Glad you liked it, John! As I mention in the article, the "champs" in the Ohio League were always based on public opinion which means sometimes there was no clear cut champ. In particular, the Youngstown Patricians are often cited as the champs in 1915 because they had the best record of the Ohio teams that were considered at the highest level of play. However, the Patricians did not play either Massillon or Canton that year! Massillon and Canton split their two games and also each lost to another team.
Patricians 8 - 0 - 1
Canton 5 - 2
Massillon 5 - 2
public opinion was split between these three teams. Fans of the Patricians argued that they were undefeated and beat the Washington Vigilantes who were often considered a top notch non-Ohio team. Canton won the last game against Massillon and when teams split, it was generally thought that the team who won the second game won the season series. HOWEVER, the Canton win in that second game was highly controversial. That is a whole other story.
jeff
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