Nick Frascella was a scholastic basketball star at Trenton High School where in three year the led the team to a 75-2 record while winning three consecetive  New Jersey state titles. Frascella played three seasons of varsity basketball at Wooster College in Ohio. Francella ranked among the top ten  scorers in the nation each of his three years During his  senior year,  he scored 30 or more point six times. After graduation, Francella joined the Akron Goodyear Tire Company  where he played professional basketball for three seasons in the the National Basketball League.

 

NICK FRASCELLA		Height:	6:02		Weight:		185		College:		Wooster’38
Nicholas Anthony Frascella		Born: Jul 6, 1914			Died: Apr 9, 2000				Hometown:		Trenton, NJ
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1934-35	Wooster (Frosh)	College
1935-36	Wooster	College
1936-37	Wooster	College
1937-38	Wooster	College
1938-39	Akron Goodyears	NBL	18	24	5				53	2.9
1939-40	Akron Goodyears	NBL	13	6	3				15	1.2
1940-41	Akron Goodyears	NBL	1	0	0				0	0.0
k1942-46	Military Service	Indep
1946-47	Akron Goodyear	Indep
	Major League Totals		32	30	8				68	2.1

 

 

 

NAT FRANKEL		Height:	6:03		Weight:		197		College:		None
Nathan Frankel		Born: Nov 3, 1913			Died:   Mar 14, 2006				Hometown:		Brooklyn, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1934-35	East Midwood Jewish Center	AAU
1935-36	New York	ABL	1	0	1				1	1.0
1936-37	Brooklyn	ABL	24	77	53				207	8.6
1936-37	Hazleton	PSL	8	24	27				75	9.4
1937-38	Brooklyn–New York Celtics	ABL	41	127	91				345	8.4
1937-38	Hazleton-Larksville	NYPA	6	18	17				53	8.8
1937-38	Myerstown	TCL	11	42	18				102	9.3
1938-39	Brooklyn–Kingston	ABL	35	102	72				276	7.9
1938-39	New York Celtics	Indep
1939-40	Detroit	NBL	27	73	55	86	.640		201	7.4
1939-40	Newark Elks	Indep
1939-40	Syracuse	NYSL	1	9	0				18	18.0
1940-41	Washington	ABL	29	62	52				176	6.1
1940-41	Philadelphia SPHAS	Indep
1941-42	Washington	ABL	20	59	70				188	9.4
1941-42	Long Island Gruman Flyers	Indep
1943-44	New York	ABL	3	3	0				6	2.0
1944-45	Washington	ABL	1	0	0				0	0.0
1944-45	Long Island Gruman Hellcats	Indep
1945-46	Did Not Play – Injured
1946-47	Pittsburgh	BAA	6	4	8	12	.667	3	16	2.7
1946-47	Troy	ABL	15	19	22				60	4.0
	Major League Totals		187	507	402				1416	7.6
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Hazleton	PSL	3	3	10				16	5.3
1937-38	Myerstown	TCL	5	13	14				40	8.0
1938-39	Kingston	ABL	3	2	7				11	3.7
1938-39	New York Celtics	WBT	1	0	0	1			0	0.0
1939-40	Detroit	NBL	3	10	4				24	8.0
1940-41	Philadelphia	WBT	1	1	1	3			3	3.0
1941-42	Long Island Gruman Flyers	WBT	4	8	6	8			22	5.5
1944-45	Long Island Gruman Hellcats	WBT	1	1	0	0			2	2.0
	Major League Totals		13	22	18				62	4.8

 

Moe Frankel turned professional with his hometown Bronx St. Martins in 1932-33. Only twenty years old, Frankel immediately established himself as the team’s leading scorer and best defender. Frankel was never a flashy player, but he built a solid 15-year pro career on his ability to score in clutch situations and play tough defense.The Bronx franchise was moved to the ABL the next season. The team fared poorly, but Frankel finished third in the league in scoring. In his next ABL season, he played for the New Britain club until the team disbanded in January and he was signed by the Jersey Reds. Frankel played in the Jersey backcourt alongside veteran star Willie Scrill for the next three seasons. Jersey reached the ABL  finals in 1937, but lost an overtime game to the Philadelphia Sphas in the seventh and deciding game. The Reds bounced back to take claim 1937-38 ABL title the next season. Frankel was sold to Troy before the 1938-39 season, but severely injured his knee in the second game of the year and had to sit out the remainder of the season. In the 1943-44 season, Frankel was key member of Wilmington’s ABL title-winning team. He was particularly outstanding in the playoffs. Down three games to one against the Philadelphia Sohas, Frankel led Wilmington to three straight wins and the championship. He led all scorers in the final series including his season-high of 17 points in the deciding seventh game. Frankel remained with Wilmington for one more year and took over as coach of the team for the last seven games of the 1944-45 season.

 

MOE FRANKEL			5:10		Weight:		190		College:		None
Morris Frankel		Born: Jan 25, 1913			Died:   Mar 9, 2008				Hometown:		Bronx, NY
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1931-32	New York Vesa Club	AAU
1931-32	Fitchburg Reipas	AAU
1932-33	Bronx	MBL	9	26	11				63	7.0
1933-34	Bronx	ABL	32	105	66				276	8.6
1934-35	New Britain Jackaways–Jersey	ABL	27	81	26				188	7.0
1935-36	Jersey	ABL	38	88	36				212	5.6
1936-37	Jersey	ABL	33	63	20				146	4.4
1936-37	Plymouth	PSL	20	69	71				209	10.5
1936-37	New York Whirlwinds	Indep
1937-38	Jersey	ABL	40	111	51				273	6.8
1937-38	Plymouth	NYPA	17	64	63				191	11.2
1938-39	Troy	ABL	2	6	7				19	9.5
1939-40	Troy	ABL	32	49	30				128	4.0
1940-41	Brooklyn	ABL	22	53	19				125	5.7
1940-41	Troy	NYSL	9	39	10				88	9.8
1941-42	Wilmington	ABL	7	15	6				36	5.1
1942-43	Wilmington Clippers	Indep
1942-43	Camden/Brooklyn	ABL	8	11	5				27	3.4
1943-44	Wilmington	ABL	25	51	28				130	5.2
1944-45	Wilmington	ABL	27	72	31				175	6.5
1945-46	Paterson	ABL	29	58	36				152	5.2
1946-47	Newark-Troy	ABL	12	14	9				37	3.1
	Major League Totals		331	789	372				1950	5.9
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1936-37	Jersey	ABL	4	3	2				8	2.0
1936-37	Plymouth	PSL	3	15	15				45	15.0
1937-38	Jersey	ABL	6	6	11				23	3.8
1939-40	Troy	ABL	8	12	1				25	3.1
1940-41	Brooklyn	ABL	4	16	5				37	9.3
1943-44	Wilmington	ABL	7	29	8				66	9.4
	Major League Totals		29	66	27				159	5.5

Kid Franckle was a teenage phenom in Millville, New Jersey. In March of 1909, he joined high school teammate Fred Gieg who was playing with the Greensburg team in the Central Basketball League. Franckle scored eighteen points in his pro debut. At the end of the season both young “professionals” enrolled in college. Gieg became a two-time All American at Swarthmore College and Franckle spent a season at Huntingdon College in Pennsylvania. In 1910, Franckle signed with Pop Morgenweck’s Kingston Hudson River League  team where he reunited with another Millville High School alumni, Sam Curlett. Franckle immediately displayed the talents that would make him one of the premier professional players of the teens. He was a good ball handler and skilled passer who possessed outstanding speed and quickness.In 1913-14, he was a valued member of the Utica Indians,  the New York State Basketball  League champs. In the off season, Franckle declined to re-sign with Utica and instead choose to join the Trenton club in the Eastern Basketball League to be closer to his home in southern New Jersey. During the next four seasons, he was a consistent scorer on weak Trenton teams. Franckle’s fortunes changed after the World War I when he signed with  Germantown. Playing alongside Nat Holman, Franckle was a key figure on the 1920-21 Germantown EBL champs.

 

KID FRANCKLE		Height:	5:07		Weight:		145		College:		None
Harry Anthony Franckle		Born:	May 14, 1888			Died:  Dec 9, 1944			Hometown:		Millville, NJ
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1907-08	Camden	Indep
1908-09	Millville	Indep
1908-09	Greensburg	CBL	2	10	0				20	10.0
1909-10	Huntingdon Collegians	Indep
1910-11	Kingston	HRL	32	68	44				180	5.6
1911-12	Kingston	HRL	3	7	0				14	4.7
1911-12	South Side	CBL	51	125	17				267	5.2
1912-13	Kingston–Gloversville–Utica	NYSL	45	96	34				226	5.0
1913-14	Utica	NYSL	62	144	58				346	5.6
1914-15	Trenton	EBL	40	58	1	3	.333	46	117	2.9
1915-16	Trenton	EBL	35	60	37	76	.487	32	157	4.5
1916-17	Trenton	EBL	40	77	2			34	156	3.9
1917-18	Trenton	EBL	7	14	21			2	49	7.0
1917-18	Phil.Beth Isreal	ALP	7	23	9				55	7.9
1917-18	Philadelphia Rookwoods	Indep
1918-19	Philadelphia Rookwoods	Indep
1918-19	Phil Dobsons	ALP	14	33	30			9	96	6.9
1919-20	Germantown	EBL	34	50	67	130	.515	17	167	4.9
1919-20	Ansonia	IBL	1	0	2				2	2.0
1920-21	Germantown	EBL	31	42	46	85	.541	14	130	4.2
1921-22	Harrisburg/New York	EBL	12	17	14	34	.412	10	48	4.0
1921-22	Philadelphia Rookwoods	Indep
1922-23	Philadelphia	EBL	3	0	0	4	.000	1	0	0.0
	Major League Totals		398	768	343				1879	4.7
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1920-21	Germantown	EBL	2	4	6				14	7.0
	Major League Totals		2	4	6				14	7.0

 

 

AB FRANKE		Height:	5:10		Weight:		155		College:		None
Albert Charles Franke		Born:  Mar 11, 1911			Died: Sep 2, 1972				Hometown:		Fort Wayne, In.
Abbie Franke					REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1930-31	Fort Wayne	Indep
1931-32	Fort Wayne Lincos	Indep
1932-33	Fort Wayne	NPBL	4	2	0				4	1.0
	Major League Totals		4	2	0				4	1.0

 

 

CHET FRANCIS		Height:	6:01		Weight:		180		College:		Indiana’41
Chester Eugene Francis		Born:   May 1, 1918				Died: Jan 23, 2002			Hometown:		Avon, In.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1937-38	Indiana (Frosh)	College
1938-39	Indiana	College	9	2	2	4	.500		6	0.7
1939-40	Indiana	College	13	9	3	5	.600		21	1.6
1940-41	Indiana	College	16	15	8	12	.667		38	2.4
1941-45	U.S. Marines	Military Service
1945-46	Indianapolis	NBL	3	1	0				2	0.7
	Major League Totals		3	1	0				2	0.7