1924 National Amateur Cup

August 2023 National Amateur Cup 1924 140px United States January 20 – April 20, 1924 81 Fleisher Yarn Swedish American 62 1923 1925 The 1924 National Amateur Cup was the USFA's annual cup-tie competition exclusively for amateur soccer teams. It was the second attempt but the first to be completed successfully. There were 81 entries of which Fleisher Yarn emerged as victors. The incentive in the tournament was that the winners would get to represent the U.S. at the Paris Olympics and each game was designated as an official "Olympic Tryout". It was believed that sending the champion amateur team would provide a squad with better chemistry than that of an all-star selection and require considerably less time to gel as a unit. However, as the tournament neared its final stages it became apparent that this idea might have to be reconsidered since the majority of the players on the remaining teams were foreign born and would not be eligible for the U.S. team. The only team with all American born players was the Union Electrics of St. Louis who had withdrawn at the quarterfinal stage."Olympic Soccer Plan Is Faulty". (March 19, 1924). St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p.22 col.7 At the conclusion of the final game the eligible players on both the Fleisher Yarn and Swedish American teams were chosen while the remainder of the Olympic squad had to be selected from other amateur teams. Bracket {{Round16 |February 17 - Cleveland|Magyar American|4|Sons of St.George|1 |February 10, 16|Heidelberg|3-4|Jeannette|3-2 |March 16 - Detroit|Scarlet Runners|2|Swedish American|4 |January 20 - St. Louis|Union Electric|7|Memphis K of C|0 |February 2 - Roslindale, MA|Boston Blues|0|Clan Robertson|4 |February 2 - Roxbury, MA|Roxbury|0|Worcester Rangers|2 |February 9 - Philadelphia|Fleisher Yarn|3|American A.A.|1|January 27 - Queens, NY|Steinway FC|6|Calpe American| |March 9 - Cleveland|Magyar American|3|Heidelberg|2 ||Swedish American|w/o|Union Electric| |March 7 - Worcester, MA, March 22 - Boston|Clan Robertson|2-1|Worcester Rangers|2-2 |March 1 - Philadelphia|Fleisher Yarn|W|Steinway FC| |March 30 - Cleveland|Magyar American|1|Swedish American|2 |April 5 - Shawsheen Village|Worcester Rangers|0|Fleisher Yarn|8 |April 20 - Chicago|Swedish American|0|Fleisher Yarn|3|RD1=Round of 16 |RD2=Quarterfinals |3rdplace=no}}Eastern QuarterfinalsSteinway FC vs. Calpe American January 27, 1924 6-1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/544699832/?terms=%22Amateur%20Cup%22&match=1 Steinway FC Boyd (2), Cogan (2), McKinney (2) Calpe American Costa Senator Oval Queens, NY Boston Blues vs. Clan Robertson February 2, 1924 0-4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430265785/?terms=%22Clan%20Robertson%22&match=1 Boston Blues Sent Off - McShane 2H Clan Robertson (Dorchester, MA) Maltman 1H 2H, Stirling 2H, McIntyre 2H Sent Off - Paul (GK) 2H J.J. Healy Playground Roslingdale, MA Thomas RitchieRoxbury vs. Worcester Rangers February 2, 1924 0-2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430265785/?terms=%22Clan%20Robertson%22&match=1 Roxbury Sent Off - Davison 1H Worcester Rangers Campbell 2’, Reauch 80’ Sent Off - Napier (GK) 1H Connelly Playground Roxbury, MA W.R. WelchFleischer Yarn vs. American A.A. February 9, 1924 3-1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/170679430/?terms=Walders&match=1 Fleischer Yarn (Phi.) American A.A. (Newark) Tenth & Butler St. Philadelphia, PA James Walders American AA protest that referee James Walders ended the game 15 minutes early was denied.Western QuarterfinalsUnion Electric vs. Memphis K of C January 20, 1924 7-0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/573060377 Union Electric (St. L) Eddie Lyons 8’ 11’ (PK) 1H 1H 2H, Frank Leahy 2H, Dave Goldsmith 2H Memphis K of C (TN) Fairground Park St. Louis, MO 300 J.H. CraddockHeidelberg vs. Jeanette February 10, 1924 3-3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/85870964/?terms=Heidelberg&match=1 Heidelberg (W. Pa.) Stengel 1H, Broggi 2H (Jones), Savage 94’ Jeanette (W. Pa.) Monstrolo 44’ (Jaap) 2H (Jaap) ET (Jaap) Heidelberg Field yes Heidelberg, PA 4,000 E.J. DonaghyJeanette vs. Heidelberg February 16, 1924 REPLAY 2-4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/149591878/?terms=Heidelberg&match=1 Jeanette Schang 1H (Jaap), Johnny Jaap 1H Heidelberg Moreman 10’ (OG), Broggi 2H, Murphy ET (OG), Broggi ET Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA 1,500 BloomMagyar American 4-1 Sons of St. George February 17, 1924 4-1 https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40GB3NEWS-1260DAA3563B75B9%402423834-125F8F60230317D3%4013-125F8F60230317D3%40?h=2&fname=&lname=&fullname=&kwinc=soccer&kwexc=&rgfromDate=2/17/1924&rgtoDate=2/18/1924&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=uwmsfbwqoidgpsngencfnmmezflzaadm_wma-gateway004_1605932583379 Magyar Americans (Cle.) L. Hoffman 2H 2H 2H, Molnar 1H Sons of St. George (Akron) Hardman 2H Luna PArk Cleveland, OH F.G. ProtheroeScarlet runners vs. Swedish American FC March 16, 1924 2-4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/97871255/?terms=%22Scarlet%20Runners%22&match=1 Scarlet Runners (Det.) Young 20’, Russell ET Swedish American FC (Chi.) Brun 50’ 117’, Rundquist ET, Magnuson 120’ Packard Park Detroit, MI W. FergusonEastern SemifinalsFleischer Yarn vs. Steinway FC March 1, 1924 W-L https://www.newspapers.com/image/171028812/?terms=Walders&match=1 Fleischer Yarn Steinway FC Tenth & Butler St. Philadelphia, PA James WaldersWorcester Rangers vs. Clan Robertson March 8, 1924 2-2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/431059215/?terms=%22Clan%20Robertson%22&match=1 Worcester Rangers Hendry (2) Clan Robertson Russell, Caroll yes Worcester, MA KirklandClan Robertson vs. Worcester Rangers March 22, 1924 REPLAY 1-2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430273256/?terms=%22Clan%20Robertson%22&match=1 Clan Robertson Carroll 2H Worcester Rangers Carlin 1H (PK), Hendry 1H Charlestown Playground Boston, MAWestern SemifinalsMagyar American vs. Heidelberg March 8, 1924 3-2 https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40GB3NEWS-12607D24D73EDD9B%402423855-12602FA88CAF6968%4013-12602FA88CAF6968%40?h=1&fname=&lname=&fullname=&kwinc=Magyar&kwexc=&rgfromDate=3/09/1924&rgtoDate=3/10/1924&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&state%5B0%5D=illinois&state%5B1%5D=ohio&processingtime=&addedFrom=&addedTo=&sid=qklcloevxxhhhavveclqmkhdbeqlgurz_wma-gateway001_1605916530312 Magyar American N. Sziga 1H, A. Meywes 55’, L. Hoffman 80’ Heidelberg Andy Savage 1H, George Caraffi 1H Luna Park Cleveland, OH J.B. StorrieSwedish American vs. Union Electric w/o https://www.newspapers.com/image/140566746/?terms=%22Union%20electric%22%20soccer&match=1 Swedish American FC Union Electric Chicago, IL Union Electric withdrewUnion Electric withdrawalThe original plan was for the 1924 Amateur Cup champion to serve as the United States team in the 1924 Olympic soccer tournament. As the tournament reached the Quarterfinals, it was realized many of the teams had foreign born players who would be ineligible for the Olympic team. The U.S.F.A. decided instead to fill out the roster with players from different teams across the country along with players from the two teams in the final. Union Electric management felt that since their team was the only one with a 100% Olympic eligible roster, all other teams remaining should be disqualified and the championship should be awarded to Union. Union also claimed there was no plan to reimburse their travel expense to Chicago to play Swedish American FC. When the U.S.F.A. declined Union's request to disqualify everyone else, they withdrew from the tournament.23 Mar 1924, Page 10 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com http://www.newspapers.com/image/140566746/?terms=%22Union%20electric%22%20soccer&match=1 2020-11-21 Newspapers.com enEastern FinalFleischer Yarn vs. Worcester Rangers April 5, 1924 8-0 https://www.newspapers.com/image/430231596/?terms=Fleischer&match=1 Fleischer Yarn Andy Stradan 2H (Purvis) 2H 2H, Jim Purvis 1H 2H 2H, Duffy 2H, James McLaughlin 2H Worcester Rangers Balmoral Park Shawsheen Village, MA Pat DarcyWestern FinalMagyar American vs. Swedish American FC March 30, 1924 1-2 https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/newspapers/image/v2%3A122AFBBA107AC9E4%40GB3NEWS-12607D31C6151BF8%402423876-12602FC581DFB11C%4016-12602FC581DFB11C%40?h=1&fname=&lname=&fullname=&rgfromDate=3/30/1924&rgtoDate=3/31/1924&formDate=&formDateFlex=exact&dateType=range&kwinc=soccer&kwexc=&state%5B0%5D=illinois&state%5B1%5D=ohio&sid=yujfyprnilxgksuwrbhqnsoikuvwtzkz_wma-gateway014_1605914414306 Magyar American Mavis 48' Swedish American FC Johnson 15’ (Lundquist), Rundquist 1H Luna Park Cleveland, OH 5,000 Tom BirksFinal''' Swedish American FC vs. Fleischer Yarn April 20, 1924 0-3 https://www.newspapers.com/image/355064851/?terms=Fleischer&match=1 Swedish American FC Fleischer Yarn James McLaughlin 27’ (Stradan), Andy Stradan 59’ 2H (Galloway) Missed Penalty - Duffy 2H DePaul Field Chicago, IL 4,000 Tom Parks See also 1923-24 National Challenge Cup 1924 American Cup References Ama Category:National Amateur Cup