Strictly speaking, the Maroons were the National League football team which played here throughout the seasons of 1925, 1926, 1927 and 1928. There had been regular community teams prior to the war but the all-absorbing conflict in Europe interrupted the normal flow of athletic activity here, so that a new beginning had to be made.
Most patrons trace the beginning to the All-Service team of 1919, which was made up entirely of home talent and from soldiers who had been brothers-in-arms
during the trying days of 1916, 1917 and 1918, mainly from the 103rd Engineers, All Service was a strong team which played hard games with opponents in this
area; Shenandoah, Coaldale, Gilberton, Mount Carmel, and other rugged outfits. Local competition was so strong, all teams started to import strong material from
outside, so that all became professional in class. By 1922, Pottsville had brought in players such as Clarence Beck and Jerry Boland. At the time Frank Schoeneman, Harold Kingsburg and Irvin Heinz were active in promoting the team. Later, Dr.
John G. Striegal became interested.
