American League of Professional Football

It was created by the owners of the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, partly to fill their dormant stadiums in the winter months and partly for publicity reasons to keep their baseball seasons visible to the public during the off-season.

[4] Although the club owners encouraged attendance by setting ticket prices low, typically 25 cents, the turn out was light, averaging about 500 spectators.

However, other club owners accused Baltimore of illegally employing British players,[3] and U.S. immigration officials soon began to investigate the allegations.

[3] This was combined with a move by the American Football Association to ban players from the ALPF from playing in the AFA.

[7] The combination of these new competitive pressures and the ongoing immigration investigation scuppered the planned 1895 season and the League itself.