NEW YORK - 1937-1938
Played home games at the Hippodrome in New York City – Seating capacity – 4,500
NEW YORK KATE SMITH CELTICS | ABL | 11-10 7-11 | PETE BARRY | ||||||||
REGULAR SEASON | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | PTS | AVG |
Pete Berenson | F-G | 25 | 5:10 | 180 | CCNY’34 | 38 | 106 | 110 | 322 | 8.5 | |
Chick Reiser | F-G | 21 | 5:11 | 165 | NYU’35 | 19 | 42 | 24 | 108 | 5.7 | |
Nat Frankel | C | 23 | 6:03 | 195 | None | fr Brooklyn | 9 | 27 | 15 | 69 | 7.7 |
Carlie Johnson | G | 28 | 5:08 | 150 | None | 38 | 93 | 80 | 266 | 7.0 | |
Sam Kaplan | G-F | 25 | 5:10 | 160 | CCNY | 39 | 73 | 75 | 221 | 5.7 | |
Ben Kramer | F | 23 | 6:01 | 195 | LIU’37 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 95 | 3.7 | |
Julie Bender | F-G | 23 | 5:11 | 175 | LIU’37 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 79 | 3.3 | |
Al Kellett | C | 36 | 6:03 | 210 | None | 30 | 28 | 17 | 73 | 2.4 | |
Jack McGuirk | F-C | 22 | 6:03 | 170 | Manhattan’37 | to Kingston | 19 | 19 | 16 | 54 | 2.8 |
Bill Nash | F | 24 | 6:02 | Columbia’36 | to Brooklyn | 13 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 1.8 | |
Bernie Fliegel | F | 19 | 6:03 | 195 | CCNY’38 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 5.5 | |
Harry Fitzpatrick | G | 23 | 5:09 | 170 | None | fr NY Yankees | 10 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 2.1 |
Jerry Bush | F | 21 | 6:03 | 205 | St.John’s(NY)’38 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3.3 |
New Haven Jewels until November 30, 1937 when franchise moved to Brooklyn, NY. The team also played two “home” games in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Played home games at Prospect Hall in Brooklyn – Seating Capacity – 1,500
NEW YORK JEWELS | ABL | 12-8 15-5 | EDDIE WILDE | ||||||||
REGULAR SEASON | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | PTS | AVG |
George Slott | F-G-C | 25 | 6:00 | St.John’s(NY)’33 | fr Brooklyn | 35 | 86 | 64 | 236 | 6.7 | |
Mickey Kupperberg | F-G | 24 | 5:11 | 185 | Minnesota’35 | 36 | 61 | 42 | 164 | 4.6 | |
Matty Begovich | C | 25 | 6:03 | 205 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | 35 | 26 | 19 | 71 | 2.0 | |
Mac Kinsbrunner | G | 28 | 5:09 | 155 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | 40 | 124 | 81 | 329 | 8.2 | |
Willie Rubenstein | G | 25 | 5:11 | 175 | NYU’36 | 40 | 76 | 84 | 236 | 5.9 | |
Lou Spindell | F-G-C | 28 | 5:11 | 170 | CCNY’30 | 35 | 71 | 44 | 136 | 5.3 | |
Allie Schuckman | G | 28 | 5:08 | 170 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | fr Kingston | 35 | 30 | 33 | 93 | 2.7 |
Jake Pelkington | C | 20 | 6:06 | 215 | Manhattan | fr NY Yankees | 15 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 3.3 |
Honey Russell | G-F | 35 | 6:00 | 187 | Seton Hall/NYU/Savage | 23 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 0.7 | |
Rusty Saunders | F | 31 | 6:02 | 212 | None | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 2.3 | |
Ken Norton | F | 23 | 6:02 | 200 | LIU’37 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 0.8 | |
Rip Gerson | G | 29 | 5:10 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | to Brooklyn | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2.5 | |
Johnny Kane | G | 24 | Fordham’36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1.5 | |||
Stan Entrup | C | 30 | 6:04 | 215 | None | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
2-4 | PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||
PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | PTS | AVG |
George Slott | F-G-C | 25 | 6:00 | St.John’s(NY)’33 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 5.2 | ||
Lou Spindell | F-G-C | 28 | 5:11 | 170 | CCNY’30 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 5.7 | |
Matty Begovich | C | 25 | 6:03 | 205 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1.0 | |
Mac Kinsbrunner | G | 28 | 5:09 | 155 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 38 | 6.3 | |
Willie Rubenstein | G | 25 | 5:11 | 175 | NYU’36 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 35 | 5.8 | |
Mickey Kupperberg | G | 24 | 5:11 | 185 | Minnesota’35 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1.8 | |
Allie Schuckman | G | 28 | 5:08 | 170 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2.2 | |
Jake Pelkington | C | 20 | 6:06 | 215 | Manhattan+ | 5 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2.6 | |
Honey Russell | G-F | 35 | 6:00 | 187 | Seton Hall/NYU/Savage | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
NEW YORK ORGINAL CELTICS | 11-10 7-11 | PETE BARRY | |||||||||
(New York Orginal Celtics were admitted to the league on January 3, 1937.) | |||||||||||
REGULAR SEASON | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | PTS | AVG |
Pete Berenson | F-G | 25 | 5:11 | 180 | CCNY’34 | 38 | 106 | 110 | 322 | 8.5 | |
Chick Reiser | F-G | 21 | 5:11 | 165 | NYU(Frosh)’34 | 19 | 42 | 24 | 108 | 5.7 | |
Nat Frankel | C | 23 | 6:03 | 195 | Brooklyn+ | fr Brooklyn | 9 | 27 | 15 | 69 | 7.7 |
Carlie Johnson | G | 28 | 5:08 | 150 | None | 38 | 93 | 80 | 266 | 7.0 | |
Sam Kaplan | G-F | 25 | 5:10 | 160 | CCNY+ | 39 | 73 | 75 | 221 | 5.7 | |
Ben Kramer | F | 23 | 6:01 | 195 | LIU’37 | 26 | 32 | 31 | 95 | 3.7 | |
Jules Bender | F-G | 23 | 5:11 | 175 | LIU’37 | 24 | 33 | 13 | 79 | 3.3 | |
Al Kellett | C | 36 | 6:03 | 210 | None | 30 | 28 | 17 | 73 | 2.4 | |
Jack McGuirk | F-C | 22 | 6:03 | 170 | Manhattan’37 | to Kingston | 19 | 19 | 16 | 54 | 2.8 |
Bill Nash | F | 23 | 6:02 | Columbia’36 | to Brooklyn | 13 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 1.769230769 | |
Bernie Fleigel | F | 19 | 6:03 | 195 | CCNY’38 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 5.5 | |
Harry Fitzpatrick | G | 23 | Fordham+ | fr NY Yankees | 10 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 2.1 | ||
Jerry Bush | F | 21 | 6:03 | 205 | St.John’s(NY)’38 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3.333333333 |
Played home games at the Bronx Coliseum. The New York Yankees dropped out of the league on January 11, 1938.
NEW YORK YANKEES – ABL | 1-11 DNP | MAC POSNACK | |||||||||
REGULAR SEASON | |||||||||||
PLAYER | POS | AGE | HGT | WGT | COLLEGE | TRANSACTIONS | GA | FGM | FTM | PTS | AVG |
Mac Posnack | F | 28 | 5:11 | 190 | St.John’s(NY)’31 | to Kingston | 9 | 13 | 9 | 35 | 3.9 |
Venty Leib | F-G | 25 | 5:09 | 160 | NYU’34 | to/fr Kingston to Brooklyn | 5 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 4.8 |
Jake Pelkington | C | 20 | 6:06 | 210 | Manhattan | to NY Jewels | 11 | 10 | 8 | 28 | 2.5 |
Rip Kaplinsky | G | 25 | 5:06 | 150 | St.John’s(NY)’36 | to Kingston | 10 | 13 | 25 | 51 | 5.1 |
Harry Fitzpatrick | G | 23 | None | to NY Celtics | 12 | 24 | 14 | 62 | 5.2 | ||
Tidy Millen | G | 24 | 5:08 | 170 | None | 4 | 10 | 7 | 27 | 6.8 | |
Dixie Lee | F | 20 | 6:00 | 170 | None | fr Brooklyn | 8 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 2.9 |
George Christensen | F | 29 | NYU’30 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 2.6 | |||
Jimmy McNally | F | 23 | 6:02 | Manhattan’37 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 2.5 | ||
Larry Dodick | G | 23 | 5:08 | 155 | None | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | |
Java Gotkin | G | 25 | 5:08 | 135 | St.John’s(NY)’36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | |
Tom Ryan | C | 23 | 6:04 | 215 | Manhattan’37 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | |
Dave Bass | F | 26 | 6:01 | 195 | None | to Kingston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Bernie Schiffer | G | 22 | 6:00 | 175 | CCNY’35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Sol Kopitko | C | 23 | 6:06 | CCNY’36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Leo Merson | F | 22 | 6:03 | 175 | LIU’37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |