1924 Kenosha Maroons season

Background

The Kenosha Maroons played their sole home game on the company athletic grounds of the Nash-Simmons Motor Company. The team's stars were halfback Dick Vick of Washington & Jefferson College and Lou Usher, a tackle who played at Syracuse.

The team's final game, played in Buffalo, New York, was reckoned at the time to been the longest excursion ever undertaken to play a professional football game — over 1,000 miles by rail, via Chicago.

The best players from the team finished the season playing with the counterparts on the similarly shuttered Hammond Pros on Thanksgiving Day as part of a touring agglomeration known as the Kenosha All-Stars. That team lost to the Rock Island Independents in a game at Douglas Park, 10 to 6, in front of what was reckoned the smallest crowd to ever see a pro football game in that city.

Schedule

Standings

Players

• Jimmy Baxter, 5'7", 173 pounds, four games
• Irv Carlson, 5'8", 170 pounds, three games at halfback, quarterback
• Walt Cassidy, 5'10", 200 pounds, five games at end
• Marty Conrad, four games
• George Dahlgren, four games
• Dick Egan, two games at end
• Earl Gorman, 225 pounds, three games at guard, tackle
• Fritz Heinisch, 5'10", 173 pounds, three games
• Bill Hurst, 6'1", 202 pounds, five games at tackle
• Ray Oberbroekling, 5'8", 198 pounds, two games at tackle
• Clete Patterson, guard
• Pard Pearce, 5'5", 150 pounds, two games at quarterback, halfback
• Earl Potteiger, 5'7", 170 pounds, three games at halfback
• George Seasholtz, 5'8", 185 pounds, five games at halfback, fullback
• Jimmy Simpson, 5'10", 160 pounds, four games at halfback, quarterback
• Dick Stahlman, 6'2" 219 pounds, five games at guard, tackle
• Lou Usher, 6'2", 240 pounds, five games at tackle, center, guard
• Dick Vick, 5'9", 167 pounds, five games at back, end
• Whitey Wolter
• Marv Wood, 6'0", 195 pounds, four games at back, end

References

References

1. [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ken/1924.htm 1924 Kenosha Maroons]
2. Art Williams, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-independents-jolt/164316652/ "Independents Jolt Kenosha All-Stars, 10–6: Forward pass, Field Goal Bring Islanders Holiday Grid Victory,"] ''Rock Island Argus,'' Nov. 28, 1924, p. 29.
3. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-times-ri-independents-defeat/164319262/ "R.I. Independents Defeat Kenosha All-Stars, 10–6, Before Small Gathering,"] ''Davenport Daily Times,'' Nov. 28, 1924, p. 26.
4. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-duluth-news-tribune-kelley-duluths-s/176226892/ "Kelley-Duluths Smother Kenosha Eleven, 32–0: Scanlon Clan Shows Flashy Attack and Strong Defense in Winning Grid Tilt,"] ''Duluth News Tribune,'' Oct. 27, 1924, p. 8.
5. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/kenosha-news-nash-simmons-pro-maroons-cr/176227472/ "Nash-Simmons Pro Maroons Crushed by Kelley Eleven at Duluth, 32 to 0: Locals Fail to Make First Downs in Game,"] ''Kenosha News,'' Oct. 27, 1924, p. 13.
6. Chet Youll, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-express-boyntons-play-f/164413188/ " Boynton's Play Features as Bisons Swamp Maroons, 27–0: Former Williams Ace Brilliant as Western Eleven is Outclassed,"] ''Buffalo Morning Express,'' Nov. 10, 1924, p. 13.
7. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-kenosha-maroons-come-ea/164409056/ "Kenosha Maroons Come East to Test Bison 'Pro' Eleven,"] ''Buffalo News,'' Nov. 8, 1924, p. 8.
8. Jack Laing, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-news-boynton-leads-bison-pr/164412170/ "Boynton Leads Bison 'Pros' to Win Over Kenosha Eleven: Former Williams College Star Plays Brilliantly as Orange and Black Rolls Up 27 to 0 Score,"] ''Buffalo News,'' Nov. 10, 1924, p. 26.
9. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-courier-boynton-mainspring-of-b/164412493/ "Boynton, Mainspring of Bisons' Winning Aerial Attack, Scores 15 Points,"] ''Buffalo Courier'', Nov. 10, 1924, p. 11.
10. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-buffalo-enquirer-bisons-best-kenosha/164412684/ "Bisons Best Kenosha Grid Team 27 to 0: Benny Boynton and Former Canisius Players Co-Star in Overwhelming Triumph,"] ''Buffalo Enquirer,'' Nov. 10, 1924, p. 6.
11. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/buffalo-post-benny-boynton-stars-in-biso/164412876/ "Benny Boynton Stars in Bison Pro Victory,"] ''Buffalo Post,'' Nov. 10, 1924, p. 8.