NEW ENGLAND BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 1903-1904

Standings

First-Half  Second-Half
 Manchester   9    1 .900 South Framingham  (5)  24    8  .750
Concord  (3) 7 4 .636      2.5 Natick (6) 21 16 .568  5.5
Lowell Lowells  (3) 6 5 .545 3.5 Lowell Lowells 35 30 .538 6.5
Haverhill 4 7 .346 5.5 Haverhill 32 34 .485 9
Nashua  (1) 2 8 .200 Manchester 27 39 .409 14
Chelsea (2) 0 3 .000 Lawrence 27 39 .409 14
Hudson (7) 7 8 .467
Lowell PAC (8) 0 5 .000

 

Notes:
(1) Dropped out of league on November 19, 1903

(2) Dropped out of league on November 20, 1903

(3) Transferred to Lawrence, Ma. on January 7, 1904.

(4) Transferred from Concord (NH) on January 7, 1904. Dropped out of league on February 15, 1904

(5) Lynn, Ma  joined league for second half of season. Transferred to South Framingham on February 10, 1904.

(6) Natick joined league for second half of season

(7) Hudson joined league for second half of season. Transferred to Lowell on March 8, 1904.  ########

(8) LOwell PAC joined the league on March 8, 1904

 

Notes: The first and second place teams in the second half, South Framingham and Natick, were declared ineligible for the post-season because they had joined the league at midseason. In spite of this ruling, they played an “unofficial” post-season series. The sanctioned post-season series was played between Manchester and Lowell.

Playoffs  (Officail) Playoffs (Unofficial)
Manchester 3,  Lowell  2 Natick  2,  South Framingham  1
Lowell 15 at Manchester 27 Natick 19 at South Framingham 38
Manchester 21 at Lowell 24 South Framingham 38 at Natick 36
Lowell 25 at Manchester 47 Natick 22 at South Framingham 29
Manchester 18 at Lowell 23
Manchester 20 at Lowell 17

 

Leading Scorers (By Average – Minimum  20 games)
Note: No free thows were shot in New England League)
NAME TEAM   GA     FG   PTS AVG
Harry Hough Lynn-South Framingham 24 133 266 11.1
Toby Mathews Lowell 26 126 252 9.7
Jimmy Kane Concord-Lawrance-Lowell 76 353 706 9.3
Joe Fogerty Lynn-South Framingham 27 125 250 9.3
Fred Mulliner Lynn-South Framingham 30 113 226 7.5
Bucky Holloran Lowell 69 219 438 6.3
Peck Donnelly Manchester 66 186 372 5.6
Pat Doyle Nashua-Haverhill 73 171 342 4.7
Slats Healey Manchester 71 166 332 4.7
Frank Devlin Manchester 73 163 326 4.5

 

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