Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-20
lMORRELL IN ONE YEAR
J SETS. SOCCER RECORD
Mills Team, in First Season
OF Competition Loses Only
One Came Out of Nine.
YIN ALLLEACUE TILTS
BY BILL DALLAS

AOI IN w est l'nll00eIpnlu IS soccer
~ team with record unparalleled
BY any tean, in the first year of COM
petition. The club is the Morrell
Mills, which broke into the sport lime
light last summer as runners-up in the
baseball championship of the Indus.
trial Amateur Baseball. League, an
other achievement in the realm Of sport
for first year team.
All the players are employees of the
Morrell Tapestry Mills and are signed
on amateur contracts, us not man
receives single penny for his services
and plays purely for the love of the
sport. The wonderful success of the
team on several occasions last year
caused jealousy among the other clubs,
and on one occasion when tour Of the
plant was made to prove the eligibility
Of the players every single man was
found at his place.
AT the start of the season Morrell
entered the West Philadelphia divi-
sion OF the Allied Amateur League, but
even the most enthusiastic booster of
the club did not dream Of the success
that would be attained. A, franchise
should have been secured in the Allied
First Division, as the tapestry lads
have simply run away; with the series
In the West Philadelphia section. and
have beaten every OppOiient except one.
That one reverse was at the hands of
the Wanderers, and by single goal.
glance at the record for the season
is proof positive of the caliber of the
new West Philly eleven, which has its
home field at Sixty third street and
Cedar avenue, and plays Mt home every
other Saturday and on Sundays.
Score 90 Goals -
A glance at the nine league games
shows that forty one goals have been
scored by the Morrell offensive. while
opponents have been held to six. Not
a goal has been scored In the last four
league matches against the West Phila
delphians. In ten club games Morrell
has totaled 25 goals to b for the oppo-
sition.
THE team IS managed BY Williom,
1 better ,kno,cn as "Wtmp" Flynn,
pho nceds no introduction to deco.
tees Of soccer. His goal sh0otinu
is feature of his play and he u
adept at almost any position. He
head. -.
EDDIE Lyons is another all round
IL man who has been responsible for
ten of his teams goals this season.
Tom Farley follows right along with a
good brand of soccer and can certainly
cross the ball in front Of the goal.
One Of the fastest men on the team IL
frankie Thomas. who is credited with
10 3.5 for 100 yards on the track. Ht
stays In the game from. the start and
five goals Is his contribution to the total
for the season.
Two More FIynns
The Flynns are known all over a.
soccer stars, and the team has couple
more. s. Flynn is developing into a
first .class .halfback, who possesses a
wicked shot, and Hook Flynn is another
member of the famed family that il
making good. ~
Eddie Thomas Is player that Is hard
to stop and Is one Of those fellows who
can take the hard knocks without finch
Ing. while Bowie Mayors is in a class
by himself when 1t comes to playing
right back. He has the happy faculty
of breaking up combination plays, in
variably kicking in the right direction.
ELLIS JACKSON, aged forty
Il years, is back IN action after a
short illness, playing at left haif
better than eUcr. ItL q hard mat.
ter 10 understand hoo peterau
Hko Jackson manages to st0nd the
hard knocks that come tpith soccer.
but Ne never seems to mtnd.
Tho Other Players
THERE are other players who hay,
played a big part In the success OF
the club. Rube Jackson needs no in
PRODUCTION and the opposition has N
come In swarms to pass him In tbe
oAckfeld. although he weighs about a,
much as a fly. :"
George Worthline is one OF the pes,
fullbacks In the city. Hs is known
a. HAPPY George and is a sure
does not consider himself beaten and
plays hard at all times. Jimmie Town
send Is a worthy bAckfield mate for
WOrthline, and together they make up
one OF the strongest backfield combinu :
hons In the city.
The goal tender, which IL one of ths
most important positions on the team,
Ia taken care Of by Tritx Lucas. and
nothing more than the scores Of the
games played Is necessary to show how
well Frits has taken care Of his post.
Eddie McDonough II q capable under
stydy for Lucas and acts the role q
sub. Fred Clark In another player WIN