CINCINNATI COMELLOS
NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE
Western Division
Finished: 3-7 .300, 5th place
After starting the year in Richmond, Indiana, with a 1-2 record, the team dropped on December 9, 1937. The franchise was moved to Cincinnati on January 5, 1938, and became the Comellos. They played their first home game there on January 16, 1938. Bob McConachie (May 11, 1905 - August 28, 1976) was a co-owner of the team while in Richmond, but it became too great a financial burden. Augustino W. "Gus" Comello (August 1886 - November 3, 1956) had bought the team and brought them to Cincinnati.
- Bob McConachie (May 11, 1905 - August 28, 1976) 1-4
- Socko Wiethe (October 17, 1912 - May 3, 1989) 2-3 Also played. See below
PLAYERS:
- Stanley Arnzen (April 8, 1914 - April 23, 1977)
- Carl Austing (April 25, 1910 - March 25, 1992)
- Harold Bower (March 25, 1912 - November 13, 1992)
- Ken Jordan (June 18, 1912 - October 14, 1994)
- Pete Jordan (July 17, 1913 - March 5, 1992)
- Joseph Kruse (September 9, 1914 - January 18, 2003)
- Gene Mechling (March 24, 1909 - January 26, 1975)
- Leo Sack (May 18, 1914 - January 2, 1987)
- Edgar Saffer (July 27, 1918 - July 6, 1982)
- Sanders
- Frank Shamel (December 6, 1912 - November 2, 1994)
- Earl Thomas (September 22, 1915 - October 7, 1989)
- Norman Wagner (February 5, 1912 - April 22, 1998)
- Socko Wiethe (October 17, 1912 - May 3, 1989)
- Loren Wright (May 11, 1917 - September 10, 2005)
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