Who Were The Chicago Stayms?

The Chicago Stayms were an independent football team that was founded in 1917. They went on to play some football games in 1917, 1919, and 1920 (in 1919 were referred to as the Chicago Austin Stayms). In 1920. They played 11 games in 1920, including 9 home games at Pyott Park in Chicago. There first game was on the road against the Forest Park Tigers, the game resulted in a 0-0 tie. The following week they played the Kewanee Walworths and came out with a 6-0 victory at home. They played another eight straight home games after they defeated Kewanee. Chicago Stayms would shutout Chicago Opal A.A. by a score of 27-0. The following week they would play in a 0-0 tie against the Lake Forest Young Mens Club. The Stayms the following week would defeat Chicago Amos A.A. by a score of 7-0. The next two games they would split in 3-0 scores against the Chicago Thron-Tornadoes, losing the first and winning the second. Another victory would occur the following week against the Chicago Logan Square A.C. in a 7-0 score. They would play the Chicago Boosters the following week in 7-7 tie. All of these opponents were against independent squads but the last two games would be against the Chicago Cardinals of the APFA (later to be the NFL).  The first matchup was a 14-14 tie at Pyott Park. In the last game of the season they played at Normal Park where the Chicago Stayms lost to the Cardinals in a 0-6 defeat. The Stayms would fold before the 1921 season and would be mostly forgotten about in professional football history.