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The Riders went back into a decline after the championships.

Again, another Ottawa team, the Ottawa Rangers, was developing talent and enjoying success, winning the Quebec title.

The Riders absorbed the Rangers in 1933, getting Rangers stars Andy Tommy, Arnie Morrison and " Fat Quinn '.

That same year the Riders added more talent, bringing in American imports " Windy " O ' Neil and Lorne Johnson.

In 1935, the Riders added an American, Roy Berry, who would be mysterious about his origins.

The Riders defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the final two games of the Big Four schedule to deny Toronto the Big Four championship, and the Argonauts protested that Berry was not who he said he was.

In fact, it turned out that Berry was Bohn Hilliard who had played professional baseball, making him ineligible for Canadian football, and he had kept his identity a secret from Ottawa officials.