EASTERN LEAGUE [1909-10 TO 1917-18, 1919-20 TO 1922-23] Contributed by John Grasso and Robert Bradley
Atlantic City Celtics 1922-23 Atlantic City Sandpipers 1922-23 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons 1919-20 Camden 1917-18 Camden Alphas 1910-11 to 1916-17 Camden Crusaders [Skeeters] 1919-20 to 1920-21 Camden Skeeters 1921-22 to 1922-23 Coatesville Coats [Highwaymen] 1920-21 to 1922-23 DeNeri [Dudes] 1909-10 to 1917-18, 1919-20 Elizabeth [Lizzies] 1909-10 Germantown 1909-10, 1920-21 Germantown G's 1919-20 Greystock Greys 1910-11 to 1917-18 Harrisburg [Hillers] 1921-22 Jasper Jewels 1909-10 to 1912-13, 1913-14 to 1917-18 New York Celtics 1921-22 New York Giants 1921-22 Newark 1920-21 North Philadelphia Phillies 1919-20 Paterson 1909-10 Philadelphia 1920-21 to 1921-22 Philadelphia Jasper Jewels 1922-23 Philadelphia Jaspers 1922-23 Princeton Tigers 1909-10 Reading Bears 1909-10 to 1917-18, 1919-20 to 1922-23 Reading Coal Barons 1916-17 Scranton Miners 1921-22 Trenton Potters 1909-10 to 1917-18, 1919-20 Trenton Tigers [Royal Bengals] 1920-21 to 1922-23 Wilkes-Barre 1921-22
1909-10 EBL W L PCT. Trenton Potters 20 10 .667 Reading Bears 20 10 .667 Jasper Jewels 18 12 .600 DeNeri 15 15 .500 Sixth Regiment/Germantown** 11 19 .367 Elizabeth/Princeton Tigers 6 24 .261
*Elizabeth was replaced by Princeton 18Dec08 who assumed their 0-7 record **Sixth Regiment moved to Germantown 4Jan10
EBL PLAYOFF 22Mar10 at Trenton - Trenton 34, Reading 18 24Mar10 at Reading - Reading 29, Trenton 24 25Mar10 at Trenton - Trenton 33, Reading 24
1910-11 EBL W L PCT. DeNeri 28 12 .700 Jasper Jewels 23 17 .575 Greystock Greys 22 18 .550 Reading Bears 21 19 .525 Camden Alphas 14 26 .350 Trenton Potters 12 28 .300
WORLD SERIES OF BASKETBALL [DeNeri - EL, McKeesport - CBL] 1Apr11 at DeNeri (Philadelphia) - McKeesport 33, DeNeri 22 8Apr11 at DeNeri (Philadelphia) - McKeesport 35, DeNeri 21 12Apr11 at Pittsburgh - McKeesport 42, DeNeri 22 15Apr11 at Pittsburgh - McKeesport 57, DeNeri 20
1911-12 EBL W L PCT. Trenton Potters 29 11 .725 Jasper Jewels 29 11 .725 Greystock Greys 20 20 .500 DeNeri 18 22 .450 Camden Alphas 13 27 .350 Reading Bears 11 29 .275
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 6Apr12 at Trenton - Trenton 30, Jasper 13 11Apr12 at Jasper (Philadelphia) - Jasper 28, Trenton 22 19Apr12 at Trenton - Trenton 19, Jasper 15
1912-13 EBL W L PCT. Reading Bears 30 10 .750 DeNeri 29 11 .725 Trenton Potters 21 19 .525 Jasper Jewels 20 20 .500 Camden Alphas 11 29 .275 Greystock Greys 9 31 .225
PLAYOFF SERIES FOR EASTERN TITLE [Reading - EBL vs. Troy - NYSL] 1Apr13 at Reading - Reading 38, Troy 24 2Apr13 at Reading - Reading 33, Troy 16 8Apr13 at Troy - Troy 28, Reading 14 9Apr13 at Troy - Troy 47, Reading 13 19Apr13 at Reading - Reading 31, Troy 29
1913-14 EBL W L PCT. Jasper Jewels 23 17 .575 Camden Alphas 23 17 .575 Trenton Potters 23 17 .575 Reading Bears 22 18 .550 DeNeri 20 20 .500 Greystock Greys 9 31 .225
EBL PLAYOFF SERIES
23Mar14 at Trenton - Trenton 30, Camden 24 25Mar14 at Camden - Camden 34, Trenton 22 26Mar14 at Jasper - Jasper 42, Camden 18 27Mar14 at Trenton - Jasper 24, Trenton 20 28Mar14 at Camden - Camden 33, Jasper 24 30Mar14 at Jasper - Jasper 29, Trenton 20
1914-15 EBL W L PCT. Camden Alphas 25 15 .625 Reading Bears 25 15 .625 Trenton Potters 20 20 .500 Greystock Greys 18 22 .450 DeNeri 17 23 .425 Jasper Jewels 15 25 .375
EBL PLAYOFF SERIES 23Mar15 at Camden - Camden 45, Reading 35 24Mar15 at Reading - Reading 52, Camden 29 third game not played as teams couldn't agree on site 1915-16 EBL W L PCT. Greystock Greys 27 13 .675 Reading Bears 23 17 .575 Camden Alphas 21 19 .525 DeNeri 20 20 .500 Jasper Jewels 17 23 .425 Trenton Potters 12 28 .300
WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIPS [Greystock - EBL, Paterson - IBL, Wilkes-Barre - PSL] 7Apr16 at Greystock - Greystock 38, Paterson 16 8Apr16 at Paterson - Paterson 30, Greystock 17 third game scheduled at Greystock but Paterson declined to play and Greystock claimed forfeit victory
12Apr16 at Wilkes-Barre - Wilkes-Barre 31, Paterson 22 15Apr16 at Paterson - Wilkes-Barre 22, Paterson 17
1916-17 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Jasper Jewels 14 6 .700 Greystock Greys 14 6 .700 Greystock Greys 12 8 .600 Jasper Jewels 10 10 .500 Reading Coal Barons 12 8 .600 Camden Alphas 10 10 .500 Camden Alphas 11 9 .550 Trenton Potters 10 10 .500 Trenton Potters 10 10 .500 Reading Coal Barons 10 10 .500 DeNeri 1 19 .050 DeNeri 6 14 .300
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 21Mar17 at Camden - Jasper 30, Greystock 26 26Mar17 at Camden - Greystock 35, Jasper 17 30Mar17 at Camden - Greystock 23, Jasper 21
1917-18 EBL W L PCT. Jasper Jewels 4 2 .667 DeNeri 5 3 .625 Trenton Potters 4 3 .571 Greystock Greys 4 3 .571 Camden 2 4 .333 Reading Bears 2 6 .250
The league suspended play on 03Dec17
1918-19 EBL No season due to World War I
1919-20 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Camden Crusaders 15 5 .750 Camden Crusaders 15 4 .789 Germantown G's 11 9 .550 Reading Bears 10 8 .556 DeNeri 10 10 .500 Trenton Potters 11 9 .550 Trenton Potters 9 10 .474 Germantown G's 10 10 .500 Reading Bears 8 12 .400 DeNeri 7 11 .389 North Philadelphia Phillies* 6 13 .316 Bridgeport Blue Ribbons 4 15 .211
*North Philadelphia dropped out during the first half
No championship series necessary since Camden won both halves
1920-21 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Reading Bears 15 5 .750 Germantown 16 4 .800 Trenton Tigers 15 5 .750 Camden Crusaders 15 5 .750 Camden Crusaders 14 6 .700 Reading Bears 11 9 .550 Philadelphia 7 13 .350 Trenton Tigers 11 9 .550 Germantown 5 15 .250 Philadelphia 5 15 .250 Newark/Coatesville* 4 11 .267 Coatesville Coats 4 16 .200
*Newark was dropped from the league 20Nov20 with a record of 0-5 and was replaced by Coatesville who assumed their record
EBL FIRST HALF PLAYOFF Reading 27, Trenton 19
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP At Germantown - Germantown 30, Reading 14 At Reading - Germantown 30, Reading 25
1921-22 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Trenton Tigers 24 3 .889 New York Celtics 16 4 .800 Camden Skeeters 20 7 .741 Camden Skeeters 15 5 .750 Scranton Miners* 11 11 .500 Trenton Tigers 15 5 .750 Wilkes-Barre 10 13 .435 Coatesville Coats 5 14 .263 Reading Bears 10 14 .417 Wilkes-Barre 3 13 .188 Coatesville Coats 8 14 .364 Reading Bears 2 15 .118 Philadelphia** 5 15 .250 Harrisburg/New York* 5 16 .238
*Scranton dropped out **Philadelphia dropped out *Harrisburg transferred to the New York Whirlwinds 16Nov21 who were dropped by the league on 19Dec21 and replaced by the New York Celtics during the first half
EBL CHAMPIONSHIP 31Mar22 at Trenton - New York 24, Trenton 20 1Apr22 at New York - Trenton 22, New York 17 Apr22 at Camden - New York 27, Trenton 22
1922-23 EBL FIRST HALF W L PCT. SECOND HALF W L PCT. Trenton Tigers 16 3 .842 Trenton Tigers 2 1 .667 Camden Skeeters 16 4 .800 Camden Skeeters 2 1 .667 Coatesville Coats 9 11 .450 Coatesville Coats 2 2 .500 Atlantic City 7 10 .412 Philadelphia Jaspers 0 2 .000 Philadelphia Jasper Jewels 5 13 .385 Reading Bears** 3 15 .167
The league disbanded on 18Jan23
*The Atlantic City Sandpipers were replaced by the Atlantic City Celtics who dropped out during the first half **Reading dropped out during the first half of the season