Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-01-09
Jimmy MURPHY TO
PLAY SOCCER HERE
Former Bethlehem Player Will
Hold Down Outside Right
for Philadelphia F. c.
GERMANTOWN WINS AGAIN

The Philadelphia +. c.. leaders OF
the American Soccer League. have again
apparently hit their stride, judging by
their showing against the J. & +. Coats
eleven on SATURDAY.. when the locals
won by the score of 3 goals TO I.
The Phillies were without the scrv-
ices of Captain Porter. who still Is
nursing an injury, but the team played
with dash and vim from the start,
and the work of Bill Nelson. who took
Captain rorter's place at center hall
wGi especially fine. Goats held the
League leaders TO n goal tic in the
first half. but Larry Campbelis two
goals in the final period decided the
issue.
The outlook is exceedingly bright, as
Porter will be in the next game. lie
would have started on saturday, but
at the last minute 1t was decided 10
keep him out. Harold Britain Is also
coming along nicely and he Will start
practice for the first time TINS week
Sign New Outside Right
1t is to be hoped that the weak spot
ut outside right has been plugged up
with the signing ot Jimmy Murphy, an
nounced today Murphy is the former
/ bethlehem player and has speed to burn.
lie will also get started In the next
game.
Murphy is a graduate of Brown Uni.
versity and at one time played quarter"
/ back on the football team. He was o
member of the eleven that defeated
Harvard some five or six years ago.
/ Another soccer game on Saturday
! which proved to be decidedly exciting
was played at Tenth and Butler streets
between the TIibernians and llardwic!;
K Magec. The Industrial LcaguCrs
were beaten goals TO =. Bart McGhee
making all the points for the winners.
Pennant for Germantown
Germantown Cricket Club. cham
pions of the FIRST division OF the Cricket
/ Club League. practically won another
title by defeating Philadelphia Whites
| goal to o. The lone tally was headed
into the net by J. Beard following a
corner kick by Tatnall.
The big games in the Allied first di =,
vision between WolfCndcn- Shore and
viscose and Puritan and Kensington
Congregat tional both resulted in ono
goal draws, while in the West Phlla :
dclphia League Albion kept its record
for the season clean defeating Consho =
hocken goals o. w
In section Il. first division, Allied
League, Canadian War Veterans wOn
from Paradise - TO 0. while Fairview
and Gordon +. G.. each scored one goal.
Glen Social went down to TO z de-
feat at the hands of Wildwood and Ma =
tivity and Ascension played Close
game at the formers field, Ascension
winning out In the final half to Q.
Arrange Schedule
At a special meeting of tho Amcri
can Soccer League. held in New l"rE
Yesterday. games for the n"vt mont
were arranged as follows TO be playcC
on the grounds oi the first named clubs
January Il, Falco A. &. vs.. j. 4
p. ,nats, Fall River vs.. Philadelphia
II. Harrison VS.. Todd's Shipyard. New
York vs.. Philadelphia; 81, Philadel'
phia VS.. Fall River ID, New York VS.
Fall River, Todd's Shipyard VS.. Falct
4. c.. q. Fall River ys. ]. & p
Coats, Philadelphia VS.. Falco A. G.
90. Harrison VS.. Falco a. c., Todd
Shipyard VS.. Fall RIVER. New York vs
!. & =. Coats: February i, Philadcl
phia vs. Harrison. Fall River IS. New
York. Falco 4. c. VS.. Todd's Ship
yard; !, Todd's Shipyard vs.. Philadel
iphia. New York VS.. Harrison.