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Philly and the first USA international tour

On June 9, 1916, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, "Word was received in this city yesterday that all arrangements had been completed for an All-American soccer team to tour Sweden and Norway in July. The Sweden Football Association, through its secretary, C.L. Kornerup, has cabled a guarantee of $4000 to cover the expenses of the trip.

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United States Football Association Philadelphia Inquirer Thomas Cahill Bethlehem Steel American soccer International Game soccer football US Open Cup soccer team Philadelphia Soccer History 1912 Stockholm Olympics AIK/Djurgardens combination team Albert Blakey Albert Hickling All-Norway team All-Stockholm team All-Sweden team Allied American League American Cup American Football Association American League Andrew Brown Bethlehem Steel FC Brooklyn Celtic C.H. "Dick" Spalding C.L. Kornerup Carl Linde Charles Ellis Clarence Smith David Gould David Wangerin Disston AA Douglas Stewart George Tintle Harry Cooper Horace Pike J.S. Edstrom James Dawes James Ford James Robertson John “Rabbit” Hemingsley King Gustav V Matt Diedrichsen National Challenge Cup Neil G. Clarke Orgryte Idrottssallskopf Pennsylvania League Pete Wilson Philadelphia Hibernian Putnam FC Ryerson FC Sweden Football Association Thomas Cahill Thomas Murray Thomas Swords Tommy Greene Tony Cirino United States Football Association Vasteras Baseball Club Walter Bergin

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