storm and the hurricanes received the most votes in the first "mersey beat" magazine poll, but many votes were disqualified as they had been posted from the same place at the same time and were written in green ink; although never proven, it was thought that storm had posted the votes. this meant that the beatles reached the top position, with the hurricanes coming fourth, even though the beatles had also been sending in extra votes themselves. storm was often photographed for the magazine, such as being surrounded by nurses when he left the hospital after breaking a leg during a performance, or playing for the mersey beat xi football team.