The United States of America
vs
Canada
The U.S & Canada had always been close…
…right next door, in fact…
28th of November…
…1885
Kearny, East Newark…
Clark Field
“…Both sides played up well but no advantage was to be taken until ten minutes in when…
the lively…
Alex Gibson
…of the Canadian team, got the ball near the touch-line, dribbled it up to the goal-posts &…
…shot it straight through!”
…& the tear-away tourists take to the lead!
“…Several times after this, the Canadian goal was saved by…
Jumpin’…
Jack McKendrick
…who finds himself amply assisted at the back by both…
Forsyth
&
Brubacher
“…this was certainly
NO QUIET AFFAIR…”
“…the game eventually devolving into fist fights & shoving matches a number of times…”
The New York Times
Late on in our game &…
Old Boltonian, swift as…
Jackie Swithenby
…swerves one just over the Canadian’s Crossbar!
…but it’s all just a little too little, all just a little too late for the under prepared, out-of-luck Americans…
because that’s us at…
…& the tourists take this first ever fixture ‘twixt the quarrelsome couple by a single goal to nil…
FULL-TIME!
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