1974
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Boston 1 Roechling Volklingen Germany 3 : *May 5 (exhibition)
Boston 1 Cleveland 1 May 12
Boston 5 @ Syracuse 1 May 19
Boston 1 New Jersey 0 May 25
Boston 1 New York 3 June 1
Boston 2 Indiana 0 June 8
Boston 1 Delaware 0 June 16
Boston 1 @ Connecticut 1 June 22 * REPLAYED ON July 24
Boston 1 @ Cincinnati 2 June 29
Boston 0 Rhode Island 1 July 6
Boston 1 @ Cleveland 0 July 13 (5-3-2)
Boston Syracuse(forfeit) July 21 * Exhibition game played at BU
Astros 5 Mass All Stars 1 * Exhibition (July 21)
Boston 2 Connecticut 3 July 24
Boston @ New Jersey July27
Boston 1 New York 2 August 3
Boston @ Indiana August 10
Boston 3 @ Delaware 1 August 18
Boston 4 Connecticut 1 August 23
Boston 2 Cincinatti 2 August 31
Boston 1 @ Rhode Island 2 September 7
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Boston 2 @ Rhode Island 3 September 11 : ASL Semi Final
February 11, 1974 - BOSTON ASTROS NEWS CONFERENCE - Boston-Park Plaza 57
Brown University All-American, has signed a contract with the Boston Astros of the American Soccer League.
At a news conference Monday at Boston-Park Plaza 57, the Astros also announced that center-forward Helio "Boom Boom" Barbosa, forward and team captain Itamar Alves, halfback Ernie Gomes, fullback Tony Soares and goalkeeper Gus Carias have also signed 1974 contracts.
Treusacher, who was the second-round draft choice of the Boston Minutemen of the rival NASL, was a Brown University All- American.
Brown were the Eastern Championships in 1973. The team: also competed in the NCAA Championships in Miami, losing 3-1 to champion St. Louis University.
Treusacher, who was All-Ivy and All-New England twice, has played fullback and forward, but coach John Bertos said he expected him to be up front with Barbosa and Alves for the Astros.
Barbosa and Alves were both named ASL All-Stars the past two seasons.
BOSTON (UPI)
A first half goal by Leo Ramos and an insurance talley by "Boom Boom" Barbosa gave the Boston Astros an American Soccer league victory over the Indiana Tigers Saturday night.
Ramos scored all that was needed on his own rebound while Barbosa notched his fourth of the year. The goal put him into the league lead in scoring.
Emilio Costa registered his first shutout of the year.
Boston 2 Indiana 0 : June 8, 1974
BOSTON (UPI) :
Israel Oliveira, Boston Astros rookie halfback, has been suspended indefinitely for kicking an American Soccer League referee in the shins.
Oliveira, the tallest player in the league, became incensed after the Astros lost a decision to the Cincinnati Comets in June.
A spokesman said that referee "Juan Butu is fine but I don't think he's done a game since then
Israel Oliveira, Boston Astros rookie halfback
Newport (R.I.), September 10,1974
Oceaneers and Astros to tangle in playoffs
The Rhode Island Oceaneers and the Boston Astros open the American Soccer League playoffs Wednesday.
The scene of the one game duel will be Pierce Memorial Stadium in East Providence, home of the Oceaneers who edged the Astros there on Saturday.
The battle between the New England rivals will get underway at 7:30 p.m. Pierce Stadium is off Route 195.
The Oceaneers will be meeting Boston for the third time this season.
On July 6, the Oceaneers gained a 1-0 victory over the Astros. The Oceaneers again edged the Astros on Saturday, in Providence.
The Oceaneers, meanwhile, will be playing the game without Captain Lenny Mole who was one of several players injured in last Saturday's face off.
ASL referee-in-chief Pat Smith of Ohio has assigned Hans Schwink to referee the playoff game.
George Patrick Duffy, general manager of the Oceaneers, noting that Astro rivals have reached the point where "they will try anything to beat the Oceaneers" further stated "I've had some information passed to me that Boston might try to sneak a few Brazilian "ringers" into the playoff tilt
Sounds crazy, but today when I called the Boston Astros' office, the secretary said "Mr. Bertos, (Astros' GM) is in Brazil."
