Competition used to select team for the 1919 Interallied Tournament in June.
Although soccer was not played as extensively in the A.E.F. as other sports, a great deal
of interest was taken in the game. The teams were made up largely of men who had played
the game in Great Britain before coming to the United States.
The various armies and sections held eliminations early in the season to determine what
team would represent them for the A.E.F. championship.
The following five (of eight) sections were represented:
(a) General Headquarters by the 603rd Engineers
(b) 3rd Army by 6th Division
(c) Le Mans Forwarding Area by 80th Division
(d) Advance Section S.O.S.
(e) Intermediate Section S.O.S.
Not represented were:
(1) 1st Army (had been broken up)
(2) 2nd Army (had been broken up)
(3) District of Paris
All games at Colombes Stadium; the final lasted three hours.
Preliminary Round [May 12]
Le Mans 5-2 Intermediate Section
Semifinals [May 13]
Le Mans 10-1 General Headquarters
3rd Army 12-0 Advance Section
Final [May 15]
Le Mans 3-1 3rd Army [after 3 extra times; FT: 1-1, HT: 1-1]
[Snedden, Daniels, Callahan; Welsh (pen)]
Le Mans: Denner – Cunard – Yost – Rebold – Daniels – Murhamer – Snedden – Gordner –
Callahan – Osborne – Mc Graw
Source: Official athletic almanac of the American expeditionary forces, 1919
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