MELVIN WINDLAND		Height:	6:03		Weight:		205		College:		Mt.Union’36
Melvin Ray Windland		Born: Dec 19, 1912			Died:  Nov 20, 1992				Hometown:		Alliance, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1932-33	Mt. Union (Frosh)	College
1933-34	Mt. Union	College
1934-35	Mt. Union	College
1935-36	Mt. Union	College
1936-37	Akron Goodyears	MBC	6	0	0				0	0.0
1937-38	Akron Goodyears	Indep
	Major League Totals		6	0	0				0	0.0

Bill Windeknecht was well known turn of the century sports figure in Pittsburgh. He starred on both football and basketball teams. He was the longtime starting center for the powerful South Side YMCA basketball team that dominated the new sport in the Pittsburgh area  for a half-dozen years. South Side won back to back Allegheny County Basketball League Championships in 1903 and 1904 with a combined record of 37-3.

 

BILL WINDEKNECHT		Height:	6:01		Weight:	180			College:		None
William Windenknecht		Born:  Dec 25, 1881				Died: Oct 6, 1958			Hometown:		Pittsburgh, Pa.
Winnie Windeknecht			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1898-99	Pittsburg South Side	YMCA
1899-00	Pittsburgh South Side	YMCA
1900-01	Pittsburgh South Side	YMCA
1901-02	Pittsburgh South Side	Indep
1902-03	Pittsburgh South Side	ACL	17	42	0				84	4.9
1903-04	Pittsburgh South Side	ACL	19	40	0				80	4.2
1904-05	Pittsburgh South Side	Indep
1905-06	Pittsburgh South Side	CPBL
1906-07	South Side	OBL	13	21	0				42	3.2
1908-09	Pittsburgh South Side	NL
	Major League Totals		13	21	0				42	3.2

 

 

AS a child, Lazo Vujanovich Wsinch emigrated, with his family, from Serbia to the United States, where the family anglicized  his name to Louis “Lew” Winch. The young boy grew into a powerfully built,  athletic young man,  who excelled at sports. In the fall  of 1900,  Winch, along with Bill Kennedy, organized  the Jasper Athletic Club basketball team in Philadelphia. two years later,in the fall of 1902, the Jasper Club team joined the Philadelphia Basketball League.  Wench quickly established himself as one of the very best defenders in professional basketball.With Winch as key performer, Jasper won the 1903-04 EBL championship, by posting a sparkling 24-4 record. In 1914, Winch was part of a group that purchased  the Jasper EBL team.

 

LEW WINCH		Height:	5:11		Weight:	200			College:		None
Louis J. Winch Jr.		Born: 1881			Died: Oct 12, 1940				Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1900-01	Philadelphia Jaspers	Indep
1901-02	Philadelphia Jaspers	Indep
1902-03	Philadelphia Jaspers	PBL	26	37	0				74	2.8
1903-04	Philadelphia Jaspers	PBL	20	17	0				34	1.7
1904-05	Philadelphia Jaspers	PBL	35	48	0				96	2.7
1905-06	Philadelphia Jaspers	PBL	26	32	0				64	2.5
1906-07	Philadelphia St.Simeon	PBL	28	43	1				87	3.1
1907-08	Philadelphia St.Simeon	PBL	28	24	0				48	1.7
1908-09	Philadelphia St.Simeon	PBL	12	7	0				14	1.2
1908-09	East Liverpool	CBL	7	1	0				2	0.3
1909-10	Philadelphia Jaspers	EBL	22	14	0				28	1.3
1910-11	Philadelphia Jaspers	EBL	18	36	0				72	4.0
1911-12	Philadelphia Jaspers	EBL	24	15	0			15	30	1.3
	Major League Totals		220	237	1			15	475	2.2

 

 

 

WHITEY WILSON		Height:	5:11		Weight:	165			College:		Pittsburgh’35
ThomaHarold s Wilson		Born: Feb 26, 1913			Died: Jun 24, 1997				Hometown:		New Kensington, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1931-32	Pittsburgh  (Frosh)
1932-33	Pittsburgh	College
1933-34	Pittsburgh	College
1934-35	Pittsburgh	College
1935-36	Washington Heurich Brewers	Indep
1936-37	Washington Heurich Brewers	Indep
1937-38	Washington Heurich Brewers	Indep
1938-39	Washington	ABL	27	45	25				115	4.3
1939-40	Washington	ABL	23	24	3				51	2.2
1940-41	Washington	ABL	23	17	12				46	2.0
1941-42	Washington	ABL	22	22	5				49	2.2
	Major League Totals		95	108	45				261	2.7
			POST SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1939-40	Washington	ABL	7	13	5				31	4.4
1939-40	Washington	WBT	3	5	1	4	.250		11	3.7
	Major League Totals		10	18	6				42	4.2

 

RED WILSON		Height:	6:03		Weight:		190		College:		Ohio State’35
John Foster Wilson		Born:  Jan 19, 1913			Died:  Apr 4, 1995				Hometown:		Garfield, Heights, Oh.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1931-32	Ohio State (Frosh)	College
1932-33	Ohio State	College
1933-34	Ohio State	College
1934-35	Ohio State	College
1935-36	Dayton	MBC	3	10	2				22	7.3
	Major League Totals		3	10	2				22	7.3

 

Charles “Mike” Wilson took up basketball as a teenager in Philadelphia. At a shade over 6 feet tall and a well-proportioned 175 pounds, he had the size and strength to match up well with any opponent. He enjoyed a fifteen-year career that showcased his creativety and versatility as a player. At different stages in his career he jumped center, played standing guard, played attacking guard and both forward positions He was good set-shooter, who served as a designated foul-shooter on most teams he played for.  He was also a fine defender who could be called upon when necessary to shadow the other team’s best scorer. Wilson broke into pro basketball in 1902 with the Columbia Field Club in the Philadelphia League. He remained in the league for the next five seasons before he completed a two-year stint with Greensburg in the Central Basketball League. In 1909, Wilson returned to Philadelphia to play for the De Neri . He played center and was the designated foul- shooter for the 1910-11 DeNeri squad that captured the Eastern Basketball League title. In 1912-13, perennial all-star Joe Fogarty took  over the team and stocked it with his ex-CBL teammates. Wilson played only eight games before he was released. In 1913, Wilson signed with the doormat Greystock franchise. With Wilson as a major contributor, the club improved modestly during the next two seasons. In 1915-16, the long moribund Greystock franchise startled everyone by winning its first six games to stake out a position at the top of the EBL standings. Wilson was the club’s leading scorer and rebounder. Unfortunately for Wilson, his old nemesis Joe Fogarty was acquired from Trenton in late January and overnight Wilson found his role on the team greatly diminished. Late in the season, key defender Ally McWilliams went down with an eye injury, and the ever-versatile Wilson filled his position. De Neri went on the capture the 1915-16 EBL Championship. Early in following  season, Fogarty released Wilson for the second time in his career. At age 33, Wilson retired.

 

MIKE WILSON		Height:	6:00		Weight:		175		College:		None
Charles Rae Wilson		Born:	Dec 14,	1883		Died:	Mar 8,	1955	Hometown:		Philadelphia, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1902-03	Columbia FC	PBL	16	37	1				75	4.7
1903-04	Columbia FC	PBL	25	65	17				147	5.9
1904-05	Columbia FC–Grays Ferry	PBL	19	27	70				124	6.5
1905-06	East Falls	PBL	25	63	49				175	7.0
1906-07	East Falls	PBL	16	48	0				96	6.0
1907-08	Greensburg	CBL	44	106	0				212	4.8
1908-09	Greensburg	CBL	49	119	8				246	5.0
1909-10	De Neri	EBL	30	80	302				462	15.4
1910-11	De Neri	EBL	36	76	258				410	11.4
1911-12	De Neri	EBL	27	60	89			10	209	7.7
1912-13	De Neri	EBL	8	6	2			2	14	1.8
1913-14	Greystock	EBL	40	72	397			16	541	13.5
1914-15	Greystock	EBL	37	78	421	692	.608	26	577	15.6
1915-16	Greystock	EBL	35	60	381	642	.593	25	501	14.3
1916-17	Greystock	EBL	5	3	1	1	1.000	3	7	1.4
	Major League Totals		396	863	1995				3721	9.4
				PLAYOFF RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1911	De Neri	WS	4	5	44				54	13.5
1916	Greystock	WS	1	1	1				3	3.0
	Major League Totals		5	6	45				57	11.4

 

LLOYD WILSON		Height:	5:08		Weight:	130			College:		Penn State’19
Lloyd Leroy Wilson		Born:  Sep 25, 1896			Died:  Mar 6, 1980				Hometown:		Beaver Falls, Pa.
			REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year	Team	League	GA	FGM	FTM	FTA	PCT.	AST	PTS	AVG
1916-17	Penn State	College
1917-18	Penn State	College
1818-19	Penn State	College
1919-20	Carnegie Steel Five	Indep
1920-21	Sharon Buhlers	Indep
1921-22	Sharon Buhlers	Indep
1922-23	Sharpsville A.C.	Indep
1923-24	Sharon Buhlers	Indep
1924-25	Sharon Buhlers	WPL
1924-25	Warren Buckeyes	Indep
1925-26	Warren Buckeyes	Indep
1926-27	Youngstown	CBL	12	16	15				47	3.9
	Major League Totals		12	16	15				47	3.9