Rubbernecks Magnets
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Description: The Akron Champs was the dominant name of a minor league baseball team that represented Akron, Ohio between 1905 and 1920.The team began play in 1905 as Akron Buckeyes and were members of the Ohio–Pennsylvania League when the league was formed. In 1906 to the Akron Rubbernecks, a reflection of the city's top industry. Since 1880, Akron was the home of Goodyear, BFGoodrich, and Firestone, making Akron the "Rubber Capital" of the world.
