Frank Dell'Apa

Boston SC

Jan. 16, 1927 – Brooklyn Wanderers 1:3 Boston SC, Hawthorne Park (Att.: 2,000)

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Boston SC’s Doherty scores on 60-yard header, shot “bounced over [Brooklyn goalkeeper Lajos] Fischer] into the net …” Johnny Doherty, a native of Quincy, Mass., scored two goals in 11 games during the 1926-27 ASL season. Goals: Nilsen, Doherty, J. Ballantyne; Eisenhoffer.

Fall River Marksmen 3:2 Philadelphia

“The game was played on a field which was a sheet of ice.” Goals: Kelly, Paterson, Drummond; Crilley, McClure. Note: Philadelphia’s Pearce saved McPherson PK.

Jan. 16, 1916 – Crompton (R.I.) 0:2 Bridgeport City, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) third round [Read more…] about Jan. 16, 1927 – Brooklyn Wanderers 1:3 Boston SC, Hawthorne Park (Att.: 2,000)

Sept. 13, 1924 – Boston SC 2:1 Providence Clamdiggers, Boston inaugural regular-season ASL opener, Walpole St. Grounds

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“President [G.A.G.] Wood is opening the purse strings to give Boston a winning team. The value of Tommy Muirhead, Alex McNab, McMillan, J. Ballantyne, W. Paterson and Willie Ballantyne, if placed in the open market and priced as transfer fees go on the other side today, would amount to close to $65,000. That is a conservative estimate. The relative values of Fleming, McArthur, Abel, Thompson, Battles, Grant and Stevens is unknown, but soccer fans would rate the rest of the players at $35,000, so Boston has a team of player which in the aggregate would value $100,000.” (The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about Sept. 13, 1924 – Boston SC 2:1 Providence Clamdiggers, Boston inaugural regular-season ASL opener, Walpole St. Grounds

Aug. 30, 1924 – Boston SC 3:1 Bethlehem Steel at Walpole St. Grounds (Att.: 3,000)

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Boston Soccer Club opening game in the American Soccer League. “Three thousand crazy fans were in attendance when Boston opened its professional soccer season … at the Walpole-st Grounds and opened it right, trouncing Bethlehem Steel, 3 to 1. … That war whoop of the Boston Soccer Social Club sounded rather familiar.” (The Boston Globe) [Read more…] about Aug. 30, 1924 – Boston SC 3:1 Bethlehem Steel at Walpole St. Grounds (Att.: 3,000)

April 26, 1925 – The Boston team believes in the slogan: ‘It pays to get the best’

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Boston Soccer Club won the national championship, then contested between the ASL and St. Louis titlists, earning a trip to visit President Coolidge at the White House. [Read more…] about April 26, 1925 – The Boston team believes in the slogan: ‘It pays to get the best’

April 19, 1927 – Boston SC 3:2 Nacional (Uruguay), Pearl St. Stadium – Malden, Mass. (Att.: 7,000)

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Patriots’ Day game interrupted by on-field brawl. On April 18, Gov. Alvan Fuller received the reigning Copa America and Olympic champions at the State House (Fuller was also being petitioned to review the Sacco & Vanzetti case). The Boston Marathon was conducted in 82-degree heat. Only three runners broke three-hour mark, Clarence De Mar winning in 2 hours, 40 minutes. [Read more…] about April 19, 1927 – Boston SC 3:2 Nacional (Uruguay), Pearl St. Stadium – Malden, Mass. (Att.: 7,000)

Jan. 7, 1933 – Boston SC 3:1 Victoria Mills, National Challenge Cup, Brookline Town Field

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Boston SC had a chance to make a run in the National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup), according to The Boston Globe: “There is magic to the word(s) “National Cup,” at least to soccer fans … While Boston has garnered most of the other soccer honors, at one time or another, winning the National Cup has eluded this city … (in 1926) the local pro team reached the semifinal but, when everyone expected Boston to win, the team collapsed and J&P Coats unexpectedly won.” [Read more…] about Jan. 7, 1933 – Boston SC 3:1 Victoria Mills, National Challenge Cup, Brookline Town Field

Dec. 15, 1930 – Boston SC re-admitted to American Soccer League

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A year after losing their Walpole Street Grounds home field, the Boston SC Wonder Workers briefly ceased operations, then returned to competition in the restructured American Soccer League. [Read more…] about Dec. 15, 1930 – Boston SC re-admitted to American Soccer League

Dec. 5, 1931 – Boston SC 2:1 New Bedford Whalers at Lincoln Park

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Boston SC’s Jimmy Cairney scored the winning goal with a “back heeler” that deflected off Caldwell past New Bedford Whalrs goalkeeper Johnny Reder (who would go on to play first base for the Red Sox in 1932). New Bedford was in first place in the ASL before the match. [Read more…] about Dec. 5, 1931 – Boston SC 2:1 New Bedford Whalers at Lincoln Park

Nov. 17, 1963 – Boston SC 2:1 New York Hakoah, ASL match at Chelsea Memorial Stadium (Att.: 3,000)

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This was the sixth successive win for Boston SC (7-0-1, 15 points), second in the ASL behind the Philadelphia Nationals (8-1-1, 17 points). Former Peru Olympic teamer Nestor Caceres (14’) and Manuel Lopez (47’) opened the scoring. New York’s Walt Horseling cut the deficit “in the last minute of play.” [Read more…] about Nov. 17, 1963 – Boston SC 2:1 New York Hakoah, ASL match at Chelsea Memorial Stadium (Att.: 3,000)

Oct. 30, 1926 – Bethlehem Steel 1:1 Boston SC. Goals: Archie Stark, Tommy Fleming

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Tommy Fleming and Archie Stark were born in Scotland, moving while in their teens to industrial centers in the Northeastern U.S., where they forged professional soccer careers. [Read more…] about Oct. 30, 1926 – Bethlehem Steel 1:1 Boston SC. Goals: Archie Stark, Tommy Fleming