1948-49 Harrisburg Modern Army and Navy (ESABL)

1948-49 HARRISBURG MODERN ARMY AND NAVY
EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Northern Division
9-5 .643, 3rd place

Playing out of a military installation, the Harrisburg team, comprised largely with servicemen, got off to a hot start, wining six out of their first seven games. However, when the calendar turned to February, the team hit a lump, losing three straight and with a loss in their closing contest, missed a shot at the playoffs.

Head Coach:

• Joe Mulligan (October 23, 1912 - September 25, 1989)   Also played. See below

PLAYERS:

Dave Conrad (March 10, 1929 - January 1, 2017)

Danny Ernst (b. November 22, 1922)

Harry Hafer (May 27, 1925 - November 5, 1988)

Al Hench 

Clarence Hummel (April 1, 1925 - May 3, 2004)

Dave McWhite (November 6, 1919 - December 8, 1997)

Joe Mulligan (October 23, 1912 - September 25, 1989) 

Bob Nicholson (August 17, 1928 - January 18, 1994)

Newman Silks (October 21, 1927 - January 24, 2014)

Frank Towe (March 9, 1922 - April 23, 1994)

Marvin Walter  (June 4, 1927 - September 17, 2024)

Charles Weller 

Charles Weller

Marvin Walter

Dave Conrad

1948-49 Hanover A.A. (ESABL)

1948-49 HANOVER A.A.

EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Northern Division

5-9, .353, T-5th place

Mert Becker and Howard Trite were the high scorers for the Hanover Athletic Association, but with the exception of a 4-1 stretch in mid-season, they failed to make a real dent in the league. 

Head Coach:

• Ray Gray (May 13, 1901 - September 11, 1974)

PLAYERS:

Ken Baublitz (October 3. 1927 - January 11, 2011)

Berl Biddle

Mert Becker (June 12, 1926 - September 6, 2011)

Berl Biddle (October 9, 1928 - December 6, 2006)

Chick Czyzewicz (October 12, 1924 - January 14, 2001)

Bill Fuhrman (October 2, 1921 - August 25, 1986)

Dave LeFevre (February 11, 1930 - January 7, 1996)

Karl Meyers (July 18, 1915 - March 25, 1984)

Frankie Noonan (January 2, 1922 - July 18, 1995)

Dick Reese (September 28, 1930 - July 8, 2016)

Bill Seibert (February 12, 1925 - May 18, 2018)

L.B. Sheppard (July 22, 1922 - June 15, 1949)

Bob Stonesifer (January 26, 1930 - December 8, 2014)

Jack Stonesifer (b. April 15, 1929)

Phil Stonesifer (June 1, 1931 - February 6, 2013

Howard Trite (May 27, 1927 - September 26, 2019)

Dave LeFevre

Red Weaver (August 25, 1929 - July 26, 1970)

Karl Meyers

Bill Fuhrman

Chick Czyzewicz

Jack Stonesifer

Phil Stonesifer

1948-49 Hagerstown Fairchild Aircraft Packets (ESABL)

1948-49 HAGERSTOWN FAIRCHILD AIRCRAFT PACKETS
EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Southern Division
8-5, .538, T-1st place

Stewart C. Paxton

(7-6, .538 before game reversals) 

Divisional playoff - Defeated Frederick, 63-57

Championship - Lost to Chambersburg, 3-0

The Fairchild Aircraft squad appeared to be the class of the Southern Division, winning their first five game. However, their fortunes changed quickly, slumping to the end by going 2-6 in their last 8. (One game vs Alexandria would be reversed in their favor, and they would finished tied for first place. They defeated Frederick in a one-game playoff to earn a spot in the finals. They would get swept by Chambersburg rather decidedly.

Head Coach:

• Stewart Paxton (November 18, 1905 - May 25, 1979)

PLAYERS:

Vic Barnhart (September 1, 1922- April 13, 2017)

Jim Brode (June 6, 1923 - December 17, 1997)

Bob Carey (July 5, 1927 - March 2, 1992)

Art Deems (December 31, 1922 - April 16, 2012)

Jack Forsythe (March 14, 1930 - March 19, 2011)

Sam Hankey (May 7, 1923 - July 31, 2019)

Bud Hoffman (December 25, 1923 - March 2, 1997)

Paul Holmes (May 7, 1921 - November 23, 1950)

Chub Keller (June 19, 1917 - November 28, 1991)

Max Kendall (November 4, 1920 - June 12, 2008)

Eugene Marlowe (January 3, 1923 - January 17, 1994)

Peck Martin (July 23, 1927 - June 15, 2007)

Joe Palkovitz (May 9, 1926 - August 20, 2019)

Reno Powell (July 14, 1921 - August 16, 2002)

1948-49 Greencastle VFW (ESABL)

1948-49 GREENCASTLE VFW

EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Southern Division
7-6, .538, T-4th place

Largely made up of players from a military supply depot, Greencastle was looking like as contender after wining seven of their first 10, but a three-game losing streak to close the campaign knocked them out of the running.

Head Coach:

  

PLAYERS:

Bill Baer (January 1, 1928 - May 6, 1981)

Wib Bear (March 17, 1925 - October 5, 2008)

Bill or Bobby Grove  

Hoffman  

Shad Hunt (January 9, 1926 - January 22, 1997)

Henry Keller (February 14, 1930 - February 6, 2011)

Toby McDonald (February 16, 1931 - April 7, 2009)

Brad Myers (b. February 14, 1930)

Dizzy Overcash (January 1, 1922 - July 19, 1983)

Parr 

Bill Peck (December 19, 1928 - June 26, 1998)

Sonny Rowe (December 20, 1928 - September 28, 2012)

Mark Sellers (November 12, 1930 - March 15, 2010)

Frank Shinham (September 29, 1925 - June 9. 1991)

Smith 

Sower  

Gerald Warren (June 17, 1928 - November 19, 2010)

Putters Zimmerman (April 11, 1927 - May 12, 2013)

1948-49 Frederick Moose (ESABL)

1948-49 FREDERICK MOOSE
EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Southern Division
8-5, .615, T-1st place

Divisional playoff - Lost to Hagerstown, 63-57

Paced by minor league baseball star Slugger Rice, the Frederick Moose were a strong club that would finish in a tie with Hagerstown for the Southern Division title. In a one-game playoff, the Mosse would fall to Hagerstown to end their season.

Head Coach:

• Ed Albaugh  

PLAYERS:

Bill Bruchey (September 15, 1918 - December 1, 1994)

Pete Demchak (December 22, 1919 - May 1, 1979)

Deacon Dutrow (July 6, 1920 - January 7, 1988)

Nield Gordon (November 17, 1930 - May 2, 2022)

Bud Hoffman (December 25, 1923 - March 2, 1997)

Luke Murray (July 10, 1917 - April 27, 1996)

Slugger Rice (September 6, 1917 - June 8, 1979)

Jim Sparks (March 14, 1922 - September 4, 1995)

Dick Vaughan (January 8, 1928 - December 11, 2009)

1948-49 Chambersburg Cardinals (ESABL)

1948-49 CHAMBERSBURG CARDINALS

EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Northern Division
13-1, .929, 1st place

Championship - Defeated Hagerstown, 3-0

An absolute powerhouse, the Cardinals rolled through the regular season with the only blemish being a 2-point loss in Harrisburg. They would outscore their opponents by an average of 17 points and in the championship series pounded Hagerstown in three straight games, the last two being 39 and 24-point margins. Joe Howard of Gettysburg College lead the team with 14.2 point per game while Jack Dorsey chipped in 12.2 PPG.

Jack Dorsey

Co-Head Coaches:

L. Kenneth Barbour (May 16, 1904 - March 9, 1968)

Robert Rines (March 1, 1914 - April 16, 2004)

PLAYERS:

Jack Dorsey (March 12, 1926 - December 1, 2002)

Don Flory (December 30, 1929 - September 1, 2007)

Jim Gillespie (July 9, 1929 - November 1, 2003)

Jack Goulding (September 17, 1929 - December 5, 1995)

Bert Henry (May 22, 1929 - November 12, 2012)

Joe Howard (June 4, 1928 - December 17, 1993)

Nick Koutris

Nick Koutris (June 4, 1927 - February 13, 1989)

Merle Leisher (July 6, 1929 - December 23, 2012)

Clarence Lesher (July 9, 1927 - March 21, 2001)

Ted Lesher (October 12, 1926 - November 9, 2021)

Dick Naugle (January 13, 1930 - December 20, 2011)

Clarence Zweizig (March 23, 1921 - June 23, 1985)

Jim Goulding

Jim Gillespie

Merle "Doggie" Lesher

Dick Naugle

Clarence Lesher

Joe Howard

1948-49 Alexandria WASCO Bullets (ESABL)

1948-49 ALEXANDRIA WASCO BULLETS
EASTERN STATES AMATEUR BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Southern Division
7-6, .538, t-4th place

(10-3, .769, before game reversals) 

At the end of the season, player eligibility issues surfaces league wide and a bunch of games had their results reversed and turned into forfeits. Alexandria was involved in 5 such games, both on the winning and losing side. The reversed scores downgraded their 10-3 finish into a 4th place finish and missing the playoffs.

Head Coach:

• Mike Patterson  
  

PLAYERS:

Aud  

Nose Burling (October 27. 1922 - January 2, 1995)

Cranford

Jack Haggerty

Jimmy Higgins (October 28, 1923 - July 7, 2014)

Laekhart 

Tommy McGuire  

Phillips  

Bill Rorer (January 28, 1930 - March 14, 2019)

John Smerick (April 10, 1918 - October 21, 2004)

Duky Washington 

Jack Washington