Inter-Department Basketball League
Many that remember the Shelby Social Club on First Street vaguely remember the swimming pool and some other things the club offered; but when they recall the club, they remember the basketball. Players like Dip McDaniel, Merit Book, and Sing MacDonald are still talked about today, and all got their start playing organized basketball at the Shelby.
Mr. Joseph “Joedy” Gardner of Peoria, Arizona recently shared with us this picture of one of the 1930′s Shelby Teams. This is the Specialty department team Joe Gardner and Butler Hennon are in this photo. The others in this picture are unidentified so if you recognize someone, please let us know and we will revise our post accordingly.
Furthermore, if you have any pictures or memories of your own about the inter-department basketball league at the Shelby Social Club, please leave a comment below or email us at info@ellwoodcitymemories.com
It is amazing. After the Discussion on The Greatest EC Basketball Player possibly being Don Hennon or Joedy Gardner, I found this picture of their fathers playing on the same team. And I can easily identify them in the picture because their sons looked so much like them. Butler Hennon is the sitting on the far left and Joe Gardner is next to him.