1923–24 National Challenge Cup

August 2023 National Challenge Cup 1923–24 File:Dewar trophy 1914.jpg Dewar Challenge Cup United States 1 December 1923 – 30 March 1924 Fall River F.C. 1 Vesper Buick Bricklayers and Masons Bethlehem Steel 1923 1925 The 1923–24 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. Overview The Fall River F.C. defeated Vesper Buicks of St. Louis by a score of 4–2. Recent film of the final was discovered showing the 36th minute handball by Alex Kemp of the 'Marksmen' which led to Vesper Buicks' first goal. This is also the first known game in which soccer players wore numbers. Bracket Home teams listed on top of bracket Third RoundDec 1-Jan 1 Fourth Round Dec 22-Jan 13 Quarterfinals Jan 19-Mar 2 Semifinals March 9–16 Final March 30 MO Vesper Buick 3 MO Scullin Steel 2 PA Harmarville Consumers 3 PA Jeannette 1 OH Goodyear Tire F.C. 2 OH Favorite Knits 0 OH MacKenzie F. C. 3 NY Rochester Moose 0 ON Pilgrims F.C. 1-0 OH Toledo S.C. 1-5 MI Detroit Celtic MI Caledonia F.C. IL Thistles F.C. 1 IL Olympia F.C. 0 IL Chicago Field Club 0 IL Bricklayers and Masons 1 PA Bethlehem Steel 5 PA Philadelphia Field Club 0 NY Brooklyn Wanderers 0 NY New York Field Club 1 CT Ansonia F.C. 0 NY New York Giants 1 NJ Newark Skeeters 3 NJ BWV Trenton 2 MA Fall River F.C. 8 RI Prospect Hill F.C. 1 RI Fairlawn Rovers 1 RI Waypoyset 2 MA Pacific Mills 1-1 MA Abbot Worsted 1-5 MA Roxbury 0 MA Holyoke Falcos 3 MO Vesper Buick 3 PA Harmarville Consumers 0 OH Goodyear Tire F.C. 1 OH MacKenzie F. C. 0 OH Toledo S.C. MI Detroit Celtic IL Thistles F.C. 1 IL Bricklayers and Masons 2 PA Bethlehem Steel 2-4 NY New York Field Club 2-3 NY New York Giants 2 NJ Newark Skeeters 5 MA Fall River F.C. 3 RI Waypoyset 0 MA Abbot Worsted 1 MA Holyoke Falcos 0 MO Vesper Buick 7 OH Goodyear Tire F.C. 1 MI Detroit Celtics 0 IL Bricklayers and Masons 1 PA Bethlehem Steel 1-4 NJ Newark Skeeters 1-0 MA Abbot Worsted 1 MA Fall River F.C. 2 MO Vesper Buick 5 IL Bricklayers and Masons 0 MA Fall River F.C. 2 PA Bethlehem Steel 0 MO Vesper Buick 2 MA Fall River F.C. 4 (*): replay after tied match w/o: walkover/forfeit victory awarded Final March 30, 1924 Vesper Buick (MO) Tim Harris 36 pen. McCarthy 52 Morley 6 51Reid Brittan 2–4 Report Fall River F.C. (MA) High School Field St. Louis, Missouri 14,000 Edward McCabe (USA) See also 1924 American Cup 1924 National Amateur Cup External links Film of final Open Cup Finals References Category:U.S. Open Cup seasons Nat Category:Fall River F.C. (1922–1931)