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April 24, 1920 – Robins Dry Dock 2:0 Fore River, American Cup semifinals at Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 8,000)

April 24, 2018 by frankdellapa@gmail.com

“The Robins Dry Dock soccer team of Brooklyn got sweet revenge on the Fore River team of Quincy …” Fore River had defeated Robins in the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) semifinals on April 10, 1920. That would be Robins Dry Dock’s only loss of the 1915-16 season — Robins went on to defeat Bethlehem Steel in the American  Cup final on May 2, 1920. (The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about April 24, 1920 – Robins Dry Dock 2:0 Fore River, American Cup semifinals at Pawtucket, R.I. (Att.: 8,000)

Filed Under: Soccer Tagged With: Aberdeen, Celtic FC, Disston AA, Fore River FC, Joe Kennaway, Professional Soccer, Tommy Swords, U.S. Open Cup, USOC

Sept. 24, 1924 – Thomas J. Dent named coach at Dartmouth College

September 24, 2017 by frankdellapa@gmail.com

Tommy Dent was a captain in the Black Watch Regiment that was gassed during World War I, and had moved to Hanover, N.H., as part of his recovery. Dent compiled a 143W-111L-22D record from 1924 to ’59 and also coached the Big Green lacrosse team. Dent was chairman of the New Hampshire Fish and Game Commission. [Read more…] about Sept. 24, 1924 – Thomas J. Dent named coach at Dartmouth College

Filed Under: Soccer Tagged With: Aberdeen, Andrew Shue, Black Watch Regiment, Bobby Clark, College Soccer, Dartmouth Big Green, Harvard, John D. Rockefeller, NASL, Nelson A. Rockefeller, New Zealand, North American Soccer League, Notre Dame, Professional Soccer, Stanford, Thomas Dent

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Frank Dell'Apa

Frank Dell’Apa began covering soccer in the days of the original NASL. He was the Boston Globe’s soccer columnist for nearly 23 years before being recruited to work for a start-up television network in Miami. In late 2014, he returned to Boston, where he is based as a freelance journalist. Dell’Apa has covered seven World Cups, MLS since the league started, and continues to be involved with the NASL as part of a New York Cosmos Podcast.

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