EASTERN BASKETBALL LEAGUE [1925-26, 1928-29 TO 1935-36] Contributed by John Grasso and Robert Bradley
All Fairmont 1933-34 Atlantic City Sand Snipers 1934-35 to 1935-36 Bridgeton 1934-35 Bridgeton Moose 1931-32 to 1932-33 Camden 1934-35 Camden Radios 1929-30 Camden Skeeters 1930-31 to 1931-32 Chester Ukranians 1934-35 Corley 1928-29 Crane 1925-26 Enterprise 1933-34 Germantown 1934-35 to 1935-36 Hope 1933-34 Immaculate Conception 1928-29 Kennett Square 1928-29 to 1930-31 Passon 1933-34 Pattison 1928-29 to 1929-30 Philadelphia Jasper Jewels 1931-32 to 1932-33 Philadelphia Elks 1928-29 to 1930-31 Philadelphia Moose 1931-32 to 1933-34 Philadelphia SPHAs 1925-26, 1929-30 to 1932-33 Philadelphia W.P.E.N. Broadcasters 1932-33 Phillies 1934-35 to 1935-36 Pottsville 1925-26 Quartermaster 1928-29 Reading 1925-26, 1930-31 St. Mary's Angels 1933-34 Shanahan 1935-36 Trenton 1925-26, 1934-35 Trenton Moose 1932-33 Turners 1930-31, 1933-34 Wilmington Cardinals 1929-30 to 1931-32 Wilmington Cats 1932-33 Wilmington Mud Hens 1934-35
1925-26 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Trenton 12 4 .750 Philadelphia SPHAs 6 0 1.000 Reading 12 5 .706 Quartermaster 4 2 .667 Philadelphia SPHAs 8 6 .571 Pottsville 1 5 .167 Crane 5 6 .455 Exide 1 5 .167 Pottsville 3 9 .250 Camden 1 11 .083
1928-29 EBL William J. Scheffer took over as President in a reorganized EBL. The Philadelphia Elks dominated the first half of league play in what must be considered a semi-pro league at best. Pattison turned their season around in the second half and won the league championship in a best two of three series with the Elks.
FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Philadelphia Elks 15 5 .750 Pattison 15 3 .833 Corley 9 7 .562 Kennett Square 10 7 .588 Kennett Square 9 10 .474 Quartermaster 9 7 .562 Pattison 8 10 .444 Philadelphia Elks 9 7 .562 Camden 7 10 .412 Corley 0 9 .000 Quartermaster 7 13 .350 Camden 0 10 .000
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 23Mar29 at Pattison - Pattison 31, Philadelphia 28 27Mar29 at Elks - Pattison 25, Philadelphia 24
1929-30 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Philadelphia Elks 17 3 .850 Philadelphia SPHAs 14 3 .824 Philadelphia SPHAs 16 4 .800 Wilmington Cardinals 10 8 .556 Pattison 10 10 .500 Philadelphia Elks 8 8 .500 Wilmington Cardinals 7 13 .350 Camden 8 9 .471 Camden 6 14 .300 Kennett Square Farmers 5 11 .313 Kennett Square Farmers 4 16 .200 Pattison 5 11 .313
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 20Mar30 at SPHAs - Philadelphia Elks 38, Philadelphia SPHAs 36 22Mar30 at Elks - Philadelphia SPHAs 34, Philadelphia Elks 21 29Mar30 at SPHAs - Philadelphia Elks 44, Philadelphia SPHAs 33 3Apr30 at Elks - Philadelphia SPHAs 34, Philadelphia Elks 30 5Apr30 at Elks - Philadelphia SPHAs 32, Philadelphia Elks 24
POST-SEASON INTERLEAGUE EXHIBITION 10Apr30 at Philadelphia - Cleveland Rosenblums (ABL) 31, Philadelphia SPHAs 29
1930-31 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Philadelphia SPHAs 17 3 .850 Camden Skeeters 15 5 .750 Philadelphia Elks 16 4 .800 Philadelphia SPHAs 14 6 .700 Camden 9 7 .562 Philadelphia Elks 13 7 .650 Kennett Square 7 12 .368 Reading 7 13 .350 Philadelphia Turners* 3 14 .176 Wilmington Cardinals 6 14 .300 Wilmington Cardinals 3 15 .167 Kennett Square 5 15 .250
*Philadelphia Turners were replaced by Reading 17Jan31 for the second half of the season
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 31Mar31 at Camden - Camden 30, Philadelphia SPHAs 29 4Apr31 at SPHAs - Philadelphia SPHAs 40, Camden 28 8Apr31 at Camden - Philadelphia SPHAs 32, Camden 29 11Apr31 at SPHAs - Philadelphia SPHAs 36, Camden 33
1931-32 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Philadelphia Moose 15 5 .750 Philadelphia SPHAs 14 4 .778 Philadelphia SPHAs 15 5 .750 Bridgeton Moose 10 5 .667 Wilmington Cardinals 8 8 .500 Philadelphia Moose 10 9 .526 Bridgeton Moose 8 10 .444 Philadelphia Jasper Jewels 7 10 .412 Camden Skeeters 4 12 .250 Wilmington Cardinals 7 10 .412 Phila. Jasper Jewels 4 14 .222 Camden Skeeters 0 10 .000
Camden franchise forfeited on 15Feb32
EBL PLAYOFF Philadelphia Moose defeated Philadelphia SPHAs for first half title.
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 24Mar32 at SPHAs - Philadelphia SPHAs 30, Philadelphia Moose 26 26Mar32 at Moose - Philadelphia Moose 31, Philadelphia SPHAs 17 31Mar32 at SPHAs - Philadelphia SPHAs 39, Philadelphia Moose 29 2Apr32 at Moose - Philadelphia SPHAs 29, Philadelphia Moose 22
1932-33 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Philadelphia SPHAs 12 6 .667 Trenton Moose 14 1 .933 Trenton Moose 10 7 .588 Philadelphia Moose 10 4 .714 Philadelphia Moose 9 7 .562 Philadelphia SPHAs 8 7 .533 Bridgeton Moose 10 8 .556 Bridgeton Moose 5 5 .500 Phila. Jasper Jewels 7 10 .412 Philadelphia Jasper Jewels 3 10 .231 Wilmington Cats* 2 4 .333 Philadelphia WPEN Broadcasters 1 14 .067 Phila. WPEN Broadcasters 1 9 .111
*Wilmington dropped out during the first half
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 2Mar33 at SPHAs - Philadelphia SPHAs 30, Trenton 27 6Mar33 at Trenton - Trenton 28, Philadelphia SPHAs 25 9Mar33 at SPHAs - Trenton 34, Philadelphia SPHAs 29 14Mar33 at Trenton - Trenton 34, Philadelphia SPHAs 28
1933-34 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Enterprise 13 2 .867 Enterprise 12 4 .750 Passon 11 5 .658 Passon 12 4 .750 Hope 6 10 .375 Hope 5 8 .385 St. Mary's Angels 5 9 .357 St. Mary's Angels 4 9 .308 All Fairmont 3 12 .200 All Fairmont 3 11 .214 Philadelphia Moose* .. .. .... Turners* .. .. ....
Philadelphia Moose and Turners started season but dropped out during 1st half
EBL PLAYOFFS/CHAMPIONSHIP Enterprise met Passon in best of 3 playoff for second half title. Enterprise won the 2nd half playoff giving them both halves and thus no championship series was necessary.
25Mar34 Enterprise 38, Passon 24 3Apr34 Enterprise 42, Passon 25
Post-Season Inter-League Exhibition 8Apr34 Philadelphia SPHAs (ABL) 35, Enterprise 34 22Apr34 Philadelphia SPHAs (ABL) 29, Enterprise 19
1934-35 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Phillies 9 3 750 Bridgeton .. .. .... Germantown 9 3 .750 Camden .. .. .... Atlantic City Sand Snipers 9 3 .750 Phillies .. .. .... Chester Ukranians 5 6 444 Chester .. .. .... Wilmington Mud Hens 1 10 .091 Wilmington .. .. .... Bridgeton 0 10 .000 Trenton .. .. ....
Bridgeton and Camden finished 2nd half in tie
EBL PLAYOFFS/CHAMPIONSHIPS
PLAYOFF FOR 1ST HALF TITLE 3Jan35 at Phillies - Phillies 33, Atlantic City 29 6Jan35 at Germantown - Phillies 30, Germantown 15 8Jan35 at Atlantic City - Germantown 37, Atlantic City 28 10Jan35 at Phillies - Germantown 24, Phillies 23 13Jan35 at Germantown - Atlantic City 25, Germantown 19 15Jan35 at Atlantic City - Phillies 32, Atlantic City 29
PLAYOFF FOR 2ND HALF TITLE 19Mar35 at Bridgeton - Camden 25, Bridgeton 24 (Foul called on Camden at final buzzer but disallowed by referee - game protested - League President Scheffer ordered one free throw to be taken by Bridgeton prior to start of next game. Foul shot was made. Game went into overtime and was won by Bridgeton 35-27. 22Mar35 at Camden - Bridgeton 35, Camden 27 (overtime) - replay of 1st game. 22Mar35 at Camden - Camden 37, Bridgeton 29 26Mar35 at Bridgeton - Camden 34, Bridgeton 25
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP 28Mar35 at Phillies - Camden 32, Phillies 21 2Apr35 at Atlantic City - Phillies 35, Camden 19 3Apr35 at Camden - Camden 31, Phillies 18 10Apr35 at Phillies - Phillies 28, Camden 22 20Apr35 at Phillies - Phillies 24, Camden 23
1935-36 EBL W L PCT. Atlantic City Sand Snipers .. .. .... Germantown .. .. .... Phillies .. .. .... Shanahan .. .. ....
LEAGUE PLAYOFFS/CHAMPIONSHIPS PLAYOFF FOR 2ND HALF TITLE 5Mar36 at Atlantic City - Atlantic City 26, Germantown 18 8Mar36 at Germantown - Germantown 37, Atlantic City 22 15Mar36 at Germantown - Germantown 30, Atlantic City 28 (overtime)
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS 19Mar36 at Phillies - Phillies 30, Germantown 26 22Mar36 at Germantown - Phillies 32, Germantown 27 26Mar36 at Phillies - Germantown 42, Phillies 24 29Mar36 at Germantown - Phillies 30, Germantown 24