 The point of contention was the claim of supremacy in the capital of Ionia.However, this antagonism was progressively blunted, since the men of Apollon were active mainly in football and went on to create one of the most powerful teams of Asia Minor and one of the three most important teams in Greek lands, whereas Panionios was focused on the track, producing some very important athletes.In 1904, Apollon took part in the Pan-Hellenic athletics that were organized in Athens.