The Globe -- Bethlehem
Saturday, April 19, 1924
STAR SOCCER ATTRACTION
American Cup Semi-final Only Match in Metropolis Over Weekend.
EXPECT A BIG CROWD

No American Soccer League games are scheduled in the Metropolitan District over the weekend, leaving the field clear for the playing of one of the semi-final games of the American Football Association cup Competition at New York Oval, tomorrow afternoon.

History repeats itself and this game finds the New York Soccer Club stacked against the Bethlehem F. C. to decide which of these two clubs will pass into the final stage of the competition. These two kicking aggregations met in the fourth round of the National Championship series, the attempt to reach a decision resulting in a drawn game, and in the replay the Steelmen emerged victorious by a score of four goals to three. Magee's speed merchants have been under going a special course of training for this tilt and feel confident of reversing the result of their last meeting with the Schwab men.

Extra stands have been erected to take care of the anticipated crowd, as close to 8,000 spectators witnessed the last encounter between these two bitter rivals. The New York club has been fighting hard in their league games in an attempt to displace the Steelmen, who are in second position. Both of these teams are within striking distance of Fall River, who are leading the league. Time of kickoff will be 3 p.m. and both teams will put out their full strength with the probable lineup as follows:

New York -- Bethlehem
Guedert -- G -- Highfield
Kelly (Capt.) -- RFB -- D. Ferguson
Ferrier -- LFB -- J. Ferguson
T. Stark -- RHB -- Robertson
Terris -- CHB -- Carnihan (Capt.)
Herd -- LHB -- MacGregor
Duggan -- OR -- Turner
McGuire -- IR -- A. Jackson
A. Stark -- CF -- W. Jackson
McNiven -- IL -- Maxwell
McGhee -- OL -- Goldie

 

P

W

D

L

For

Against

Pts.

Fall River

22

16

5

1

49

16

37

Bethlehem

21

14

4

3

50

23

32

New York

20

11

7

2

51

26

29

Coats

21

8

5

8

48

48

21

Brooklyn

23

7

5

11

40

47

19

National Giants

21

5

5

11

30

51

15

Philadelphia

24

4

3

17

28

59

11

Newark

18

3

0

15

15

41

6


1923-1924
Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club