as ury , ▁which ▁was ▁bl amed ▁on ▁poor ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁R ival ry ▁with ▁St aten ▁Island ▁Prior ▁to ▁Orange ▁becoming ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁NFL , ▁the ▁team ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁rival ry ▁with ▁another ▁future ▁NFL ▁franch ise , ▁the ▁St aten ▁Island ▁St ap let ons . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Sim and l ▁can ce led ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁St ap let ons ▁in ▁a ▁dispute ▁over ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁gate ▁rece i pts . ▁A ▁few ▁weeks ▁later ▁before ▁the ▁final ▁St ap let ons ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁in ▁St aten ▁Island , ▁Sim and l ▁demanded ▁that ▁the ▁St apes ▁game ▁be ▁played ▁in ▁Orange , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁To ▁avoid ▁losing ▁the ▁game , ▁St ap let ons ▁manager ▁Dan ▁Bla ine ▁agreed ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁Orange . ▁ ▁American ▁Association ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁proposal ▁by ▁Sim and l ▁for ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁a ▁minor ▁league ▁system ▁for ▁pro ▁football . ▁Sim and l ' s ▁T orn ado es ▁were ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁league . ▁He ▁moved ▁the ▁team ▁back ▁to ▁New ark ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁then ▁sold ▁his ▁team ▁to ▁George ▁Hal as ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁In ▁the ▁Same ▁League ▁Just ▁St aten ▁Out ▁on ▁the ▁Island ▁Nothing ▁Minor ▁About ▁it ▁The ▁Team ▁That ▁Time