| GUS KRUEGER | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 170 | College: | ||||||
| August Oscar Krueger | Born: Mar 24, 1884 | Died: Apr, 1968 | Hometown: | Philadelphia, Pa. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1900-01 | St.James | IBL | 24 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 1.6 | ||||
| 1901-02 | Philadelphia | NBL | 13 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 2.2 | ||||
| 1901-02 | Philadelphia | ABL | 12 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 1.7 | ||||
| 1902-03 | St.Johns | PBL | 9 | 12 | 1 | 25 | 2.8 | ||||
| 1903-04 | National AC | ABL | 5 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2.8 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Manayunk | PBL | 18 | 17 | 0 | 34 | 1.9 | ||||
| 1904-05 | Manayunk | PBL | 37 | 44 | 2 | 90 | 2.4 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Manayunk | PBL | 26 | 32 | 1 | 65 | 2.5 | ||||
| 1906-07 | Manayunk | PBL | 27 | 38 | 5 | 81 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Greensburg | CBL | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 2.0 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Manayunk–De Neri | PBL | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1907-08 | Philadelphia Rookwoods | Indep | |||||||||
| 1908-09 | Did Not Play | ||||||||||
| 1909-10 | De Neri | EBL | 30 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 1.3 | ||||
| 1910-11 | De Neri | EBL | 39 | 25 | 1 | 51 | 1.3 | ||||
| 1911-12 | De Neri–Camden | EBL | 29 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 40 | 1.4 | |||
| 1912-13 | Camden | EBL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Major League Totals | 236 | 222 | 12 | 13 | 422 | 1.8 | |||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1911 | De Neri | WS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | |||
Archives
TOOTS KRONICK
William “Toots” Kronick was the longtime star of the North Adams’ Y.M.H.A basketball team. North Adams, a town of about 13,000 in Western Massachusetts, was one of the dozens of small New England towns that supported a semi-professional basketball team during the 1920s. Ever Saturday night during the winter, fans would pack the Odd Fellows Hall in to see the local team in action against a squad from a nearby town. On special occasions, when a famous touring team, such as the New York Celtics, was the attraction, the games would played at at the State Armory Court in Adams. After returning from military service in 1919, Kronick appeared in three New York State League games.
| TOOTS KRONICK | Height: | 5:08 | Weight: | 155 | College: | Bliss Business College’17 | |||||
| William Willie Kronick | Born: Jun 1, 1899 | Died: Sep 4, 1985 | Hometown: | North Adams, Ma. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1916-17 | Bliss Business College | College | |||||||||
| 1917-18 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1917-18 | North Adams YMHA | AAU | |||||||||
| 1918-19 | U.S. Navy | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1919-20 | Adams | NYSL | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.7 | ||||
| 1919-20 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1920-21 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1921-22 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1922-23 | Hoosick | NNSL | |||||||||
| 1922-23 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1923-24 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | North Adams YMHA | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2.7 | ||||||
DUTCH KRIZENECKY
FRank “Dutch” Krizenecky was a football and basketball star at Harrison High School in Chicago. The majority of Krizinecky’s pro basketball career was spent on the road with touring teams such as the Beloit Faries and the House of David. Early in the 1927-18 season, Krizenecky played three American Basketball League games for his hometown Chicago Bruins. After retiring as an active player, Krizenecky remained active in sports refereeing basketball games and working as a trainer for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League.
| DUTCH KRIZENECKY | Height: | 6:04 | Weight: | 230 | College: | None | |||||
| Frank Krizenecky | Born: | Feb 11, 1902 | Died: May 18, 1950 | Hometown: | Chicago, Ill | ||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1922-23 | Chicago Armour Post | Indep | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | North Chicago | Indep | |||||||||
| 1924-25 | Chicago New Home AC | Indep | |||||||||
| 1925-26 | Beloit Faries | Indep | |||||||||
| 1926-27 | Chicago | Indep | |||||||||
| 1927-28 | Chicago | ABL | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 6.0 | ||||
| 1927-28 | Chicago Nationals | Indep | |||||||||
| 1927-28 | Holland Furnaces | Indep | |||||||||
| 1928-29 | Beloit Fairies | Indep | |||||||||
| 1929-30 | Indep | ||||||||||
| 1930-31 | Indep | ||||||||||
| 1931-32 | House of David | Indep | |||||||||
| 1932-33 | House of David | Indep | |||||||||
| 1933-34 | House of David | Indep | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Chicago Duffy Florals | Indep | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Cicero Elks | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 6.0 | ||||||
CARL KREBS
| CARL KREBS | Height: | 5:09 | Weight: | 155 | College: | Drexel’02 | |||||
| Carl FrederickKrebs | Born: Sep 24, 1883 | Died: Jun 16, 1936 | Hometown: | Philadelphia, Pa. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1901-02 | Drexel | ollege | |||||||||
| 1902-03 | Penn Treaty | ABL | 13 | 35 | 3 | 73 | 5.6 | ||||
| 1903-04 | Penn Treaty | ABL | 6 | 10 | 4 | 24 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1904-05 | DeNeri | PBL | 11 | 16 | 15 | 47 | 4.3 | ||||
| 1905-06 | Beacon | PBL | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 16 | 20 | 17 | 57 | 3.6 | ||||||
DICK KRAUS
| DICK KRAUS | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 185 | College: | West Virginia’47 | |||||
| William Richard Kruas | Born: Sep 30, 1926 | Died: Feb 2, 1995 | Hometown: | Dalton, Oh. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1944-46 | U.S. Navy | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | West Virginia | College | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Chattanooga | PBLA | 6 | 20 | 13 | 24 | .542 | 53 | 8.8 | ||
| 1947-48 | Saratoga | NYSL | 33 | 278 | 8.4 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Scranton-Paterson | ABL | 40 | 146 | 55 | 92 | .598 | 347 | 8.7 | ||
| 1948-49 | Saratoga | NYSL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | ||||||
| 1949-50 | Paterson | ABL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1.5 | ||||
| 1949-5EBL-C0 | New Britain | EBL-C | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | ||||||
| Major League Totals | 6 | 20 | 13 | 24 | .542 | 53 | 8.8 | ||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1947-48 | Saratoga | NYSL | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | ||||||
| 1948-49 | Paterson | ABL | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4.5 | ||||
BILL KRASTEL
| BILL KRASTEL | Height: | 5:04 | Weight: | 120 | College: | None | |||||
| William Aloysius Krastel | Born: Feb 11, 1902 | Died: Aug, 1969 | Hometown: | Phiadelphia, Pa. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1930-31 | Germantown | TSL | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4.0 | ||||
| 1932-33 | Philadelphia WPEN | EBL | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | ||||
| 1933-34 | Philadelphia Hope | EBL | 11 | 12 | 8 | 32 | 2.9 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | ||||||
BOB KRAMER
| BOB KRAMER | Height: | 6:03 | Weight: | 185 | College: | None | |||||
| Robert Henry Kramer | Born: Apr 22, 1923 | Died: Sep e24, 1927 | 1986 | Hometown: | Hammond, Ind. | ||||||
| Dutch Ktamer | REGULAR SEASON RECORD | ||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1941-42 | Hammond Civics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1941-42 | Michigan City Northern Indiana Steelers | Indep | |||||||||
| 1942-43 | Oshkosh | NBL | 5 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 2.4 | ||||
| 1943-46 | U.S. Marines | Military Service | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Oshkosh–Youngstown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 4 | 1.3 | |||
| 1946-47 | Gary Ingots | Indep | |||||||||
| Major League Totals | 8 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 2.0 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1941-42 | Michigan City Northern Indiana Steelers | WBT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | 2.0 | ||
| 1942-43 | Oshkosh | NBL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0.7 | ||||||
BEN KRAMER
Ben Kramer was a member of the the storied Long Island University basketball team from 1933 until 1937. The school’s first All-America player, Kramer helped LIU record an amazing four-year mark of 103-6, including 43 consecutive wins and never losing no more than three contests in any season. In 1937, the forward was awarded the Haggerty Award, given annually to the most outstanding player in the Metropolitan New York area. Kramer was the team captain of the undefeated 1935-36 squad that went 25-0, During his sophomore season, he played professionally in the Eastern Basketball League under an assumed name of Ben Schulman. Kramer’s pro career, primarily in the American Basketball League. spanned over a decade.
| BEN KRAMER | Height: | 6:01 | Weight: | 195 | College: | LIU’37 | |||||
| Benjamin Kramer | Born: May 3, 1913 | Died: Feb 3, 1999 | Hometown: | New York, NY | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1933-34 | Long Island | College | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Long Island | College | |||||||||
| 1934-35 | Bridgeton (Ben Schulman) | EBL | 3 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 7.0 | ||||
| 1935-36 | Long Island University | College | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | Long Island University | College | |||||||||
| 1936-37 | New York Jewels–New York Celtics | ABL | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1937-38 | New York Celtics | ABL | 25 | 31 | 31 | 93 | 3.7 | ||||
| 1938-39 | Troy–Kingston | ABL | 32 | 34 | 24 | 92 | 2.9 | ||||
| 1938-39 | New York Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1939-40 | Kingston–Washington | ABL | 35 | 37 | 32 | 106 | 3.0 | ||||
| 1940-41 | Washington | ABL | 26 | 44 | 39 | 127 | 4.9 | ||||
| 1941-42 | Washington | ABL | 22 | 40 | 38 | 118 | 5.4 | ||||
| 1942-43 | Harrisburg–New York | ABL | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 3.8 | ||||
| 1943-44 | Wilmington | ABL | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2.5 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Wilmington | ABL | 23 | 32 | 9 | 73 | 73 | 3.2 | |||
| 1945-46 | Troy Celtics | Indep | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Troy | ABL | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2.3 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 173 | 227 | 188 | 642 | 3.7 | ||||||
| PLAYOFF RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1938-39 | Kingston | ABL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1939 | New York | WBT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 1 | 1.0 | ||
| 1939-40 | Washington | ABL | 7 | 11 | 8 | 30 | 4.3 | ||||
| 1943-44 | Wilmington | ABL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | ||||
| 1944-45 | Wilmington | ABL | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1.7 | ||||
| Major League Totals | 15 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 2.5 | ||||||
ART KRAMER
| ART KRAMER | Height: | 5:08 | Weight: | 155 | College: | None | |||||
| Arthur Harold Kramer | Born: | Jan 22, 1893 | Died: | Sep 28,1946 | Hometown: | Freeland, Pa. | |||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1915-16 | Freeland | PSL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| 1916-17 | Freeland | PSL | 16 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 2.6 | |||
| Major League Totals | 17 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 42 | 2.5 | |||||
BILL KRALL
| BILL KRALL | Height: | 6:07 | Weight: | 200 | College: | Michigan State’46 | |||||
| William Rice Krall | Born: Oct 21, 1921 | Died: Jul 4, 1987 | Hometown: | Detroit, Mi. | |||||||
| REGULAR SEASON RECORD | |||||||||||
| Year | Team | League | GA | FGM | FTM | FTA | PCT. | AST | PTS | AVG | |
| 1943-44 | Detroit Shaw’s Jewelry | AAU | |||||||||
| 1944-45 | Michigan State | College | |||||||||
| 1945-46 | Michigan State | College | |||||||||
| 1946-47 | Detroit Mansfields | Indep | |||||||||
| 1947-48 | Grand Rapids | PBLA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Major League Totals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||