Nov. 4, 1928 – Providence Gold Bugs 2:1 Fall River Marksmen. Fall River’s first loss of season
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The Marksmen started the season with a 16-match (10-0-6) unbeaten streak on the way to winning both halves of the ASL season. Fall River did not lose again until late December, playing to a 0-0 draw at Philadelphia on Nov. 10, 1928, then winning four successive times. In the second half standings, Fall River (28 points) finished 1 point ahead of Providence after the teams played to a 2-2 draw on April 21, 1929.
Cyril Hunter’s 30th-minute goal opened the scoring. Providence rallied in the second half, Patterson equalizing on Fitzpatrick’s 49th-minute cross and Green converting a penalty kick after Jimmy Kelly was called for handling by referee George Lambie. Fall River’s Bert Patenaude joined the Marksmen late in the season and totaled 10 goals in 19 appearances.
Lambie refereed at least three National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) finals and also directed the Scottish Clans League, one of Boston’s top soccer organizations, in the 1920s.
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