BRUISER SAITCH

Eyre “Bruiser” Saitch was a was a member of the New York Renaissance (Rens) basketball team for fifteen seasons, spanning from 1926 until his retirement in 1941.  Saitch was an integral member of the Rens when thy captured the inaugural World Professional Basketball championship, played in Chicago in 1939. Saitch, as a member of the Renaissance team was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Erye was also a national level tennis player. In 1926, Saitch  won the American Tennis Association singles title.

 

BRUISER SAITCH Height: 6:00 Weight: 180 College: None
Eyre Rodney Saitch Born:  Feb 20, 1905       Died:  Nov 28, 1985 Hometown: Pembroke, Bermuda
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1926-27 New York Rens Indep
1927-28 New York Rens Indep
1928-29 New York Rens Indep
1929-30 New York Rens Indep
1920-31 New York Rens Indep
1931-32 New York Rens Indep
1932-33 New York Rens Indep
1933-34 New York Rens Indep
1934-35 New York Rens Indep
1935-36 New York Rens Indep
1936-37 New York Rens Indep
1937-38 New York Rens Indep
1938-39 New York Rens Indep
1939-40 New York Rens Indep
1940-41 New York Rens Indep
POST SEASON RECORDS
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1938-39 New York Rens WBT 3 2 0 0 .000 4 1.3
1939-40 New York Rens WBT 2 3 2 2 1.000 8 4.0
1940-41 New York Rens WBT 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Major League Totals 6 5 2 2 1.000 12 2.0

H. WILSON

H.  WILSON Height: Weight: College:
Born: Hometown:
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1903-04 St.Simeon PBL 3 9 0 18 6.0
Major League Totals 3 9 0 18 6.0

JOE McGOWAN

JOE McGOWEN Height:  5:07 Weight:  140 College:  None
Joseph Stephen McGowen Born: Mar 19, 1883  Died:  Feb, 1978 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Brother of John McGowan REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1903-04 Xavier PBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
Major League Totals 1 1 0 2 2.0

### GRIEVES

### GRIEVES Height: Weight: College:
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1932-33 Jamaica MBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

PAT MALASKA

 

PAT MALASKA Height: 5:09 Weight: 160 College: Purdue’38
Patrick D.  Malaska Born: Oct 11, 1914 Died: Nov 30, 1992 Hometown: Crawfordsville, In.
      PLAYOFFS
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG 8
1934-35 Purdue (Frosh) College
1935-36 Purdue College 20 41 26 43 .605 108 5.4
1936-37 Purdue College 20 48 23 36 .639 119 6.0
1937-38 Purdue College 19 35 16 21 .762 86 4.5
1937-38 Hammond Ciesar All-Americans Indep
1937-38 Purdue AllStars Indep
1938-39 Marion Owens-Illinois Indep
1939-40 Marion Owens-Illinois Indep
1940-41 Inianapolis Kautskys Indep
1941-42 Inianapolis Kautskys Indep
1942-46 U.S. Navy Military Service
1946-47 Marion Indep
POST SEASON RECORD
1937-38 Whiting NBL 2 0 1 1 0.5
1940-41 ndianapolis Kautskys WBT 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 3 0 1 1 0.3

 

AL COLEMAN

AL COLEMAN Height: Weight: College:
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1942-43 Trenton ABL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

 

DAN SILVER

DAN SILVER Height: Weight: College:
Born: Hometown:
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1943-44 Philadelphia ABL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

ED KANTOR

 

ED KANTOR Height: Weight: College: None
Edward W. Kantor Born:Nov 3, 1920 Died: Oct 23, 2002 Hometown: Point Pleasant, NJ
Eddie Kantor REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1939-40 Point Pleasant Vans Indep
1940-41 Point Pleasant Jedmkinson’s Big Five Indep
1942-43 U.S. Army Military Service
1943-44 New York ABL 23 41 7 89 3.9
Major League Totals 23 41 7 89 3.9

AUGIE VanderMUELEN

 

 

AUGIE VANDER MEULEN Height: 6:04 Weight: 175 College: Carroll (Wi)’32
August Vander Meulen Born: Nov 6, 1909 Died: Dec 2, 1993 Hometown:  Chicago, Ill.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1928-29 Carroll (Frosh) College
1929=30 Carroll College
1930-31 Carroll College
1931-32 Carroll College
1932-33 Chicago Schuessler AC Indep
1933-34 Chicago Schuessler AC Indep
1934-35 Oshkosh All Stars Indep
1935-36 Oshkosh All Stars Indep
1936-37 Oshkosh All Stars Indep
1937-38 Oshkosh NBL 10 29 19 77 7.7
1938-39 Oshkosh NBL 7 10 8 28 4.0
Major League Totals 17 39 27 105 6.2
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1937-38 Oshkosh NBL 5 6 12 24 4.8
1938-39 Oshkosh NBL 3 2 4 8 2.7
Major League Totals 8 8 16 32 4.0

WILLIE BUOB

WILLIE BUOB Height: 5:08 Weight: 155 College: None
William Charles Buob Born:  Sep 30, 1896     Died: Dec, 1969 Hometown: Newark, NJ
Played as Willie Carey & Billy Ball REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1916-17 Hoboken IBL 8 11 13 35 4.4
1917-18 Wilkes-Barre PSL 14 26 29 81 5.8
1917-18 Jersey City Greenvilles Indep
1918-19 Newark National Turners Indep
1919-20 Bridgeport IBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
1919-20 Newark National Turners Indep
1919-20 Brooklyn St.Vincent’s Indep
1919-20 Jersey City Greenvilles Indep
1920-21 Pittsfield NYSL 1 3 5 11 11.0
1921-22 Greenpoint MBL 17 36 43 115 6.8
1922-23 Greenpoint MBL 40 90 74 254 6.4
1922-23 Cohoes NYSL 3 1 2 4 1.3
1922-23 Brooklyn St.Anthony’s Indep
1923-24 Greenpoint MBL 39 74 66 214 5.5
1924-25 Greenpoint MBL 36 37 64 138 3.8
1925-26 Yonkers MBL 26 35 59 129 5.0
1926-27 Newburgh*Jersey City-Ridgwood*Newburgh NLN 11 20 10 50 4.5
1926-27 Yonkers MBL 11 24 18 66 6.0
1927-28 Brooklyn ABL 15 9 12 30 2.0
1927-28 Yonkers Indians Indep
Major League Totals 223 367 395 1129 5.1
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1925-26 Yonkers MBL 3 0 5 5 1.7
Major League Totals 3 0 5 5 1.7