Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-03-27
EIGHT TEAMS STILL
IN SOCCER RACE
Allied Amateur Cup Competition
Has Reached Third Round,
With FIeisher Favorite
TWO OZARK HORSES"
BY DOUGLAS STEWART
Penn Soccer Coach and President Of the Foot
hall Association Of Pennsylvania
and Eastern District

Penn soccer Coach and President Of the Foot.
and Eastern District
THE Allied Amateur Cup competition
l. has now reached the third round
with eight teams still in the running,
namely, Wolfenden- Shore, Puritan,
Flcisher. Hardwick & Magee. Ascen.
sion, Claver, De Paul and War Vet
erans.
In the ordinary course of events the
five teams first named should come
through to the final unless they meet
with bad luck in the draw.
The luck Of the draw lies a great
deal in the ground on which the teams
are drawn to play. Particularly is this
the case with Wolfenden Shore and
Puritan. the home ground in each case
being worth about two goals to these
teams. The other teams do not seem
to be so much affected by the grounds.
Hardwick & Magee and Ascension,
however, are dark horses and are just
as apt to set back some Of the others
as they are liable to be set back.
Smiths Hard Luck
A guess has been hazarded that
L
of coming through. 1t is unfortunate
that the Marshal f. Smith team has
been eliminated from the competition
strongest in the competition. The
combination Of Baggs. MOuntney. and
Rudd in the backtield Is difficult to
beat. Baggs has no superior in this
district as a goalkeeper, and Rudd is
though by many to be superior to Fer
guson of the Phillies as fullback.
The halfb0ck line of the team is good.
and the left wing made UP OF Farrell
and Rca make as fine n wing as there
Is in the city today.
The fact that Fleisher so effectually
beat Viscose the other Saturday stamps
is as probably the strongest team in this
neighborhood today outside of the Phil
lies, Of course. Fleisher Is team ap.
parently without weak spot from goal
to forward line, unless perhaps slight
weakness in tackling by the backs
which is compensated for by their fight.
ing spirit.
strong as Fleisher, lacking something
in goal. The forward line, made UT
of J. Jackson, Flynn, Rudolph, j.
McGhee and Thomas, is about the
strongest in the Allied.
The Puritan team is one OF tne o.dcs,
in the city, and is particularly, good
on it's home ground. The goal ant
backs are good and form very strong
defense. The halfbacks, Lynn, Wan.
bach and Pracht, form about as clever
line as there is in the city, Prach'
probably being the best OF the three.
Strong Forward Line
The Hardwick & Magee team seems
to have most of its strength In the for.
ward line. The halfback line Is not
very strong, being on the slow side
Wilson, however. makes up for lot
of the deficiencies of his mates, as h'
is a really good center. The forwards
are all good, fast and fair shots.
The Ascension team, holder OF th'
Amateur Cup, is very well balanced
having eleven players of average skill
who work together and are apt to giy'
the best of the teams a jolt. In thu
forward line the left wing has a coupl'
OF good shots. and Lefty Nolan is al
ways dangerous with his rushes. TIT
team as whole Is fast and plays hare
| during the entire game.