- 3 ▁draw . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁without ▁US FA ▁affili ation ▁which ▁was ▁rect ified ▁when ▁they ▁joined ▁the ▁Illinois ▁State ▁FA . ▁The ▁Sh am ro cks ▁continued ▁to ▁comp ete ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁playing ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁new ▁grounds ▁at ▁Public ▁School s ▁Stadium ▁playing ▁their ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁October ▁ 1 1 ▁against ▁Oak ▁Park ▁Ac orn s ▁of ▁Chicago ▁winning ▁ 4 - 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Sh am ro cks ▁played ▁the ▁St . Louis ▁League ▁All ▁Stars ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁all ▁star ▁game . ▁ ▁Sh am ro cks ▁won , ▁ 3 - 0 , ▁with ▁one ▁local ▁newspaper ▁writing , ▁" The ▁series ▁was ▁well ▁worth ▁while ▁but ▁it ▁only ▁strength ened ▁the ▁belief ▁that ▁no ▁combination ▁of ▁Pro ▁League ▁players ▁could ▁be ▁put ▁together ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁Sh am ro cks ▁a ▁real ▁test . ▁Even ▁a ▁bit ▁off ▁form , ▁as ▁the ▁Sh am ro cks ▁were ▁yesterday , ▁they ▁are ▁far ▁superior ▁to ▁any ▁team ▁the ▁league ▁officials ▁might ▁put ▁on ▁the ▁field .” ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁the ▁Sh am ro cks ▁fol ded ▁after ▁several ▁players ▁left ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁sign ▁with ▁St . ▁Patrick . ▁ ▁Sh am ro cks ▁su ed ▁for ▁player ▁tam per ing , ▁but ▁the ▁team ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁players ▁signed ▁with ▁South ▁Side ▁Radio . ▁ ▁Record ▁