Art Folz, a substitute quarterback for the Cardinals, convinced four players from Englewood High School, located in Chicago, into joining the Badgers for the game under assumed names, thereby ensuring that the Cardinals' opponent was not a pro caliber club.
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According to Bob Carroll of the Professional Football Researchers Association, "The Cardinals didn't defy the league," Carroll said.
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He is best known for a role he played in a scandal that involved Folz hiring a group of high school football players from his alma mater, Chicago's Engelwood High School, to play for the Milwaukee Badgers, against the Cardinals.