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Lot Number: 354
Description: 1924 Pottsville Maroons panoramic photograph. When Dr. John G. Striegel became the owner of the Pottsville Maroons, he vowed to join and dominate the National Football League. To show NFL president Joe Carr that the Maroons could deliver a large audience, Doc Striegel and thousands of Pottsville fans traveled to watch the team defeat the Atlantic City Roses in 1924. This 10"x43" panoramic photo captures the throngs of staunch Maroons fans stacked up in the stands behind the team with Striegel seated in the foreground wearing a black hat. Text printed in the lower right area of the photo reads, "Fandom of Pottsville, Pa. at the A.C. Roses-Pottsville Maroons Football Game: Atlantic City, N.J. November 9th, 1924 Score-Pottsville 22 - A.C. 0". Stiegel's plan worked, and in 1925, Pottsville, a small coal-mining town 90 miles northwest of Philadelphia, not only joined the NFL, but accomplished the unthinkable, dominating the NFL in its inaugural season. At the time, the Philadelphia Inquirer called the Maroons "The Perfect Football Machine." On Dec. 6, 1925, the Pottsville Maroons beat the runner-up Chicago Cardinals at Comiskey Park 21-7 in what was widely believed to be the NFL championship game. The offered photo retains excellent clarity and contrast with only a few scattered light wrinkles and a couple of small border tears. A 1 1/2" inch section of the photo is missing from the bottom left border. Framed: VG-EXEstimated Price Range: ($500-$1,000)
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