- 1898-1899

Played home games at Sixth Regiment Armory in Camden, New Jersey – Seating capacity – 1,000

 

CAMDEN SKEETERS  NBL 7-13-1 RANDOLPH CRAMER
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Eddie Ferat F-G 18 5:08 165 None 16 21 0 199 12.4
Buck Weaver F-C 19 5″09 170 None 10 17 8 42 4.2
Budge Middleton C-G 19 6:01 160 None Injuried 16 9 8 26 1.6
Randolph Cramer G-F 24 5:11 165 None 20 43 47 133 6.7
Joe Zimmerman G 21 Suspended 11 9 16 34 3.1
Andy Kelly C 5:11 12 10 1 54 4.5
Charlie Newcomb G 23 6:00 175 11 6 3 15 1.4
Frank Orth F 21 5:10 150 Pennsylvania’98 fr Germantown 3 5 0 10 3.3
George Cartwright C 21 6:01 None 4 4 0 8 2.0
Harry Gleason G 23 5:06 150 None 4 2 0 4 1.0
Frank Barrett G-C 19 5:11 160 Drexel 8 2 0 4 0.5
E.F. Eagan F 20 Villanova’00 1 0 0 0 0.0
Frank DeGroff F-G 19 5:06 145 None 2 0 0 0 0.0
Al Austermuhl G 22 5:07 140 Pennsylvania 6 0 0 0 0.0
Bill Stewart G Pennsylvania’97 fr Germantown 8 0 0 0 0.0

Germantown dropped out of the National Basketball League on December 26, 1898.

Played home games at Vernon Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.

 

GERMANTOWN NATIONALS  NBL 1-4 FRANK ORTH
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Bill Donlon F 24 5:11 160 None 3 1 7 9 3.0
John Potts F 23 5:10 150 None 3 7 2 16 5.3
Frank Orth C-F 21 5:10 150 Pennyslvania’98 to Camden 4 4 4 12 3.0
### Fisher G-C-F 5 4 13 21 4.2
Bill Stewart G Pennyslvania’97 to Camden 5 5 0 10 2.0
Walter Lewis C 25 5:11 155 None 1 3 0 6 6.0
### Gerth G-F to Phil. Clover 3 2 0 4 1.3
Charles Strickhouse F-C   21 None to Phil. Clover 1 0 3 3 3.0
George Grisdale C 21 5:10 150 None 1 0 0 0 0.0
### Nafler F-G to Phil. Clover 2 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games at the Opera House in Hudson, Massachusetts – Seating capacity – 750

 

HUDSON  MBL 8-2 JOE RODGER
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Frank Leighton F 20 5:11 175 None 7 16 6 38 5.4
Joe Rodger F 26 5:08 150 None 9 8 0 16 1.8
Elwin Green C 21 5:10 160 None 9 5 19 29 3.2
Harlow Green G 26 5:09 None 9 2 0 4 0.4
Jack Porter G 22 5:09 185 None 9 11 4 26 2.9
Harrison Murdock F 18 5:07 140 None 2 1 0 2 1.0

The Hancock Athletic Association  dropped out of the National Basketball League on January 2, 1899.

Played home games at Textile Hall in Philadelphia, Pa.

 

KENSINGTON HANCOCK A.A.  NBL 0-6-1 HENRY KENDIG
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Ben Reichhardt F 20 5:08 145 None 5 3 24 30 6.0
Charlie West F 26 6 11 5 27 4.5
Tom Erskine C-G 19  5:08  135 2 5 4 14 7.0
Horatio Hackett G-F 18 West Point’04 3 3 3 9 3.0
Harry Kendig G 22 5:07 140 None 6 0 0 0 0.0
Walter Baldwin C 21  5:11 Temple’99 1 3 0 6 6.0
J.  Mathers C 1 2 0 4 4.0
Bill Donley F 5:11 None 1 0 0 0 0.0
Charles King C 3 0 0 0 0.0
Harry Totten G 26 4 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games at the City Hall in Marlboro, Massachusetts. – Seating capacity – 1,000

 

MARLBORO BAA  MBL 6-4 GEORGE SPAULDING
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Bill Galbraith F-G 10 6 0 12 1.2
George Rogers F-C 26 7 14 6 34 4.9
Joe King C 9 2 0 4 0.4
Billie Knox G-F 22 5:10 165 None 10 8 0 16 1.6
Tom Reid G-F-C 24 5:11 160 10 3 18 24 2.4
Fred Jordan C 23 None 1 2 0 4 4.0
### Sands F 1 1 0 2 2.0
James Love F 21 5:06 140 None 1 0 0 0 0.0
Oscar Card F 21 5:09 155 None          to Millbury BAA 1 0 0 0 0.0
Walter Morse G 20 5:08 155 None 1 0 0 0 0.0
### Donovan G 1 0 0 0 0.0
Andrew Madden G 18 5:07 135 None    fr/to Millbury YMCA 1 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games at the City Hall in Marlboro, Massachusetts – Seating  capacity – 1,000

 

MARLBORO YMCA  MBL 6-4 CHARLIE DOYLE
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Tom Robb F-G 21 9 2 10 14 1.6
Joe White F 31 5:10 170 None 9 9 0 18 2.0
Elton Howe C-G 16 5:09 160 None 9 3 0 6 0.7
Charlie Doyle G 21 5:08 130 None 8 5 1 11 1.4
Andrew Madden G 18 5:07 135 None       to/fr Millbury BAA 5 2 0 4 0.8
Fred Shattuck C-F 19 5:08 145 Fitchburg Normal’00 2 3 1 7 3.5
Frank Best C 23 None 1 2 0 4 4.0
Winfield Temple C-F 23 5:10 170 None 1 1 0 2 2.0
George Gillon F 18                   fr Milford 1 0 0 0 0.0
### McNally F-G 2 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games at the Town Hall in Milford, Massachusetts  – Seating capacity -700

 

MILFORD  MBL 2-8   FRED BLACKNER
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Roy Tucker F 19 5:07 150 None 6 3 0 6 1.0
Michael Fahey F 19 5:06 140 None 2 2 0 4 2.0
Joe Kynoch C 20 5:10 165 None 10 8 7 23 2.3
Fred Blackner G-F 23 5:06 150 None 9 4 6 14 1.6
Charles Gillon G 22 5:09 160 None 10 0 0 0 0.0
George Gillon G 18      to Marlboro YMCA 2 2 0 4 2.0
Charlie Noonan F 22 5:10 170 None Military Service 2 1 0 2 1.0
Harry Moultan G 19 5:00 150 Mass Aggies 2 0 1 1 0.5
George Kynoch F 17 5:11 160 None 1 0 0 0 0.0
William Walker G 22 1 0 0 0 0.0
Ed Connolly F 24 5:06 135 1 0 0 0 0.0
Tommy Orr F 18 5:06 140 None 2 0 0 0 0.0
Edward Burns F 23 5:08 150 None 2 0 0 0 0.0

Home games at Millbury, Ma. Town Hall – Capacity – 900

 

MILLBURY BAA  MBL  4-6  ALLIE KNOX
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Allie Knox F 24 5:08 170 None 9 9 8 26 2.9
Charles Sullivan F-G 4 3 2 8 2.0
Charlie Burt C-G 24 5:10 180 9 7 2 16 1.8
Billy Parker G-F 9 6 1 13 1.4
Harry Jope G-F-C 24 5:10 160 None 6 5 0 10 1.7
Oscar Card F 21 5:09 155 None          fr Marlboro BBA 1 1 0 2 2.0
Jack Ashton G 25 5:03 2 1 0 2 1.0
### Grover F-G 2 1 0 2 1.0
William Barratt G 20 5:10 None 4 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games at the Town Hall in Millbury, Massachusetts. Town Hall –  Seating capacity – 900

 

MILLBURY LITS  MBL  4-6  EVERETT WOOD
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Charles Crossman F-G 24 5:08 160 9 4 3 11 1.2
Everett Wood F-G 22 5:08 150 None 9 7 5 19 2.1
Jack O’Neil C-G 20 5:09 165 None 6 5 2 12 2.0
Paddy Hehir G-F 26 5:08 155 8 2 3 7 0.9
George Williams G-F 9 0 1 1 0.1
Tim Horan C 21 6:00 165 None 1 1 0 2 2.0
### Fuller G 1 0 0 0 0.0
Tom Wiseman F-G 24 5:10 160 None 5 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games in at YMCA Hall in Millville, New Jersey  – SEating capacity – 2,000

 

MILLVILLE GLASSBLOWERS  NBL 14-6-2 DANIEL RIECK  4-0 WALTER BARBER  10-6
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Walter Barber F-G 21 5:11 160 None 20 47 44 138 6.9
Herschel Adams F-G 22 5:08 160 None 14 29 19 77 5.5
Firman Reeves C 21 5:11 175 None 20 43 33 119 6.0
Hilly Wallace G 20 6:00 180 None 20 37 0 74 3.7
Daniel Rieck G 21 5:11 170 None 16 13 0 26 1.6
Frank Bomhoff F 19 5:08 155 None 5 21 3 45 9.0
John Wallace F-G 18 5:11 170 None 12 20 0 40 3.3
Johnny Dunlap F 23 5:08 155 None 3 4 9 17 5.7
Jack Hitchens F 18 5:08 150 None 1 4 0 8 8.0
Howard Gifford G 20 5:09 160 None 1 1 0 2 2.0

Played games at Warner Hall in Philadelphia. Also played some home games played at Vernon Hall in Philadelphia.

 

PHILADELPHIA CLOVER WHEELMAN  NBL 5-14-1 WALT THOMPSON  5-6 AL GEDDES  0-8
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Snake Deal F 19 6:00 165 None Injured 7 8 31 47 6.7
Frank Geddes F 19 5:08 145 None 13 12 1 25 1.9
Al Geddes C 23 5:11 170 None 18 40 32 112 6.2
Walt Thompson G 24 5:10 185 None 12 18 0 36 3.0
Percy Smith G 24 5:10 200 9 11 3 25 2.8
Jack Hedges F 25 5:07 150 Pennsylvania’01 Injured 6 10 3 23 3.8
### Gerth F-G fr Germantown 6 9 0 18 3.0
### Nafler G fr Germantown 3 3 4 10 3.3
Charles Strickhouse C 21 None fr Germantown 1 3 0 6 6.0
Tommy Edwards G-F 145 Injured 9 3 0 6 0.7
### Kurtz F-G 2 2 0 4 2.0
Joe Geddes G 28 None 3 1 0 2 0.7
Charley Hartman G 1 1 0 2 2.0
### Haviland G 6 1 0 2 0.3
### Waterhouse G 6 1 0 2 0.3
### Jarman F 1 0 0 0 0.0
### Miller F 2 0 0 0 0.0

Played home games at Masonic Temple in Trenton, New Jersey  – Seating capacity – 1,600

 

TRENTON POTTERS  NBL 18-2-1  FRED COOPER
PLAYER POS AGE HGT WGT COLLEGE TRANSACTIONS  GA FGM FTM PTS AVG
Al Cooper F-C 20 5:11 155 None 16 47 47 141 8.8
Harry Stout F 19 5:09 160 None 20 50 39 139 7.0
Gus Endebrock C 22 5:11 165 None 16 35 0 70 4.4
Billy Harrison G 20 5:11 150 None Military Service 17 6 0 12 0.7
George Cartlidge G-C 23 6:00 160 None 16 17 0 34 2.1
Bill Lindsay F 20 5:08 150 None 14 22 27 71 5.1
Al Bratton G 27 5:07 145 None 7 12 1 25 3.6
Al Mellick F-G 24 5:06 140 None 8 6 1 13 1.6
Fred Cooper G 24 5:07 155 None 6 5 1 11 1.8
Chris Stinger G 22 5:07 165 None 10 3 0 6 0.6
Jimmy Hamilton C 5:11 6 1 0 2 0.3
Walter Cartlidge G 23 130 None 1 0 0 0 0.0
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