 Fore River did not move to the new league, but Kershaw spent two seasons in the new league, first with J&P Coats in 1921–1922 and then the Fall River Marksmen in 1922–1923.In 1924, Kershaw scored the season's first goal for the Shawsheen Indians in the semi-professional National League, which had replaced the SNESL.However, Kershaw is not listed on the Indians' roster when they won the 1925 National Challenge Cup.