In 1922, J&P Coats of the American Soccer League acquired Mitchell from top amateur club Tebo Yacht Basin F.C.
[1] He had an excellent season with Tebo, leading the team in scoring as it took the New York State League title.
However, he never settled into J&P Coats, despite scoring five goals in fifteen games.
As a result, he was shipped to New York Field Club for the 1922–1923 season.
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