The revived league still had some great stars like Albert Kerr and Art Throop, but many of the players got better offers from the Canadian leagues in late December and the team lineups were patched together at best to complete the season.
V prvi sezoni, skupno sicer že peti, so v ligi sodelovala štiri moštva: Pittsburgh Lyceum, Pittsburgh Athletic Club, Pittsburgh Bankers in novoustanovljeno moštvo Pittsburgh Pirates.