"Patenaude is dangerous before the goal because he has the knack that has made Archie Stark great for years," the newspaper said in its Nov. 14, 1930 editions. "He can hook the ball into the net before it touches the ground. It provides an element of surprises against the defense and furnished the Fall River man with more speed and power to his boot when he connects."
The rest of the world learned at the inaugural World Cup.
Patenaude was one of 16 players selected to the team. Stark, one of the country's greatest forwards during the 1920s, declined to attend because he had an opportunity to play on a European tour, citing that the team had a very good goal-scorer in his place. "Patenaude was a good center forward," he was quoted in Tony Cirino's book, U.S. Soccer vs. the World. “But the World Cup wasn’t a big thing in those days. A trip to Europe was better than a trip to South America.”
Remember, the 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural edition. It had no reputation and it wasn't until decades later that the tournament would take its place as the planet’s most prestigious team competition.
Due to the long distances and related costs to travel, only 13 teams agreed to participate in the world championship, which marked the 100th anniversary of the formation of the nation of Uruguay. After earning gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Olympics, the Uruguayans were regarded as the best soccer team in the world.
On June 13, the U.S. squad embarked on an 18-day steamship journey to reach its destination before taking on the best in the world (the team didn’t return home until Sept 2, with an added stop in Brazil).
With only 13 teams – many European sides did not compete, citing costs and the long trip - three groups of three teams each and one with four were created. The Americans’ were draw into a group which included Belgium and Paraguay.
Not much was expected of the USA, which had rather mediocre performances at the two previous Olympics. When the Americans met Belgium at Parque Central Stadium on July 13, the field was "a bed of wet, sticky clay with pools of water too numerous to count," U.S. manager Wilfred Cummings wrote in his official report.
After a slow start, the U.S. dominated the European side, as Bart McGhee tallied the first American World Cup goal in the 23rd minute before Patenaude intercepted a clearance and fed Tom Florie, who doubled the lead just before the halftime whistle. Patenaude netted his first cup goal in what could have been one of his easiest score. Arnold Badjou came out of his net to challenge James Brown, who lofted the ball over the goalkeeper's head to Patenaude. The center forward then scored into an empty net in the 69th minute for the final word of a 3-0 victory.
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