SENATORS</span></b><br /><b>EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - PENNSYLVANIA</b><br /><b>11-16, .407, 6th place</b><div><br /></div><div>The Harrisburg Senators joined the league this season, with Barney Goldberg as player / head coach and lead by Fran and Vinny Bock, Sid Roche and former Penn State star Herb Currie. After stunning Hazleton in their opener, the Senators would then drop their next six games before Goldberg was fired and released and replaced by Duke Maronic, an offensive lineman for the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. Only Joe Cackovic, the Steelton HS star who j9ined the team in their fourth game, and Roche, survived the coaching change. A new and revamped Harrisburg won 3 of their first 5 under Maronic, but the team's fortunes did not change enough to claim a playoff spot. Cackovic averaged 17.9 PPG and Jimmy Hernjak would average 10.6. They finished 11-16, good enough for sixth place.</div><div><br /><div><div><div><b>Head Coaches:</b><br /><ul><li><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/barney-goldberg.html" target="_blank">Barney Goldberg</a></b> (October 14, 1921 - December 12, 2011) 1-6 Also played. See below</li><li><b>Duke Maronic</b> (October 19, 1918 - November 13, 2009) 10-10 </li></ul><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/franny-bock.html" target="_blank">Franny Bock</a> </b>(</span><span style="font-size: small;">September 29, 1921 - October 2, 2006)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/vic-bock.html" target="_blank">Vic Bock</a></b> (</span>August 31, 1920 - September 3, 1951)<a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/vic-bock.html" target="_blank"></a></div><div><b>Joe Cackovic</b> (February 21, 1923 - December 16, 1984)</div><div><div><b>Herb Currie</b> (April 23, 1921 - June 18, 2005)</div></div><div><b>Harry DeFrank</b> (January 27, 1926 - June 26, 2007)</div><div><b>Danny Ernst</b> (b. November 22, 1922)</div><b>Dick Giles</b> (November 22, 1923 - November 1, 1984)<br /><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/barney-goldberg.html" target="_blank">Barney Goldberg</a></b> (October 14, 1921 - December 12, 2011)</div><div><b>Frankie Haas</b> (June 1, 1926 - April 16, 2015)</div><div><b>Stretch Hall</b> (June 23, 1926 - December 10, 1989)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/art-heffner.html" target="_blank">Art Heffner</a></b> (December 12, 1916 - August 12, 2010)</div><div><b>Jimmy Hernjak</b> (June 10, 1927 - December 27, 1980)</div><div><b>Albie Kitch</b> (December 31, 1915 - March 14, 1980)</div><div><b>Sid Roche</b> (May 16, 1926 - January 21, 2010)</div><div><b>Don Schuerholz</b> (August 28, 1922 - May 2, 2009)</div><div><b>Wilson Schuerholz</b> (December 13, 1920 - September 3, 1997)</div><div><b>Andy Siket</b> (December 29, 1918 - September 19, 1995)</div><div><b>Vince Smith</b> (August 20, 1922 - January 17, 2019)</div><div><b>Mike Yovic</b> (July 23, 1923 - July 19, 2001)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-34021454013731058932024-02-05T06:38:00.000-08:002024-02-05T06:38:19.554-08:001947-48 EPBL<p>The Eastern Penn League went into it second season with 8 teams. The Pottsville Maroons (aka Pros) and Allentown Rockets disbanded, and the Wilkes-Barre Barons left the league to join the ABL, which was no longer a top-tier league but more of a feeder league for the BAA. The Harrisburg Senators joined the league EPBL as did a different Pottsville club known as the Packers. The largest city in the state, Philadelphia, would also be represented by the Lumberjacks. Also joining the league were the Sunbury Mercuries and the Williamsport Billies.</p><p>The season commences on November 30, 1947, and with the exception of the Senators, the league was tightly bunched at the end of the calendar year, with only three games separating first place from seventh. Once the new year began, Reading began to pull away and enjoyed a three-game cushion in early February, but late charges from Pottsville and Hazleton brought the regular season to an exciting climax. The Packers won their last six games and 13 of their last 16 to catch Reading on the final weekend of the season with both clubs sporting a 19-9 record. The Mountaineers had a 9-1 stretch and lost to Pottsville in the season finale, keeping them just one game back at 18-10. Lancaster grabbed the 4th playoff spot, and on March 16, 1948, Pottsville defeated Reading, 60-52, in a playoff game that served to determine the regular season champion.</p><p>The playoffs began On March 18, with Pottsville facing Hazleton, followed the next day with Reading and Lancaster. Pottsville won the hard-fought opener against Hazleton, but the Mountaineers came back to win the next two and steal the series from the regular-season champions. Meanwhile, Lancaster stunned Reading with an opening-game victory, but would drop the next two to allow the Keys to win. </p><p>Reading was to face Hazleton in the best-of-three series to determine the champion. As was the case with the semi-final series, the team that won the opener wound up losing the series. After falling, 61-53, to Hazleton, Reading would rebound to win the second and third game, and therefore the championship of the league for the 1947-48 season.</p><p><br /></p><ul><li>Harrisburg Senators</li><li>Hazleton Mountaineers</li><li>Lancaster Red Roses</li><li>Philadelphia Lumberjacks</li><li>Pottsville Packers</li><li>Reading Keys</li><li>Sunbury Mercuries</li><li>Williamsport Billies</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-48619051413946777112024-01-30T18:36:00.000-08:002024-02-05T06:40:21.850-08:00New updates, identifications, corrections, January 2024<p>Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2019/08/red-morrison.html" target="_blank">Red Morrison</a></b>, NBA - Died 2023</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/10/johnny-oboyle.html" target="_blank">Johnny O'Boyle</a></b>, NBA, ABL, EPBL - Died 1984</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/11/bob-priddy.html" target="_blank">Bob Priddy</a></b>, NBA, ABL - Died 2021, middle name added</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/10/wally-shiel.html" target="_blank">Wally Sheil</a></b>, ABL, EPBL - Added middle name</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/devon-smith.html" target="_blank">Devon Smith</a>, </b>ABL, EPBL<b> - </b>Full name added</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/vince-verdeschi.html" target="_blank">Vince Vereschi</a></b>, ABL, EPBL, NYSL - Added middle name</p><p><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/10/leroy-watkins.html" target="_blank"><b>Leroy Watkins</b></a>, ABL, EPBL - Middle name, place of birth added</p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><b>George Faust</b>, NYSL, EPBL - This was the name occasionally used by <b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/07/george-feigenbaum.html" target="_blank">George Feigenbaum</a></b> when he was double-dipping in two leagues at roughly the same time. George Faust and George Feigenbaum are the same player.</p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-40662001388754344952024-01-18T11:46:00.000-08:002024-01-18T11:46:49.282-08:001946-47 Wilkes-Barre Barons (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1946-47 </b><b>WILKES-BARRE BARONS</b></span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 400;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PENNSYLVANIA</span></b> </span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">22-5, .815</span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">, 1st place</span></b><div><div><b>Semi-finals: Defeated Reading, 2-0</b></div><div><div><b>Finals: Defeated Lancaster, 2-1</b></div></div><div><div><br />With a strong roster composed of some of the best players in the area, the Wilkes-Barre Barons won 10 of the first eleven games, grabbing first place and never looking back. They'd win 18 of 21 and finish with a 22-5 record and 3.5 games ahead of Lancaster. The Chanecka brothers (Billy and Steve) combined for over 19 point per game while Cas Ostrowski added 15.9 PPG on his own. They would battle past a difficult Reading team in the playoffs to mett Lancaster in the finals. After a stunning 59-54 set-back in the opener, they crushed Lancaster in games 2 and 3 to win the inaugural Eastern League crown. <br /><br />Eddie White would not give his charges a chance to repeat next year. Feeling his team was too strong for the Eastern League, he applied for a franchise in the American League and was accepted The Barons moved to the east coast pro circuit for the 1947-48 where they won the ABL championship in the next two seasons/<br /><br /><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Eddie White </b>(February 4, 1910 - December 9, 1988) </li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN7TqQ49CzOlOcd0FyWzrXZnOhbYfvvRYPcs2bdgyfTfp4pIeCISLyD6ElXycrPVjt2o-ryOpWikhXMhICrglC0WWi8NdZzSAry-ew98jhaYnc3rCS5PYNWQl_DR9QkUhmxqpkFAJ4LOrfRv6N_fs5ZGfz0mCHpm2MGKZRinIFubO_9peStMHMfbg7j8u/s593/chanecka-billy-epbl-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="593" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVN7TqQ49CzOlOcd0FyWzrXZnOhbYfvvRYPcs2bdgyfTfp4pIeCISLyD6ElXycrPVjt2o-ryOpWikhXMhICrglC0WWi8NdZzSAry-ew98jhaYnc3rCS5PYNWQl_DR9QkUhmxqpkFAJ4LOrfRv6N_fs5ZGfz0mCHpm2MGKZRinIFubO_9peStMHMfbg7j8u/s320/chanecka-billy-epbl-2.jpg" width="180" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Billy Chanecka</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/09/al-brightman.html" target="_blank">Al Brightman</a></b> (September 22, 1923 - June 10, 1992)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/bill-chanecka.html" target="_blank">Billy Chanecka</a></b> (April 21, 1924 - January 27, 2010)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/steve-chanecka.html" target="_blank">Steve Chanecka</a></b> (February 6, 1918 - February 1, 2000)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/chick-craig.html" target="_blank">Chick Craig</a></b> (July 23, 1922 - June 21, 2008)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/larry-disque.html" target="_blank">Larry Disque</a></b> (March 27, 1921 - March 3, 1994)</div><div><b>Paul Eike</b> (August 15, 1919 - February 22, 2003)</div><div><b>Rocco English</b> (January 30, 1919 - September 14, 2017)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/carl-frank.html" target="_blank">Carl Frank</a></b> (January 28, 1925 - May 18, 2023)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/earl-hafner.html" target="_blank">Earl Hafner</a></b> (July 29, 1921 - March 15, 1988)</div><div><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/ted-hanauer.html" target="_blank"><b>Ted Hanauer</b></a> (January 1, 1924 - October 1, 2013) </div><div><b>Joe Karpinski</b> (April 28, 1917 - July 30, 2001)</div><div><b>Walter "Jake" Konitski</b> (August 25, 1917 - February 27, 1975)</div><div><b>Johnny Mascavage</b> (January 14, 1918 - April 12, 1990)</div><div><b>Billy Mock</b> (November 2, 1920 - November 1, 2004)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/08/cas-ostrowski.html" target="_blank">Cas Ostrowski</a></b> (July 24, 1924 - March 2, 2000)</div><div><b>Carl Zavada</b> (June 6, 1929 - April 15, 2009)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-21250182931661027862024-01-17T17:23:00.000-08:002024-01-17T17:23:38.863-08:001946-47 Reading Keys (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1946-47 READING KEYS</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PENNSYLVANIA</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">15-13 .536, 3rd place</span></b></span><br /><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTlP8lLpXl8pavwYGmYoZaGWVkgRPFT6q7l2YUXZ3TjJI81hg99Gnfwxkzn3qtbiMm5-uTq_6pOGse7v2VfcJSwTLoFh0m0TrngIX7XqRgJhAz6hqjl7x58XUZP_CIvPJ3Vc2eQ8Gny4jwaBgzTyyjBLrJivyVR7rf1uFuRpE_WZpzyN5j0oi9cFImqvL/s584/horine-bill-epbl-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="486" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxTlP8lLpXl8pavwYGmYoZaGWVkgRPFT6q7l2YUXZ3TjJI81hg99Gnfwxkzn3qtbiMm5-uTq_6pOGse7v2VfcJSwTLoFh0m0TrngIX7XqRgJhAz6hqjl7x58XUZP_CIvPJ3Vc2eQ8Gny4jwaBgzTyyjBLrJivyVR7rf1uFuRpE_WZpzyN5j0oi9cFImqvL/w166-h200/horine-bill-epbl-1.jpg" width="166" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Coach Bill Horine</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Semi-finals: Lost to Wilkes-Barre, 2-0</b></div><p><br />Lead by the legendary Pennsylvania player Bill Zubic, Reading did a major personnel change after losing the first two games. More adjustments would occur over the season, most notably the addition of Fred Sheffield in January. He averaged 14.8 points down the stretch and the Keys finished 3rd. They would meet regular season champions Wilkes-Barre in semi-finals and fought the Barons hard but lost both games to be eliminated.</p><div><div><div><br /><div><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Bill Horine</b> (November 28, 1910 - July 3, 1997)</li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div></div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div><b>John Browne</b> (August 24, 1917 - May 13, 1999)</div><div><b>Frankie Burns</b> (August 22, 1923 - November 18, 2010)</div><div><div><b>Jack Carpien</b> (October 29, 1918 - November 13, 2009)</div><div></div></div><div><b>Tommy Carroll</b> (September 4, 1918 - May 13, 1990)</div><div><b>Joe Dougherty</b> </div><div><b>Kenny Hopkins</b> (November 2, 1919 - June 12, 2015)</div><div><b>Bill Koehler</b> (December 24, 1924 - June 17, 2006)</div><div><b>Matt Kratochwill</b> (December 16, 1916 - November 21, 2006)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/bill-landis.html" target="_blank">Bill Landis</a></b> (June 25, 1925 - September 26, 1997)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/lee-logan.html" target="_blank">Lee Logan</a></b> (April 1, 1919 - August 8, 1988)<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov25wUIQXWSv2oI8wauGDhzs_0ye7tgsjoN1i6uh-EjgllqUfBBRiZcDDf6mjalX_Uh7qBf5Qs55PsVaEpo2Dv_Wj5S5x1_B9heJw_epQNQfH66k6ZbAKb4XGlwOS-ZLqU4WVXQQzUv_NkxHSJnua5_Jkk_tOIiy7aq65w-GceSDzsZXOaXQkFrNDPaGU/s537/zubic-bill-ebl-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="537" data-original-width="357" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhov25wUIQXWSv2oI8wauGDhzs_0ye7tgsjoN1i6uh-EjgllqUfBBRiZcDDf6mjalX_Uh7qBf5Qs55PsVaEpo2Dv_Wj5S5x1_B9heJw_epQNQfH66k6ZbAKb4XGlwOS-ZLqU4WVXQQzUv_NkxHSJnua5_Jkk_tOIiy7aq65w-GceSDzsZXOaXQkFrNDPaGU/w133-h200/zubic-bill-ebl-2.jpg" width="133" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bill Zubic</b></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><b>Ed Masterson</b> (January 24, 1923 - May 21, 1991)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/tommy-oconnell.html" target="_blank">Tom O'Connell</a></b> (November 10, 1923 - February 5, 2011)</div><div><b>Gene Resnick</b> (December 26, 1924 - December 13, 2019)</div><div><b>Chin Rhoads</b> (September 11, 1918 - April 1, 2007)</div><div><b>Bob Rothenberger</b> (May 4, 1918 - April 2, 1994)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/11/fred-sheffield.html" target="_blank">Fred Sheffield</a></b> (November 5, 1923 - December 8, 2009)</div><div><b>Woozy Smith</b> (January 13, 1915 - June 3, 1971)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/02/sammy-van-hook.html" target="_blank">Sammy Van Hook</a></b> (June 29, 1916 - April 5, 1997)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/bill-zubic.html" target="_blank">Bill Zubic</a></b> (August 7, 1918 - July 24, 1994)</div></span></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-6394722467930574272024-01-16T12:22:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:41:15.121-08:001946-47 Lancaster Red Roses (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1946-47 LANCASTER RED ROSES</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PENNSYLVANIA</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">20-10 .667, 2nd place</span></b></span><br /><br /><div><b>Semi-finals: Defeated Hazleton, 2-0</b></div><div><b>Finals: Lost to Wilkes-Barre, 2-1</b><b><br /></b><div><br /></div></div><div><div>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. </div><div><br /></div><div>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.</div><div> <div><div><b>Head Coaches:</b><br /><ul><li><b>Woody Sponaugle</b> (September 24, 1915 - April 30, 1967)<br /></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGM6Po8y3106F6bNvFLX3AnffChjfOYzw8F-vEM-fGPaoqcfxyzBN2Q7opgQgGgcgPapmVzaoKHoQdioI1owmlpO5NlZkKgwoucp3fIFu6wdP7RkZpKjyRkkkz9FLMcn29I5N1W20oJl0LzaivHernOl-JVSr8DOPicERe3sNd_bD9a0X_fo_i9e7IEzu/s513/markward-don-epbl-2.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="513" data-original-width="365" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizGM6Po8y3106F6bNvFLX3AnffChjfOYzw8F-vEM-fGPaoqcfxyzBN2Q7opgQgGgcgPapmVzaoKHoQdioI1owmlpO5NlZkKgwoucp3fIFu6wdP7RkZpKjyRkkkz9FLMcn29I5N1W20oJl0LzaivHernOl-JVSr8DOPicERe3sNd_bD9a0X_fo_i9e7IEzu/w143-h200/markward-don-epbl-2.jpg" width="143" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Don Markward</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/tommy-bell.html" target="_blank">Tommy Bell</a></b> (September 11, 1922 - December 17, 1949)</div><div><b>Max Bishop</b> (June 27, 1915 - August 25, 1991)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/bob-boylan.html" target="_blank">Bob Boylan</a></b> (April 11, 1920 - May 9, 2013)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/norm-butz.html" target="_blank">Norm Butz</a></b> (September 28, 1919 - March 21, 1999)</div><div><b>Herb Currie</b> (April 23, 1921 - June 18, 2005)</div><div><b>John DeBold</b> (September 18, 1918 - December 26, 2002)</div><div><b>George Ehemann</b> (September 11, 1918 - July 10, 1991)</div><div><b>Johnnie Emich</b> (January 21, 1918 - May 20, 2001)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/walt-funk.html" target="_blank">Walt Funk</a></b> (October 13, 1922 - January 13, 2015)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2019/12/russ-herrmann.html" target="_blank">Russ Herrmann</a></b> (September 27, 1914 - July 28, 1976)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/bink-manning.html" target="_blank">Bink Manning</a></b> (August 29, 1920 - April 7, 1986)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/don-markward.html" target="_blank">Don Markward</a></b> (April 2, 1919 - June 14, 1985)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/01/joe-proksa.html" target="_blank">Joe Proksa</a></b> (June 30, 1914 - October 25, 1999)</div><div><b>Woody Sponaugle</b> (September 24, 1915 - April 30, 1967)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/06/whitey-von-nieda.html" target="_blank">Whitey Von Nieda</a></b> (June 19, 1922 - September 7, 2023)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></span></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-90263050968295868132024-01-15T12:21:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:41:07.426-08:001946-47 Hazleton Mountaineers (EPBL)<span style="font-size: large;"><b>1946-47 HAZLETON MOUNTAINEERS</b></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PENNSYLVANIA</span></b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">21-17 .393, 4th place</span></b></span><br /><br /><div><b>Semi-finals: Lost to Lancaster, 2-0</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Hazleton, owned by Nate Glassberg and Chic Sacco and coached by Frank Serany, added one of the area's most prolific players in Joe "Bells" Colone three games into the season, but despite Colone's efforts, he had little support to try to lead the team into the playoffs. Three promising players, Bill Brown, Zach Clayton and Tom McCollam, were suspended after two games for playing for another local team, in violation of their contracts. Clayton never returned to the Mountaineers and McCollam didn't return until late February.</div><div><br /><div><div><b>Head Coach:</b><br /><ul><li><div><b>Frank Serany</b> )May 4, 1911 - April 27, 1982) Also played. See below</div></li></ul><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-vcsaYmGs0jCY66r1-R9Ml7iAH7wRifBlMKdz4YUp4ry7nrPS2-9WbR5GETibIeZru-n5novsmnKO1eUz04rCxbuZU9gDWeonbRLVExTH3LhZOp1eopVaf6keCAnaaa1ZAkg89wQLkTE3OoeLnJCGmB0TgkbbYib1wwaEh1tT2xYR4JcaFAJLK0MGZYJ/s641/colone-bells-epbl-1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="378" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-vcsaYmGs0jCY66r1-R9Ml7iAH7wRifBlMKdz4YUp4ry7nrPS2-9WbR5GETibIeZru-n5novsmnKO1eUz04rCxbuZU9gDWeonbRLVExTH3LhZOp1eopVaf6keCAnaaa1ZAkg89wQLkTE3OoeLnJCGmB0TgkbbYib1wwaEh1tT2xYR4JcaFAJLK0MGZYJ/s320/colone-bells-epbl-1.jpg" width="189" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>"Bells" Colone</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><b>Rex Antinozzi</b> (December 28, 1919 - April 14, 1951)<div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/06/bill-rookie-brown.html" target="_blank">William "Rookie" Brown</a></b> - (February 15, 1925 - May 22, 1971)</div><div><b>Art Campo</b> <br /><div><div><b>George Cheverko</b> (July 29, 1920 - November 14, 1977)</div><div><b>Zack Clayton</b> (April 17, 1918 - November 20, 1997)</div><div><b><a href="/" target="_blank">Bells Colone</a></b> (January 23, 1924 - July 1, 2009)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/johnny-danyo.html" target="_blank">Johnny Danyo</a></b> (December 2, 1919 - January 11, 1993)</div><div><b>Eddie Deitch</b> (December 1, 1910 - June 20, 1997)</div><div><b>Jimmy Doran</b> (August 10, 1925 - January 9, 2000)</div><div><b>Harry Dorneman</b> (May 15, 1919 - March 12, 1971)</div><div><b>Bernie Griggs</b> (October 1, 1977 - June 27, 2001)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/07/johnny-isaacs.html" target="_blank">Johnny Isaacs</a></b> (September 15, 1915 - January 26, 2009)</div><div><b>Billy Kerchusky</b> (October 15, 1919 - August 7, 1997)</div><div><b>Chick Lamonica</b> (May 17, 1928 - October 1, 1999)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/bill-law.html" target="_blank">Bill Law</a></b> (September 15, 1916 - May 24, 1989)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/jack-mccloskey.html" target="_blank">Jack McCloskey</a></b> (September 19, 1925 - June 1, 2017)</div><div><b>Eddie McCluskey</b> (January 29, 1926 - March 2, 2016)</div><div><b>Tom McCollam</b> (October 6, 1920 - July 2, 2001)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/12/carl-meinhold.html" target="_blank">Red Meinhold</a></b> (March 29, 1926 - February 23, 2019)</div><div><b>Morrison</b> </div><div><b>Emil Piestrak</b> (December 19, 1918 - June 7, 2011)</div><div><b>Al Pietkiewicz</b> (November 27, 1923 - August 13, 2019)</div><div><b>Joe Podany</b> (April 18, 1917 - April 8, 1980)</div><div><b>Ossie Prokopic</b> (December 21, 1919 - March 19, 2010)</div><div><b>Frank Serany</b> )May 4, 1911 - April 27, 1982)</div><div><b>Charlie Trinkle</b> (August 2, 1920 - November 3, 2015)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/ed-trubin.html" target="_blank">Ed Trubin</a></b> (September 8, 1920 - April 19, 2004)</div><div><b>Billy Woods (</b>b, 1918 - unknown)</div><div><b>Franny Woods </b>(b. 1916 - unknown)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/pete-yousaitis.html" target="_blank">Pete Yousaitis</a></b> (September 10, 1917 - December 23, 1995)</div></div><div><br /></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-41084018665457048332024-01-11T08:25:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:40:57.369-08:001946-47 Binghamton Triplets / Pottsvile Maroons (EPBL)<p><b style="font-size: x-large;">1946-47 BINGHAMTON TRIPLETS / POTTSVILLE MAROONS</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PENNSYLVANIA</span></b><br /><b>7-20, .259, 6th place<br /></b></p><div>The league's only non-Pennsylvanian entry, the Binghamton club of New York was owned by Jimmy (Dennis) Gallagher. After losing their first two games of the season, Gallagher fired the entire team and restocked it with many players from a New York City team, the Bronx Indians. The "new" Triplets would only win once in the next four games before Gallagher surrendered the team back to the league on December 20, 1946. The franchise was sold to a new ownership group in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, headed by local sportsman Herwood E. Hobbs. On January 6, 1947, Hobbs and his associates then sold the team to Clarence Messner, operator of the Minserville store chain. Jake Pitler, the GM in Binghamton, would move with the team to Pottsville. The hapless club struggled the rest of the season, save for winning 3 of their last four games.</div><div><b><br /></b><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">BINGHAMTON</span></b><span style="font-size: medium;">:</span></div><div><br /><div><b>Head Coaches:</b><br /><ul><li><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/ted-hanauer.html">Ted Hanauer</a></b> (January 1, 1924 - October 1, 2013) 0-2 Also played. See below</li><li><b>Pete Savio</b> (September 3, 1922 - August 25, 2005) 1-4 Also played. See below </li></ul><span><b><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">PLAYERS:</span></b></span></div><div><b>Joe Bellis</b> )November 30, 1913 - May 27, 1967)</div></div></div><div><span><div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Vic Brandi</b> )October 26, 1922 - July 4, 2002)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>John Charno</b> (December 11, 1920 - October 20, 2006)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjlAymfkT8Ve870pjcP6BTguym8M6JjiLqdUxMTy3w9toHDSjiiFWo8uu2-yyLizFZeGd1Jb68F6m_LFHIzikzBTzS3LEvVO7x_vKKu4_CbAb8-T45_gsaUFPD4nlA08hqXPk0TIjXi_HW-WvwYAyyveRCEEmZhv3pYxEhQjzdezEsygfPaK7Et-GE00h/s567/murphy-dan-epbl-1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="387" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrjlAymfkT8Ve870pjcP6BTguym8M6JjiLqdUxMTy3w9toHDSjiiFWo8uu2-yyLizFZeGd1Jb68F6m_LFHIzikzBTzS3LEvVO7x_vKKu4_CbAb8-T45_gsaUFPD4nlA08hqXPk0TIjXi_HW-WvwYAyyveRCEEmZhv3pYxEhQjzdezEsygfPaK7Et-GE00h/w136-h200/murphy-dan-epbl-1.jpg" width="136" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Danny Murphy</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b>Davis</b> </div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Melvin Flichtenfeld</b> (August 24, 1925 - February 19, 2003)</div><div><b>Moe Goldberg</b> (July 16, 1922 - August 1, 1996)</div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/ted-hanauer.html">Ted Hanauer</a></b> (January 1, 1924 - October 1, 2013) </div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/marv-haspil.html" target="_blank">Marv Haspil aka Mel Haskell</a></b> (February 11, 1924 - October 26, 2004)</div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Carl Kolosna</b> (June 17, 1924 - January 30, 1992)</div><div><b>Tom Larkin</b> (January 21, 1923 - December 28, 1996)</div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Bob Morgan</b> </div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Dan Murphy</b> </div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Reagen</b> </div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Pete Savio</b> (September 3, 1922 - August 25, 2005)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Sterling</b> </div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/06/george-syby.html" target="_blank">George Syby</a></b> (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000)</div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>Jack Walsh</b> (November 11, 1920 - May 9, 1976)</div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/08/al-widmar.html" target="_blank">Al Widmar</a></b> (March 20, 1925 - October 15, 2005)</div><div><b>Jim Zeravich</b> (February 17, 1920 - August 16, 1998)</div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>POTTSVILLE</b>:</span></div></div><div><div><br /><div><b style="font-size: medium;">Head Coach:</b><ul style="font-size: medium;"><li><b>Hughie Hoke</b> (October 15, 1908 - May 4, 1984) 6-14</li></ul><span><b><div style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">PLAYERS:</span></b></span></div></div></div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Jack Collins</b> </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eddie Deitch</b> (December 1, 1910 - June 20, 1997)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcEOGQpS36c7x8nIOMxuvQKqHoSyAfE-lR7wPfib8b5uVlyKp22SQsB5DSHSRP-lxdqpJ9aiekqg6gkuJ1KBt-cgQkmpgQuvCYv2wuHOtUHp6al5bnhF15ZsNo3vHneRkhqa0xKkoKYJ015xH6ULgKwYez5hq1uy7A2Fb9eUrHvQdYCVkZudWZ6ugk2G3/s518/morris-bob-epbl-1.jpg" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="518" data-original-width="450" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXcEOGQpS36c7x8nIOMxuvQKqHoSyAfE-lR7wPfib8b5uVlyKp22SQsB5DSHSRP-lxdqpJ9aiekqg6gkuJ1KBt-cgQkmpgQuvCYv2wuHOtUHp6al5bnhF15ZsNo3vHneRkhqa0xKkoKYJ015xH6ULgKwYez5hq1uy7A2Fb9eUrHvQdYCVkZudWZ6ugk2G3/w174-h200/morris-bob-epbl-1.jpg" width="174" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bob Morris</b></td></tr></tbody></table><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/ralph-dolgoff.html" target="_blank">Ralph Dolgoff</a></b> (October 24, 1917 - April 20, 2009)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Joe Dougherty</b> </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Jack Gillespie</b> (November 13, 1923 - July 24, 1986)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Habinski</b> </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/marv-haspil.html" target="_blank">Marv Haspil aka Mel Haskell</a></b> (February 11, 1924 - October 26, 2004)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/art-heffner.html" target="_blank">Art Heffner</a></b> (December 12, 1916 - August 12, 2010)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/bill-law.html" target="_blank">Bill Law</a></b> (September 15, 1916 - May 24, 1989)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dick Maberry</b> (October 15, 1923 - July 18, 2000)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Carl Macu</b>r (September 15, 1918 - January 1, 1988(</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Eddie McCluskey</b> (January 29, 1926 - March 2, 2016)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bob Morris</b> (February 17, 1913 - June 1, 1985)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dan Murphy</b> </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Bogey Rosenberger</b> (July 12, 1923 - October 26, 2000)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Saeger</b> </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/06/george-syby.html" target="_blank">George Syby</a></b> (November 26, 1915 - December 27, 2000)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>George Tepo</b> (March 14, 1920 - October 3, 2005)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Charlie Trinkle</b> (August 2, 1920 - November 3, 2015)</div><div style="font-size: medium;"><b>Whiteman</b> </div><div style="font-size: medium;"><br /></div></span></div><div><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-8661798797195640962024-01-09T12:42:00.000-08:002024-01-16T16:40:47.655-08:001946-47 Allentown Rockets (EPBL)<p><b style="font-size: x-large;">1946-47 ALLENTOWN ROCKETS</b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE - </span></b></span><b style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">PENNSYLVANIA</span></b><br /><b>8-18, .308, 5th place</b></p><p>Owned by Roy Minninger and Johnny Hessinger, the Rockets season started on a positive note, winning their opener and defeated the skilled Lancaster club a week later to record a 2-1 record. The season then slipped away as they lost 3 straight and 9 of their next 12. The club Tommie Bell and Chick Craig were the bright spots in the line-up, but not much else could be done to change their direction. </p><div><div>Sporting a 5-10 record following a January 20, 1947, loss to Lancaster, the club was sold to Tommy Loughran, a local pugilist. Jack Carpien, a former player and assistant at CCNY, was named head coach and the team was revamped. Only Tommy Gorman, Chup Leonard Willie Stellar and Connie Toombs survived the ownership changes, but even with a new look, the team only won 3 games under Carpien and finished in a distant fifth place.<br /><div><br /><div><b>Head Coaches:</b><br /><ul><li><b>H. Lee Coker</b> (October 26, 1915 - February 16, 2010) 5-10</li><li><b>Jack Carpien</b> (October 19, 1918 - November 13, 2009) 3-8 Also played. See below</li></ul><b><br /></b><span style="font-size: small;"><b>PLAYERS:</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/tommy-bell.html" target="_blank">Tommy Bell</a></b> (September 11, 1922 - December 17, 1949)</div><div><b>Bernie Blumenthal</b> (February 24, 1926 - May 16, 1995)</div><div><b>Jack Carpien</b> (October 29, 1918 - November 13, 2009)</div></div></div><div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/07/chick-craig.html" target="_blank">Chick Craig</a></b> (July 23, 1922 - June 21, 2008)</div><div><b>Stan Esko</b> (January 2, 1924 - July 29, 1999)</div><div><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/07/george-feigenbaum.html" target="_blank"><b>George Faust</b> aka <b>George Feigenbaum</b></a> (July 3, 1928 - December 25, 2000)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/04/tom-gorman.html" target="_blank">Tommy Gorman</a></b> (March 16, 1919 - August 11, 1986)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/dick-gray.html" target="_blank">Dick Gray</a></b> (May 26, 1921 - December 28, 1973)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/12/jack-hewson.html" target="_blank">Jack Hewson</a></b> (September 7, 1924 - June 26, 2012)</div><div><b>Bill Hushkek</b> (October 25, 1923 - October 20, 2000)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/05/hal-korovin.html" target="_blank">Hal Korovin</a></b> (April 19, 1925 - June 5, 2021)</div><div><b>Chup Leonard</b> (September 8, 1918 - March 7, 2004)</div><div><b>Al Mabel</b> </div><div><b>John Mackin</b> <b>or Makin</b> </div><div><b>Frankie Majczan</b> (March 24, 1921 - March 30, 2020)</div><div><b>Jiggs Muhleisen</b> (July 4, 1921 - August 14, 1991)</div><div><b>Dimmy Oleinick</b> (August 24, 1921 - November 19, 2004)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/bob-sigholtz.html" target="_blank">Bob Sigholtz</a></b> (November 4, 1919 - September 2, 2005)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/devon-smith.html" target="_blank">Devon Smith</a></b> (July 7, 1914 - February 3, 1979)</div><div><b>Willie Stellar</b> (June 5, 1923 - April 22, 2008)</div><div><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/06/connie-toomb.html" target="_blank">Connie Toomb</a></b> (September 5, 1922 - May 15, 1987)</div></div><div><br /></div></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-18588910927734409362024-01-04T04:11:00.000-08:002024-01-04T04:11:43.458-08:001946-47 EPBL<p>The six-team Eastern Basketball League of Pennsylvania (or Eastern Pennsylvania Basketball League) kicked off its inaugural season on December 1, 1946. Despite being based in Pennsylvania, there was a team just across the northern border in Binghamton, New York, The Binghamton team started winnin g only one of its first 7 games and the franchise was transferred to Pottsville, Pennsylvania, by Christmas. The relocation and new personnel didn't help the club's fortunes much as they finished with only 7 wins.</p><p>The Wilkes-Barre Barons proved to be the class of the league. Under coach Ed White and lead by Cas OStrowski and the Chanecka brothers, the Barons roared to a 22-5 record with the other team giving them trouble was the Lancaster club, who beat them three times in the regular season and would meet them in the championship series. Reading and Hazleton grabbed the last two playoff spots but wer enever really a threat to Wilkes-BArre or even Lancaster, while Allentown was never really a factor.</p><p>In the playoffs, the powerful Barons struggled in their series with Reading, but managed to win both games to advance. Game one saw Reading hold the Barons to 45 points, but only could muster 41 points themselves. Game two saw the Baron's Ostrowski score 14 points along with mid-season addition Earl Craig's identical total to lead to a 62-58 victory and send them to the championship series. Lancaster had a pair of 10+ point wins over Hazleton in their sweep of the best-of-3 series. Ephrata (PA) legend Whitey Von Nieda scored 31 points for the Red Roses in the opening game, while Bink Manning lead the way with 24 points in the second.</p><p>The championship series began on March 23, 1947, in Lancaster. The Red Roses shocked the heavily-favored Barons in the opening game with a 59-54 victory. Von Nieda scored 20 while Tommy Bell, who started the season with Allentown, added 19. Moving to Wilkes-Barre three days later for game 2, the Barons defense shut down the Lancaster offense, holding them to under 40 points as they rolled to a 65-37 win. After some scheduling issues, the third and deciding game was held on April 1 in Allentown and the Barons rolled again, this time with a 70-54 score, to claim the championship.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Allentown Rockets</li><li>Binghamton Triplets / Pottsville Maroons</li><li>Hazleton Mountaineers</li><li>Lancaster Red Roses</li><li>Reading Keys</li><li>Wilkes-Barre Barons</li></ul><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-44212830087613606712024-01-03T15:23:00.000-08:002024-01-03T15:23:05.403-08:00Eastern Basketball League - Pennsylvania (EPBL)<p> As World War 2 came to an end and the soldier began to return home and the economy was shifting back from the war effort, the working class turned to sports for recreation more than ever. Professional basketball, which had been growing slowly prior to the war, was beginning to centralize and organize. The NBL, and to a lesser extent, the ABL, were the biggest organized professional leagues, bit in 1946 the BAA was formed in a large part by the owners of 5 NHL teams. The BAA would eventually siphon off the best of the NBL teams and become the NBA, and propel itself into prominence. But on the state level, smaller minor leagues (and largely semi-professional in reality) forme that same fall of 1946. Three leagues named the Eastern League, in based in Connecticut, New York and Pennsylvania, commenced and under the umbrella of an Eastern Basketball Association, operated independently but with codified rules and recognizing each other's contracts (with a few disagreements). The Connecticut league and the New York league last a few season before folding. But he Eastern League of Pennsylvania did much better. It would eventually expand out of state and across the nation, becoming the Continental Basketball Association which survived into the 21st century before finally ceasing operations.</p><p>There have been some great books and research done on the Eastern League, much better than anything I could ever do. (Robert Bradley and Syl Sobel have both written great books on the subject). But as I try to move forward in the pro basketball timeline, I figured I would at least look at it the same way I did other leagues and maybe fill in a few blanks along the way. I am planning on jumping back and forth between the EBL and the NBA as I move forward.</p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-26997005687984485362024-01-02T04:26:00.000-08:002024-01-02T04:26:13.457-08:00New updates, identifications, corrections, December 2023<p>Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/12/lloyd-kintzing.html" target="_blank">Lefty Kintzing</a></b>,<b> ABL</b> - exact date of death added</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/12/leo-malone.html" target="_blank">Leo Malone</a></b>, <b>ABL</b>: Birth year 1890 not 1895, died April 2, 1960</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/12/hubs-mccord.html" target="_blank">Hubs McCord</a>, ABL</b> - Added middle name, exact date of death</p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/10/main-rich.html" target="_blank">Main Rich</a>, ABL - </b>Marion Johnston Rich (1903-1970)</p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/10/marty-barry.html" target="_blank">Marty Barry</a>, ABL</b> - Date of death November 26, 1983</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/10/hank-baude.html" target="_blank">Hank Baude</a>, ABL</b> - Date of death June 24, 1977</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/12/frank-radice.html" target="_blank">Frank Radice</a>, ABL</b> - Date of death September 28, 1986, not 1987</p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-14089119500685528472023-11-30T07:00:00.000-08:002023-11-30T07:00:47.155-08:00New updates, identifications, corrections, November 2023<p>Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/mort-freemark.html" target="_blank">Mort Freemark</a></b>, ABL - Died February 23, 2021</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/bobby-lewis.html" target="_blank">Bobby Lewis</a></b>, ABL - Died July 2, 2022</p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/08/joe-howard.html" target="_blank">Joe Howard</a></b>, ABL, EPBL - Joseph Francis Howard (1928-1993)</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/10/tom-muller.html" target="_blank">Tom Muller</a></b>, ABL, EPBL - Thomas Jefferson Muller (1924-1965)</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/05/reiily.html" target="_blank">Reilly</a></b>. ABL - believe it is James "Miggs" Reilly (1923-2020)</p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2016/12/art-spector.html" target="_blank">Art Spector</a></b>, NBA, BAA, ABL, EPBL - Birth year 1918. not 1920</p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-59812248973713269692023-11-02T10:54:00.005-07:002023-11-03T07:03:31.122-07:00New updates, identifications, corrections, October 2023<p> Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b>Tony Kazokas, ABL, EBL - </b>Died April 7, 2021</p><p><b>Hal Korovin, NBL, NBA, EBL- </b> Died June 5, 2021</p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-55926543330714052762023-10-20T05:54:00.001-07:002023-10-20T05:54:15.000-07:00Bill Zubic IdentifiedThe fact we did not have Bill Zubic properly identified always bothered me considering how prominent a scorer he was in the Eastern League, ABL and around Pennsylvania. BUt as I suspected years ago, it had to be an issue with his last name being shortened or anglicized. I figured his name may have been something along the lines of Zubyk, Zubak, Zubeck, etc. But I never thought much about "Zubic" being the last portion of a longer last name, and this would be the case. Following a fresh dive into Bill, I stumbled across a William Bezubic from Philadelphia, born in the same year I believed him to be born. Finding Bezubic;s World War 2 draft card, he was listed as 6'5 and 211 pounds which matched our player. To confirm I did some newspaper searches and found Bezubic listed in a story about a basketball game with the Chester Ukrainians (who I knew Zubic was already listed as a player) and his name appeared as "Zubic" in the box score. <div><br /></div><div>So after a few years, the great Bill Zubic has been properly identified and William Paul Bezubic.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/03/bill-zubic.html" target="_blank">Bill Zubic (1918-1994)</a><br /></div>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-49433643588288151562023-10-02T08:22:00.000-07:002023-10-02T08:22:53.139-07:00New updates, identifications, corrections, September 2023<p> Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b>Morris "Mushy" Silver, ABL-AAU - </b>Died 1980</p><p><b>Whitey Von Nieda, NBL, NBA, EBL- </b> Died September 6, 2023</p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><b>Frank "Speed" Caffey, NYSL</b></p><p><b>Tee "T-Bone" Connelley, ABL-AAU</b></p><p><b>Bennie Garrett, NYSL</b></p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><b><a href="http://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2018/09/don-hinds.html" target="_blank">Don Hinds</a> "in his 90's" in article published in 2008.</b></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-85764592487017731102023-09-08T12:50:00.000-07:002023-09-08T12:50:54.808-07:00New updates, identifications, corrections, August 2023<p>Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b>Carl Frank, ABL/EPBL - </b>Died May 18, 2023</p><p><b>Ken Kirchman, WSBL- </b> Died May 28, 2023</p><p><b>Bob Laske</b>, <b>WSBL </b>- Born January 5, 1926, Died May 28, 2022</p><p><b>Dick Schmeelk, NYSL - </b>Died May 19, 2022</p><p><b>Dick Schroeder</b>, <b>WSBL </b>- Died January 1, 2023</p><p><b>George Sella, EBL-Ct</b> - Died January 25, 2022</p><p><b>Bob Stefanowski, EBL-Ct</b> - Died November 27, 2022</p><p><b>Walt Yaskot, EBL-Ct</b> - Died December 7, 2022</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><br /></p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6584057222215509863.post-34497519877146893382023-07-06T07:58:00.000-07:002023-07-06T07:58:57.749-07:00New updates, identifications, corrections, June 2023<p> Taking some time and looking back to fill in some holes or close some things out.</p><p><b>DETAILS ADDED</b>:</p><p><b>Bill Roach, AABL - </b> Died January 14, 2022</p><p><b><a href="https://peachbasketsociety.blogspot.com/2017/07/wayne-see.html" target="_blank">Wayne See</a>, NBA , NPBL </b>- Died July 22, 2019</p><p><br /></p><p><b>PROPERLY IDENTIFIED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>CORRECTED</b>:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEW LEADS UNRESOLVED:</b></p><p><b>Isaiah "Ike" Owen</b>, AABL - Radaris lists him as deceased. No date fiound yet. Last residence: Summerland, FL</p>Peach Basket Societyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03079674021097013096noreply@blogger.com0