Social Make Up of The Evansville Teams
The Crimson Giants relied more on outside talent, that their predessors the Ex-Collegians. 17 of the Crimson Giants 30 players in 1921 were from Evansville. By 1922 only 5 of the team's 17 players were locals. In contrast, 22 of 23 players on the 1920 Ex-Collegians were from Evansville. When faced with competition from the Giants in 1921, the Ex-Collegians brought in a few outsiders before folding, but generally semi-pro teams spent little effort on recruiting. Both the Ex-Collegians and the Crimson Giants relied almost exclusively on players with college experience. Both teams consisted overwhelmingly of players from middle class backgrounds. Only a few blue collar workers played professional football in Evansville in the early 1920s. Of every players whose occupation could be determined, almost all of them were white collar workers. The 1921 Crimson Giants even included three lawyers, one physician, and one dentist. It is believed that the blue collars workers were excluded from football in Evansville due to a lack of leisure time.
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