blood vessel in his arm, the latter of which resulted in artery hemorrhaging. With Grange out, the Bears lost 24–0. His injury prompted the Bears to cancel a game against the Cleveland All-Stars, leading to the game organizer suing for breach of contract. Grange missed the following game against the lowly Detroit Panthers after a blood clot developed in his arm. Nevertheless, he joined his teammates at the stadium and was greeted by fans at halftime. In front of a crowd of just 4,111, he watched from the sideline as his team was shut out once again 21–0; $18,000 was later refunded to the fans in attendance. On December 13, the Bears returned to Chicago to host the Giants, but with Grange still out, many canceled their ticket reservations and only 18,000 watched as the Bears lost 9–0. "No other team before or since has ever attempted such a grueling schedule as the 1925 Bears and I'm sure never will," Grange wrote in his 1953 autobiography. Grange had some success in this season, scoring three touchdowns overall. Still, the star of the team was Joe Sternaman who scored six touchdowns, threw for three more, and added three field goals and 18 PATs. Sternaman scored 72 of the Bears' 158 points. January barnstorming tour At the end of the 1925 season, the Bears embarked on a barnstorming tour, playing games in Florida, Louisiana, California and Washington, usually against local pick-up teams. To avoid further injuries like in December, the team held week-long breaks between stretches in which they played games on consecutive days. The Bears' roster, which typically carried 18 players, grew to 21 for the tour with additions like quarterback Richard Vick, halfback Harold Erickson, end Paul Goebel, tackle Roy Lyman, and center Ralph Claypool. The team left for Florida on December 21, traveling in a Pullman train car called "Bethulla" that the players nicknamed "Dog House". Pyle also hired a porter to carry their luggage and arranged for matching sweaters. The train arrived in Miami two days later, from which they went to Coral Gables, Florida for a banquet attended by alumni from the University of Illinois. Prior to their Christmas Day game against the Coral Gables All-Stars, Halas, Sternaman, and Pyle visited the game site and noticed it was merely a field of sand. To their surprise, a group of 200 carpenters quickly began constructing a temporary 25,000-seat