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Pre-cursor to the modern day fantasy sports league.
Tosa-leagues were started during [the Great Depression], when bored sports fans would make up their own leagues and seasons [using] real players.  Drafts were carried out using a complex number system that was applicable to every league and easy to use once memorized.  The financial costs of setting up or joining a league were minimal, and many people formed multiple teams in multiple leagues, to the point where they were essentially "tossing up" a league (hence the title).
Unlike fantasy sports leagues, Tosa-leagues require some degree of interaction, simulated or otherwise.  Tosa-league participants are forbidden to trade players during the season, and must stick with whichever athletes they initially drafted.
Tosa-League enthusiasm grinded to a halt once America entered the Second World War.  Most soldiers were no longer able to follow [professional] sports, and army regulations kept them from engaging in any kind of interaction.
Tosa-leagues enjoyed a moderate resurgence of interest in the 1980's, and have continued to grow in popularity ever since.  They are often used with [high school sports], where their interaction requirement is far more feasible.  The original number system is still used to this day.

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