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Niles Historical Banquet Highlights Early Days of Pro Football

The Pottsville Maroons, one of the early professional football teams, made their mark by defeating the legendary Four Horseman. The Stein brothers of Niles are pictured on this team and will be the subject of the Niles Historical Society Banquet on April 30. Photo by Roselyn Gadd.

gether a grid machine that was a great one.
In W.W. Griffin's last year as coach, he had developed a wonderful team. They had everything and plenty to spare. Look at the line. First and foremost at the roving center was Herb Stein. He was the toughest man to get through and as fast as any on the team, uncanny at solving the other fellows' plays and a deadly tackler and blocker. He was simply poison to every team he played against.
At fullback on this great team was Russ Stein, a triple-threat performer. When he hit the opposing line, it was like the force of all-out war. This lad was a sure-fire thrower of passes, and he always placed the punts right where he wanted them to be, away from the other fellows.
They played Rayen winning 6-10, Beaver Falls 7-34, Ashtabula Harbor 0-43, Barberton 0-57, Salem 6-20 , Meadville 0-34, Sharon 0-62 and East Liverpool 0-31 that year. There were only around 250 students in the Niles high school. Most of those school that Niles played against had far more students.
Both of the Stein boys went on to play football in college. Herb played both offensive and defensive line at the University of Pittsburgh, unanimous selection two years in succession as All American center while starring with the Panthers. He was captain of the legendary coach Pop Warner's team at Pitt.
Russ played for Washington and Jefferson University in Pennsylvania. He was named the All-American tackle by Walter Camp and all other sports writers. Washington & Jefferson played at the Rose Bowl to a

scoreless tie, in which Russ received the Most Valuable Player award. It is unusual for a lineman to receive that award. Russ and Herb were the first brothers to be named 'All-American' in 1921.
After college the brothers played for various professional teams. This was about the time, in 1925, when the National Football League was being formed. Both Herb and Russ had signed on to a team called the Pottsville Maroons. The team was a group of tough hard- scrabble miners from Pennsylvania and they dominated the NFL in their inaugural season. They had an outstanding season and in the final game they played a team called the Chicago Cardinals and won 21-7. The Chicago Cardinals later became the Green Bay Packers.
David Fleming , senior writer for ESPN Magazine captures the story of the Pottsville Maroons and the start of the now powerful NFL organization in his recently published 'Breaker Boys' book. It is more than just a gridiron classic. It is a one of NFL's last great untold stories.
Fleming will be the speaker for the annual spring dinner of the Niles Historical Society on Wednesday, April 30. All sports-minded people will enjoy his informative talk followed by a book signing. The book 'Breaker Boys' will be on sale at the dinner for $20.
The swiss steak dinner will be held at Ciminero's Banquet Center at 6 p.m. Dinner tickets cost $20 each. They will be available at Niles Mayor Ralph Infante's office and Altobelli Real Estate office at 304 Vienna Ave., or call the Ward-Thomas Museum (330) 544-2143 for information. Deadline for reservations is April 26.

The Niles Historical Society will highlight two Niles brothers who played professional football for the legendary Pottsville Maroons. The NHS annual banquet on April 30 will feature the story of these two brothers.
Many people in Niles will remember the names Herb and Russ Stein as great football players from Niles. They were the first and only brother from Niles to become All-Americans and play professional football.
Russ and Herb Stein were sons of Frederick David Stein and Nancy Eaton Troxel Stein. It was their maternal great grandfather, Daniel Heaton who built the first iron furnace in the Western Reserve. Russ Stein was born in 1896 and two years later, his brother, Herb was born.
During the early 1900s, Cherry and Lafayette Streets ended in a pasture on Frank Stein's farm. Their home was located on Vienna Avenue. Frank Stein was a farmer and a hard task master. He demanded work be completed before fun began and it was told that in order for the boys to play on the football team, they first had to get the crops in from the fields and do their chores. One time the whole football team had to go help get the crops in so that the Stein brothers could play in the game. They were both strong and competitive players and loved the game.
Back in the early 1900s, Niles football teams were in the limelight all over the area. Those were the years when teams were coached by a man who later became Municipal Judge W.W. Griffin. For a couple of years he had been building teams that were tops around here. He had started in 1911, and by 1913, he had welded to

The 2nd Annual Special Needs Expo in Youngstown

The 2nd Annual Special Needs Expo, hosted by Miracles Unlimited Inc. will be held on Saturday, April 26 at the Chevrolet Centre in Youngstown from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. The purpose of the Special Need Expo is to provide parents, caregivers, and educators with the resources they need to maximize the quality of life of their special needs person. It also gives the special needs adult access to information, resources and products they might otherwise not have access to. For exhibitor information contact Event Coordinator, Debra Grim at 330-792-7620.

TOPS #1262 meeting notes

April 9, The meeting of TOPS #1262 McDonald opened with a prayer and pledge to the American Flag. Best Loser was Rosemary Connelly, runner-up was Sue Boles and KOPS was Pauline Hentchel.
We welcomed back Ann Freeman, sang Happy Birthday to Nancy Price. Report of sick: We are glad to hear Pat Davidson is back home and doing well after her hip surgery.
We have new contest called The Token Game. It will run from April 9 to May 14. Anyone interested in signing up see Linda Chuirazzi or Shirley Grimm.
A reminder that ARD (Area Recognition Day) is April 19 at Northeastern Medical College in Rootstown, Ohio. Registration is from 8:15 to 9:15 with the meeting starting at 9:30. Hope to see you there...

St. Rose Ladies of Mount Carmel new officers

The Ladies of Mount Carmel of St. Rose Church recently elected a new slate of officers for the 2008-2010 term. The new officers are Pat Ginocchi, president; Teresa Kuhn, vice-president; Tina Siciliano, secretary; Louise Rose, treasurer.
The new officers will be installed at the annual Mother-Daughter banquet Tuesday, May 13 beginning at 6 p.m. at The Brentford House in Hubbard. A buffet dinner will be featured and the cost is $14 for adults; $7 for children ages 6-12; free for children 5 and under.
All reservations are due in by April 29. If you do not receive a call for a reservation, please call Tina Siciliano at 330-545-9594 by April 29.

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