Scottish FA North American tour 1949

St. Louis: King – Fitzgerald, John Galimberti – Ollie Bohlman, Charlie Colombo, Harry Keough – Areil Munoz, Gino Pariani, William Bertani, Spica, Frank Wallace.

May 29, 1949 at Randall’s Island in New York.

Scottish F.A. 0

Belfast Celtic 2 (Campbell 2)

HT: Att: 15,000 Ref: Fred Coggins

Scots: Brown – Goven, Young – Evans, Telfer, Cox – Waddell, Redpath, Thorton, Steel, McKenzie.

Celtic: McAlinden – McMillan, Ahearne – Walker, Currie, Lawler – Moore, Dorman, Campbell, O’Flanagan, Bonnard.

May 30, 1949 at Randall’s Island in New York.

Scottish F.A. 4 (Houliston, Thornton, Steel, Evans)

American Soccer League 1 (McCann)

HT: Att: Ref: James Stevenson

Scots: Brown – Govan, Young – Evans, Woodburn, Redpath – Waddell, Thornton, Houlsiton, Steel, Reilly.

ASL: Gene Olaff – Erwin Finsterwald, Ben Watman – Joe Maca, John Calder, George McCann – Jack Hynes, Jesus Villanon, Joe Gaetjens, John O’Connell, Ephraim Chacurian.

June 6, 1949 at Kearny High School in Kearny, New Jersey

Scottish F.A. 3 (Orr, Steel, Reilly)

Kearny All-Stars 1 (McIlvenny)

HT: Att: 7,500 Ref: Fred Coggins

Scots: Brown – Govan, Cox – Redpath, Telfer, Aitken – McKenzie, Orr, Thornton, Steel, Reilly.

Kearny: Duncan MacPhail – George Barr, Ben Watman – Ed McIlvenny, John Calder, Walter Bahr – Campbell, Jesus Villanon, John O’Connell, Ephraim Chacurian, …. Sheppell.

June 8, 1949 at Maple Leaf Stadium in Toronto, Ontario

Scottish F.A. 3 (Thornton, Orr)

Ontario All-Stars 0

HT: Att: 10,000 Ref: Ray Morgan

Scots: Brown – Young, Telfer – Evans, Woodburn, Aitken – Waddell, cox, Thornton, Orr, Reilly.

Ontario: Dick Arends – Bill Davidson, Jack Perrett – Sammy Davidson, Phil McKay, Archie McDowall – Jimmy Carnegie, John Gifford, Walter McCarrell, Bill Cowie, Telfer.

June 9, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec

Scottish F.A. 5 (Thornton 2, Orr 2, Reilly)

Eastern Canada All-Stars 2 (Godfrey 2)

HT: 4-1 Att: 12,000 Ref: Tom Goring

Scots: Brown – Govan, Telfer – Evans, Woodburn, Redpath – McKenzie, Thornton, Reilly, Orr, Waddell.

E.Canada: Abie Grosser – Billy Kennedy, Cunningham – Johnny Sinclair, Froggat, Caplan – Les Talbot, Andy Menyes, Bruce Godfrey, Doug McMahon, Jimmy Weir.

June 12, 1949 at Yellowjacket Stadium in Philadelphia, Pa.

Scottish F.A. 8 (Waddell 6, Steel, Reilly)

Philadelphia All-Stars 1 (Smith)

HT: Att: 4,000 Ref: Sam Galin

Scots: Brown – Govan, Cox – Redpath, Woodburn, Aitken – Waddell, Steel, Reilly, McKenzie, Evans.

Philadelphia: Bob Yingling – R. Smith, Dick – Werner Meith, J. Smith, Walter Bahr – Oliver, Reid, King, Dunn, Sullivan.

June 15, 1949 at Fall River Stadium in Fall River, Mass.

Scottish F.A. 3 (Thornton 2, Steel)

New England All-Stars 1 (Moniz)

HT: 3-1 Att: 4,045 Ref: … Andrade.

Scots: Brown – Govan, Young – Evans, Woodburn, Aitken – McKenzie, Orr, Thorton, Steel, Reilly.

N.E: Walter Romanowicz – Bello, Manuel Martin – Joe Rego, Joe Ferreira, Quinn – Frank Moniz, Ed Souza, Almeida, John Souza, Millington.

June 19, 1949 at Randall’s Island, New York

Scotland 4 (Steel 2, Waddell 2)

United States 0

HT: Att: 17,000 Ref: Sam Galin

Scotland: Brown – Young, Cox – Redpath, Woodburn, Aitken – Waddell, Orr, Thornton, Steel, Reilly.

U.S: Gene Olaff – Louis Yacopec, Manuel Martin – William Sheppell, Charlie Colombo, Walter Bahr – Howard Whatford (Pete Matevich), Herman Graesser, John O’Connell, John Souza, Frank Moniz.

This game is in the records of the United States Soccer Federation as being a full international, but I know that it is not in the Scottish F.A. records as such. However, it does seem as if both countries fielded a full international team. Is there any paperwork in the records of the Scottish F.A. that relates to this game. Of the U.S. team I spoke to Gene Olaff, Walter Bahr and Johnny Souza last weekend. Of the other players who played against the Scots on this tour I spoke to Harry Keough, Jack Hynes and Ephraim “Chico” Chacurian last weekend. Chico Chacurian, is 82 and still plays in Old Timers games in Connecticut.