1928–29 National Challenge Cup

August 2023 National Challenge Cup 1928–29 Dewar trophy 1914.jpg Dewar Challenge Cup United States December 16, 1928 – April 7, 1929 New York Hakoah 1 St. Louis Madison Kennel Sparta ABA New York Giants 1928 1930 The 1928–29 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 of the soccer tournament featured 100 entrants (51 in the East and 49 in the West). In this edition the Western bracket played the first round in December 1928 while the Eastern section chose to wait out the poor weather and began the first-round games in February 1929. The Cup final, which drew 21,583 spectators, broke the record for the largest crowd to see a Cup final, and remained the largest crowd, until 2010, when the Seattle Sounders FC defeat Columbus Crew in front of 31,311 spectators. Eastern Division February 3 - Bronx New York Hakoah 7 Mamaroneck F.C. 1 February 3 - Rochester Rochester Celtic 3 Buffalo Hungarian 2 February 3 - Newark Newark Portuguese 3 Bayonne Rovers 0 February 3 New York Hungaria w/o First German February 3 - Bronx New York Giants 4 IRT Rangers 1 February 3 - Trenton Trenton F.C. 8 Newark Skeeters 1 February 3 - Baltimore Canton F.C. 0 Bethlehem Steel 5 February 3 - Waterbury Waterbury 1 Walsh Chevrolet 6 February 17 - Bronx New York Hakoah 6 Rochester Celtic 0 February 17 - Newark Newark Portuguese 4 New York Hungaria 1 February 24 - Bronx New York Giants 8 Trenton F.C. 0 February 16 - Bethlehem Bethlehem Steel 5 Walsh Chevrolet 0 March 17 - Bronx New York Hakoah 3 Newark Portuguese 2 March 3, 9 New York Giants 2-6 Bethlehem Steel 2-3 March 24 - Brooklyn New York Hakoah 1 New York Giants 0 First round Second round no Western Division December 23 - Chicago Thistle F.C. 1 Olympia F.C. 1 December 16 - St. Louis Madison Kennel 4 Ben Millers 1 December 16 - Detroit Holley Carburetor 2 Flint IMA 0 December 16 - Cleveland Goodyear F.C. 2 Gold Bond American Hungarian F.C. 0 December 16 - Chicago Sparta ABA 3 Carpenters 0 December 23 - Detroit Wood Hydraulic 1 All Scots 3 December 30 - Chicago Bricklayers 2 Buda AA 0 December 23 - St. Louis Tablers 5 Wellston 2 February 17 Thistle F.C. 1 Madison Kennel 5 February 23 - Detroit Holley Carburetor 10 Goodyear F.C. 3 February 24 - Chicago Sparta ABA 7 All Scots 0 February 17 - Chicago Bricklayers 3 Tablers 1 March 10 - St. Louis Madison Kennel 5 Holley Carburetor 1 March 3 - Chicago Sparta ABA 3 Bricklayers 1 March 17 - St. Louis Madison Kennel 7 Sparta ABA 4 First round Second round no Final March 31, 1929 St. Louis Madison Kennel (MO) Eisenhoffer 80 Wortmann 82 0–2 New York Hakoah (NY) Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri 15,000 James McFarlane (USA) April 7, 1929 New York Hakoah (NY) Schwarz 20Grünwald 50Häusler 70 3–0 St. Louis Madison Kennel (MO) Dexter Park Woodhaven, New York 21,583http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/soundersfcblog/2012889535_youve_done_it_again_--_22000_t.html You've done it again -- 22,000 tickets sold for Open Cup final Joshua Mayers September 13, 2010 The Seattle Times September 14, 2010 James McFarlane (USA) See also American Soccer Association Cup Sources Jose Colin American Soccer League, 1921-1931 Hardback The Scarecrow Press 1998 (0-8108-3429-4) Additional references Category:U.S. Open Cup seasons Nat