Hello All, I've been corresponding with a sports writer on a Philadelphia newspaper. He's collecting information for a book about the soccer history of the area, and the influence that the various industries of the area played (Congoleum-Nairn, Clark Thread Company, etc.). Clark Field was located in the area framed by Central, Passaic, and Grant Avenues and President Street in East Newark (Kearny before 1895). It can be considered quite a historic site in soccer terms. The United States vs. Canada game that was played there on Nov. 28,1885 was the first international game ever outside the British Isles. The presence of the mills, at the turn of the century, allowed East Newark to bear witness to some of the best professional soccer matches held in the United States through the early 1930's, in games held at the old Clark Field. Sir Thomas Nairn brought Scots, Irish, and English over, not only to work in the Thread Mills, but to work in the linoleum mills about a mile north. The area of the soccer field (Shop-Rite Supermarket) known as Nairn Field, was originally owned by J. Watts, a relative of General Phil Kearney, who owned the property from Belgrove Drive to the river. Later, Watts Street had 12 houses for workers of Marshal Mill. The 12 houses were known as "The Twelve Apostles." The Gunnel Oval is located on the east side of Schuyler Avenue. I believe it had about four soccer fields there. I don't know much about this facility. Do any of you have knowledge of the soccer history of the area? Ken Forbes Puyallup, WA