Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-12-07
SMITH SOCCER|TES
(. SHOW RARE FORM
Store Boys Exceeding Expecta-
tions in First Division Al
lied League Race
MAYS DESERVES CREDIT

WITH the playing OF nearly one-half
w Of the Allied Soccer schedule, It In
NOW possible to get a line on the play
ins ability of the respective elevcns.
Tho first division teams Of the Allied
League are running true to form, with
tbe execution Of the Marshall Il. Smith
players, who are exceeding expecta-
tons.
The store boys we're reported at the
start Of the season as only having n
Ghost Of their former star team. but all
sye games have resulted in victories,
and they have had but three goals
scored against them.
Manager Jack Mays deserves wonder
mi credit for the showing he has made.
Deserted by all his stars of last season.
Mays stepped out and engaged number
n old playcrs. and, with n mixture Of
Youngsters, has succeeded in rounding
out most formidable lineup.
FELTON, Starring at Goal
FELTON,. Mt goal. Is all TINT can be de-
drcd. The fullbncks. Mountney and
Hemingway, are playing better football
than any others in the district. In
the halfback line he was compelled to
secure three new nen1 and was for
tunate in landing Big Douglas, the
Scotch crack, who recently arrived III
This country. u
The other halfbacks. Price. former
Girard College captain. and Walker,
last year with Colonial, are playing
wonderful ball.
The forward line has seen numerous
changes owing to injuries of the play
.rs. Meredith Lee, the Chinese star
from the University of Pennsylvania,
was put out for the season when he was
injured In an early contest, while
sanenwald and Walsh were also Grip
pied early.
Farrell and Rea Good
The playing Of the left wing has
been exceptionally good. Farrell and
Rea have been together MI season and
have played splendid ball. Johnny
Rea is playing the best game of his long
career and Farrell, nero youngster,
making his debut in the first division,
IA one of the best passing forwards in
the city and with a little more expert
ence may develop into crackerjack
all-around player.
Manager May is fortunate in having
three youngsters make good in one
season. Price and Walker have seen
only nineteen years, and Farrell is
year Younger. Walker Is the best OF
The trio. McShane and Flanagan, al
though playing different positions have
given a good account of themselves ana
tbe veteran, Roy Brookes, who has
lust been signed up, should fit in per-
fectly with the rest of the team. .,
Puritan, tied for second "lace win
Wolfenden- Shore, is probably capable
Of PLAYING the best football of any team
in the league. They have no stars un-
less Jim Parker, at tulioack' OF
Pracht, at inside left, could be ciasseu
as luminaries, but they have eleven
first class athletes who play 1ootoall
all the time.
Too Many Stars
Wolfenden- Shores case Is exactly
onnosite Every man on the team Is
a star and there is entirely too much
Individual work. The weak spot on
the club is at goal. Most Of the Wolf
enden points have been scored through |
the individual brilliance of their for,
wards. Rudhart. at center half, and
Rudolph, at center forward, are the
particular stars of the combination.
For Viscose it might be said the team
10 weak in front of the goal. The
forwards lack shooting ability and
Bobby Kevis misses repeatedly. rms
alone will keep the eleven from being |
q championship contender. The backs
and hafbacks are very strong.
Kens ngton is weak in spots, but |
the weakness of the halfbackS and right |
fullback, who plays the man instead OF
the ball, are big handicaps.
Fairhlll FIivved
Fairhill, picked by the experts to go
through the season without defeat'
Is flirting with the cellar and the team 8
poor showing is hard to explain. Ihey
ore good from goal to center forward,
but several players pay too much atten-
ton to the man and not enough to the
ball. Then the team talks too much
and instead of playing soccer are con-
tinually buzzing among themselves.
Kingsessing apparently lacks the
class, but Manager Clark has trio
Of splendid players in Rudd, Swenglcr
and Jacoveli. The second half of the
schedule may bring changes, as Fair
hill will surely go better and Wolfcn-
den Shore will come strong with proper
harmony in the team.
While Marshall f. Smith will prob
ably lose a few games, the store boys
should be able to retain the lead, rs
they now have a three point advan-
tage over Puritan and Wolfenden-
Shore. Puritan looks to be coming
along better and ViscOse and Kensing-
ton may hand trimming to the leaders