The Globe-Times – Bethlehem
 Thursday, May 20, 1926
STARK MAY WIN IN SOCCER SCORING
Steel Team Member Now Second in League With 39, Trailing Stevens.
FALL RIVER HEADS LEAGUE

Eliminated in further cup competition and scheduled to conclude the season with league games, Archie Stark, for two seasons premier goal scorer in the American Soccer League, will have the opportunity of aspiring to that honor again this season.

Stevens Has 42

Stark is second in the list of individual goal scorers with 39 goals. He is trailing A. Stevens, of New Bedford, who has a total of 42. Stark's 39 goals were scored in 38 games, giving him an average of a little better than one goal a game. Stevens counted his 42 goals in 43 games.

New Bedford, the New England survivor in the American Soccer League cup competition, will be engaged in cup games over the weekend against the New York Giants, survivors of the Metropolitan district.

The High Scorers

The high goal scorers and the league standings follow:

A. Stevens, New Bedford, 42; A> M. Stark, Bethlehem, 39; R> M. Blair, Boston, 36; J. Nelson, Brooklyn, 32; J. White, Fall River, 32; D. E. Brown, N. Y. Giants, 23; B. McGhee, Indiana Flooring, 23; T. Florie, Providence, 21; J. Purvis, Bethlehem, 21; H. P. Brittan, Fall River, 21.

 

P

W

D

L

Pts.

N. Y. Giants

35

13

4

18

30

Fall River

42

29

11

2

69

New Bedford

43

27

5

11

59

Boston

41

28

6

12

59

Bethlehem

38

22

5

11

49

Providence

39

21

5

13

47

Indiana Flooring

40

18

5

17

41

Brooklyn

40

16

7

17

39

J & P Coats

37

15

5

17

35

Shawsheen

44

11

3

30

25

Philadelphia

44

8

3

33

19

Newark

37

5

5

27

15

1925-1926
Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club