▁the ▁Chicago ▁H ust le ▁and ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Does ▁at ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Arena , ▁with ▁the ▁league ' s ▁inaug ural ▁game ▁attract ing ▁four ▁minutes ▁of ▁coverage ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁night ' s ▁CBS ▁Even ing ▁News ▁with ▁Walter ▁C ron k ite . ▁Mil w au kee ▁mayor ▁Henry ▁Ma ier ▁issued ▁a ▁pro clam ation ▁li ken ing ▁this ▁first ▁game ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁professional ▁football ▁game , ▁played ▁in ▁Lat ro be , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁pro ▁baseball ▁game , ▁played ▁in ▁C inc inn ati . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁two ▁divisions , ▁with ▁Chicago , ▁Mil w au kee , ▁the ▁Iowa ▁Cor net s ▁and ▁Minnesota ▁F ill ies ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Division , ▁while ▁the ▁Day ton ▁Rock ettes , ▁Houston ▁Ang els , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁G ems ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Stars ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁East . ▁The ▁eight ▁initial ▁teams ▁paid ▁$ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁their ▁franch ise , ▁while ▁the ▁four ▁teams ▁to ▁be ▁added ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 – 8 0 ▁season ▁were ▁expected ▁to ▁pay ▁$ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁$ 2 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁per ▁team ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁four ▁more ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁The ▁Does ▁had ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 7 , 8 2 4 ▁at ▁the ▁game , ▁which ▁saw ▁the ▁h omet own ▁team ▁lose ▁to ▁Chicago ▁