Bill Kummer began his professional basketball career as an 18-year-old with his hometown Butler, Pennsylvania team in the newly formed Central Basketball League. He played both guard and forward during his rookie season. Kummer played with three teams over his six seasons CBL seasons. During the last three seasons, he served as the team’s designated free throw shooter. During the 1911-12 Season, KUmmer acored 1,404 points. No other pro player topped the 1,000 point mark, until Joe Fulks reached the plateau for the Philadelphia Warriors during the 1946-47 season. When the CBL failed to start the 1912-13 season, Kummer signed with the Jasper club of the Eastern Basketball League where he successfully teamed with another former CBL star, Dutch Wohlfarth. The partnership brought a EBL championship to the Jaspers in 1913-14 with Kummer also leading the league in scoring. His triumph was short lived, however, when Wohlfarth did not return to the team the next season and the Jaspers plunged into last place. Frustrated, Kummer left then team at mid-season and signed with a minor league team in the Western Pennsylvania League that was closer to his home in Butler.
| BILL KUMMER |
Height: |
5:10 |
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Weight: |
165 |
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College: |
Butler Business |
| William Henry Kummer |
Born: Jun 2, 1888 |
Died: Oct 15, 1964 |
Hometown: |
Butler, Pa. |
| Brother of Adam Kummer |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1905-06 |
Butler |
Indep |
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| 1906-07 |
Butler |
CBL |
35 |
99 |
0 |
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|
198 |
5.7 |
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| 1907-08 |
Greensburg |
CBL |
22 |
85 |
24 |
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|
|
194 |
8.8 |
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| 1908-09 |
Butler |
NL |
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| 1908-09 |
Greensburg |
CBL |
45 |
115 |
3 |
|
|
|
233 |
5.2 |
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| 1909-10 |
Greensburg |
CBL |
62 |
168 |
570 |
942 |
.605 |
|
906 |
14.6 |
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| 1910-11 |
Connellsville |
CBL |
56 |
170 |
678 |
1032 |
.657 |
|
1018 |
18.2 |
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| 1911-12 |
Connellsville |
CBL |
62 |
233 |
938 |
1295 |
.724 |
|
1404 |
22.6 |
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| 1912-13 |
Cohoes |
NYSL |
2 |
1 |
4 |
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|
6 |
3.0 |
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| 1912-13 |
Jasper |
EBL |
29 |
49 |
349 |
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|
11 |
447 |
15.4 |
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| 1913-14 |
Jasper |
EBL |
43 |
118 |
530 |
|
|
25 |
766 |
17.8 |
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| 1913-14 |
Jeanette |
WPL |
1 |
1 |
12 |
|
|
|
14 |
14.0 |
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| 1914-15 |
Jasper |
EBL |
22 |
59 |
243 |
418 |
.581 |
15 |
361 |
16.4 |
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| 1914-15 |
Jeanette |
WPL |
14 |
41 |
195 |
284 |
.687 |
|
277 |
19.8 |
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| 1915-16 |
Freeland |
PSL |
6 |
14 |
0 |
|
|
5 |
28 |
4.7 |
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| 1916-17 |
Greensburg |
ICBL |
6 |
9 |
64 |
101 |
.634 |
|
82 |
13.7 |
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| 1917-18 |
Hazleton |
PSL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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|
|
0 |
0.0 |
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| 1926-27 |
Canton |
CBL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
0.0 |
|
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Major League Totals |
385 |
1111 |
3339 |
|
|
|
5561 |
14.4 |
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Tay Jrazoska was a star athlete at West High School in Milwaukee, and later at Milwaukee State Teachers College. He served in the Army during World War II. While stationed in Chicago, he played for the Chicago Bruins during the 1944-45 season. Krazoska was basketball coach at his alma mater from 1963 until 1970.
| RAY KRZOSKA |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
190 |
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College: |
Milwaukee STC’41 |
| Raymond Richard Krzoska |
Born: |
Oct 28, 1918 |
Died: Apr 5, 2006 |
Hometown: |
Miwaukee, Wi. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1937-38 |
Milwaukee State Teachers |
College |
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| 1938-39 |
Milwaukee State Teachers |
College |
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| 1939-40 |
Milwaukee State Teachers |
College |
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| 1940-41 |
Milwaukee State Teachers |
College |
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| 1941-42 |
|
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|
Voluntarily Retired |
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| 1942-43 |
Oshkosh |
NBL |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
|
|
6 |
3.0 |
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| 1942-45 |
U.S. Army |
Military Service |
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| 1944-45 |
Chicago |
NBL |
21 |
30 |
21 |
39 |
.538 |
|
81 |
3.9 |
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| 1945-46 |
|
Indep |
|
Voluntarily Retired |
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| 1946-47 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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| 1947-48 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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| 1948-49 |
Milwaukee Shooting Stars |
Indep |
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|
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|
Major League Totals |
|
23 |
33 |
21 |
|
|
|
87 |
3.8 |
|
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1944-45 |
Chicago |
NBL |
3 |
4 |
5 |
8 |
.635 |
|
13 |
4.3 |
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| 1944-45 |
Chicago |
WBT |
4 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
1.000 |
|
21 |
5.3 |
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
7 |
11 |
12 |
15 |
.800 |
|
34 |
4.9 |
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Tony Krygier was a a a star basketball player at Newtown High School in Queens, New York City. Krygier played professional basketball for over a decade. He served in the US. Coast Guard, stationed in Brooklyn, during World War II. During this time, he played over 40 games a year for the Brooklyn Coast Guard Station,against some of the top ranked college teams in the metropolitan New York area, such as Columbia, LIU and Seton Hall. In addition, he continued to play professionally for the Trenton Tigers in the American basketball League.
| TONY KRYGIER |
Height: |
5:11 |
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Weight: |
170 |
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College: |
None |
| Anthony Joseph Krygier |
Born: |
Sep 25, 1915 |
Died: Nov 5, 2010 |
Hometown: |
New York, NY |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1936-37 |
Brooklyn St. Lucy Catholic Club |
Indp |
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| 1937-38 |
Brooklyn St. Lucy Catholic Club |
Indrp |
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| 1938-39 |
Brooklyn |
ABL |
11 |
21 |
11 |
|
|
|
53 |
4.8 |
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| 1939-40 |
New York |
ABL |
11 |
8 |
2 |
|
|
|
18 |
1.6 |
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| 1940-41 |
New York |
ABL |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
|
0 |
0.0 |
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| 1941-42 |
New York |
ABL |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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|
|
6 |
2.0 |
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| 1941-42 |
Albany-Pittsfield |
NYSL |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
9 |
3.0 |
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| 1942-43 |
New York–Harrisburg |
ABL |
6 |
9 |
6 |
|
|
|
24 |
4.0 |
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| 1942-43 |
Brooklyn Jewels |
Indep |
|
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| 1942-45 |
US Coast Guard |
Military Service |
|
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|
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| 1943-44 |
Brooklyn–Trenton |
ABL |
20 |
52 |
13 |
|
|
|
117 |
5.9 |
|
| 1943-44 |
Detroit Eagles |
Indep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1944-45 |
Trenton |
ABL |
12 |
9 |
6 |
|
|
|
24 |
2.0 |
|
| 1945-46 |
New York |
ABL |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
|
4 |
4.0 |
|
| 1945-46 |
Hartford |
NEBL |
12 |
26 |
4 |
|
|
|
56 |
4.7 |
|
| 1946-47 |
Paterson-Newark |
ABL |
9 |
13 |
3 |
|
|
|
29 |
3.2 |
|
| 1946-47 |
Queens |
LIBL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
|
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| 1947-48 |
Long Island Bombers |
Indep |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Major League Totals |
|
67 |
104 |
38 |
|
|
|
246 |
3.7 |
|
Joe Kruse lettered three years in football and three years in basketball at Xavier University. During his senior year, he was the co-Captain of the football team, high scorer on the basketball team. Kruse’s pro basketball career was limited to 6 games with the 1937-38 Cincinnati Comellos of the National Basketball League.
| JOE KRUSE |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
200 |
|
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College: |
Xavier (Oh)’37 |
| Joseph Raymond Kruse |
Born:Sep 9, 1914 |
Died: Jan 18, 2003 |
Hometown: |
Louisville, Ky. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1933-34 |
Xavier (Oh) (Frosh) |
College |
|
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| 1934-35 |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
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| 1936-36 |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
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| 1936-37 |
Xavier (Oh) |
College |
|
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| 1937-38 |
Cincinnati |
NBL |
6 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
|
20 |
3.3 |
|
|
Major League Totals |
|
6 |
8 |
4 |
|
|
|
20 |
3.3 |
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