March Madness is upon us. Thought it might be time to throw out some vintage basketball. Anything new or interesting out there?
Rob M.
I'll start it out with this one. It's a rppc of one of the greatest teams in early pro basketball. It is the 1907-08 Gloversville (NY) team with HOF'er Ed Wachter (Ed is depicted in the 1933 Sport Kings cards). The team also included his brother Lew. Several of these players later became the nucleus of the great Troy Trojans team. Ed is considered the greatest center to play the early game. This card is partially signed by Ed and was sent to a family member.
Just a side note - The Hall of Fame's Buffalo Germans team, is often (erroneously in my opinion) considered the top team of the early years in large part because of their 111 game win streak. However, the Germans played this Gloversville team in a double-header just before their streak began and were obliterated 52-32 and 56-13 by the Gloversville team. The Germans then refused to play them again during their winning streak.
Basketball - Gloversville front.jpg
Basketball - Gloversivlle back.jpg