1924–25 National Challenge Cup

August 2023 National Challenge Cup 1924–25 Dewar trophy 1914.jpg Dewar Challenge Cup United States 17 January – 19 April 1925 Shawsheen Indians 1 Canadian Club Cleveland Thistles Abbot Worsted 1924 1926 The 1924–25 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. History Teams from the American Soccer League and St. Louis Soccer League had won the previous several Challenge Cups, but dissatisfaction with the financial arrangements led the two leagues to boycott this year's cup. While the United States Football Association gained its operating income from annual dues by member teams, most of its income came from its annual challenge cup.May 14, 1925 The Globe http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl051425.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091021104817/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl051425.html October 21, 2009 dead On the other hand, the owners of the top professional teams saw the challenge cup as a money losing competition as they were forced to play obscure amateur teams which tended to have smaller crowds and therefore gate receipts. After USFA took its cut, the amount distributed to the teams frequently did not cover the travel expenses. Therefore, the SLSL proposed, and the ASL agreed to, the creation of an American Professional Soccer Championship.November 7, 1924 The Globe http://www.geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl110724c.html https://web.archive.org/web/20091021084111/http://geocities.com/bethlehem_soccer/gl110724c.html October 21, 2009 dead That game series took place in April 1925 at University Field in St. Louis, Missouri. Over the three games, the Boston Soccer Club defeated the Ben Millers in front of an average crowd of over 10,000 spectators per game.http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1925.html The Year in American Soccer – 1925 2008-03-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20090303114101/http://www.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1925.html 2009-03-03 dead In contrast, the National Challenge Cup final between the Shawsheen Indians and Chicago Canadian Club, played at the usually high drawing Mark's Stadium, saw only 2,500 spectators, down from the 18,000 who watched the 1924 final. At a May 1925 meeting, USFA agreed to reduce their percentage of the gate receipts from 33.3% to 15%. This defused the ASL and SLSL hostility to the challenge cup leading to their re-entering the competition for 1926. Eastern Division Shawsheen Indians w/o Arlington Mills February 22 - Rochester Moose F.C. 2 Whittal F.C. 5 February 14 - Philadelphia Lighthouse Blue Sox 2 Bayonne F.C. 3 February 22 - Bridgeport Clan Campbell 1 Lexington F.C. 3 February 14 - Quincy Fore River F.C. 0 Abbot Worsted 2 Waypoyset F.C. w/o Boston United February 22 - Ansonia Ansonia F.C. 4 Manchester 1 February 14 - Pawtucket Sayles Finishing Plant 3 Lorraine Manufacturing Co 2 February 28 - Andover Shawsheen Indians 4 Whittal F.C. 1 March 1 - Jersey City Bayonne F.C. 1 Lexington F.C. 0 Abbot Worsted w/o Waypoyset F.C. March 1,14 Ansonia F.C. 0-2 Sayles Finishing Plant 3-9 March 21 - Boston Shawsheen Indians 2 Bayonne F.C. 0 March 21 - New Bedford Abbot Worsted 3 Sayles Finishing Plant 2 April 4 - Andover Shawsheen Indians 2 Abbot Worsted 1 First round Second round no Western Division January 25 - Chicago Chicago Canadian Club 3 Gillespie S.C. 0 February 8 - Chicago Pullman F.C. 4 Sparta ABA 1 February 8 - Chicago Bricklayers and Masons 0 Olympia F.C. 2 January 18 - Chicago Harvey F.C. 3 North Shore F.C. 0 January 25 - Cleveland Cleveland Thistles 5 British War Veterans 0 January 18 - Akron Goodyear F.C. 5 Mahoning Valley 1 January 17 - Vestaburg Vestaburg SC 6 Jeannette F.C. 2 February 8 - Toledo Toledo S.C. 2 Gar Wood SC 1 February 15 - Chicago Canadian Club 2 Pullman F.C. 1 February 15 - Chicago Olympia F.C. 0 Harvey F.C. 2 February 8 - Cleveland Cleveland Thistles 2 Goodyear F.C. 0 February 15 - Charleroi Vestaburg SC 2 Toledo S.C. 1 Mar 1,8,15 - Chicago Canadian Club 3a Harvey F.C. 2 March 1 - Cleveland Cleveland Thistles 3 Vestaburg SC 2 March 22 - Chicago Canadian Club 2 Cleveland Thistles 1 First round Second round no a) aggregate after 3 games Final April 19, 1925 Shawsheen Indians (MA) Smith 20Purden 35 pen.Carrie 60 3–0 Report Chicago Canadian Club (IL) Mark's Stadium North Tiverton, Rhode Island 2,500 William Norse (USA) References Category:U.S. Open Cup seasons National Challenge Cup, 1925 Category:1924–25 in domestic association football cups