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1944 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
1/2/44 Brooklyn Hispanio 4 : 0 Brooklyn Germans
1/9/44 Brooklyn Wanderers 2 : 1 New York Sport Club
1/2/44 Brookhattan 2 : 4 Eintracht SC (NYC)
1/9/44 New York Americans 4 : 1 (aet) German American SC (NYC)
1/2/44 Kearny Scots 4 : 3 Hoboken SC (NJ)
1/16/44 Kearny Celtic 5 : 1 Elizabeth SC
1/23/44 Baltimore Americans 6 : 3 Baltimore SC
1/23/44 Philadelphia Americans 6 : 4 Philadelphia Nationals
Western Bracket
1/2/44 Avella (W. Pa.) 1 : 0 Gallatin (W. Pa.)
1/23/44 Cleveland Americans 6 : 2 German American SC (Buff.)

Detroit All Stars
12/19/43 Viking AA (Chi.) 4 : 0 Swedish American SC (Chi.)
12/12/43 Sparta (Chi.) 2 : 0 Schwaben (Chi.)

Falk SC (Mil.) Bye

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) Bye

Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.) Bye


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
1/23/44 Kearny Scots 1 : 1 (aet) Kearny Celtic
1/30/44 R Kearny Scots 1 : 2 Kearny Celtic
1/30/44 New York Americans 1 : 4 Eintracht SC
1/23/44 Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 3 Brooklyn Hispano
1/30/44 R Brooklyn Wanderers 4 : 4 (aet) Brooklyn Hispano
2/6/44 R Brooklyn Wanderers 3 : 2 (aet) Brooklyn Hispano
1/30/44 Philadelphia Americans 1 : 2 (aet) Baltimore Americans

Western Bracket
2/6/44 Morgan Strasser 2 : 0 Avella
2/27/44 Detroit All Stars 5 : 1 Cleveland Americans
1/16/44 Viking AA 3 : 2 Sparta
1/2/44 Falk SC 4 : 0 Croatian Eagles


Quarterfinals
2/20/44 Eintracht S.C. 0 : 3 Brooklyn Hispano
2/20/44 Kearny Celtic 2 : 0 Baltimore Americans
3/12/44 Detroit All Stars 1 : 2 Morgan Strasser
3/26/44 Falk Field Club 1 : 1 (aet) Viking A.A.
4/9/44 R Viking A.A. 3 : 1 Falk Field Club


Semifinals
3/5/44 Brooklyn Hispano 3 : 0 Kearny Celtic
4/23/44 1L Viking A.A. 0 : 2 Morgan Strasser
5/9/44 2L Morgan Strasser 9 : 0 Viking A.A.
Morgan Strasser advance on 11-0 aggregate


Final
at The Polo Grounds – New York, New York
5/14/44 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 0 Morgan Strasser
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1944, Baltimore Americans, Brooklyn Hispano, Detroit All Stars, Eintracht SC, Falk Field Club, Kearny Celtic, Morgan Strasser, Polo Grounds, Viking AA

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