ational ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Professional ▁Football ▁Association ▁located ▁at ▁Ralph ▁Hay ' s ▁H up mobile ▁deal ership . ▁The ▁pair ▁renamed ▁their ▁team , ▁the ▁M unc ie ▁Fly ers , ▁and ▁the ▁franch ise ▁ ▁became ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁new ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁The ▁Fly ers ▁lost ▁their ▁first ▁scheduled ▁league ▁game , ▁to ▁the ▁Rock ▁Island ▁Independ ents , ▁ 4 5 - 0 . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁team ' s ▁poor ▁showing , ▁the ▁Dec atur ▁St ale ys ▁can ce led ▁their ▁game ▁against ▁M unc ie , ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁following ▁week . ▁ ▁Ball ▁couldn ' t ▁find ▁any ▁other ▁AP FA ▁teams ▁willing ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁a ▁struggling ▁team . ▁Such ▁a ▁match - up ▁would ▁not ▁draw ▁many ▁fans , ▁or ▁gate ▁rece i pts . ▁The ▁Fly ers ▁only ▁other ▁scheduled ▁game , ▁against ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Tri angles ▁in ▁early ▁November , ▁was ▁ra ined ▁out . ▁However , ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁did ▁win ▁three ▁non - le ague ▁games ▁before ▁the ▁season ▁ended . ▁ ▁M unc ie ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁league ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 . ▁However , ▁the ▁Fly ers ▁lost ▁to ▁the ▁Evans ville ▁C rim son ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Cel ts ▁to ▁open ▁the ▁season . ▁A ▁scheduled ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁was ▁also ▁cancel led , ▁and ▁Check aye ▁and ▁Ball ▁fol ded ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁left ▁the ▁AF PA . ▁