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 Dick
was a star of the All-American team which made the first overseas trip by
a U.S. national team when it toured Scandinavia in 1916 and scored one
of the three U.S. goals in the international against Sweden.
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Personal Information |
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Class of 1950 |
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Born:
October 13, 1893 -
Philadelphia, PA |
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Died: February 3, 1950 - Philadelphia, PA |
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Position: Full Back |
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Int'l
Caps: 2 |
Int'l
Goals: 1 |
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He played in five of the six games
played on the tour including the international against Norway. A versatile athlete at Northeast Manual
Training School in the Kensington district of Philadelphia he played
soccer for the famous Lighthouse Boys Club and also independent
semi-pro baseball. He played
his club soccer in Philadelphia with the Kensington, Victor and
Disston clubs and in the American Soccer League with Harrison in the
1921-22 season and then with Fleischer Yarn in 1924-25.
On the 1916 tour of Scandinavia he also played baseball for the
American team against the baseball team of Vasteras picking up two
base hits. Later at the age of
29 he became and outfielder with the Philadelphia National League
baseball franchise and in 1927 appeared in 115 games. In 1928 he moved
over to the American League to play for the Washington Senators but an
injury restricted his appearances to just 16 games. He subsequently moved over to the International Baseball
League and played for Rochester and Buffalo.
In 1934, Jimmy Wilson, his lifelong friend from the Kensington
district, then the Philadelphia manager named him first base coach a
position he held for three seasons.
He was then out of baseball until 1941 when Wilson once again
appointed him as first base coach, this time with the Chicago Cubs.
U.S. National Team
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