Bob Murphy (SPBL, AAU) Identified

 Identified as Robert Thomas Murphy, star athlete from Redwood City, California.

Bob Murphy (1928-2013)

Sterling Scott (SPBL) Identified

 

Southern league player Sterling Scott identified as Sterling Charles Scott, Valparaiso player from 1946.

Sterling Scott (1920-2008)

1950-51 Eastern Basketball League - Connecticut - Revisit

 Additions

Bristol

Foster is Joe "Chuck" Foster

Joyce is corrected to Mike Joyce

Hartford:

Added Johnny Barker

Manchester

Joyce corrected to Mike Joyce

Identified John Letvinchuk

Head coach corrected to John Falkowski

Meriden

Identified John Gaffney, Ed DiPersio

Torrington

Added Andy Hricko

Schick is Al Shiels

Identified Tom Gibbons

Wallingford

Added Joe "Chuck" Foster

Identified Frank O'Shea, Joe Di Stanislo, Milt Woolman

Added Frosty Frauham as coach

1949-50 Eastern Basketball League - Connecticut - Revisit

Some additions:

Bristol:

Raff is Bob Rafianello

Rosen is Norm Rosen

Danbury:

Added Ace Lengyel, Billy Smith, Sal Bafuma, Ed or John Ochman

Manchester:

Added Tommy Mason, Moe Felis, Norm Burke

Removed Bob Stefanowski (May 24, 1930 - November 27, 2022) (did not play in league game) and Bruce Gehrke

Meriden:

Added Jim Teagle, Connie Zimmer, Bob Jankowski, Bruce Gehrke

Middleton:

Added Larry Lohneiss, Bob Shea, John Seagrust, Sal Bafuma

New Britain:

Added Kelly Brofman, Jacovsky, Al Vieira, Pete Labanowski

Torrington:

Hawron is Jim Hanrahan

Added Adda Krulicki, Sam Ponzi, Frank Samele, Rosenko, Ed Krulicki, Luke Sapan

Wallingford

Added Wee Dinnie, Joe Stepanski, Weiss

Identified Allen Friedman and Nat Miller

Waterbury:

Added McGrath, Tom Gallagher, Pete Labanowski, Barnett, Ed Whalen, John Dolan, Cory, Emil Mele, Norm Brucker

Ed Anderson Identified

The 6'6 Ed Anderson was quite a mystery. All I really knew was his height and race and that he went to Long Island University.  I stumbled across an article recently that mentioned his hometown was Ansonia, Connecticut. I quick search of military draft records yielded one Edward Anderson from Ansonia who was the correct race and 6'4 at the age of 18. It must be the right guy.

Another ABL and New York Rens player identified.

Ed Anderson (1925-2007) 

Jack Speirs

John Jamieson Speirs, Jr 

Born:
June 28, 1925
New London, CT

Died:
July 8, 2002
New Lime, CT


Career
1939-40 Old Lyme High School - Connecticut (High School)

1940-41 Old Lyme High School - Connecticut (High School)

1941-42 Old Lyme High School - Connecticut (High School)

University of Connecticut (College) ???

1948-49 Middletown Guards (EBL-Ct)

1949-50 Middletown Guards (EBL-Ct)

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Tony Sisti Identified

A recent search for Sisti turned up his fraternity records that also mention Seton Hall and Semi-Pro basketball. It also mentioned he was a member of the harness racing hall of fame which then made it easy for him to be found.

Tony Sisti (1925-2005)