Haven-Villa of Winter Haven

However, the day of the game, Thorpe and several of the other Cardinals, fresh off of a loss against Red Grange and the Chicago Bears of the National Football League, showed up in the Haven-Villa line-up.

The win, however, proved costly, as Gyp Downey, the team's star kicker, suffered a fractured collar bone, ending his season.

Prior to the game, Palm Beach was reportedly undefeated in seven previous outings and touted as the Southern professional champions.

The Cardinals were now playing under the banner of "Lena Vista," while the Millville-Haven-Villa team was billed as the "Eastern States All-Stars."

Most of the players caught the train back to Philadelphia the following evening, although a few extended their stay to pursue some real estate investment opportunities.

However, there was a lack of fan interest, as the final games between the Cardinals and Big Blue drew small crowds of only a few hundred spectators.