1917–18 National Challenge Cup
1919 → |
The
United States Soccer Football Association issued a call to its member associations for teams to resist the temptation to strengthen their teams at the expense of others — when wealthy, but decimated teams eye the poorer but complete teams, their wallets and checkbooks should remain pocketed in the name of fair play. A welcome consequence of the war situation was a willingness of the USFA's own warring factions to end their dispute and work together in relative harmony during those trying times. Many soccer organizations launched fund raising campaigns and benefit matches to raise money to provide support for U.S. soldiers through, among other means, the provision of soccer equipment and gear to enhance their recreational opportunities. One such project was the Soccer Football Chain Letter Fund launched by Thomas Cahill and the USFA.[1]
Other welcome events included record attendance figures in some late-round games of the
Liberty Bond
.
Bracket
Home teams listed on top of bracket[2]
| Third Round Dec 25-Mar 23 | Quarterfinals March 2–24 | Semifinals Mar 30, Apr 20 | Finals May 5,19 | ||||||||||||||||
| PA | McKeesport F.C. | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | Rochester Celtics | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | McKeesport F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
| 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Disston A.A. | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| IL | Joliet F.C. | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| IL | Joliet F.C. | 2-9 | |||||||||||||||||
| IL | Scottish Americans | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||||
| IL | Joliet F.C. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| OH | Cleveland F.C. | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| OH | Cleveland F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MI | Corinthians | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| PA | Bethlehem Steel F.C.
| 2-3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fall River Rovers | 2-0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Lynn Hibernians | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fore River | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Lynn Hibernians | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fall River Rovers | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fall River Rovers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Pan-Americans | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| MA | Fall River Rovers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | West Hudson A.C.F | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | West Hudson A.C.F. | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | New York F.C. | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | West Hudson A.C.F | 4-5 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | Paterson F.C.
| 4-1 | |||||||||||||||||
| NY | New York IRT | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| NJ | Paterson F.C.
| 4 | |||||||||||||||||
(*) replay after tied match
Final
First game
Bethlehem Steel (PA ) | ||
|---|---|---|
Sullivan  10'Chadwick 45' |
Report[3] | Fleming (Murphy) |
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Charles Creighton, New York (USA)
Replay
Bethlehem Steel (PA) | 3–0 | Fall River Rovers (MA) |
|---|---|---|
Fleming) Pepper 32' |
Report[4] |
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Charles Creighton, New York (USA)
See also
References
- ^ "Boys Grateful For Gift Sent To Camp Devens". (November 16, 1917). The Evening Herald, p.13 col.3-5
- ^ USOpenCup.com
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
- ^ "Title Unknown". Archived from the original on October 21, 2009.
External links
- National Challenge Trophy
- Bethlehem Steel Soccer Club, 1917-1918 (Archived 2009-10-20)
- HickokSports.com
- National Challenge Cup - Google News Archive
- United States Soccer Football Association
- Britanica Online Encyclopedia
- US Soccer History Page2