INTERSTATE BASKETBALL LEAGUE: 1916-1917

Standings
First Half Second Half
Bridgeport (1) 15 4 .789      … Paterson (7) 15 5 .750      …
Danbury (2) 14 5 .737 1 Newark Turners (4)(8) 15 5 .750      …
Stamford (3) 8 9 .471 5.5 Jersey City 13 7 .650 2
Paterson 8 10 .444 6.5 Hoboken (5) 7 12 .368 7.5
Jersey City 8 11 .421 7 National Turners (6) 6 13 .316 8.5
New York 1 16 .059 13 New York 2 16 .111 12

Notes:

(1)(2)(3) Did not particpate in second-half of season
(4)(5)(6) Joined league at beginning of second-half
(7) Won playoff for first-place in second half
(8) Lost playoff for first-place in sceond half

 

Playoff for first-place in second half
Paterson 1, Newark Turners 0
Paterson 29 at Newark Turners 24

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Championship                                    
Bridgeport 2, Paterson 0
Bridgeport 26 vs Paterson 17 at West Hoboken, NJ
Bridgeport 26 vs Paterson 24 at Newark, NJ

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Leading Scorers                                                           (By Average – Minimum  20 games)
NAME TEAM GA FG FT PTS AVG.
Gil Schwab Stamford-National Turners 27 83 49 215 8.0
Frank Bruggy Paterson 34 93 77 263 7.7
Walter Swensen Bridgeport-Jersey City 39 66 145 277 7.1
Leo Malone Jersey City-National Turners 32 52 120 224 7.0
Eddie White Bridgeport-Hoboken 29 72 54 198 6.8
Hobby Fyfe Jersey City 39 89 87 265 6.8
Joe Dreyfus Bridgeport-Newark Turners 34 79 65 223 6.6
Johnny Beckman Bridgeport-Newark Turners 21 42 54 138 6.6
Jimmy Clinton Bridgeport-Paterson 34 65 77 207 6.1
George Norman Danbury-Newark Turners 39 62 109 233 6.0

 

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