Claim: The 1925 National Football League controversy started when American sports executive and NFL commissioner Joseph Carr suspended Pottsville, which had the best record of the season, and was about to get the NFL title under the league rules.
Evidence: Joseph Francis Carr (October 22, 1879 – May 20, 1939) was an American sports executive in American football, baseball, and basketball. The controversy centers on the suspension of the Pottsville Maroons by NFL commissioner Joseph Carr, which prevented them from taking the title. The Maroons were one of the dominant teams of the 1925 season, and after defeating the Chicago Cardinals 21–7 on December 6, came away with the best record in the league.