1936 National Challenge Cup

August 2023 National Challenge Cup 1936 Dewar trophy 1914.jpg Dewar Challenge Cup United States 19 January – 3 May 1936 Philadelphia German-Americans 1 St. Louis Shamrocks St. Mary's Celtic Heidelberg S.C. 1935 1937 The 1936 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. This edition featured the fifth of six consecutive final appearances for Alex McNab's team. The Shamrocks not participating in their local league that year were playing inter city matches with top competition primarily from Cleveland, Chicago and Detroit. One of their only losses during the season was to Heidelberg, eventual Western Final opponents of the Shamrocks. Early in the season Heidelberg took the first game of a three-game set, the second match ended in a draw and McNab's men evened up the series by pulling out a victory in the third game. Both teams eventually made their way to the Western Final, Heidelberg led by the lone scorer for the USA at the 1934 World Cup Aldo Donelli. The Shamrocks with their World Cup veterans including William Lehman, Billy Gonsalves, Werner Nilsen, and Bert Patenaude overcame the Pennsylvanians with a 3-2 aggregate over two games. The final showcased still further US nationals. The Philadelphia German-Americans roster boasted a quartet of their own including Bill Fiedler, Al Harker, Peter Pietras, and Francis Ryan. After a two all draw in the first leg of the final in St. Louis, Philly took home the trophy by blanking the Shamrocks 3–0 in the second leg. Eastern Division March 7 - New York New York Americans 2 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic 3 March 1 - Fall River Liberal A.C. 0 Santo Christo 2 March 1,8,15 - New York Brookhattan 9 a Brooklyn Hispano 8 February 2 - New York Hatikvoh 1 German Hungarians 2 February 23/March 1 - Newark Scots Americans 0-2 Trenton Highlanders 0-0 February 2 - Newark Irish Americans 2 Newark Germans 1 March 1 - Philadelphia German-Americans 5 Budd AA 0 February 16 - Baltimore Baltimore Canton 5 Stonewall Democratic 3 March 22 - New York St. Mary's Celtic 4 Santo Christos 1 March 22 - New York Brookhattan 2 German Hungarians 0 March 22 - Newark Scots Americans 2 Irish-Americans 0 March 15 - Philadelphia German-Americans 3 Baltimore Canton 2 March 29 - New York St. Mary's Celtic 2 Brookhattan 1 April 5 - Newark Scots Americans 0 German-Americans 1 April 12, 19 St. Mary's Celtic 0-1 German-Americans 2-0 First round no Western Division January 19/February 2 - St. Louis Shamrocks 0-6 Hellrung & Grimm 0-1 January 19 - Cleveland Slavia Bartunek 2 Highland Park Chryslers 1 January 12 - St. Louis Marres 4 Burke's Undertakers 2 March 8 - Milwaukee Vienna IAC 5 Bayern Schlitz 4 February 23 - Chicago Sparta Garden City 6 Ben Millers 0 January 19 - Chicago Olympia 3 Maccabee 2 February 2 - Pittsburgh Heidelberg 4 Curry Silver Tops 0 January 26 - Rochester Rochester Celtics 0 Kodak Park 4 March 1 - St. Louis Shamrocks 4 Slavia Bartunek 3 March 15 - St. Louis Marres 6 Vienna IAC 3 March 1 - Chicago Sparta Garden City 2 Olympia 1 February 23 - Pittsburgh Heidelberg 4 Kodak Park 1 March 22 - St. Louis Shamrocks 2 Marres 1 March 22 - Chicago Sparta Garden City 1 Heidelberg 2 March 29, April 5 Shamrocks 1-2 Heidelberg 1-1 First round no a) aggregate after three games Final First game April 26, 1936 St. Louis Shamrocks (MO) Nilsen 8 68 Patenaude Richards 10Fiedler 89 Regan 2–2 Philadelphia German-Americans (PA) Walsh Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri 3,400 Mike Boylan Second game May 3, 1936 Philadelphia German-Americans (PA) Nemchik 25 34Richards 69 3–0 St. Louis Shamrocks (MO) Rifle Club Grounds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 8,000 Gordon Sources St. Louis Post-Dispatch Category:U.S. Open Cup seasons Nat