Dick Smyth

Richard Joseph Smyth


Born:
March 18, 1894
Manhattan, NY

Died:
September 11, 1967
Far Rockaway (Queens), NY


Career
1912-13 New York Nationals (Independent)
1912-13 Big Atlantics (Independent)
1913-14 Brooklyn Kirkman AA (Independent)
1913-14 Kingston Colonials (NYSL)
1914-15 NewYork Nationals (Independent)
1915-16 De Neri DUddies (EBL)
1915-16 Elizabeth Betsys (IBL)
1915-16 North Hudson Troys (IBL)
1915-16 Brooklyn Trolly Dodgers (IBL)
1916-17 Hazleton Mountaineers (PSL)
1917-18 Hazelton Mountaineers (PSL)
1917-18 Plymouth Shawnees (PSL)
1918-19 Brooklyn Notse Dry Dock (Independent)
1919-20 Plymouth Shawnees (PSL)
1919-20 Brooklyn Dodgers (IBL)
1919-20 Turners Falls Athletics (IL)
1919-20 Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony (Independent)
1919-20 Brooklyn Van & Schenck (Independent)
1920-21 Amsterdam (NYSL)
1920-21 Wilkes-Barre Barons (PSL)
1920-21 Hartford Wyanokas / Turners Falls Athletics (IL)
1920-21 Westfield Whip City AC (IL)
1920-21 New York Nationals (Independent)
1920-21 Brooklyn Arcadians (Independent)
1921-22 New York MacDowell Lyceum (MBL)
1921-22 Amsterdam (NYSL)
1921-22 New York Celtics (EBL)
1921-22 Holyoke (IL)
1922-23 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1922-23 Greenpoint Knights of St. Anthony (MBL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Dodgers (MBL)
1922-23 NewYork MacDowell Lyceum (MBL)
1922-23 Yonkers Chippewas (MBL)
1922-23 Cohoes Cohosiers (NYSL)
1922-23 Greenfield AA Greens (IL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Knights of St.Anthony (Independent)
1923-24 Greenpoint Knights of St. Anthony (MBL)
1923-24 Amsterdam Flashes (NYSL)
1924-25 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1924-25 Tamaqua Bengals (AnBL)
1925-26 Newark Mets (MBL)
1925-26 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1925-26 Trenton (EBL)
1925-26 Lou Gehrig All Stars (Independent)
1926-27 Ridgewood-Orange (NLN)
1926-27 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Washington Place Five (ABL)



Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/dick-smyth/

Willie McWalters

William Henry McWalters


Born:
October 25, 1891
Newport, RI

Died:
August 9, 1948
Orange (?), NJ


Career
1913-14 Newark Bayview Jr. Wheelmen (Independent)
1914-15 Newark (Independent)
1915-16 Newark (Independent)
1916-17 Newark Turners (IBL)
1917-18 Newark Turners (Independent)
1917-18 Providence (PSL)
1918-19 Newark Turners (Independent)
1919-20 Newark Turners (Independent)
1919-20 Newark KofC Piccadilly’s (Independent)
1919-20 Jersey City Greenvilles (Independent)
1919-20 Bloomfield Lyceums (Independent)
1920-21 Newark Prudential Insurance (Independent)
1921-22 Newark Prudential Insurance (Independent)
1922-23 Brooklyn Owls (Independent)
1923-24 Brooklyn Owls (Independent)
1924-25 Greenpoint Knights of St. Anthony (MBL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)


The Newark native was a long-time basketball player around Newark. His brother, Thomas, was a notable golfer in New Jersey.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/willie-mcwalters/

1926-27 Brooklyn Arcadians / Brooklyn Celtics (ABL)

1926-27 BROOKLYN ARCADIANS / BROOKLYN CELTICS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (I)
First Half:
13-8 .619, 4th place (Arcadians 0-5, Celtics 13-3)
Second Half:
19-2 .905, 1st place
Championship - Defeated Cleveland, 3-0

The Arcadians started the season by dropping their first five games. On December 3, 1926, the floundering Arcadians were kicked out of the league by League President Joe Carr. Carr has already arranged for the Original Celtics to leave their current New York league to take the Arcadian's place.  They went 13-3 to finish the first half in fourth place. In the second half they rolled to a 19-2 record and win the title by 4 games. The Celtics swept first place champions Cleveland in the ABL Championship.

Five of the seven Arcadian players went to other clubs in the league.

Worth noting is that the Original Celtics were supposed to join the ABL prior to the season, but decided to join the NBL instead. When the NBL began to fall apart not even a month into the season, luring them to replace the Arcadians was fairly simple.

• Head Coaches: 

Garry Schmeelk (March 23, 1891 - October 17, 1941) 0-5 Also played. See Below
Johnny Whitty (February 2, 1896 - December 26, 1965)  32-5



PLAYERS: 

ARCADIANS:

• Buddy Bushman (December 18, 1902 - August 9, 1961)

Biography 

• Walter Jamieson (February 2, 1904 - March 23, 1993)

Biography

• Willie McDonald

Biography

• Willie McWalters (October 25, 1891 - August 9, 1948)

Biography

• Gary Schmeelk (March 23, 1891 - October 17, 1941)

Biography 

• Dick Smyth (March 18, 1894 - September 11, 1967)

Biography

• Joe Wallace (May 15, 1901 - January 12, 1972)

Biography

CELTICS:

• Davey Banks (c.1901 - August 24, 1952

Biography

• Pete Barry (November 16, 1896 - August 29, 1968)

Biography

• Johnny Beckman (October 26, 1892 - June 22, 1968)

Biography

• Dutch Dehnert (April 5, 1898 - April 20, 1979)

Biography

• Nat Holman (October 19, 1896 - February 12, 1995)

Biography

• Joe Lapchick (April 12, 1900 - August 10, 1970)

Biography

• Chris Leonard (February 10, 1890 - May 11, 1957)

Biography

Joe Wallace

Clarence MacNair "Joe" Wallace


Born:
May 15, 1901
Middletown, PA

Died:
January 12, 1972
Hummelstown, PA


Career
1918-19 Middletown High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1919-20 Middletown High School - Pennsylvania (High School)
1921-22 Dickinson College - Pennsylvania (College)
1922-23 Dickinson College - Pennsylvania (College)
1923-24 Dickinson College - Pennsylvania (College)
1924-25 Tremont (Independent)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Baltimore Orioles (ABL)
1926-27 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1927-28 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1928-29 Middleton Aviators - Pennsylvania (Independent)
1929-30 Kennett Square (EBL)
1929-30 Middleton Aviators - Pennsylvania (Independent)

Wallace was a baseball and basketball player in high school, and moved on to Dickinson College. He played basketball professionally before leaving in 1930 to study at Jefferson Medical School where he would study to become a doctor. He passed the boards in 1936 and practiced in Philadelphis before joining the Army in World War 2.

Source:
Evening News, February 4, 1936

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Joe-Wallace/

Tillie Voss

Walter Clarence "Tillie" Voss


Born:
March 28, 1897
Detroit, MI

Died:
December 14, 1975
Stuart, FL


Career
1917-18 University of Detroit (College)
1918-19 University of Detroit (College)
1919-20 University of Detroit (College)
1920-21 University of Detroit (College)
1921-22 Detroit Kelly Greens (Independent)
1922-23 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1923-24 Detroit McCarthys (Independent)
1924-25 Detroit Pulaski Post (Independent)
1925-26 Detroit Pulaski Post (ABL) Head coach / player
1925-26 Rochester Centrals (ABL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1927-28 Detroit Cardinals (ABL)
1927-28 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1927-28 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1928-29 Chicago Bruins (ABL)
1929-30 Chicago Bruins (ABL)

A football and basketball player at the University of Detroit, Voss left school in June of 1918 to serve in the Army during World War One. He would return to the school shortly later when the war ended. Throughout the 1920's, he played a lot of pro basketball all while playing 9 seasons in the NFL. As a playing coach with the Pulaski Post in 1925-26, he was released by the team in February. He caught on with Brooklyn and would go on to play for various teams over a five-season stay in the ABL.

Voss was married to Margaret Hyatt and they had one daughter.

NFL Stats:
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/V/VossTi20.htm

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Tillie-Voss/

Gary Schmeelk

Garrett Eldert Schmeelk


Born:
March 23, 1891
Rockaway Beach, NY

Died:
October 17, 1941
Rockaway Beach, NY


Career
1911-12 St. John's University - New York (College)
1912-13 Utica Indians (NYSL)
1913-14 Paterson Crescents (NYSL)
1914-15 Paterson Crescents (NYSL)
1914-15 New York Nationals (Independent)
1915-16 Jasper Jewels (EBL)
1915-16 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (IBL) Head coach / player
1915-16 Schenectady Doprians (NYSL)
1916-17 Pittston (PSL) Head coach / player
1916-17 Paterson (IBL)
1916-17 Schenectady Doprians (NYSL)
1917-18 Pittston (PSL) Head coach / player
1917-18 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons (CSL)
1917-18 Ansonia Wrightlets (CSL)
1919-20 Pittston (PSL) Head coach / player
1919-20 Schenectady Doprians (NYSL)
1919-20 Ansonia Wrightlets (IBL)
1919-20 Brooklyn Dodgers (IBL) Head coach / player
1919-20 Germantown Geraniums (EBL)
1920-21 Pittston (PSL) Head coach / player
1920-21 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1921-22 Coatesville Coats (EBL) Head coach / player
1921-22 Scranton Miners (EBL)
1921-22 New York Celtics (EBL)
1921-22 New York MacDowell (MBL)
1921-22 Utica Utes (NYSL)
1921-22 Gloversville Gloves (EBL)
1921-22 Worcester (IL)
1922-23 Reading Pretzels (EBL)
1922-23 Elizabeth (MBL)
1923-24 Yonkers Leaguers (MBL)
1923-24 Glen Falls Garries (NYSL) Head coach / player
1924-25 Washington Palace Five (Independent)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL) Head coach / player
1926-27 Brooklyn Celtics (ABL) Head coach / player
1926-27 Chicago Bruins (ABL) Head coach / player

Served in the U.S. Navy during World War 1.

After his days involved with basketball were over, he was a partner in a laundry company in New York. He married Mary "Mae" Smythe (1890-1983) in 1918 and had two sons.

Schmeelk died following a short illness in 1941 at 50 years of age.

Source:
Long Island Press, October 18, 1941

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Garry-Schmeelk/

Elmer Ripley

Elmer Horton Ripley


Born:
July 21, 1891
Staten Island, NY

Died:
April 29, 1982
Staten Island, NY


Career
Curtis High School - Staten Island, NY (High School)
1909-10 Brown University (College)
1913-14 Hoboken / Rosedale - New Jersey (Independent)
1914-15 Hoboken / Rosedale - New Jersey (Independent)
1914-15 New York Nationals (Independent)
1915-16 Hoboken / Rosedale - New Jersey (Independent)
1915-16 Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (IBL)
1915-16 Carbondale Pioneers (PSL)
1915-16 Utica Utes (NYSL)
1916-17 Carbondale Pioneers (PSL)
1916-17 Hoboken Hobs (IBL)
1917-18 Carbondale Pioneers (PSL)
1917-18 Wilkes-Barre Barons (PSL)
1918-19 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons (Independent)
1918-19 Staten Island Standard Shipyard (Inependent)
1919-20 Paterson Silk Sox (IBL)
1919-20 Scranton Miners (PSL)
1919-20 Trenton Royal Bengals (EBL)
1919-20 Newark National Turners (Independent)
1920-21 Scranton Miners (PSL)
1920-21 N .Y. Bruggy All-Stars (Independent)
1921-22 Scranton Miners (EBL)
1921-22 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1921-22 Brooklyn Dodgers (MBL)
1921-22 Easthampton Hampers (IL)
1921-22 Ware Wonders (IL)
1922-23 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1922-23 Elizabeth (EBL)
1922-23 Cohoes Cohosiers (NYSL)
1922-23 Albany Senators (NYSL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Nonparelis (Independent)
1922-23 Wagner College (College) Head coach
1923-24 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1923-24 Cohoes Trojans (NYSL)
1923-24 West Philadelphia Shanahan (PBL) 
1923-24 Cleveland Rosenblums (Independent)
1923-24 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1923-24 Wagner College (College) Head coach
1924-25 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1924-25 Canton Oscars (Independent)
1924-25 New York Celtics (Independent) 
1924-25 Wagner College (College) Head coach
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1927-28 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1927-28 Carbondale (PSL)
1927-28 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1928-29 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1929-30 Yale University (College) Head coach
1930-31 Yale University (College) Head coach
1931-32 Yale University (College) Head coach
1932-33 Yale University (College) Head coach
1933-34 Yale University (College) Head coach
1934-35 Yale University (College) Head coach
1938-39 Washington Brewers (ABL) Head coach
1938-39 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1939-40 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1940-41 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1941-42 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1942-43 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1943-44 Columbia University (College) Head coach
1944-45 Columbia University (College) Head coach
1945-46 Notre Dame University (College) Head coach
1946-47 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1947-48 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1948-49 Georgetown University (College) Head coach
1949-50 John Carroll University (College) Head coach
1950-51 John Carroll University (College) Head coach 
1951-52 Army West Point (Military) Head coach
1952-53 Army West Point (Military) Head coach
1953-54 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent) Head coach
1954-55 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent) Head coach
1955-56 Harlem Globetrotters (Independent) Head coach 
1956 Israeli National Team (Olympics)
1960 Canadian National Team (Olympics)
1962-63 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1963-64 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1964-65 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1965-66 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1966-67 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1967-68 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1968-69 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1969-70 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1970-71 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1971-72 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach
1972-73 Englewood School for Boys - New Jersey (High School) Head coach 

NATIONAL BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME, 1973

Ripley made his first mark on the game of basketball as a player, and later as a long-time coach. He played as a student at Brown, and in 1913 began a long career as a player, playing for various eastern teams per year through the 1910's and early 20's. He got his first coaching job in 1922 at Wagner College, and would coach college basketball for 28 years. After Wagner, he coached at Georgetown, Yale, Notre Dame, Columbia and John Carroll. He also coached the cadets at West Point, and even lead the Harlem Globetrotters for three seasons. In 1956, he was hired to coach the Israeli team in the Olympics, and four later the Canadian Olympians. After 11 seasons at Englwood School in New Jersey, Ripley finally retired.

Coach Ripley was elected to the National Basketball Hall of Fame in 1973.

Source:
http://www.nytimes.com/1982/04/30/obituaries/elmer-ripley-retired-coach.html?mcubz=0

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Elmer-Ripley/

Tubby Raskin

Morris "Tubby" Raskin


Born:
January 8, 1902
Bronx, NY

Died:
September 9, 1981
Tucson, AZ


Career
1917-18 DeWitt Clinton High School - New York (High School)
1919-20 CCNY (College)
1920-21 CCNY (College)
1921-22 CCNY (College)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1925-26 Lou Gehrig All-Stars (Independent)
1944-45 Brooklyn College (College) Head coach
1946-47 Cohoes Mastadons (NYSL) Head coach
1949-50 Hartford Hurricanes (ABL) Head coach
1950-51 Brooklyn College (College) Head coach
1951-52 Brooklyn College (College) Head coach
1952 Israeli National Team (Olympics) Head coach
1952-53 Brooklyn College (College) Head coach
1960-61 Brooklyn College (College) Head coach
1961-62 Brooklyn College (College) Head coach

Raskin was the captain of both the baseball and basketball teams at CCNY, he briefly played professional basketball before coaching high school football at Stuyvesant High School in New York. He would serve in the U.S. Navy during World War 2 snd come back to coach basketball, most notably three different stints at Brooklyn College and as the coach of the Israeli Olympic Team in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

He was married to Florence.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Tubby-Raskin/

Waite Hoyt

Waite Charles Hoyt


Born:
September 9, 1899
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
August 25, 1984
Cincinnati, OH


Career
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Fenwoods (Indepedent)

Hoyt is much better known in baseball circle. The future Hall of Fame pitcher signed with the New York Giants at the age of 15 and was immediately sent to Hartford in the Eastern League where he began his climb through the minors. In July of 1918, at the age of 18, he made his major league debut with the Giants, setting down the Cardinals in succession in one inning of work, striking out two. However, he was quickly sent back down to
Jersey City, and later to Nashville, for the remainder of the season. That winter, he was traded by the Giants to Rochester and later sold to Boston. When he was called up by the Red Sox in later 1919, he was in the major leagues to stay. In 1920, he was dealt to the Yankees, and from there became on of the best pitchers in the Junior Circuit. He would pitch 21 years in the major leagues, winning 237 games and multiple world championships with the Yankees along side greats lime Ruth, Gehrig and Dickey. During this time, Hoyt took various forms of employment in the off-season, including time as a writer, salesman, mortician, and most importantly with regards to this blog, basketball.

Hoyt played for Harry Heilmann's Brooklyn club in the ABL as well as the independent Fenwoods in the 1925-26 offseason. He stopped playing basketball, though, because he felt the risk for injuring his arm was too great. Hoyt would go on to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and worked for many years as a broadcaster for the Cincinnati Reds.

Major League Baseball Stats:
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hoytwa01.shtml

Source:
SABR Biography
When The Offseason Meant Job Season

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Waite-Hoyt/

Horse Haggerty

George Francis "Horse" Haggerty


Born:
July 4, 1891
Springfield, MA

Died:
June 8, 1961
Reading, PA


Career
Springfield High School - Massachusetts (High School)
1912-13 Springfield (Independent)
1913-14 Springfield (Independent)
1913-14 Reading Pretzels (EBL)
1914-15 Reading Bears (EBL)
1915-16 Reading Bears (EBL)
1915-16 Danbury Woosters AC (Independent)
1916-17 Harlan (Delco Industrial League)
1916-17 Reading Bears (EBL)
1917-18 Reading Bears (EBL)
1918-19 Philadelphia Midvale (ABL)
1918-19 Philadelphia Rockwoods (Independent)
1918-19 Harrisburg Independents (Independent)
1919-20 Reading Bears (EBL)
1919-20 Plymouth Shawnees (PSL)
1919-20 Pittston (PSL)
1919-20 Scranton (Independent)
1919-20 Newark Turners (Independent)
1920-21 Reading Bears (EBL)
1920-21 Nanticoke Nans (PSL)
1920-21 Springifled Gunners (IBL)
1920-21 Original Celtics (Independent)
1921-22 Original Celtics (Independent)
1921-22 Reading Bears (EBL)
1921-22 New York Celtics (EBL)
1921-22 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1921-22 Springifled Gunners (IBL)
1921-22 Troy Trojans (NYSL)
1922-23 Atlantic City Sandsnipers (EBL)
1922-23 New York Celtics (MBL)
1922-23 Original Celtics (Independent)
1923-24 Paterson Legionaires (MBL)
1923-24 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1923-24 Original Celtics (Independent)
1924-25 Washington Palace Five (Independent)
1924-25 Original Celtics (Independent)
1924-25 Knights of Columbus - Fort Wayne (Independent)
1924-25 Tremont  (Independent)
1925-26 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Canton Orphans (CBL) Head coach / player
1928-29 Hazleton (PSL)
1928-29 Wilkes-Barre Barons (PSL)
1928-29 Pattison (EBL)

Haggerty grew up in the birthplace of basketball: Springfield, Massachusettes. Due to his great size (6'4 220 pounds) and natural athletic skills, Haggerty took to basketball quickly. After a couple of playing around his hometown, he was signed to the Reading team in the Eastern League. He would then spend the better part of the next 17 years as one of the most popular basketball players in the country. He jumped from team to team, league to league, to barnstorming teams, and was known as being one of the few players who could grip a basketball with one hand. Haggerty was a rough player who drew many protests from opposing team to his physical style of play. Many of his contemporaries called him the "Babe Ruth of Basketball."

After a bad ankle injury ended his playing career in 1929, he officiated for a few more years before leavng tghe game to work as a bricklayer.

His career was briefly interrupted with his military service during World War One.

Source:
Democrat and Republican (Rochester, NY), June 10, 1961

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Horse-Haggerty/

George Glasco

George Benjamin Glasco


Born:
April 7, 1901
Trenton, NJ

Died:
December 23, 1983
Trenton, NJ


Career
1920-21 Germantown Geraniums (EBL)
1919-20 Lenoxville (Independent)
1920-21 Germantown Geraniums (EBL)
1921-22 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1921-22 Brooklyn Pros (MBL)
1921-22 Trenton All-Stars (Independent)
1921-22 Brooklyn Brooklyns (Independent)
1922-23 Coatesville Coats (EBL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Pros (MBL)
1922-23 Yonkers Chippewas (MBL)
1922-23 Holy Name - Philadelphia (PBL)
1923-24 Trenton Royal Bengals (MBL)
1923-24 Holy Name - Philadelphia (PBL)
1924-25 Trenton Royal Bengals (MBL) Head coach / player
1924-25 Greenpoint Knights of St. Anthony (MBL)
1924-25 Tri-Council - Philadelphia (PBL)
1924-25 Pottsville Big Five (Independent)
1924-25 South Philadelphia Arcadia AA (Independent)
1925-26 Pottsville Miners (EBL)
1925-26 Greenpoint Knights of St. Anthony (MBL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1925-26 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1926-27 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1927-28 Philadelphia SPHA's (ABL)
1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1929-30 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1929-30 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)
1930-31 Trenton Tigers (TSL)
1930-31 Reading Bears (TSL)
1930-31 Reading Bears (EBL)
1930-31 Carbondale (EBL)
1931-32 Philadelphia Jaspers (EBL)
1931-32 Bridgeton Moose (EBL)
1932-33 Wilmington Cats (EBL)
1932-33 Trenton Bengals (EBL)
1932-33 Union City Reds (MBL)
1933-34 Trenton Trojans (ABL)
1933-34 Wilkes-Barre (PSL)
1934-35 Boston Trojans (ABL)
1935-36 Jersey Reds (ABL)
1935-36 Paterson/Trenton/Passaic Reds (ABL)
1935-36 Kingston Colonials (ABL)
1935-36 Atlantic City (EBL)
1936-37 Trenton (Independent)
1937-38 Trenton (NL)

Born and raised in Trenton, New Jersey, Glasco was a popular athlete in the east, not only playing semi-pro baseball but also played almost 20 years of basketball for many pro outfits along the Atlantic seaboard. He played many years in the Eastern League as well as 8 seasons in the ABL.

Source:
Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN), January 4, 1927

Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/George-Glasco/

Rody Cooney

Roger P. "Rody" Cooney


Born:
May 17, 1902
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
September 29, 1965
Brooklyn, NY




Career
1919-20 St. Francis College - New York (College)
1920-21 Brooklyn Non Parelis (Independent)
1920-21 Brooklyn Visitation (Independent)
1921-22 Brooklyn Visitation (MBL)
1921-22 Easthampton Hampers (IBL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Visitation (MBL)
1922-23 Troy (NYSL)
1922-23 Springfield Gunners (IBL)
1922-23 Holyoke Reds (IBL)
1923-24 Brooklyn Visitation (MBL)
1923-24 Glen Falls (NYSL)
1923-24 Philadelphia SPHA's (PBL)
1924-25 Brooklyn Visitation (MBL)
1925-26 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (NBL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1928-29 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1929-30 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1930-31 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1931-32 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1932-33 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1932-33 Dunmore (PSL)
1932-33 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1933-34 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1933-34 Pittston (PSL)
1933-34 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1934-35 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1934-35 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1935-36 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1935-36 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1936-37 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1937-38 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1938-39 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1939-40 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1940-41 St. Francis College - New York (College) Head coach
1946-47 Kingston Chiefs (Independent) Head coach
1946-47 Newark Bobcats / Yonkers Chiefs (ABL) Head coach

After playing many years professionally around Brooklyn, Cooney became a successful coach at St. Francis.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Rody-Cooney/

Red Conaty

John Francis "Red" Conaty


Born:
February 12, 1904
Brooklyn, NY

Died:
May 27, 1979
Brooklyn, NY


Career
1920-21 Brooklyn Prospect Big-Five (Independent)
1921-22 Brooklyn Whirlwinds (Independent)
1921-22 Ware Wonders (IBL)
1922-23 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1922-23 Schenectady Dorpians (NYSL)
1923-24 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1923-24 Gloversville Wonder Workers (NYSL)
1924-25 Brooklyn (MBL)
1924-25 Philadelphia Kayoula (PBL)
1924-25 Washington Palace Five (Independent)
1925-26 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (NBL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1927-28 Brooklyn Visitations (MBL)
1927-28 Kingston Colonials (MBL) 
1927-28 Washington Palace Five  / Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1928-29 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1929-30 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1930-31 Paterson Crescents (ABL)
1930-31 Dunsmore (PSL)
1930-31 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1931-32 Bridgeton Moose (EBL)
1931-32 Carbondale (PSL)
1931-32 Brooklyn Arcadians (Independent)
1932-33 Brooklyn Hillhouse / Brooklyn Americans / Bronx (MBL) Head coach / player
1932-33 Carbondale (PSL)
1932-33 Pittston (PSL)
1933-34 Newark Joe Fays (ABL)
1933-34 Pittston (PSL)
1934-35 Newark Mules / New Britain Mules (ABL)
1934-35 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1935-36 Brooklyn Visitations (ABL)
1936-37 Tunkhannock (PSL)
1939-40 Baltimore Clippers (ABL) On team prior to season, not sure he played in ABL games
1941-42 Kingston (NYSL) Head coach
1945-46 Syracuse Stars () Head coach

Red's two brothers, Ed and Frank, also played professional basketball.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/red-conaty-2/

Buddy Bushman

Adolph J. "Buddy" Buschmann (Bushman)



Born:
December 18, 1902
Brooklyn. NY

Died:
August 9, 1961



Career
1918-19 Far Rockaway High School - New York (High School)
1920-21 Far Rockway (Independent)
1921-22 Far Rockway (Independent)
1921-22 New York Celtics (EBL)
1923-24 Aloysius (Independent)
1945-25 Washington Palace Five (Independent) 
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1926-27 Brooklyn Celtics (ABL)
1926-27 Baltimore Orioles (ABL)
1927-28 Detroit Cardinals (ABL)
1927-28 Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL)

Born in New York to Adolph and Josephine Buschmann. His name appears as "Bushman" in newspaper articles.

Source:


Stats:
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Buddy-Bushman/

1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)

1925-26 BROOKLYN ARCADIANS
AMERICAN BASKETBALL LEAGUE (I)
First Half:
12-4 .750, 1st place
Second Half:
7-7 .500, 4th place
Championship - Lost to Cleveland, 3-0

Team was owned by Detroit Tiger's baseball player and future Hall of Famer, Harry Heilmann.

• Head Coach: Garry Schmeelk (March 23, 1891 - October 17, 1941) Also played. See Below

PLAYERS:

• Buddy Bushman (December 18, 1902 - August 9, 1961)

Biography 

• Red Conaty (February 12, 1904 - May 27, 1979)

Biography

• Rody Cooney (May 17, 1902 - September 29, 1965)

Biography

• George Glasco (April 7, 1901 - December 23, 1983)

Biography

• Horse Haggerty (July 4, 1891 - June 8, 1961)

Biography

• Waite Hoyt (September 9, 1899 - August 25, 1984)

Biography

• Tubby Raskin (January 8, 1902 - September 9, 1981)

Biography 

• Elmer Ripley (July 21, 1891 - April 29, 1982)

Biography 

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

Biography

• Gary Schmeelk (March 23, 1891 - October 17, 1941)

Biography 

• Tillie Voss (March 28, 1897 - December 14, 1975)

Biography

• Joe Wallace (May 15, 1901 - January 12, 1972)

Biography

Rusty Saunders

Russell Collier Saunders


Born:
March 12, 1906
Trenton, NJ 

Died:
November 24, 1967
Toms River, NJ


Career
Central High School - Trenton, NJ (High School)
1924-25 Trenton Royal Bengals (MBL)
1924-25 Kingston Colonials (MBL)
1925-26 Trenton Bengals (EBL)
1925-26 Brooklyn Arcadians (ABL)
1925-26 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1926-27 Washington Palace Five (ABL)
1927-28 Washington / Brooklyn Visitations (ABL) 
1927-28 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1928-29 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1929-30 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1930-31 Fort Wayne Hoosiers (ABL)
1931-32 Toledo Red Men (Independent)
1932-33 Brooklyn Visitation (MBL)
1932-33 Yonkers Knights (MBL)
1932-33 Trenton Bengals (ESBL)
1933-34 Trenton Moose (ABL)
1933-34 Wilkes-Barre (PSL)
1934-35 Boston Trojans (ABL)
1934-35 New Britain Mules (ABL)
1934-35 Wilkes-Barre (PSL)
1935-36 Passaic Red Devils (ABL)
1935-36 Atlantic City (EBL)
1935-36 Pittston (PSL)
1936-37 Atlantic City Sandsnipers (ABL)
1936-37 Kingston Colonials (ABL)
1937-38 Kingston Colonials (ABL)
1937-38 New York Jewels (ABL)
1937-38 Original Celtics (Independent)
1938-39 Original Celtics (Independent)
1939-40 Original Celtics (Independent)
1940-41 Detroit Eagles (NBL)
1941-42 Trenton Tigers (ABL) 
1945-46 Indianapolis Kautskys (NBL)
1946-47 Newark (NWNJ)


Saunders joined up with the ABL in 1925, in the beginning of a long athletic career. As he played for Washington, he also ufound his way into organized baseball. He signed with Chambersburg in the Blue Ridge League in 1927, and was purchased by the Philadelphia Athletics at the end of the season, playing in five games. Despite his fast ascent to the major leagues, he never returned. He played minor league baseball through 1933 before giving it up. However, he never gave up on basketball, continuing to play in the ABL through the 1920's and 30's. In 1940, he joined the Detroit Eagles of the NBL before joining the U.S. Navy for World War 2. He played for Indianapolis after the war before retiring from athletics. Having started working at the New Jersey State Prison in 1939 as a corrections officer, Saunders continued to work there until his death in 1961.


MLB Stats:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/saundru01.shtml

Source:
http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Rusty_Saunders

Stats:
http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbl/players/s/saundru01n.html
http://www.justsportsstats.com/basketballstatsindex.php?player_id=saundru01
http://probasketballencyclopedia.com/player/Rusty-Saunders/