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1943 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
1/3/43 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 0 Baltimore Americans
1/3/43 Brookhattan (NYC) 7 : 2 Fall River Rovers
1/3/43 Kearny Scots 3 : 1 Pfaelzer (NYC)
1/10/43 New York Americans 2 : 1 New York Germans
1/10/43 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 German Hungarian S.C. (NYC)
1/10/43 Kearny Celtic 3 : 0 Eintracht (NYC)

Philadelphia Nationals
1/3/43 Brooklyn Wanderers 1 : 0 Swedish SC (NYC)
Eastern Bracket
1/11/43 Sparta SC (Chi.) 3 : 1 Schwaben (Chi.)
2/21/43 Slovak SC (Chi.) 2: 1 (aet) Viking AA (Chi.)
4/4/43 Falk Field Club (Mil.) 4 : 1 Schwaben (Mil.)
12/21/42 Gallatin (W. Pa.) 6 : 5 (aet) Castle Shannon (W. Pa.)
12/21/42 Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.) 7 : 0 Cuddy (W. Pa.)

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) bye

Hungarian American SC (Det.)

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Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
1/24/43 Kearny Celtic 2 : 1 Kearny Scots
1/24/43 Philadelphia Americans 5 : 1 Philadelphia Nationals
2/7/43 New York Americans 2 : 3 Brooklyn Wanderers
1/24/43 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 3 Brookhattan
Eastern Bracket
3/14/43 Sparta SC 4 : 1 Slovak SC
1/31/43 Morgan Strasser 4 : 1 Gallatin
4/11/43 Falk Field Club 2 : 1 Croatian Eagles

Hungarian American SC


Quarterfinals
2/21/43 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 0 Brooklyn Wanderers
2/21/43 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 1 Kearny Celtic
4/25/43 Sparta SC 2 : 0 Falk Field Club
3/6/43 Hungarian American SC 1 : 7 Morgan Strasser


Semifinals
3/14/43 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 1 Philadelphia Americans
5/9/43 Sparta SC 0 : 5(aet) Morgan Strasser


Final
at Starlight Park – Bronx, New York
5/24/43 Brooklyn Hispano 2 : 2(aet) Morgan Strasser
REPLAY – at Starlight Park – Bronx, New York
5/30/43 R Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 2 Morgan Strasser
Brooklyn Hispano win National Challenge Cup on 5-4 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1943, Brooklyn Hispano, Brooklyn Wanderers, Falk Field Club, Hungarian American SC, Kearny Celtic, Morgan Strasser, Philadelphia Americans, Sparta SC, Starlight Park

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