1925 National Challenge Cup

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The 1925 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

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[edit] History

Teams from the American Soccer League and St. Louis Soccer League had won the previous several Challenge Cups, but dissatisfaction with the financial arrangements led the two leagues to boycott this year’s cup. While the United States Football Association gained its operating income from annual dues by member teams, most of its income came from its annual challenge cup.[1] On the other hand, the owner’s of the top professional teams saw the challenge cup as a money losing competition as they were forced to play obscure amateur teams which tended to have smaller crowds and therefore gate receipts. After USFA took its cut, the amount distributed to the teams frequently did not cover the travel expenses. Therefore, the SLSL proposed, and the ASL agreed to, the creation of an American Professional Soccer Championship.[2] That game series took place in April 1925 at University Field in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the three games, the Boston Wonder Workers defeated the Ben Millers in front of an average crowd of over 10,000 spectators per game.[3] In contrast, the National Challenge Cup final between the Shawsheen Indians and Chicago Canadian Club, played at the usually high drawing Mark's Stadium, saw only 2,500 spectators, down from the 18,000 who watched the 1924 final. At a May 1925 meeting, USFA agreed to reduce their percentage of the gate receipts from 33.3% to 15%. This diffused the ASL and SLSL hostility to the challenge cup leading to their re-entering the competition for 1926.[1]

[edit] Open Cup Bracket

Home teams listed on top of bracket

  Third Round
Jan 18-Feb 22		 Fourth Round
Feb 15-Mar 14		 Quarterfinals
March 1-22		 Semifinals
Mar 22, Apr 5		 Final
April 19
                                               
MA  Shawsheen Indians w/o  
MA  Arlington Mills  
  MA  Shawsheen Indians 4  
  MA  Whittal F.C. 1  
MA  Whittal F.C. 5
NY  Moose F.C. 2  
  MA  Shawsheen Indians 2  
  NJ  Bayonne F.C. 0  
NJ  Bayonne F.C. 3  
PA  Lighthouse Blue Sox 2  
  NJ  Bayonne F.C. 1
  NY  Lexington F.C. 0  
CT  Clan Campbell 1
NY  Lexington F.C. 3  
  MA  Shawsheen Indians 2  
  MA  Abbot Worsted 1  
MA  Abbot Worsted 2  
MA  Fore River F.C. 0  
  MA  Abbot Worsted w/o
  RI  Waypoyset F.C.  
RI  Waypoyset F.C. w/o
MA  Boston SC  
  MA  Abbot Worsted 3
  RI  Sayles Finishing Plant 2  
RI  Sayles Finishing Plant 3  
 Lorraine Manufacturing Co 2  
  RI  Sayles Finishing Plant 9
  CT  Ansonia F.C. 2  
CT  Ansonia F.C. 4
CT  Manchester 1  
MA  Shawsheen Indians 3
IL  Canadian Club 0
IL  Canadian Club 3  
MO  Gillespie S.C. 0  
  IL  Canadian Club 2  
  IL  Pullman F.C. 1  
IL  Pullman F.C. 4
IL  Chicago Sparta 1  
  IL  Canadian Club 1-1-3  
  IL  Harvey F.C. 1-1-1  
IL  Harvey F.C. 3  
IL  North Shore F.C. 0  
  IL  Harvey F.C. 2
  IL  Olympia F.C. 0  
IL  Bricklayers and Masons 0
IL  Olympia F.C. 2  
  IL  Canadian Club 2
  OH  Cleveland Thistles 1  
OH  Cleveland Thistles 5  
OH  British War Veterans 0  
  OH  Cleveland Thistles 2
  OH  Goodyear F.C. 0  
OH  Goodyear F.C.
OH  Mahoning Valley  
  OH  Cleveland Thistles 3
  PA  Vestaburg SC 2  
PA  Vestaburg SC 6  
PA  Jeannette F.C. 2  
  PA  Vestaburg SC 2
  MI  Toledo S.C. 1  
MI  Toledo S.C. 2
MI  Gar Wood SC 1  

(*): replay after tied match
w/o: walkover/forfeit victory awarded

[edit] Final

April 19, 1925
 Shawsheen Indians (MA) 3–0 Canadian Club (IL) Mark's Stadium, North Tiverton, Rhode Island
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: (USA)
Eddie Smith
Alex Carrie
Peter Purden		 (Report)

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b May 14, 1925 The Globe
  2. ^ November 7, 1924 The Globe
  3. ^ The Year in American Soccer – 1925


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