PRINTER'S NO. 2120
No. 326 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY ALLEN, GOODMAN, ARGALL, PHILLIPS, McCALL,
BELFANTI, FAIRCHILD, BAKER, BALDWIN, BARRAR, BEBKO-JONES,
BROWNE, CAPPELLI, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DALLY,
DENLINGER, DeWEESE, DiGIROLAMO, FABRIZIO, FEESE, FICHTER,
FLEAGLE, FORCIER, FRANKEL, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GRUCELA,
HALUSKA, HENNESSEY, HUTCHINSON, KIRKLAND, LAUGHLIN, LEWIS,
MANN, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, NAILOR, PAYNE, REICHLEY, ROEBUCK,
RUBLEY, SANTONI, SATHER, SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, TIGUE,
WALKO, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, EACHUS, HERSHEY, GINGRICH,
COLEMAN AND ROHRER, JUNE 23, 2003
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JUNE 23, 2003
A RESOLUTION
1 Urging the National Football League to recognize the Pottsville
2 Maroons as the National Football League Champions of 1925.
3 WHEREAS, In December 1925 the Pottsville Maroons traveled to
4 Chicago to meet the Cardinals for the National Football League
5 championship title; and
6 WHEREAS, The Maroons won decisively 21-7 and were immediately
7 declared league champions by the media; and
8 WHEREAS, One week later, the Maroons, representing the NFL
9 East, played the Notre Dame All-Stars in another postseason game
10 at Philadelphia's Shibe Park; and
11 WHEREAS, The Maroons posted a come-from-behind victory in the
12 closing seconds of the game, causing their supporters to claim
13 the title of World Champions in addition to the title of
1 National Champions earned from the victory over Chicago; and
2 WHEREAS, Controversy arose when the Frankford Yellow Jacket
3 officials protested the game as a violation of their territorial
4 rights as Shibe Park was located within their territorial
5 franchise; and
6 WHEREAS, The National Football League reprimanded the Maroons
7 by prohibiting further league competition or championship; and
8 WHEREAS, League officials ordered the Chicago Cardinals to
9 play two additional games, which they won, giving the Cardinals
10 a higher winning percentage than the Maroons; and
11 WHEREAS, The Chicago Cardinals, named as the team eligible
12 for the 1925 Championship title, declined the championship,
13 causing the league to never award the 1925 title to a team which
14 accepted it; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania join with and
16 support the Governor in his efforts to have the Pottsville
17 Maroons recognized as the National Football League Champions of
18 1925; and be it further
19 RESOLVED, That the Senate of Pennsylvania urge the National
20 Football League to recognize the right of the Pottsville Maroons
21 of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to be named as the National
22 Football League Champions of 1925.
23 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to
24 the Governor and to the National Football League Commissioner.
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