Ratican’s was a U.S.

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team established by Harry Ratican in 1924 in

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. It spent three seasons in the

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before becoming

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in 1927.

History

In 1924, Harry Ratican, U.S. soccer player and coach, entered an eponymously named team into the

. Ratican had previously experienced considerable success during his

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playing career and as a collegiate coach. However, he was unable to translate that into success as a professional team owner. Even taking the field with Ratican’s in the 1925–1926 and 1926–1927 seasons failed to help as the team finished at the bottom of the league each of its three seasons. In 1927, the team changed sponsorship and was renamed

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