Post War Resurgence
When he returned to the U.S. in 1919, he joined Paterson F.C. which went the 1919 National Challenge Cup final, losing to Bethlehem Steel by a 2-0 score. Following the cup, Stark joined Bethlehem for the team’s August 10, 1919 to September 24, 1919 tour of Sweden and Denmark. On that tour, Bethlehem went 6-2-6 (w-l-t). Stark then moved to Kearny, New Jersey club Erie A.A. of the NAFBL. In a controversial decision, league officials awarded Erie A.A. the title even though Bethlehem Steel had one more point. Bethlehem Steel appealed to the U.S. Soccer Football Association which reversed the decision. Stark remained with Erie A.A., now known as Harrison Erie S. C. through the end of the 1920-1921 season, but when several teams defected to form a new league, to be known as the American Soccer League, the NAFBL folded. Stark then jumped to the New York Field Club of the newly established American Soccer League (ASL) in 1921. By this time he had gained a reputation as a prolific scorer and was sought after by several teams. In three seasons with New York F.C., Stark scored forty-five goals in sixty-nine games. In his last season with the team, he bagged nearly a goal a game when he scored twenty-one in twenty-five games.
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