Who were the leading players on the 1938 New York Rens roster?

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The 1938 roster of the New York Rens featured several highly talented players. In that year, the team added William ("Pop") Gates and Clarence ("Puggy") Bell to a group that already included:

John ("Boy Wonder") Isaacs1
Charles ("Tarzan") Cooper1
William ("Wee Willie") Smith1
Eyre ("Bruiser") Saitch1
Zach Clayton1
Clarence ("Fat") Jenkins (who also served as player-manager)1

These players were instrumental in the team's success, culminating in their victory at the inaugural World Professional Basketball Tournament in 1939, where they became the first champions of professional basketball.1