History of the Police Activities League. The P.A.L. started with a bang -- a rock through a window, to be more precise. A youth gang in New York City, harassing storekeepers and generally making life miserable in the neighborhood, caused the problem that pioneered the concept of the Police Athletic League. Lieutenant Ed Flynn of the New York Police Departmentâs Crime Prevention Bureau liked kids.
The red and tortoiseshell colors were introduced into the breed in the 1930s by crossing purebred Siamese with red tabby or tortoiseshell British Shorthair cats carrying orange (O) genes. The Red Point Siamese cat family merits a page of its own, and includes Red, Cream, and Apricot Points.
Flame Point Siamese Cat. The Flame Point Siamese cat has been bred to mix the red gene with the Siamese color point gene to create a mix from cream to red. Himalayan. Himalayas are long haired cats that come from mixing Persian, Siamese and domesticated longhair cats, to make chocolate and lilac points.