After the Toronto Rowing and Athletic Club protested a questionable penalty call in a Hamilton Alert's victory, the ORFU ordered the Alerts to replay the game on November 23.
The Alerts proceeded to defeat the Toronto Argonauts in the Grey Cup the following week.
The Alerts tried to rejoin the ORFU with a formal request on September 6, 1913, but were denied reinstatement.
What was left of the Alerts operated separately from any union for several years until they disbanded altogether.
In 1940, several ORFU teams disbanded during the war, and several more were quickly thrown together to ensure a season was played.