John Travis was an American former

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player. He played for the Fall River, Massachusetts Ponta Delgada S.C. which won both the 1947

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and National Amateur Cup. Based on these result, the

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selected the club to act as the U.S. national team at the

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. As a result, Travis earned two caps with the U.S. national team. In the first game, the U.S. 5-0 to

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and in the second, they lost 5–2 to

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.The Year in American Soccer - 1947

References

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