Aug. 17, 1929 – Boston Wonder Workers 1:3 Fall River Marksmen at Fenway Park. Bert Patenaude hat trick

The U.S. produced several high-scoring forwards in the early 1900s, and Bert Patenaude might have been the best of his generation. Patenaude converted a hat trick for Fall River against the Wonder Workers and a year later became the first player to produce a hat trick in the World Cup. Patenaude’s hat trick was in a 3-0 win over Paraguay on July 17, 1930.

Aug. 17, 1930 – Brazil 4:3 U.S. at Rio de Janeiro

Patenaude scored twice in a 4-3 loss to Brazil (called a Scratch Team at the time) in Rio de Janeiro. Patenaude led the team with 10 goals (plus eight goals disallowed) in nine games during the U.S. World Cup and post-World Cup campaign.

ASL all-time leading scorer Archie Stark (253 goals) was born in Glasgow and No. 2 scorer Johnny Nelson (223 goals) was born in Johnstone, Scotland, and both came to the U.S. as teenagers. ASL No. 3 all-time leading scorer Davey Brown (189 goals) was born in East Newark, N.J.

Patenaude (b. Nov. 4, 1909 in Fall River, Mass.) totaled 118 ASL goals, but the league folded in 1931, when he was 22. Patenaude, who had combined with Billy Gonsalves with the Fall River Marksmen, continued to produce for teams in Philadelphia, St. Louis, Newark and New York. But Patenaude was not selected for the 1934 World Cup team, probably because he was under suspension from his club team, the New York Irish-Americans, according to a story in March 3, 1934 editions of the Boston Globe story by George M. Collins. James Brown and Arnie Oliver, who had also scored for the U.S. in 1930, were also excluded from the national team in 1934. Aldo “Buff” Donelli, a 26-year-old from Pittsburgh, joined the team on Gonsalves’ recommendation, scoring all five goals in the U.S. 1934 World Cup campaign.

Aug. 17, 1929 – New Bedford 5:3 Brooklyn, ASL opener. Tommy Florie hat trick

Pawtucket 2:0 Bridgeport

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