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ED DENNEN

 

ED DENNEN Height: 6:00 Weight: 190 College: None
Edward Cornelius Dennen Born:    Nov 18, 1876 Died: 1937 Hometown: Princeton, NJ
Chubby Dennen REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1903-04 Trenton NL 1 0 0 0 0.0
1903-04 Norwich CSL 16 14 0 28 1.8
1904-09 Princeton Indep
1905-06 Princeton Indep
1906-07 Princeton Indep
1907-08 Princeton Indep
1908-09 Princeton Indep
1909-10 Princeton EBL 7 5 0 10 1.4
1910-11 Princeton BCBL 3 3 8 14 4.7
1911-12 Princeton TCL 2 1 0 2 1.0
Major League Totals 8 5 0 10 1.3

DEITCH McQUADE

DEITCH McQUADE Height:   5:08 Weight: 150 College: None
John Joseph McQuade Born:  Mar 18, 1883 Died: April 28, 1949 Hometown: Trenton, NJ
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1902-03 Trenton Brians Indep
1906-07 Trenton Indep
1907-08 Trenton Nationals Indep
1907-08 Trenton Gazettes Indep
1908-09 Trenton Indep
1909-10 Princeton EBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
1910-11 Morrisville BCL 3 5 4 14 4.7
Major League Totals 1 1 0 2 2.0

 

BERNARD GAISER

 

BERNARD GAISER Height: 5:05 Weight: 140 College: None
Bernard Francis Gaiser Born: Feb 14, 1883 Died: 1955 Hometown: Trenton, NJ
Brother of John Gaiser REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1900-01 Pennsylvania BC NBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
1900-01 Trenton Aetna Wheelmen Indep
1901-02 Trenton ABL 10 6 0 12 1.2
1903-04 Trenton ABL 2 2 0 4 2.0
1904-05 Trenton Indep
1905-06 Trenton Indep
Major League Totals 1 1 0 2 2.0

 

 

HAMILTON CRISP

HAMILTON CRISP Height: 5:09 Weight: 175 College: None
Hamilton Lycidaus Crisp Born:  Sep 25, 1877 Died:   Oct 20, 1924 Hometown: Trenton, NJ
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1898-88 Bristol Indep
1899-00 Bristol NBL 23 14 1 29 1.3
1900-01 Bristol NBL 8 4 0 8 1.0
1902-03 Trenton NBL 6 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 37 18 1 37 1.0

JOE DeBARTH

JOE DeBARTH Height: 5:06 Weight: 130 College: None
Joseph Robert DeBarth Born: Jul 27, 1887 Died:  Jan, 1963 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1904-05 Columbia FC PBL 1 1 0 2 2.0
1905-06 Beacon PBL 7 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 8 1 0 2 0.3

FRANK BACON

 

FRANK BACON Height: 5:11 Weight: 155 College: None
Frank O. Bacon Born: Jul 16, 1874         Died: May 17, 1945 Hometown: Bridgeton, NJ
(Brother of Oliver Bacon) REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1897-98 Bridgeton AA Indep
1898-99 Bridgeton AA Indep
1899-00 Camden NBL 5 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 5 0 0 0 0.0

OLLIE BACON

OLLIE BACON Height: 6:01 Weight: 170 College: None
Oliver Wilsey Bacon Born:  May 6, 1879 Died:  Dec 11, 1964 Hometown: Bridgeton, NJ
Brother of Frank Bacon REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1897-98 Bridgeton A.A. Indep
1898-99 Bridgeton A.A. Indep
1899-00 Camden NBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

WILLIE DUNN

WILLIE DUNN Height: 5:11 Weight: 170 College: Penn State’05
William Rhoads Dunn Born:  Feb 21, 1883 Died:  Aug 13, 1957 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
Mother Dunn REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1899-00 Penn Wheelman IBL 22 17 14 48 2.2
1900-01 Penn Wheelman IBL 25 74 116 264 10.6
1901-02 Penn Wheelman ABL 1 0 1 1 1.0
1901-02 Penn State College
1902-03 Penn State College
1903-04 Penn State College
1904-05 Penn State College
1905-06 Jasper–Beacon PBL 4 4 20 28 7.0
Major League Totals 4 4 20 28 7.0

HERM BAETZEL

Just after the turn of the century, Herm Baetzel played professional basketball for four season with the Jasper club in the Philadelphia Basketball League. In 1906, Baetzel retired as player, but he remained one of the most influential figures in the game for decades. Baetzel was considered the dean of professional basketball referees from 1910  until 1930. The only other referee of his stature at the time was Ward Brennan who was based in New York City.  Baetzel, who lived in Philadelphia, officiated in the Eastern Basketball League from 1909 until the league’s demise in 1923. He also refereed in the Pennsylvania State Basketball League, the Metropolitan Basketball League and the American Basketball League.

 

HERM BAETZEL Height: 5:10 Weight: 170 College: None
Herman Louis Baetzel Born:    Apr 10, 1881 Died:  Jun 1, 1938 Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1902-03 Jasper PBL 26 53 3 109 4.2
1903-04 Jasper PBL 16 37 0 74 4.6
1904-05 Jasper PBL 2 1 0 2 1.0
1905-06 Jasper PBL 16 34 0 68 4.3
Major League Totals 18 35 0 70 3.9

DOC GORDON

Doc Gordon was in fact, Joseph Girsdansky, who became a renowned surgeon in New York City. His wife, Anne Girsdansky, was formerly married to famed poet E.E. Cummings.

 

DOC GORDON Height: 5:10 Weight: 175 College: NYU’11
Joseph Girsdansky Born: Mar 26, 1890 Died:   Feb 14, 1952 Hometown: New York, NY
Joe Gordon REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1907-08 NYU College
1908-09 NYU College
1909-10 NYU College
1910-11 NYU College
1911-12 Newburgh HRL 7 2 7 1.0
Major League Totals 7 2 7 1.0