Maurice Tome was discovered by legendary coach, Pop Morganweck, as a teenager in a Trenton city amateur league. The city of Trenton and coach Morganweck became the cornerstones of Tome’s illustrious nineteen-year pro career. Tome played for Morganweck for six seasons in Kingston before he returned to Trenton where he performed for the next eight seasons before finishing up his career playing once again for Morganweck during the final two years of his career. Morganweck admired Tome as a player and a person who always played the game of basketball with intensity and poise. Throughout the teens and early twenties, he always ranked among the very best centers in basketball. Tome’s shooting skills were limited, but he was a gifted defender and a strong rebounder. After perfecting his skills as a center for over a decade, Tome successfully switched positions in the later years of his career. In 1921, with the addition of 6’7″ Stretch Meehan to Trenton’s roster, Tome moved to the guard position where he quickly proved himself to be equally capable. For the 1922-23 season, Tome assumed the role of player-coach. He led the team to its best start in over twenty years with a 19-3 record, but the season came to an abrupt halt with the mid-January collapse of the Eastern Basketball League. Tome remained active as a player through the 1926-27 season. After his retirement from the professional game, Tome served as the longtime coach of the Trenton High School team.
| MAURICE TOME |
Height: |
6:02 |
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Weight: |
185 |
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College: |
None |
| Maurice Urban Tome |
Born: |
Feb16 , 1891 |
Died: Dec 23, 1941 |
Hometown: |
York, Pa. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1908-09 |
Harrisburg Independents |
Indep |
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| 1909-10 |
Huntingdon Collegians |
Indep |
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| 1910-11 |
Kingston |
HRL |
36 |
54 |
23 |
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131 |
3.6 |
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| 1911-12 |
Kingston |
HRL |
18 |
20 |
0 |
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40 |
2.2 |
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| 1911-12 |
Kingston |
NYSL |
15 |
13 |
6 |
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32 |
2.1 |
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| 1911-12 |
South Side |
CBL |
14 |
24 |
0 |
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48 |
3.4 |
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| 1912-13 |
Kingston |
NYSL |
50 |
83 |
49 |
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215 |
4.3 |
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| 1913-14 |
Kingston |
NYSL |
64 |
103 |
72 |
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278 |
4.3 |
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| 1914-15 |
Cohoes–Kingston |
NYSL |
26 |
34 |
39 |
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107 |
4.1 |
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| 1914-15 |
Wilkes Barre |
PSL |
9 |
10 |
0 |
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20 |
2.2 |
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| 1915-16 |
Kingston/Elizabeth/North Hudson |
IBL |
35 |
73 |
66 |
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212 |
6.1 |
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| 1916-17 |
Trenton |
EBL |
38 |
58 |
0 |
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19 |
116 |
3.1 |
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| 1917-18 |
Trenton |
EBL |
7 |
18 |
6 |
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6 |
42 |
6.0 |
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| 1918-19 |
|
Indep |
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| 1919- |
Passaic |
IBL |
6 |
16 |
1 |
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33 |
5.5 |
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| 1919-20 |
Trenton |
EBL |
39 |
34 |
50 |
98 |
.510 |
28 |
118 |
3.0 |
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| 1919-20 |
Wilkes Barre |
PSL |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
.333 |
0 |
1 |
1.0 |
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| 1920-21 |
Trenton |
EBL |
37 |
39 |
39 |
96 |
.406 |
27 |
117 |
3.2 |
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| 1921-22 |
Trenton |
EBL |
43 |
81 |
42 |
91 |
.462 |
20 |
204 |
4.7 |
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| 1922-23 |
Trenton |
EBL |
22 |
30 |
29 |
56 |
.518 |
15 |
89 |
4.0 |
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| 1922-23 |
New York MacDowell |
MBL |
28 |
59 |
26 |
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144 |
5.1 |
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| 1922-23 |
Kingston |
NYSL |
4 |
3 |
5 |
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11 |
2.8 |
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| 1923-24 |
Trenton–Kingston |
MBL |
25 |
29 |
25 |
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83 |
3.3 |
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| 1924-25 |
Trenton–Kingston |
MBL |
27 |
24 |
29 |
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77 |
2.9 |
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| 1924-25 |
Pottsville Big-Five |
AnBL |
5 |
8 |
9 |
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25 |
5.0 |
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| 1925-26 |
Pottsville |
EBL |
11 |
16 |
3 |
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35 |
3.2 |
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| 1925-26 |
Newark–Perth Amboy/Passiac |
MBL |
20 |
26 |
28 |
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80 |
4.0 |
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| 1926-27 |
Paterson*Kingston |
NLN |
5 |
3 |
2 |
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8 |
1.6 |
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| 1926-27 |
Kingston |
MBL |
2 |
4 |
4 |
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12 |
6.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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582 |
854 |
545 |
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2253 |
3.9 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1915-16 |
Kingston |
IBL |
5 |
10 |
7 |
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27 |
5.4 |
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| 1921-22 |
Trenton |
EBL |
3 |
4 |
2 |
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10 |
3.3 |
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| 1924-25 |
Kingston |
MBL |
2 |
0 |
2 |
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2 |
1.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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10 |
14 |
11 |
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39 |
3.9 |
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Marko “Mike” Todorovich was a football and basketball star at Soldan High School in St.Louis Missouri. Todovich played football at Washington (Mo.) University and at Notre Dame before entering the Navy during World War II. After the war, Todorovich played basketball at the University of Wyoming for one season. Todorovich was the 1947-48 National Basketball League Rookie of the Year in the first of his two seasons with the Sheboygan Redskins. In 1949, Todorovich signed to play for his hometown St.Louis Bombers in the National Basketball Association, but after just four games, he was traded to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks where is finished his career the following season.
| MIKE TODOROVICH |
Height: |
6:05 |
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Weight: |
220 |
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College: |
Washington (Mo)’43 / Notre Dame’44 / Wyoming’47 |
| Marko John Todorvich |
Born: Jun 11, 1923 |
Died: Jun 24, 2000 |
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Hometown: |
St.Louis, Mo. |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1942-43 |
Washington (Mo) |
College |
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| 1943-44 |
Notre Dame |
College |
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| 1943-46 |
U.S. Navy |
Military Service |
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| 1946-47 |
Wyoming |
College |
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| 1947-48 |
Sheboygan |
NBL |
60 |
277 |
223 |
343 |
.650 |
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777 |
13.0 |
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| 1948-49 |
Sheboygan |
NBL |
60 |
239 |
170 |
281 |
.605 |
|
648 |
10.8 |
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| 1949-50 |
St.Louis–Tri Cities |
NBA |
65 |
263 |
266 |
370 |
.719 |
207 |
792 |
12.2 |
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| 1950-51 |
Tri Cities |
NBA |
66 |
221 |
211 |
301 |
.701 |
179 |
653 |
9.9 |
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Major League Totals |
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251 |
1000 |
870 |
1295 |
.672 |
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2870 |
11.4 |
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PLAYOFF RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1949-50 |
Tri Cities |
NBA |
3 |
6 |
19 |
24 |
.792 |
8 |
31 |
10.3 |
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Major League Totals |
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3 |
6 |
19 |
24 |
.792 |
8 |
31 |
10.3 |
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Dave Tobey was a prep star at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York City and then played college basketball at the Savage School in the City. After graduation from college, Tobey played semi-professional basketball in the metropolitan area for a half dozen seasons and appeared in three pro basketball major league games. Toby refereed professional basketball league games from 1918 to 1925 and officiated college games from 1926 through 1945. As his fame as an official grew, Tobey was chosen to referee almost every important game in New York City in the 1930’s and 1940’s. In 1944, he authored a well-received book on basketball officiating. In addition to his officiating duties, Tobey won 367 games as a high school basketball coach and 345 games as a college basketball coach at Cooper Union College in Manhattan and at the Savage School. Considered by many, to be the the greatest college referee in the first half of the twentieth century, Tobey was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1961.
| DAVE TOBEY |
Height: |
5:09 |
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Weight: |
145 |
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College: |
Savage’19 |
| David Tobey |
Born: May 1, 1898 |
Died Jan 25, 1988 |
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Hometown: |
New York, NY |
| David Tubachinick |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1916-17 |
Savage |
College |
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| 1917-18 |
Savage |
College |
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| 1918-19 |
Savage |
College |
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| 1923-24 |
Philadelphia SPHAS |
PBL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1925-26 |
New York Lou Gehrig All Stars |
Indep |
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| 1927-28 |
Brooklyn Visitation |
MBL |
1 |
0 |
2 |
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2 |
2.0 |
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Major League Totals |
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3 |
0 |
2 |
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2 |
0.7 |
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In the mid-1920’s, Victor Till was a standout player on the George Washington High School basketball team, one of the best scholastic teams in New York City. After graduation from high school, Till attracted the attention of professional basketball teams because of his 6 foot 7 inch height, but his skills were limited and his major league career consisted of just one late season game in the American Basketball League. Till attained much more success as a stock broker with the Charles D. Smith Company. Later, Till moved to Florida he he became a real estate developer and gained considerable renown as a yachtsman and sport fisherman.
| VICTOR TILL |
Height: |
6:07 |
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Weight: |
220 |
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College: |
None |
| Victor Delasco Till |
Born: Aug 7, 1906 |
Died: Jan 19, 1966 |
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Hometown: |
New York , NY |
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REGULAR SEASON RECORD |
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| Year |
Team |
League |
GA |
FGM |
FTM |
FTA |
PCT. |
AST |
PTS |
AVG |
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| 1928-29 |
Brooklyn |
ABL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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| 1929-30 |
Kingston Red Shields |
Indep |
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| 1930-31 |
Catskill Howitzers |
Indep |
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| 1932-33 |
Kingston Saugertles |
Indep |
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| 1933-34 |
New York Charles D. Barney & Co. |
AAU |
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| 1934-35 |
New York Charles D. Barney & Co. |
AAU |
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| 1935-36 |
New York Charles D. Barney & Co. |
AAU |
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| 1935-36 |
Bronx Americans |
Indep |
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| 1936-37 |
New York Cranberrys |
Indep |
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Major League Totals |
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1 |
0 |
0 |
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0 |
0.0 |
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