Frank Dell'Apa

Soccer

April 16, 1934 – Stix, Baer & Fuller 5:0 Pawtucket Rangers, National Challenge Cup final, Walsh Memorial Stadium (Att.: 8,000)

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Five days before the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final, the U.S. team was selected for the 1934 World Cup in Italy. The U.S. team included eight players from the final: Billy Gonsalves, B. Lehman, Willie McLean, Werner “Scotty” Nilsen (Stix, Baer & Fuller); and Eddie Czerkiewicz, Walter Dick, Tommy Florie, Joe Martinelli (Pawtucket Rangers). [Read more…] about April 16, 1934 – Stix, Baer & Fuller 5:0 Pawtucket Rangers, National Challenge Cup final, Walsh Memorial Stadium (Att.: 8,000)

April 15, 2000 – Revolution 2:1 [aet] D.C. United, Revolution’s first victory with Fernando Clavijo as coach (Att.: 15,174)

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Fernando Clavijo would guide the New England Revolution to their first .500 season (13W-13L-6D) and their first playoff victory in 2000, and their first tournament final (2001 U.S. Open Cup). [Read more…] about April 15, 2000 – Revolution 2:1 [aet] D.C. United, Revolution’s first victory with Fernando Clavijo as coach (Att.: 15,174)

April 13, 1996 – New England Revolution inaugural game

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The New England Revolution opened the scoring on Rob Ukrop’s 20th-minute goal, off a Welton cross, following an Alexi Lalas clearance. The Mutiny scored on three set pieces, Revolution defender Mike Burns disputing the foul that led to the third goal, saying “the referee (Zimmerman Boulos) knows he made a mistake.” [Read more…] about April 13, 1996 – New England Revolution inaugural game

April 12, 1925 – Providence 3:1 Boston Wonder Workers, exhibition at Kinsley Park (Att.: 4,000)

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The Boston Wonder Workers had defeated the Ben Millers in the American Professional Championship the previous day.

Goals: Florie (PK), Abdallah, Renfew; Battles. [Read more…] about April 12, 1925 – Providence 3:1 Boston Wonder Workers, exhibition at Kinsley Park (Att.: 4,000)

April 11, 1934 – U.S. Soccer Squad of 18 is Selected

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U.S. team selected for 1934 World Cup includes Eddie Czerkiewicz, Walter Dick, Tommy Florie, Joe Martinelli (Pawtucket Rangers); Billy Gonsalves, “Scotty” Nilsen (Stix, Baer & Fuller); T. Lynch (Brooklyn Celtics); A. Donelli (Curry FC, Pittsburgh). Also named were Willie McLean and B. Lehman (Stix, Baer & Fuller); George Moorhouse (New York Americans); goalkeeper J. Hjulian (Chicago Wieboldts); and F.J. “Hun” Ryan, W. Fielder and P. Pietras (Philadelphia German-Americans). Reserves were A. Harker and H. Rapp (German-Americans) and T. Amrhein (Baltimore Cantons).

Team will sail May 5 and first game “expected to be played May 24.” [Read more…] about April 11, 1934 – U.S. Soccer Squad of 18 is Selected

April 10, 1920 – Fore River FC 2:1 Robins Dry Dock at Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 10,000)

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Fore River FC’s performance in the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) impressed the Boston Globe’s George M. Collins: “Never before in the history of a soccer game has a team been accorded the mad reception that greeted the Quincy eleven when it scored its second goal. The big crowd went crazy. … When Underwood whipped the ball past Renzulli into the net, all the pent-up feeling of the New England crowd rent the air – such a dancing and war whooping as was never staged at a soccer game before.” [Read more…] about April 10, 1920 – Fore River FC 2:1 Robins Dry Dock at Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 10,000)

April 9, 1978 – Tea Men 1:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies. Tea Men inaugural game (Att.: 11,360)

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The crowd at Schaefer Stadium included “1,000 Lipton Tea employees bussed in from New Jersey,’’ according to The Boston Globe story. The Globe’s Joe Dineen wrote that attendance was expected to be affected by “tough competition … the Red Sox will be on the tube from Chicago. John Havlicek’s Boston Garden retirement farewell will be on TV. The Master’s tournament …” [Read more…] about April 9, 1978 – Tea Men 1:2 Tampa Bay Rowdies. Tea Men inaugural game (Att.: 11,360)

April 7, 1892 – Fall River Rovers 5:0 Fall River East Ends (Att.: 6,000)

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The Fall River Rovers won the Mayors Cup final.

April 7, 1906 – Harvard 4:0 Ft. Warren at Soldiers Field

Goals: N. Reggio 3, Osborne. Note: “Osborne played the most scientific game, his dribbling being the best of the afternoon.”

April 7, 1917 – ROVERS GET INTO THE SOCCER SEMIFINALS. Fall River Rovers 6:1 Howard Bullough, National Cup soccer series (Att.: 1,000). Goals: Turner, C. Burns (PK), Cullerton, F. Burns, Sullivan 2; Bolgate. Note: Visitors played part of game with 10, Blakesley being injured in the first half.

April 7, 1923 – J&P Coats 2:1 Fall River Marksmen

April 7, 1934 – North Massachusetts & New Hampshire All-Stars 3:1 Boston SC, U.S. national team World Cup tryout match at Lincoln Park, Boston

Goals: Atkinson, Hay, Doherty (PK); Ritchie. Note: Argentina announced it would not send a “pro” soccer team to the 1934 World Cup in Italy.

April 7, 1957 – Mexico 6:0 U.S., Olympic qualifier at Estadio Olimpico (Att.: 75,000)

George Brown U.S. debut

April 7, 1967 – Boston’s entry in the National Professional Soccer League to be called the Boston Beacons … “after consideration of thousands of suggestions from area sports fans”

NEW ENGLAND SOCCER HISTORY