Feb. 3, 1929 – New York Nationals 4:2 [8:6 aggregate] New Bedford Whalers (Att.: 4,000)
Nationals win Lewis Cup in third game of series at Hawthorne Field, Brooklyn. Note: All of the starters in this game were foreign-born, many having performed professionally in England and Scotland. But U.S.-born players were beginning to emerge on the professional scene, New Bedford’s Arnie Oliver coming on as a second half substitute. Oliver, 21, […]
Feb. 2, 1926 – American Woolen Co. (sponsor of Shawsheen Indians) president William Madison Wood, 68, commits suicide
The Shawsheen Indians were reigning National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) champions, having won the title less than a year earlier.
Feb. 1, 1930 – New Bedford 2:2 Fall River, captain James Montgomerie testimonial
Jimmy Montgomerie, who played 303 ASL games (297 for the Whalers), scoring 45 goals, presented with “a loving cup and purse of gold.” Montgomerie, a center half, continued to perform for the Whalers after the ASL folded in 1931. The Boston Globe account of the match notes Montgomerie “has taken part in 317 games.”
Jan. 31, 1967 – Boston awarded NPSL franchise
The Boston team was set to play in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), which was not sanctioned by the USSFA, at Fenway Park. Directors included former Celtics’ coach Red Auerbach and Red Sox executive vice president Dick O’Connell.
Jan. 30, 1924 – Bethlehem Steel ‘Declines to Play at Fall River’
A National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) semifinal match between Bethlehem Steel and the Fall River Marksmen ended up being contested before a crowd of 20,000 at Dexter Park in Brooklyn on March 9, 1924.
Jan. 29, 2006 – Taylor Twellman hat trick. U.S. 5:0 Norway at The Home Depot Center (Att.: 16,366)
Taylor Twellman finished assists from New England Revolution teammates Clint Dempsey and Pat Noonan, and also headed in a Todd Dunivant free kick. Dempsey, Noonan and Twellman had been in the starting lineup when the Revolution lost to the Los Angeles Galaxy, 1-0, in extra time in the 2005 MLS Cup. U.S. goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, […]