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1945 National Challenge Cup Results

January 11, 2009 by Josh Hakala

Round of 32
Eastern Bracket
5/14/45 Brookhattan 3 : 1 (aet) New York Americans
3/18/45 Brooklyn Hispano 2 : 0 German American AC
3/11/45 Brooklyn Wanderers 4 : 3 Eintracht SC (NYC)
5/14/45 Kearny Irish 2 : 1 Kearny Scots
4/1/45 Baltimore Americans 4 : 0 Ruggiero SC (Bal.)
3/4/45 Baltimore SC 11 : 0 Phoenix SC (Phi.)

Philadelphia Americans

Philadelphia Nationals
Western Bracket
4/1/45 Slovak SC (Chi.) 1 : 0 Sparta (Chi.)
4/1/45 Viking AA (Chi.) 2 : 1 Hakoah Center (Chi.)
3/11/45 Cleveland Americans 11 : 2 Rochester Celtics
5/2/45 Gallatin (W. Pa.) 3 : 0 Morgan Strasser (W. Pa.)

United German Americans (Det.)

???
4/1/45
Raftery Painters (St. L) 5 : 3
National Slug (St. L)

Croatian Eagles (Mil.) bye Only Wisconsin Entry


Round of 16
Eastern Bracket
5/20/45 Brookhattan 2 : 1 Kearny Irish
5/13/45 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 3 (aet) Brooklyn Wanderers
5/13/45 Philadelphia Americans 3 : 2 Philadelphia Nationals
4/8/45 Baltimore Americans 1 : 0 Baltimore SC

Western Bracket
4/29/45 Viking AA 4 : 2 (aet) Slovak SC
5/6/45 Raftery Painters 4 : 1 Croatian Eagles

United German Americans
5/13/45 Cleveland Americans 2 : 1 (aet) Gallatin


Quarterfinals
5/25/45 Brooklyn Hispano 4 : 3 Philadelphia Americans
5/25/45 Brookhattan 3 : 2 Baltimore Americans
5/27/45 Viking A.A. 3 : 6
Raftery Painters
5/27/45 United German Americans 1 : 2 Cleveland Americans
Semifinals
6/4/45 Brookhattan 5 : 4(aet) Brooklyn Hispano
6/3/45 Raftery Painters 0 : 2 Cleveland Americans
Final
First Leg – Starlight Park – Bronx, New York
6/10/45 Brookhattan 4 : 1 Cleveland Americans
Second Leg -at  Shaw Field – Cleveland, Ohio
6/16/45 Cleveland Americans 1 : 2 Brookhattan
Brookhattan win National Challenge Cup on 6-2 aggregate
KEY – w/o – Walkover, R – Replay, 1L – 1st Leg, 2L – 2nd Leg, 3L – 3rd Leg

Filed Under: US Open Cup Tagged With: 1945, Baltimore Americans, Brookhattan, Brooklyn Hispano, Cleveland Americans, Philadelphia Americans, Shaw Field, Starlight Park, United German Americans, Viking AA

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