Who Were The Thorn Tornadoes?

The Chicago Thorn-Tornadoes were an independent football team that played professional football games in 1920 and 1921. The team played home games at Whitman & Barnes Field. The team finished 1920 with a 5-3-3 record. They played two APFA teams that year, the first APFA team they played was the Rock Island Independents which resulted in a 7-7. The other game against an APFA team was 27-0 against the Chicago Tigers. They had an identical record in 1921. In their last ever season the team played no APFA teams. Majority of the games they played were in or near the Chicago area. The tam folded after the 1921 season.