Founded:  1938
Folded:   1938
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Arena:    Freeman Avenue Armory Gym
          1443 Freeman Avenue, Cincinnati, OH
          Later address changed to: 1439 Freeman Avenue
Built in: 1891
Capacity: 5,000
Titles:   none

1938 Cincinnati Comellos Standings
Year	W	L	%
1938	2	5	.285

Only played 3 games in Richmond, Indiana before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio and becoming the Comellos on 1/16/38. The team was owned by Bob McConas while in Richmond but they became too expensive for him and he sold them to Gus Comello, who moved them to Cincinnati.

In the spring of 1938 the Cincinnati area was hit with massive flooding. This cut the Comello's season short and brought about their demise as money was used to rebuild and not basketball.

First Game:
The Comellos first game in Cincinnati was against the New York Rens. While not a league game this was a big draw as the Rens were one of the best teams in the nation at the time.

The Comellos fell to the Rens 36-25. The score at half was 12-7. Norm Wagner lead Cincy with six points.

The Comellos first league game was a few nights later at Columbus.

King Clothiers/Comellos

Stanley Arnzen
Carl Austing
Harold Bower
Ken Jordan
Joseph Kruse
Gene Mechling
Leo Sack
Edgar Saffer
Frank Shamel
Earl Thomas
Norman Wagner
John Wiethe
Loren Wright

The Freeman Freeman Avenue Armory Gym, also called the Ohio National Guard Armory was built between 1886-1889 by Samuel Hannford and Sons in downtown Cincinnati. The Armory served both as a National guard base and a public gymnasium. The Comellos played their home games. The building was sold in 1961 and eventually torn down.

News article about the Comellos first game.

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