2 0 – 1 9 2 2 , ▁Or ton ▁co ached ▁the ▁P enn ▁V ars ity ▁hockey ▁team . ▁ ▁Years ▁earlier , ▁while ▁att ending ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto , ▁he ▁helped ▁form ▁the ▁first ▁hockey ▁team ▁there , ▁and ▁also ▁played ▁s occer ▁for ▁the ▁' V ars ity ' ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Football ▁League . ▁ ▁Or ton ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁Canada ' s ▁team ▁that ▁played ▁against ▁a ▁U . S . ▁all - star ▁team ▁from ▁Fall ▁River , ▁Mass . ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁he ▁played ▁centre ▁half ▁for ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁all - st ars ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁all - st ars ▁In ▁Ha ver ford , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁playing ▁s occer ▁for ▁Mer chant ville ▁in ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁league . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Mer ion ▁and ▁Bel mont ▁Cr icket ▁Club s ▁of ▁Philadelphia , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Athlet ic ▁Club , ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Athlet ic ▁Club , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania ▁Track ▁Club ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Rose ▁Tree ▁Fox ▁Hun ting ▁Club ▁of ▁Media , ▁Pa . ▁for ▁ 4 3 ▁years . ▁ ▁Or ton ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Po ets , ▁and ▁spoke ▁ 9 ▁languages ▁flu ently . ▁ ▁Or ton