NEW YORK - 1922-1923

The New York Celtics dropped out of the Metropolitan Basketball League on November 17, 1922. The Celtics then joined the rival Eastern Basketball League playing home games in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Played home games at Madison Square Garden in New York City – Seating capacity – 18,000

 

NEW YORK ORIGINAL CELTICS		MBL	12-0     DNP			JOHNNY WHITTY
PLAYER	POS	AGE	HGT	WGT	COLLEGE	TRANSACTIONS	GA	FGM	FTM	PTS	AVG
Johnny Beckman	F	27	6:00	165	None		12	36	44	116	9.7
Nat Holman	F-G	26	5:11	160	Savage		12	31	34	96	8.0
Horse Haggerty	C	29	6:04	225	None		12	6	9	21	1.8
Dutch Dehnert	G-F	26	5:10	170	None		12	17	19	53	4.4
Pete Barry	G	26	5:10	170	None		10	11	12	34	3.4
Chris Leonard	F-G	32	6:03	190	Manhattan’12		9	11	21	43	4.8

(The Celtics dropped out of the league on November 17, 1922. Celtics joined Eastern Basketball League and represented Atlantic City, NJ.)

Played home games at the Palm Garden Court in New York City.

 

NEW YORK McDOWELL LYCEUM – MBL				5-10	7-19	POP MORGENWECK	5-10
						MAURICE TOME	7-19
PLAYER	POS	AGE	HGT	WGT	COLLEGE	TRANSACTIONS	GA	FGM	FTM	PTS	AVG
Teddy Kearns	F-G	22	5:11	180	None		31	50	23	123	4.0
Gete Baggaley	F-G	21	5:08	150	None		29	52	42	146	5.0
Stretch Meehan	C	24	6:07	225	Seton Hall’19		38	44	175	263	6.9
Maurice Tome	G-F	31	6:01	190	None		28	59	26	144	5.1
Jerry Sullivan	G	26	6:02	190	None	fr Paterson	20	36	53	125	6.3
Bernie Dunn	F-G	28	5:11	185	None		7	15	9	39	5.6
Willie Marrin	F		5:06	150	None		8	13	15	41	5.1
### McSherry	G						5	10	2	22	4.4
Mike Smolick	F	32	5:09	160	None	fr Paterson	6	5	11	21	3.5
George Keenan		22			St.John’s(NY)’23		1	1	1	3	3.0
Eddie Roach	G	35	5:09	155	None		2	0	1	1	0.5
### Martin							1	0	0	0	0.0
Charlie Powers	F	30	6:01	160	None	to Paterson	9	9	24	42	4.7
Artie Powers	F	28	5:11	170	None	to Paterson
Harry Knoblauch	F-C	24	6:02	190	None	to Paterson	7	5	3	13	1.9
Jimmy Clinton	F	34	5:11	160	None	fr Paterson/to Bro Pros
Dick Smyth	F	28	6:00	165	None	fr Bro Dodgers
Babe Artus	G-F	24	6:00	200	None	to Visitation