Evansville Crimson Giants Players - Frank Fausch, Clarence Spiegel, Menz Lindsey, Herb Henderson, Doc Gorman, Bourbon Bondurant, Joe Windbiel (Paperback)

Chapters: Frank Fausch, Clarence Spiegel, Menz Lindsey, Herb Henderson, Doc Gorman, Bourbon Bondurant, Joe Windbiel, Mark Ingle, List of Evansville Crimson Giants Players, Earl Warweg, Frank J. Skinner, Lew Skinner, Travis Williams. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 36. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Franklin Leo Fausch was a professional football player-coach for the Evansville Crimson Giants of the National Football League in 1921 and 1922. He was also the owner, co-founder, president and general manager of the Crimson Giants during their brief time in the NFL. Prior to establishing the Crimson Giants, Fausch played for a local semi-pro team called the Evansville Ex-Collegians. Fausch was also the owner of a local storage battery company and had much experience in football. He had played and won honors at Michigan's Kalamazoo College, and became involved with professional football in that state before coming to Evansville. In late August 1921 Fausch traveled to Chicago to secure an American Professional Football Association franchise for Evansville. He then lured many key players away from the Ex-Collegians, when he obtained the rights to the only football stadium in Evansville, Bosse Field. However scheduling issues and game cancellations led to many of the Crimson Giants not being paid. As a result Fausch was forced from his position as manager of the Crimson Giants. However since he had obtained the franchise rights for Evansville, Fausch announced himself as the sole owner of the team. In 1922, he submitted a $1,000 bond to the league, now renamed the NFL. However baseball manmager, Johnny Nee had established a new semi-pro team in Evansville and obtaine the rights to Bosse Field. That team however folded after just two games. Negotions between Fausch and Nee, over the sal...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=2478429