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In the two seasons of the league's existence, the Chiefs fielded a competitive team. In 1940, the team scored the most points and gave up the fewest over the course of the season, but lost to
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For the two years of the league's existence, the Chiefs were a popular draw as they played in
Wisconsin's largest stadium. The AFL had accepted the 1941 entrance of a new Detroit team and deferred it until 1942, but the
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in a three-way race for the championship, with the Chiefs' continuing inability to defeat the
Bullies (losing in Columbus and tying in Milwaukee) led to Columbus repeating as AFL champions and Milwaukee finishing third.
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in becoming charter members of a new major-league AFL (the triple defection triggered the demise of the minor league, allowing the new major league to adopt the AFL name). The team president was
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announced the suspension of league activities until after the war, but the league – and the Chiefs – never returned.
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for the 1940 season, the new team joined fellow AFL members
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