162:. He also acted as a mediator between the two rival leagues and helped negotiate a merger. However the rules of the new Atlantic Coast League forbid the ownership of two or more clubs. Mark decided to sell the Boston club but unable to find a buyer, he was forced to dissolve the team after just 4 games of the
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they won a further four titles in a row. In 1930 they also completed a
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370:"Sam Mark To Handle Oaks". (July 11, 1922).
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296:Los Angeles
282:Later years
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176:Soccer Wars
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152:Soccer Wars
21:Markelevich
17:Samuel Mark
529:Categories
310:References
138:Soccer War
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276:Fall 1932
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