Frankford Athletic Association
Sports thrived in and around Frankford, and the community organized several local teams. The rivalry between two Frankford teams in particular inspired the creation of the Frankford Athletic Association. Football games between the Pennant Club and The Central electrified the Frankford community. Looking to capitalize on this community support, the F.A.A. was formally organized in 1899.
Men of Frankford came together to start the F.A.A and encouraged the neighborhood to get involved. On May 25, 1899, a meeting was held at the Suburban Club where plans to offer 100 shares in the F.A.A. at $10.00 per share were agreed upon. At the end of each year, F.A.A. profits were donated to community organizations like the Frankford Hospital nursery and local parks.
Charter Document of the Frankford Athletic Association
Standard F.A.A. Player Contract – Ed Weir
The aim of the Association being to stand second to none in the Foot Ball and Base Ball World and give Frankford people first-class games at a nominal figure.
Although baseball remained the F.A.A.’s primary sport – generating over four times the revenue as football and winning the 1905 Championship – the football team continued its dominance of local teams during the first decade of the 20th century. The team began to schedule more games, upgrade the grounds and build bigger grandstands.
Presidents of the Frankford Athletic Association
James S. McMaster – 1899
Edward S. Davis – 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904
G. Frank Lever – 1905
Wm. M. France – 1906, 1907
William Abbott – 1908, 1909
H.S. “Shep” Royal – 1909-1925, 1931
Theodore E. Holden – 1926
James L. Adams – 1927
Captains/Coaches of the Football Team of Frankford A.A.
William Riddell, Jr. – 1899
George Kohler – 1906
George C. Gilmore – 1908
Coach George Johnson / Captain “Bob” Remmey – 1920
Coach George Johnson / Captain Dale Kaufman / Dr. Weinstein – 1921
Henry John “Heinie” Miller – 1922
Lou Little – 1923
Punk Berryman – 1924
Guy Chamberlin – 1925-1926 / Captain Bull Behman 1925
Charley Moran, Russ Daugherty (co-coach with Charley Rogers, Ed Weir and Swede Youngstrom) – 1927
Ed Weir – 1928
Bull Behman – 1929
Bull Behman, George Gibson – 1930
Herb Joesting – 1931
Managers of the Football Team of Frankford A.A.
Clarence E. Swope – 1899, 1900, 1901
Edward S. Gilmore – 1902
Jesse R. Purnell – 1903, 1904, 1905
George C. Gilmore – 1906, 1907
Bruce F. Wilson – 1908-1909
Howard Bowker – 1916-1924
Robert B. Haines – 1928-1929
Joe Evans – 1931
