The 1927 Club Nacional de Football tour of North America covered the United States, Cuba and Mexico. After its successful 1925 European tour, the Uruguayan team received worldwide offers and decided to play another series of friendly matches. The 21-match tour yielded 15 wins, two draws and one loss; three games were cancelled. They scored 75 goals and allowed 20. [1]
A delegation led by José María Delgado, Rodolfo Gorriti, Jose Richling, and the Uruguayan ambassador to the U.S. left Montevideo in February. Emilio Servetti Mitre was the coach and Juan Kirschberg the physiotherapist. The players were Andrés Mazali, Fausto Batignani, Antonio Urdinarán, Emilio Recoba, José Leandro Andrade, Alfredo Zibechi, José Vanzzino, Lorenzo Fernández, Alfredo Ghierra, Santos Urdinarán, Héctor Scarone, Pedro Petrone, Ángel Romano, Héctor Castro, Zoilo Saldombide, José Pedro Cea, Conrado Haeberli, Diego Fernández, Fortunato Queirolo and the argentinian Horacio Finamore.
Nacional's arrival generated enthusiasm, since several players were champions at the Olympics in Paris three years earlier. The fact that José Leandro Andrade was African American evoked support from fans. [2] [3] Association football was not widespread, and their opponents were professional representatives of European countries. The football was violent, comparable to American football. An American said at the beginning of the tour, "We are going to beat them at any price". [1]
The debut was a 6–1 victory over Indiana Flooring before 20,000 spectators. From the beginning the press was surprised by Nacional's play, especially that of Hector Scarone and José Leandro Andrade. [4] [5] The tour's second match, against the Brooklyn Wanderers, ended in a 2–2 draw before 15,000 spectators. The draw was celebrated by the locals, because of Nacional's status as Olympic champions and their past performance. When the game was tied 1–1 Diego Fernández began bleeding from a blow between the eyes, which caused a fight with Morris and Lyall which was stopped by the police. The referee sent Fernández off, and he was replaced by José Andrade. [6]
The next game was against the Newark Skeeters. It was suspended after 20 minutes with Newark leading 1–0 because José Pedro Cea exchanged blows with local player Daley. The fight spread, and almost 500 people charged onto the pitch before the police arrived. Although the referee was willing to continue play, the match was indefinitely suspended to prevent another riot. [7] [8] [9] [10]
The following game was against the American League, with Nacional acclaimed by the spectators after a 4–2 victory; rough play was "absent". [11] Nacional then drew, 1–1, against the Fall River F.C. before a crowd of 7,000. [12] [13] Afterwards, a rematch against the Brooklyn Wanderers was played and the game was eagerly awaited because of the previous game's riot. [14] [15] Nacional won 2–0, and the game was played without incident. [16]
The game against Boston, before 7,000 spectators, was suspended with Boston leading 3–2 because of disturbances on the pitch. After the referee awarded a penalty which was protested by the Nacional players, Boston's McArthur was hit; this led to a brawl of all the players, provoking a pitch invasion of 2,000 people from the stands. The police intervened, leading the Uruguayan players to the locker room and providing a police escort from the stadium. Two Boston players and two women who had entered the pitch in the fight were slightly injured. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] This, the third fight in seven games, raised doubts that the tour would continue. [24] [25] [26] Uruguayan Consul General Joseph Richling intervened on Nacional's behalf so the tour could continue. [27]
Nacional defeated Detroit 2–1, [28] Cleveland 3–0, [29] St. Louis 4–1 [30] and flamboyant West champions Chicago Sparta 1–0. [31] After four straight wins Nacional requested permission from the United States Football Association to play Hakoah of Austria, who were also touring North America. Although José María Delgado sent a letter to the Association Secretary, he failed to obtain a venue for the game. [32] The following day, Chicago defeated Nacional 3–2. [33] The last two U.S. matches were victories against Philadelphia (4–1) [34] and the Brooklyn Wanderers (2–1). [35]
The tour continued to Cuba and Mexico, with Nacional winning every game. Since the Mexican Colo-Colo tour had been successful, Mexican executives invited Nacional to play several matches. On June 26, 1927, Nacional defeated the Mexico 3–1 and won the Copa General Serrano. [36] They won the Copa Colonia Francesa on June 29, 1927. The tour ended on July 10, 1927, with an 8–1 victory against the Spanish team. Nacional returned to Uruguay to prepare for the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where they won a second consecutive Olympic gold medal. [1]
| 20 March 19271 | Indiana Flooring | 1:6 | Nacional | Polo Ground's |
| Leonard | Héctor Castro (3) Héctor Scarone (3) | Attendance: 15,000 |
| 26 March 19272 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 2:2 | Nacional | Polo Ground's |
| Haar Kelly | Pedro Petrone Santos Urdinarán | Attendance: 9000 |
| 27 March 19273 | Newark Skeeters | 1:0 | Nacional | Newark, New Jersey |
| Rensen | Stadium: David Stadium Attendance: 2000 Referee: Harry Waldren |
| 2 April 19274 | American League Team | 2:4 | Nacional | Polo Ground's |
| Moorhouse Leonard | Héctor Castro (2) Santos Urdinarán Héctor Scarone | Attendance: 6000 |
| 10 April 19275 | Fall River F.C. | 1:1 | Nacional | Fall River |
| Rock | Héctor Castro | Attendance: 3500 |
| 16 April 19276 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 0:2 | Nacional | Ebbetsfield |
| Santos Urdinarán Héctor Castro | Attendance: 6000 |
| 19 April 19277 | Boston Team | 3:2 | Nacional | Boston |
| Ballestina (2) Ballantyne | José Pedro Cea Héctor Castro | Attendance: 2500 |
| 24 April 19278 | Detroit Team | 1:2 | Nacional | Detroit |
| Visher | Haeberli (2) | Attendance: 2000 |
| 1 May 19279 | Cleveland Team | 0:3 | Nacional | Luna Park |
| Héctor Scarone (3) | Attendance: 3000 |
| 8 May 192710 | Saint Louis Team | 1:4 | Nacional | St. Louis |
| Hart | Héctor Scarone (3) Finamore | Attendance: 4500 |
| 15 May 192711 | Chicago Sparta | 0:1 | Nacional | Sparta |
| Héctor Scarone | Attendance: 4000 |
| 22 May 192712 | Chicago Bricklayers | 3:2 | Nacional | Chicago's field |
| Hill Mc Lean Couths | Finamore Saldombide | Attendance: 2500 |
| 28 May 192713 | Philadelphia Team | 1:4 | Nacional | Philadelphia's field |
| Stuart | Pedro Petrone (3) Saldombide | Attendance: 600 |
| 30 May 192714 | Brooklyn Wanderers | 1:2 | Nacional | Ebbetsfield |
| Knorad | Saldombide José Pedro Cea | Attendance: 10,000 |
| 12 June 192715 | Real Iberia Team-Fortuna | 1:4 | Nacional | La Habana |
| Cosme | Héctor Castro (2) Santos Urdinarán Haeberli | Attendance: 11,000 |
| 16 June 192716 | Juventud Asturiana | 3:2 | Nacional | La Habana |
| Edelmiro Tolón Avelino | Héctor Scarone Fernández | Attendance: 6000 |
| 19 June 192717 | Spaniard Team-Juventud Asturiana | 1:8 | Nacional | La Habana |
| Gacho | Héctor Scarone (2) Haeberli (3) Héctor Castro (3) | Attendance: 13,000 |
| 26 June 192718 | Mexico | 1:3 | Nacional | |
| Contreras | Héctor Scarone Héctor Castro Finamore | Attendance: 12,000 |
| 29 June 192719 | Mexico | 0:9 | Nacional | |
| Saldombide José Pedro Cea (2) Haeberli (3) Héctor Scarone Lorenzo Fernández | Attendance: 8000 |
| 3 July 192720 | Spain | 0:5 | Nacional | |
| Héctor Scarone (4) Lorenzo Fernández | Attendance: 15,000 |
| 7 July 192721 | Guerra y Marina | 0:4 | Nacional | |
| Héctor Scarone Lorenzo Fernández Héctor Castro | Attendance: 4000 |
| 10 July 192722 | Spain | 1:8 | Nacional | |
| Héctor Scarone (2) Héctor Castro (3) Finamore Haeberli Saldombide | Attendance: 12,000 |
| G | W | D | L | GS | GR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 75 | 22 |
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