The Games That Never Took Place
Meanwhile Polish officials were planning the next games. On Sunday, September 3, 1939 in Warsaw, Poland was going to face Bulgaria. Coach Kaluza had already selected players for this match. These were:
- Walter Brom, Ruch Chorzów,
- Edmund Giemsa, Ruch Chorzów,
- Michal Dusik, KPW Poznań,
- Kazimierz Lis, Warta Poznań,
- Wilhelm Piec, Naprzód Lipiny,
- Henryk Mikunda, Ruch Chorzów,
- ?? Schreier, Warta Poznań,
- Boleslaw Gendera, Warta Poznań,
- Ewald Cebula, Śląsk Świętochłowice,
- Franciszek Pytel, AKS Chorzów,
- Paweł Cyganek, Fablok Chrzanów.
In reserve stayed: Adolf Krzyk (Brygada Częstochowa), Władysław Szczepaniak and Stanislaw Filipek (both Polonia Warszawa), Edmund Białas (KPW Poznań).
Then, on Wednesday, September 6, 1939, probably in Belgrade, Poland was scheduled to face Yugoslavia. Coach Kaluza decided to send there almost identical team as the one that beat Hungary. There was only one difference - Schreier was going to replace Jaznicki. In reserve were: Brom, Pytel, Bialas and Piec.
On September 24, 1939, two international friendlies were scheduled. Polish first team was going to play Romania in Warsaw, Polish reserve was going to go to Helsinki, to face Finland.
Unfortunately, on Friday, September 1, 1939, Germany invaded, World War II started, and Sunday's game was the last match of interwar Poland.
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