WHO'S THE CHAMPION?

   SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7th, 2021

       WHO'S THE CHAMPION?

  Well it's Superbowl Sunday,  the day 

we learn who's Champion of professional

football. Of course there wasn't always a

Superbowl! Time was the championship

was determined by the team holding the

best record. Usually. But back in 1925 the

team with the best record was from

northeastern Pennsylvania. It should have

been the NFL Champion, But it wasn't!

The Pottsville Maroons, a team which 

included several players from the same

local fire company. was blowing away

the competition that year. Home games

were played at a High School stadium in

Minersville.  The team was a shoe in for

the championship. But then it agreed to

play an exhibition game with a team made 

up, primarily, with former college players

from Noter Dame University. With a lot

of admission revenue on the line the school

stadium was just too small. So the teams

agreed to move the game to Shibe Park in

Philadelphia. That's where the problem came

in! Philadelphia was within the franchise

area of another team. the Frankfort Yellow Jackets.

The Yellow Jackets complained to the league and

NFL officials agreed, stripping the Championship

from the Maroons. Efforts have been made since 

that time to change the ruling but all have failed!

It;s the story of the Championship that might

have been. Guess, in that case, it;s not how,

but where you plat the game that counts!

Hope you're well and that all your NEWS is

good!