1937-38 New Haven / New York Jewels (ABL)

1937-38 NEW HAVEN / NEW YORK JEWELS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (II)
First Half:
12-8 .600, 4th place
Second Half:
15-5 .750, 1st place


ABL Championship: Lost to Jersey, 4-2 

The team began the season in New Haven, Connecticut, but returned to New York on November 30, 1937.

• Head Coach: Eddie Wilde (June 14, 1895 - March 9, 1984)

PLAYERS:

• Matty Begovich (October 2, 1910 - November 20, 1966)

Biography

• Stan Entrup (March 16, 1907 - May 15, 1978)

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• Rip Gerson (April 6, 1906 - March 2, 1961)

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• Johnny Kane  

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• Mac Kinsbruner (March 21, 1909 - February 16, 1972)

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• Mickey Kupperberg (March 17, 1914 - February 11, 2003)

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• Ken Norton (May 7, 1914 - July 11, 1996)

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• Jake Pelkington (January 3, 1916 - May 1, 1982) 

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• Willie Rubenstein (April 3, 1912 - September 13, 1980)

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• Honey Russell (May 31, 1902 - November 15, 1973)

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• Rusty Saunders (March 12, 1906 - November 24, 1967)

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• Allie Schuckman (November 25, 1907 - April 29, 1982)

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• George Slott (June 9, 1912 - February 22, 1962)

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• Lou Spindell (December 16, 1908 - December 3, 1997)

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Mickey Kupperberg

Irving "Mickey" Kupperberg


Born:
March 17, 1914
New York, NY

Died:
February 11, 2003



Career
1932-33 James Monroe High School - New York (High School)
1934-35 University of Minnesota (College)
1936-37 New York Jewels (ABL)
1937-38 New Haven / New York Jewels (ABL)
1937-38 Hazelton (NYPA)
1938-39 New York Jewels (ABL)
1939-40 Troy Celtics (ABL)
1940-41 Brooklyn Celtics (ABL)
1941-42 Wilmington Blue Bombers (Independent)

Growing up the Bronx, Kupperberg went to college at the University of Minnesota where he dazzled fans as a sophomore until a hernia sidelined him for a while. He left school and eventually made his way back east where he played professionally for a few years.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/mickey-kupperberg/

Matty Begovich

Mathew William Begovich


Born:
October 2, 1910
New Jersey

Died:
November 20, 1966
Miami Beach, FL


Career
1929-30 St. John's University (College)
1930-31 St. John's University (College)
1931-32 Brooklyn Jewels (MBL)
1931-32 Dunsmore (PSL)
1932-33 Brooklyn Jewels (MBL)
1932-33 Philadelpia Moose (EBL)
1932-33 Wilkes-Barre-Freeland (PSL)
1933-34 Brooklyn Jewels (ABL)
1933-34 Tunkhannock (PSL)
1934-35 New York Jewels (ABL)
1934-35 Tunkhannock (PSL)
1934-35 Atlantic City (EBL)
1935-36 New York Jewels (ABL)
1936-37 New York Jewels (ABL)
1937-38 New Haven/New York Jewels (ABL)
1938-39 Wilkes-Barre Barons (ABL)
1938-39 New York Jewels (ABL)
1938-39 Lebanon (TCL)
1946-47 John Marshall College of Law - Jersey City, NJ (College) Head coach
1947-48 John Marshall College of Law - Jersey City, NJ (College) Head coach

A member of the St. John's "Wonder Five", Begovich would spend many seasons in the ABL playing with the Jewels. He was a member of the state bar in New Jersey, and in 1940 quit basketball to work for the FBI. He worked as an executive salesman at U.S. Steel and was on the town council in his hometown of Weehawken, New Jersey, and also was a basketball official at Madison Square Garden for 21 years.

In September of 1966, Begovich suffered a heart attack while in Miami. He never recovered and died that November.

Matty married to Maria Andrich (1915-1996) and they had three sons.

Source:
Central New Jersey Home News, November 22, 1996
Kingston Daily Freeman, November 22, 1966

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/matty-begovich/