Feb. 9, 1929 – Preston North End tour in doubt
According to The Boston Globe, Preston North End’s visit had not been confirmed: “With the majority of the big pro soccer teams here in the East ‘outlawed’ by the United States Soccer Association, it would be hard to get games of sufficient interest.”
Feb. 8, 1925 – Fall River Marksmen 2:2 Bethlehem Steel at Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 10,000)
According to The Boston Globe: “The soccer men who are crying, ‘Do not play any American League games in January and February,’ should have been at Tiverton, R.I., … when the Fall River and Bethlehem Steel teams stepped on the field to battle … Long before game time the throng of fans who attended – […]
Feb. 7, 1932 – New York Giants 6:1 Newark Americans, National Challenge Cup Eastern semifinals, Polo Grounds (Att.: 3,000)
Bert Patenaude hat trick for New York Giants, Jim Brown scored for Newark Americans in a National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) match. Patenaude, born in Fall River in 1909, was 20 years old when he led the U.S. in scoring in the 1930 World Cup (first hat trick in the competition) and Brown was […]
Feb. 6, 1925 – Boston Wonder Workers make a pitch
Boston Wonder Workers president George A.G. Wood “says it is the wish of the present directorate of the Boston club to add three new members from among the fans,’’ according to The Boston Globe. Said Wood: “We want this soccer team to become a Boston institution, run by local men for the benefit of sport […]
Feb. 5, 1930 – Fall River Marksmen awarded home field v. Whalers in National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup)
U.S. Open Cup (National Challenge Cup) second-round matches were scheduled for Feb. 15 and 16, the announcement made following a meeting at the Hotel Cornish Arms in New York. The Marksmen went on to win the 1930 U.S. Open Cup.
Feb. 4, 1998 – Revolution acquire Raul Diaz Arce from D.C. United, trade Alexi Lalas to MetroStars
The New England Revolution dealt a draft pick to D.C. United for Raul Diaz Arce and acquired a draft pick from the NY/NJ MetroStars in exchange for Alexi Lalas.