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ERNIE TALOS

Ernie Talos earned of 6 varsity letters at Ohio Wesleyan College in basketball and baseball from 1933-36. He was a standout on  on the Buckeye Conference Champion basketball teams of 1933-34 and 1934-35.  His senior, he received the Bun Trophy as the team’s Most Valuable Player.  Talos was also a star on the Ohio Wesleyan baseball team.   After graduation, Tallos played pro basketball during the 1936-37 season   in the Midwest Basketball League and  played minor league baseball for six seasons.

 

ERNIE TALOS Height: 6:02 Weight: 170 College: Ohio Wesleyan’36
Ernest Alex Talos Born:  Dec 23, 1913 Died:  Mar 24, 1999 Hometown: Cleveland, Oh.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1933-34 Ohio Wesleyan College
1934-35 Ohio Wesleyan College
1935-36 Ohio Wesleyan College
1936-37 Columbus–Dayton MBC 9 6 8 20 2.2
Major League Totals 9 6 8 20 2.2
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1936-37 Dayton MBC 2 1 1 3 1.5
Major League Totals 2 1 1 3 1.5

 

ERNIE TALOS Height: 6:02 Weight: 170 College: Ohio Wesleyan’35
Ernest Alex Talos Born:  Dec 23, 1913 Died:  Mar 24, 1999 Hometown: Cleveland, Oh.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1936-37 Columbus–Dayton MBC 10 6 9 21 2.1
Major League Totals 10 6 9 21 2.1
PLAYOFF RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1936-37 Dayton MBC 2 1 1 3 1.5
Major League Totals 2 1 1 3 1.5

TAXI TACKACH

TAXI TACKACH Height: 6:01 Weight: 185 College: None
John Joseph Tackach Born:  Feb 11, 1911 Died:Feb 3, 1989 Hometown: Passaic, NJ
Year Team League     GA FGM FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1929-30 Wallington Big Five Indep
1930-31 Bridgewater Big Five Indep
1931-32 Passaic Indep
1932-33 Passaic Indep
1933-34 Passaic Indep
1934-35 Brooklyn ABL 4 1 2 0.5
1935-36 Passaic ABL 2 0 0 0 0.0
1946-47 Passaic Kenyons Indep 0
Major League Totals 6 1 2 0.3

 

 

 

 

TAXI TACKACH Height: 6:01 Weight: 185 College: None
John Joseph Tackach Born:  Feb 11, 1911 Died:   Feb 3, 1989 Hometown: Passaic, NJ
Year Team League     GA FGM FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1933-34 Passaic Indep
1934-35 Brooklyn ABL 4 1 0 2 0.5
1935-36 Passaic ABL 2 0 0 0 0.0
1946-47 Passaic Kenyons Indep
Major League Totals 6 1 0 2 0.3

 

 

 

 

STAN SZUKALA

 

STAN SZUKALA Height: 6:00 Weight: 180 College: DePaul’40
Stanley Anthon ySzukala Born:  Jun 12, 1918 Died:  Aug 30, 2003  Hometown: Chicago, Ill.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1936-37 DePaul (Frosh)
1937-38 DePaul College
1938-39 DePaul College
1939-40 DePaul College
1940-41 Chicago NBL 24 45 12 21 .571 102 4.3
1941-42 Chicago NBL 6 5 0 10 1.7
1941-46 U.S. Army Military Service
1944-45 Wilmington ABL 3 10 5 25 8.3
1945-46 Wilmington ABL 7 15 12 42 6.0
1945-46 Chicago NBL 19 52 17 33 .515 121 6.4
1946-47 Chicago NBL 28 56 17 27 .630 129 4.6
1947-48 Grand Rapids PBLA 6 23 13 20 .650 59 9.8
1948-49 Chicago Shamrocks Indep
1949-50 Racine Knights Indep
Major League Totals 93 206 76 488 5.2
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1940-41 Chicago WBT 2 8 1 1 1.000 17 8.5
1944-45 Wilmington ABL 2 12 4 28 14.0
1945-46 Chicago WBT 5 15 4 7 .571 34 6.8
1946-47 Chicago NBL 7 2 4 5 .800 8 1.1
Major League Totals 16 37 13 87 5.4

BOB SYNNOTT

BOB SYNNOTT Height: 6:02 Weight: 205 College: None
Robert Thomas Synnott Born:  Sep 27, 1912 Died:   Nov 19, 1985 Hometown: Bronx, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1932-33 Bronx MBL 11 15 2 32 2.9
1933-34 Bronx–Union City ABL 31 38 16 92 3.0
1934-35 Cagle All Stars Indep
1934-35 Jersey ABL 29 40 16 96 3.3
1935-36 Jersey–Brooklyn ABL 27 22 15 59 2.2
1936-37 Brooklyn ABL 34 52 23 127 3.7
1936-37 Tunkhannock PSL 1 0 0 0 0.0
1937-38 Brooklyn ABL 36 57 30 144 4.0
1937-38 Tunkhannock NYPA 1 0 1 1 1.0
1938-39 Brooklyn ABL 15 14 8 36 2.4
1939-40 Baltimore–Troy–Wilkes Barre ABL 21 17 14 48 2.3
1940-41 New York ABL 5 3 0 6 1.2
1940-41 Troy NYSL 21 56 12 124 5.9
1941-42 Troy-Pittsfield NYSL 10 15 6 36 3.6
1941-42 Schuykill Haven TSL 9 12 4 28 3.1
1941-42 Bridgeport Newfields CSL 2 2 0 4 2.0
1942-43 Harrisburg ABL 4 2 1 5 1.3
1942-43 Detroit Eagles Indep
1943-44 Brooklyn ABL 4 3 3 9 2.3
1943-44 Detroit Eagles Indep
1944-45 Fort Wayne NBL 30 32 11 17 .647 75 2.5
1945-46 Fort Wayne NBL 24 24 0 48 2.0
1946-47 Syracuse–Chicago NBL 5 6 4 6 .667 16 3.2
1946-47 Mohawk-Gloversville-Utica NYSL 13 34 2.6
1947-48 Utica NYSL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 307 396 161 953 3.1
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1935-36 Brooklyn ABL 3 2 1 5 1.7
1940-41 Troy NYSL 1 1 1 3 3.0
1944-45 Fort Wayne NBL 6 7 5 19 3.2
1944-45 Fort Wayne WBT 3 6 1 1 1.000 13 4.3
1946-47 Utica NYSL 5 30 6.0
1947-48 Utica NYSL 1 2 2.0
Major League Totals 12 15 7 37 3.1

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REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS  AVG
1903-04 Northampton WMBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
Major League Totals 1 0 0 0 0.0

BILL SYKES

BILL SYKES Height: Weight: College:  None
William Sykes Born: Died: Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1899-00 Third Regiment  Indep
1900-01 Third Regiment  Indep
1901-02 Philadelphia NBL 1 0 0 0 0.0
1902-03 Manayunk St.John’s PBL 9 24 3 51 5.7
1903-04 Manayunk St.John’s PBL 4 3 0 6 1.5
1903-04 Concord/Lawrence NEBL 39 49 0 98 2.5
Major League Totals 44 52 0 104 2.4

WARREN SWITZER

 

WARREN SWITZER Height: 6:03 Weight: 185 College: Rice’50
Warren Candler Switzer Jr. Born: Jul 4, 1925 Died: May 10, 1972 Hometown: Houston, Tx.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA  FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1943-46 U.S.Navy Military Service
1946-47 Rice College
19461947-48-47 Rice College
1948-49 Rice College 24 98 47 243 10.2
1949-50 Rice College
1950-51 St.Joseph Ponies Indep
1950-51  Anderson NPBL 1 1 0 1 .000 2 2.0
Major League Totals 1 1 0 1 .000 2 2.0

WILLARD SWIHART

 

WILLARD SWIHART Height: 6:03 Weight: 190 College:  Toledo’39
Willard Earl Swihart II Born:  Aug 25, 1913 Died: Aug 9, 1999 Hometown: Massillon, Oh.
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1934-35 Massillon Princehorns Indep
1935-36 Toledo (Frosh) College
1936-37 Toledo College
1937-38 Toledo College
1938-39 Toledo College
1939-40 Massillon Coals Indep
1939-40 Cleveland Chase Brass AAU
1940-41 Cleveland Chase Brass AAU
1941-42 Cleveland Chase Brass AAU
1942-43 Cleveland Chase Brass AAU
1943-44 Cleveland NBL 15 14 11 16 .688 39 2.6
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1943-44 Cleveland NBL 2 0 1 1 0.5
1943-44 Cleveland WBT 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0.0
Major League Totals 3 0 1 1 0.3

WALT SWENSON

WALT SWENSON Height: 5:10 Weight: 160 College: None
Walter John Swenson Born: Jan 5, 1889      Died:  Dec 1, 1975 Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1906-07 New York Wanitis Indep
1907-08 Flushing (LI) Indep
1907-08 St.Johnsbury (Vt) Indep
1908-09 Jersey City Palace Five Indep
1908-09 McKeesport CBL 16 28 0 56 3.5
1909-10 McKeesport CBL 15 26 0 52 3.5
1910-11 McKeesport CBL 19 39 0 78 4.1
1911-12 Uniontown CBL 47 82 0 164 3.5
1912-13 Cohoes–Kingston NYSL 17 14 29 57 3.4
1913-14 Paterson NYSL 17 16 23 55 3.2
1913-14 Camden EBL 12 12 0 8 24 2.0
1913-14 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons Indep
1914-15 Paterson NYSL 14 13 21 47 3.4
1915-16 Paterson IBL 33 60 63 183 5.5
1915-16 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons Indep 23 53 2 108 4.7
1915-16 Danbury Wooster AC Indep 18 36 1 73 4.1
1916-17 Bridgeport–Jersey City IBL 39 66 145 277 7.1
1917-18 Bridgeport CSL 17 28 35 91 5.4
1917-18 Brookl yn Crescents AC Indep
1918-19 Military Service
1919-22 Voluntarily Retired
1922-23 Reading EBL 17 23 26 59 .441 6 72 4.2
1923-24 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons Indep
Major League Totals 263 407 342 1156 4.4
POST SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS AVG
1910-11 McKeesport WS 3 8 0 1 16 5.3
1915-16 Paterson IBL 5 3 18 24 4.8
1915-16 Paterson WS 4 4 4 12 3.0
1916-17 Bridgeport IBL 2 0 5 5 2.5
Major League Totals 14 15 27 57 4.1

PARKER SWEET

Parker Sweet was very talented athlete, who competed in basketball, roller polo, track and field. and tennis. he also competed in bicycle and motorcycle races. Sweet was a high profile, politically connected figure  in Trenton who over the years was appointed to a series of high-paying state government jobs in the New Jersey capital.

 

PARKER SWEET Height: 5:06 Weight: 140 College: None
Charles Parker Sweet Born: Sep 4, 1882        Died:    Nov 2,1947 Hometown: Trenton, NJ
REGULAR SEASON RECORD
Year Team League     GA FGM  FTM   FTA  PCT.  AST  PTS   AVG
1903-04 Thompsonville WML 6 4 0 8 1.3
1904-08 Indep
1908-09 South Side CBL 13 19 19 57 4.4
Major League Totals 19 23 19 65 3.4