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TOM BEAVER CALLS A MEETING

Tom Beaver, Football Team Owner and Car Salesman

Tom Beaver, owner of the Briarwood Athletic Club, winners of the Central Football Coalition has possibly organized Arcadia’s first National Professional Football League.

Beaver Auto Center, Briarwood: Site of the inaugural meeting of the new Professional Football League

This past Wednesday, Beaver held a meeting between the best of the best when it came to regional Football Champions in an effort to organize a single Professional league to crown a true National Champion.

The high profile members in attendance were as followed:

Basil Hagan, owner of the Midtown Majestics in Metropolis, and winners of the City (Metropolis) League Championship

Jules Luthor, owner of the Metropolis Meteors who were runner-ups to the Majestics.

Carmine Falcone, owner of the Gotham City Goblins, winner of that city’s football championship.

Thomas Wayne, owner of the Gotham Goats who were runner up to the Goblins

Whitey Bullard, owner of the Amnesty Bay Savages who dominated the Eastern League.

Bill and Peter Bedford of the Bailey Falls Barrelers, winners of the Oswego Conference

And Franklin H. Potter, owner of the Bailey Bears, runner-up in Oswego Conference.

Among the many decisions hammered out in the deal to create the new League were as follows:

A common draft of collegiate talent.

A minimum and maximum salary, as well as ironclad player contracts, this in particular to try and stop poaching of one team with another.

Various cost sharing as well as profit sharing measures.

And probably most notably, a set schedule. Teams will still be able to play non-league sanctioned games, but will requires (with threat of fine) to fulfill all the league dates on their schedules.

Another notable decision from the meeting was Frank Potter’s decision to move his Bailey Bears franchise from the Bailey Falls area to the much larger Delta City. This decision was made for two reasons. The first is that Bailey Falls is a very small city and Delta City is the fourth largest city in Arcadia. The team is presumed to turn quite a profit if it were to be successful in that market. The other reason lies in the fact that Harland Crombertie, of Crombertie Motor Corporation also had designs to try and lure the nation’s best teams into organizing a professional league, and he wanted his Crombertie Pistons team right in the middle of it. The Pistons 64-2-1 record over last five years is one of the nation’s best, although many critics are quick to point out a lack of competition in the Midwestern part of the country.

Time will tell if Professional Football will even take off. Professional Baseball is still staunchly entrenched as the favorite sport of Arcadia, although some city officials have long been on the record in support of other events that could pack ballparks in Winter and Autumn. Perhaps Pro Football will be just the trick.

The first season of the new National Professional Football League will begin this September.

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GOTHAM CITY, THE FOOTBALL CAPITAL OF ARCADIA?

Metropolis tries to stake their claim as the most football-crazed city on the continent, but Gotham City might have something to say about it.

Long viewed as a baseball mecca, the newcomer of Professional Football may soon supplant the past time in the hearts of Gothamites.

Royal Downs Polo Stadium (Courtesy of Gotham Herald)

Spectators packed into Royal Downs Polo Stadium to witness the City Championship game between the Gotham Goblins and the Gotham City Goats. Almost 32,000 went through the turnstiles to witness the brawl between the two rivals, which ended with a 26-22 victory for the Goblins.

Thomas Wayne, the noted millionaire philanthropist who owns the Goats, was gracious in defeat as he thanked the Downs for putting on a great show, and also thanked the Goblins for a good championship game.

Thomas Wayne and his mascot “Gus”, owner of the Gotham City Goats. (Courtesy of Wayne Enterprises)

He chose not to comment on the maelstrom of allegations against Goblins owner Carmine Falcone, who owns a prominent Shipping Business with suspected ties to the Italian Mafia in Gotham City. Falcone has been accused by many of stacking his team with superior talent by paying players under the table.

Mr. Falcone also did not provide comment, and instead was celebratory in his victory, proudly posing for photos holding the large pewter Championship cup, ironically provided to the City Football Association by Mr. Wayne and his family.

Carmine Falcone, owner of the Champion Gotham Goblins

Mayor Maximillian Cobblepot provided the most material for the press after the game. “I believe the best gridiron ball on the planet is played right here in Gotham City,” he said, “and I’d take either one of these squads against any other team in Arcadia, especially those in Metropolis.”

Maximillian Cobblepot, Mayor of Gotham City (courtesy City Hall)

He may get his wish as momentum is building for a National Professional League. The popularity of the game is growing by leaps and bounds. This year’s average attendance per event was on par with the National Baseball League. Could the militant game be overtaking the pastoral past time? Only time can tell.

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WHITEY BULLARD WANTS TO TAKE HIS SHOW ON THE ROAD

For six years, the Amnesty Bay Savages have not been defeated in the Northeastern Circuit and now, their cigar magnate owner wants to broaden out from the region to find a worthy opponent.

Assembled from workers from the 97 year old Bullard Cigar factory (pictured above) the Amnesty Bay football team not only dismantled their metro competition on the field but effectively put them all out business and absorbed them, adding to their dominance in the region, especially at the quirky confines of their home field at Prestwick Green, home to the famous Ivy Wall on one side that forces teams to share one sideline.

After a sound defeat of Codsville in the Eastern League Championship, and another 44-0 defeat of the Mapleville All Stars in a Christmas Day Exhibition Match, Whitey Bullard is determined to take his team on the road to challenge other regional Champions from around Arcadia.

“It’s obvious we have the best team on the Continent” Bullard said. “No one has a Captain with as much skill as Bill Corn Crow” (pictured above).

Corn Crow is a full blooded Oswego who was the inspiration for Bullard changing the team name from “Smokers” to “Savages” two years ago when he joined the team.

Corn Crow played college ball at Burnside College, which shares it’s field with the Pro Team at Prestwick Green. The College side used to outdraw the Pro Squad 4-1, that is until Corn Crow graduated to the Professional ranks.

“I believe we can beat any team anywhere” Corn Crow said, “We look forward to the challenge.”

Bullard is one of many Regional Champions pining for a chance to challenge other leagues, fueling speculation that a Continental Professional League like what has been formed in Baseball and Soccer may be soon in the works.

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METROPOLIS CROWNS A CHAMPION

The two best teams in the City Football League of Metropolis got to battle it out for a title at the new War Memorial Colosseum.

The Midtown Majestics had outscored opponents 112-43, and had far and away the highest attendance in the City League, but their record had one blemish, a 12-12 tie to the Metropolis Meteors, who call the Northshore District home.

The Meteors had lost earlier in the season to the Furlough Street Roughians but a loss by the Roughians to the Westside Athletic Club gave the Meteors the tie breaker over the Southgate Alleycats and the right to a rematch with Midtown.

Basil Hagen (pictured above) owner of the Majestics, secured the funding to host the championship at the brand new spacious Colosseum, and also provided entertainment at halftime, courtesy of his Midtown Circus performers.

The Meteors got off to a strong start, but questionable penalties gave Midtown the ball in easy scoring position twice, leading to a 26-19 victory for the Majestics and yet another Midtown City Championship trophy.

Jules Luthor, (pictured above) owner of the Meteors as well as Metropolis’ Imperial Bank, has accused Hagen of paying off the referees and demands a rematch.

Meanwhile Hagen has ignored the allegations and has expressed interest in touring the Continent to play other champions from around Arcadia.

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Briarwood Athletic Club 11-0-0 1919

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Central Football Coalition

Assembled by Tom Beaver in 1896, a local car salesman, the B.A.C. became the first Sports Association in Arcadia, that played Gridiron Football, to begin paying their players.

The impact was immediate.

After nearly financial delinquency, abysmal performance on the field, and eviction from public park after public park due to lack of attendance, Briarwood began to turn it around with their first .500 season in 1909.

After the war halted action from 1912-1918, the B.A.C. returned to play an undefeated season in 1919, earning their first trophy as Champions of the Central Football Coalition. The team also posted an average attendance over 700 fans for their home games at Briarwood Community Field.

Team owner Tom Beaver has expressed interest in challenging other teams around Arcadia to exhibition matches to determine a true Continental Champion.