In front of 15,000 fans at Harrison Field in Harrison, New Jersey,

the Paterson Silk Sox overcame a 2-0 deficit to tie Scullin Steel,

forcing a replay of the Final in a week.

Paterson pressed early, as Joseph Irvine struck an upright, and

Bill Fryer headed a corner kick over the bar. Paterson's Tommy

Duggan also sent a good shot just over the right corner of the

goal. Soon Scullin made offensive inroads of their own, forcing

Renzulli to make a few difficult saves. At the 38th minute, Scullin

broke the ice, as Brannigan caught Renzulli a bit too far out of his

goal, and put the ball away for a 1-0 halftime lead.

In the second period, Scullin kept their pressure up, and were

rewarded with a second goal. Allie Schwartz scored in the 57th

minute, off a pass from Rooney. Paterson wasted no time in

responding through Tommy Duggan eight minutes later. Paterson

kept up the pace, winning corner after corner, 21 in total. With

just six minutes remaining, John Heminsley netted the game winner,

after a pass from frank McKenna. Paterson continued their push,

winning more corner kicks, but Scullin held their attack at bay for the

remainder of normal time, and thirty minutes of extra time as well

4/1/23  Harrison Field - Harrison, New Jersey

Paterson Silk Sox 2-2(aet) Scullin Steel

(PSS – Tommy Duggan 65’, John Heminsley 84’; Scullin – Brannigan 38’, Allie Schwarz 57’)

Paterson - Pete Renzulli, Joe Reynolds, Whitehead, F. Adams, Bill Fryer, Billy Herd, 

Tommy Duggan, Jack McGuire, John Heminsley, Frank McKenna, Joseph Irvine

Scullin - Oellerman, Oberle, Brady, Hennessy, Zarachel,

Murphy, Bechtold, Rooney, Schwarz, Brannigan, Mitchell

Att - 15,000  Referee - J.B. Stark

The U.S.F.A. decided that the replay would be held in the East, and just two days 

after the Final between Paterson and Scullin, the St. Louis club announced they 

would not be able to field a team for the rematch. Oellerman, Brannigan, Mulvey and 

Rooney had departed for baseball training camps. Had the replay been held in

St. Louis, they could have made the final, but a long trip back East was out of the 

question. On top of this, Scullin players Nolan, Bechtold and Bentley were injured. 

Instead of fielding an inferior team against Paterson, the Scullin management decided 

the honorable way would be to relinquish their championship to Paterson.