This Fall River-Bethlehem Steel U.S. Open Cup match at the Polo Grounds “was one of the greatest games ever seen here,” according to the Boston Globe report. Attendance announced at 15,000, including 3,000 arriving from New England (the New York Giants averaged less than 12,000 attendance in both the 1929 and ’30 National League baseball seasons at the Polo Grounds).
A tryout match for the U.S. Olympic team at the Sullivan Square field in Charlestown was postponed “On account of ice and snow,” according to The Boston Globe. Clan Robertson of Dorchester and the Worcester Rangers were set to meet in the game. Also postponed was the Quincy Olympics v. Readville Carshops match at Merrymount Park. [Read more…] about March 15, 1924 – OLYMPIC TRYOUT AT SULLIVAN SQ. POSTPONED
George Burford and George M. Collins were in charge of the U.S. team that defeated Estonia (1-0), then was eliminated by eventual gold medalists Uruguay (3-0). Collins was also the soccer editor of The Boston Globe (nice gig!).
Here is Collins’ assessment of the U.S. chances in a March 17, 1924 Globe article entitled UNITED STATES SOCCER TEAM SHOULD MAKE A GOOD SHOWING: [Read more…] about March 14, 1924 – U.S. team announces George H. Burford of Brockton as coach/trainer for 1924 Olympic Games in Paris
Hubert Vogelsinger played for Allentsteig in Austria, then Newton SC, Boston Metros and Connecticut Wildcats. Vogelsinger coached the Middlesex School and assisted at Boston College and Brandeis, and was a placekicker for the Montreal Alouettes. The Vogelsinger Academy was established in 1965, and Vogelsinger went on to coach the Boston Minutemen from 1974-76. [Read more…] about March 13, 1966 – Hubert Vogelsinger named Yale coach, succeeding Jack Marshall
Dante Washington, Lalas’ Olympic team teammate, scored on his debut, then was replaced by Dominic Kinnear after halftime. Goals: Washington 44th, Bruce Murray 89th; Luis Antonio Valdez 53d, Missael Espinoza 75th. [Read more…] about March 12, 1991 – U.S. 2:2 Mexico at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Att.: 6,261). Alexi Lalas U.S. debut
The Boston Wonder Workers played to a 1-1 draw with the New York Nationals on a field that was “very heavy in spots,” according to The Boston Globe. The Wonder Workers moved 22-year-old Barney Battles to center forward in the second half, and the change paid off as he scored the equalizer “at 25 minutes” after he “whipped the ball past (Pete) Renzulli after a scrimmage a few yards from the net.” [Read more…] about March 11, 1928 – New York Nationals 1:1 Boston Wonder Workers at the Polo Grounds. Goals: Wortmann; Barney Battles
Fall River products Bert Patenaude (Marksmen) and Freddie Wall (Philadelphia) scored twice as the Fall River Marksmen edged Philadelphia. Scottish inside forward Johnny Grainger converted the Marksmen’s other goal. Patenaude, 19, would go on to complete the first hat trick in World Cup history in 1930 in Uruguay. Wall performed for Philadelphia and other teams in the ASL and other leagues.
[Read more…] about March 10, 1929 – Fall River Marksmen 3:2 Philadelphia
The Boston Globe headlined: “Soccer Fans Spent About $100,000 Going to that Game Yesterday” after Fall River defeated Bethlehem Steel. 2-0, in the National Challenge Cup Eastern final in Brooklyn.
The Globe estimated 5,000 supporters had traveled from Fall River “and other Massachusetts towns,” a trip estimated to cost about $25 – teams and fans usually traveled by boat. Each club received about $2,500 in gate receipts. [Read more…] about March 9, 1924 – Fall River Marksmen 2:0 Bethlehem Steel, National Challenge Cup at Dexter Park (Att.: 20,000)
The Fall River Marksmen blanked rivals New Bedford in a semifinal match in Providence as “More than 15,000 persons were crowded into (Kinsley Park) and when the police ordered gates closed more than 5,000 were turned away … a section of a temporary stand collapsed early in the day, throwing between 50 and 75 men to the ground.”
The New England Revolution set up a Costa Rica connection, adding William Sunsing and Mauricio Wright, who would both go on to the 2002 World Cup with the Ticos. [Read more…] about March 7, 2000 – Revolution acquire William Sunsing from CS Herediano