1898 American Cup

Soccer tournament August 2023 August 2024 American Cup 1898 AFAball.jpg 100px United States 2 Arlington A.A. 1 Kearny A.C. 2 12 Gorman (3) 1896–97 1906 The 1898 American Cup was the fourteenth edition of the soccer tournament organized by the American Football Association. The Arlington Athletic Association won the series against the Kearny A.C. At the annual AFA meeting at Union Hall in East Newark on September 25, 1897, the committee elected was Dr. J.W. Reid of Arlington A.A. as president, William Robertson of Kearny as Secretary, and John McCance of Kearny Association as Treasurer. October 2, 1897 Games On The Gridiron https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-city-news-1898-american-cup/153778965/ The Jersey City News August 22, 2024 p.3 col.3 Newspapers.com Entries Among the clubs present at the annual meeting were the Paterson True Blues, Paterson Crescents, Scottish Americans, Kearny Athletics, New Rochelle Football Club and Arlington AA. Some of the teams preferred a league plan as opposed to a knockout system. The only teams that paid the entry fee were, Arlington, Kearny A.C. and New Rochelle. With the exception of New Rochelle, the other five teams took part in the NAFBL this season which took place from October 1897 to March 1898.October 25, 1897 National Association Foot Ball Games https://newark.historyarchives.online/Your%20website%20page%20URL October 8, 2025 Newark Evening News p.11 col.4 en Draw The tournament schedule was released following the conclusion of the NAFBL season. March 20, 1898 Warm Weather Football https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=KjnAay3C9J8C&dat=18980320&printsec=frontpage&hl=en Newark Sunday Call August 22, 2024 p.8 col.1 The only eligible teams that paid their deposits in September were Arlington, Kearny and New Rochelle. The original format was as a double round robin series: March 26 New Rochelle vs. Arlington at New Rochelle April 2 Arlington vs. New Rochelle at Arlington April 9 Kearny Athletics vs. New Rochelle at Cosmopolitan Park April 16 Arlington vs. Kearny Athletics at Arlington April 23 Kearny Athletics vs. New Rochelle at New Rochelle April 30 Kearny Athletics vs. Arlington at Cosmopolitan Park Matches The New Rochelle Club did not participate."Arlington Team Surprised". (April 4, 1898). Newark Evening News, p.7 col.2 Arlington and Kearny played a two-game series to decide the championship. April 9, 1898 Arlington 3–0 April 10, 1898 Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-1898-american-cup-2/153779515/ The Sun New York August 22, 2024 p.10 col.5 Newspapers.com"Sporting Chronology". (1899). New York Clipper Annual, p.36 col.1 Kearny Gorman Bruxby Moore Arlington, NJ uncollapsed April 23, 1898 Kearny 4–5 "General Sporting News". (April 25, 1898). Newark Evening News, p.13 col.4 April 24, 1898 Football https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-1898-american-cup-3/153779671/ The Sun New York August 22, 2024 p.10 col.3 Newspapers.com"Championship Football". (April 24, 1898). The Sunday Call, p.9 col.3 Arlington McGee 30 75Richmond 31Montgomery 54 pen. J. Boyle 2Gorman 42 76Bruxby 49Moore 88 Cosmopolitan Park, Newark, NJ E. Sargent uncollapsed Kearny: GK Hayes, FB Sanson, Donnelly, HB Sagis, Cutter, McCance, RW Montgomery, Richmond, C Mulvey, LW Singleton, McGee.Arlington: GK Moriarty, FB Eagan, Coburn, HB Slack, Camb, J. Boyle, RW Gorman, Fergerson, C Moore, LW Boyle, Bruxby. See also 1897-98 NAFBL References 1897–98 Cup Category:1897–98 in domestic association football cups