Akron Champs
Minor League Baseball team
The Akron Champs was the dominant name of a minor league baseball team that represented Akron, Ohio between 1907 and 1911. The Champs won four consecutive Ohio–Pennsylvania League championships from 1908 to 1911.
History
The team began play in 1905 as Akron Buckeyes and were members of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League when the league was formed. In 1906 to the Akron Rubbernecks, an reflection of the city's top industry. Since 1880, Akron was the home of Goodyear, BFGoodrich, and Firestone, making Akron the "Rubber Capital" of the world.
The manager of the Akron team during their first three seasons was Walter East, who would later become the basketball coach at the University of Akron men's basketball team. East however also made headlines in the sport of professional football. In 1906, he played football for the Massillon Tigers of the "Ohio League" and is best known for his role fixing a championship football series in 1906 between the Canton Bulldogs and the Tigers. However, in Akron East was seen as being the hapless victim in the scandal. He was retained as manager of the Akron baseball team.
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