1914 National Challenge Cup

The First Cup: Bethlehem FC files lengthy protest over loss to Brooklyn Field Club (Jan. 30, 1914)

January 30, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Brooklyn Field Club — Brooklyn Field Club from the 1913/14 season

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1914 Bethlehem FC — Bethlehem FC from the 1913/14 season.

It was announced today in the Philadelphia Inquirer that Bethlehem FC was protesting their 1-0 third round loss to Brooklyn Field Club.

In the protest filed by Bethlehem manager Trand, a number of objections were brought up. First, Brooklyn was over a half-hour late to appear on the field. Bethlehem’s argument was that referee Charles E. Creighton should have either forfeited to Bethlehem or started the match before the Field Club team came out.

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The rest of the protest centered on a number of players Bethlehem felt should not have been eligible to play. Bethlehem contended that H.H. Shanhold and H. Hynds should have been ineligible because they still had a case pending against them from an American Football Association cup game for accepting payment as amateur players.

Bethlehem, who became Bethlehem Steel FC the following season, also questioned Hinds’ eligibility on the grounds that he never signed a National Challenge Cup form, as well as goalkeeper W. Haughtie, whom Bethlehem claimed was not on the roster received from Brooklyn before the game.

The third round game between St. George and Peabody was forfeited to Peabody on the grounds that St. George could not put together a strong enough team to travel to Philadelphia. The game was originally scheduled for Jan. 24, but the grounds were deemed unplayable.

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Sept. 12, 1913 / Oct. 11, 1913: How the 1913/14 National Challenge Cup began
Nov. 1, 1913: The inaugural National Challenge Cup gets under way
Nov. 2, 1913: Brooklyn Field Club begins their journey as Round 1 concludes
Nov. 29 1913: Farr Alpaca forfeit Round 1 replay with New Bedford FC
Dec. 6, 1913: Four teams move on to Round 3, two more to be decided by protest or replay
Dec. 14, 1913: Second Round nearly complete as USFA announces protest results, draw for Round 3
Dec. 21, 1913: Third time’s the charm for St. George FC as Round 2 comes to a close
Jan. 12, 1914: Rochester’s MacNaughton Rangers forfeit replay with Niagara Falls Rangers
Jan. 24, 1914: Differing opinions as New Bedford FC eliminates West Philadelphia FC to reach quarterfinals
Jan. 25, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club, Columbia Oval join the quarterfinals
Mar. 8, 1914: Pullman FC beats Hyde Park Blues in Chicago derby to complete quarterfinal field
Mar. 28, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club defeat ‘cup holders’ Yonkers FC to reach Challenge Cup Semifinals
Mar. 29, 1914: Brooklyn Celtic defense carries them past Columbia Oval, into Semifinals
Apr. 5, 1914: Niagara Falls Rangers topple Pullman FC to complete Semifinal field
Apr. 18, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club edge New Bedford FC to reach inaugural National Challenge Cup Final
Apr. 26, 1914: Brooklyn Celtic cruises past Niagara Falls Rangers to reach inaugural National Challenge Cup Final
Before the 1913/1914 Final: By boat or by train, Brooklyn Field Club, Brooklyn Celtic prepare for inaugural National Challenge Cup Final
May 16, 1914: Brooklyn Field Club wins inaugural National Challenge Cup on late winner over Brooklyn Celtic

The First Cup: Brooklyn Field Club, Columbia Oval join the Quarterfinals (Jan. 25, 1914)

January 25, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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Two more teams advanced to the round of eight in the inaugural National Challenge Cup on this day as Brooklyn Field Club ousted Bethlehem FC by a single goal, and Columbia Oval knocked off the unbeaten Alley Boys 2-1.

1914 Columbia Oval — Columbia Oval from the 1913/14 season

At Marquette Oval in Brooklyn, the Field Club snuck by the Allied League-leading Bethlehem FC, 1-0. After a scoreless first half, Brooklyn was able to hold back many offensive attacks by Bethlehem, thanks to standout defensive work from Drinkwater and Nichols.

After a Field Club corner kick, a fierce scrum formed in the Bethlehem goalmouth. From there, Miller sent a shot toward goal only to be stopped by Bethlehem’s Lewis, who was called for a hand ball. Miller stepped up to take the penalty, which was initially stopped by goalkeeper Scafe, who dropped the ball allowing Hynd to pounce on it and score the only goal of the game.

Elsewhere, in front of several thousand spectators at Lennox Oval in Manhattan, Columbia Oval pulled off an upset in knocking off the unbeaten Alley Boys 2-1.

The score was 1-1 at halftime on goals from J. Toal of Columbia and the Alley Boys’ Costello. Wollard scored the game winner for Columbia Oval in the second half. At the time Alley Boys were undefeated over 12 games at that point of the 1913-14 season.

Note: Bethlehem FC is the same club that later became Bethlehem Steel FC the following season.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Third Round
Jan. 25, 1913

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Brooklyn Field Club 1:0 Bethlehem FC
Marquette Oval – Brooklyn, NY

Scoring Summary
Brooklyn: Hynd – 2nd half

Lineups

Brooklyn: Haughie, Hynd, Drinkwater, Mathews, Clark, Nichols, Ford, Black, Slade, Miller, Shanholt

Bethlehem: Scafe, McKelvey, Peacock, Stewart, Morrison, Lawler, Galbraith, Lewis, Lance, Donaghy, Fleming

Referee: CE Creighton | Linesman: J. Williams, H. Thompson

Columbia Oval 2:1 Alley Boys FC
Lenox Oval – Manhattan, NY

Scoring Summary
Columbia: J. Toal – 1st half
Alley Boys: Costello – 1st half
Columbia: Wollard – 2nd half

Lineups

Columbia: Hopkins, Harper, F. Maskell, Ellis, Holbrook, Blatchford, Pierson, E. Maskell, Lord, Woollard, J. Toal

Alley Boys: Dinkle, Coogan, Ellant, Short, McMahon, Glynn, Welsh, Costello, Myers, O’Rourke, Briely

Referee: J. Erskine | Linesmen: C. Byers, D. Andrews

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The First Cup: Differing opinions as New Bedford FC eliminates West Philadelphia FC to reach Quarterfinals (Jan. 24, 1914)

January 24, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 New Bedford FC — New Bedford FC during the 1913/14 season.

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Playing on a field soaked by heavy rain, the New Bedford FC snuck by West Philadelphia FC 2-0 to advance to the quarterfinals of the inaugural National Challenge Cup.

1914 West Philadelphia — West Philadelphia FC from the 1913/14 season

The wet conditions did not deter more than 2,000 fans from witnessing the contest at Atlantic Field in New Bedford, Mass. The game was kept scoreless at halftime, thanks to the brilliant goalkeeping by Howarth of New Bedford, who saved “five seemingly impossible shots” according to the New York Tribune.

Field conditions deteriorated in the second half, with standing puddles of water dotting the field that resembled a “sea of mud.”

The game remained scoreless until midway through the second half. New Bedford

Accounts of the second half differ, according to which newspaper you read. The New York Tribune described Klemm’s goal as a “fine drive” and Morgan’s goal coming after a “brilliant burst of speed”. The Philadelphia Inquirer differed in their opinion of the game, describing West Philadelphia as controlling “two-thirds of the game” only to be felled by “a couple of cheap goals” allowing New Bedford to “waltz off with an unearned victory.”

The two accounts even differ on who scored the final goal, the Tribune listing Morgan, while the Inquirer credits Chadwick.

One other third round game that was scheduled for this day was cancelled by weather. St. George FC had made the trip to Philadelphia for their third round match against Peabody in vain, as rain made the Washington Park pitch unplayable. The contest was rescheduled for Jan. 31. In addition to the cup contest, all league games in Philadelphia were put off by the bad weather.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Third Round
Jan. 24, 1913

New Bedford FC 2:0 West Philadelphia FC
Atlantic Field – New Bedford, Mass.

Scoring Summary
New Bedford: Klemm (Morgan) – 65th min.
New Bedford: Morgan* – 75th min.
*Philadelphia Inquirer reported Chadwick as the second goalscorer

Lineups
New Bedford: Howarth, Preston, Mahan, Holden, Brown, Raistrick, Moller, Klemm, Morgan, Chadwick, Fredette

West Phila: Irwin, Campbell, Cannon, McEwan, Fisher, Gillies, J. Doherty, Anderson, Liggett, Kendall, A. Doherty

Referee – Fred Houghton | Linesman: Jackson and Meyer

Attendance: 1,000

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The First Cup: Brooklyn Celtic win soccer’s version of the Ice Bowl to reach Round 4 (Jan. 18, 1914)

January 18, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Brooklyn Celtic — Brooklyn Celtic from the 1913/14 season

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Played on a field that was partially covered with ice, Brooklyn Celtic advanced to the fourth round with a convincing 5-0 victory over Babcock and Wilcox at Edison Field in Brooklyn.

The Bayonne booters put up a good fight in the first half, holding Brooklyn to a 1-0 lead through Thomas Campion’s goal in the 20th minute.

B & W opened the second half on the attack, but were soon forced into the defensive. Rodney O’Hallaran broke the ice, so to speak, in the second half to make it 2-0. Albert Lonie then doubled the score with a pair of goals. McQueen added the final goal to boost the score to 5-0.

The large crowd that turned out to see the third round game between Columbia Oval and Alley Boys were instead treated to an exhibition game when the referee declared the grounds at Columbus Oval unfit for play.

At nearby Manhattan Field the St. George-Brooklyn National League game was also called off. Instead of turning the crowd away, St. George and Columbus Oval played an exhibition game, which Columbia Oval won 2-0. The National Cup contest with Alley Boys will be played on Jan. 25.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Third Round
Jan. 18, 1913

Brooklyn Celtic FC 5:0 Babcock & Wilcox FC
Edison Field – Brooklyn, NY

Scoring Summary
Celtic – Lonie (2), McQueen, Campion 20’, O’Hallaran

Lineups
Celtic: Morris, James Robertson, Andrew Robertson, Hugh Kelly, Frank O’Hara, Patrick Butler, Thomas Campion, Albert Lonie, Rodney O’Hallaran, King, McQueen

Babcock – Kusion, Gable, Harding, Smith, Davidson, Bick, Cassels, Wright, Rabbit, Rogers, Sweeney

Referee – Thomas Cunningham

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The First Cup: Rochester’s MacNaughton Rangers forfeit replay with Niagara Falls Rangers (Jan. 12, 1914)

January 13, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Niagara Falls Rangers — Niagara Falls Rangers in the 1913/14 season

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In another twist to what had been a soap opera-like series of events, the MacNaughton Rangers announced they would not be able to make the trip to take on the Niagara Falls Rangers on Jan. 18 for their second round replay. The MacNaughton management sent word to Niagara Falls that a number of their players had fallen ill, and another two players were out of town and unavailable.

1914 McNaughton Rangers — McNaughton Rangers during the 1913/14 season

The Niagara Falls Rangers protested their 1-0 second round loss on the grounds that MacNaughton’s Bliss had signed an amateur form with the club and was holding a position as a paid high school coach, which, according to the USFA, made him a professional. The federation initially denied the protest on Dec. 14 pending further investigation. After looking into the matter more closely, the USFA reversed their decision and granted the replay on Jan. 5 and also fined MacNaughton $15 for failing to handle admission properly for the original game that took place on Nov. 30.

With the forfeit, Niagara Falls moves on to play Detroit’s Roses FC in the third round.

Niagara Falls manager Glasgow had mixed emotions about the announcement.

“Their decision is all right, but we would have much rather won our way through,” he told the Niagara Falls Gazette. As for the prospect of playing soccer in Detroit in February, Glasgow seemed less enthusiastic.

“We’ll go alright. It’s going to be an expensive trip, and the prospects of a big gate in Detroit are not very bright in the middle of winter.” Glasgow then smiled and added, “I don’t know whether we’ll ever get back, though.”

The MacNaughton forfeit marked the third walkover of the tournament in the first two rounds. The other two took place in Round 1. The first was Tacony FC’s forfeit to Kensington AFC when they chose to play an American Cup game that was scheduled on the same day. The other was when Farr Alpaca of Massachusetts decided they would not be able to travel to New Bedford for the replay of their protested 1-0 loss.

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The First Cup: USFA reverses, orders replay of Niagara Falls Rangers, MacNaughton Rangers Second Round match (Jan. 6, 1914)

January 7, 2013 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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As a result of an emergency meeting held by the United States Football Association on Jan. 5, it was announced that the Niagara Falls Rangers were granted a replay of their 1-0 loss to the MacNaughton Rangers in the second round. The USFA also decided the replay was to take place in Niagara Falls on Jan. 18. The Niagara Falls management would eventually select Aluminum Park as the venue for the replay.

The Niagara Falls Rangers protested their Nov. 30 loss on the grounds that MacNaughton’s Bliss had signed an amateur form with the club and was holding a position as a paid high school coach, which technically made him a professional. The USFA initially denied the protest on Dec. 14 based on a lack of evidence, but after a more in-depth investigation, they reversed their decision.

Niagara Falls manager Glasgow seemed split on confidence and reality as he told the Niagara Falls Gazette: “I think we can beat them on this game with a little horseshoe luck. The Macs are a mighty good team though.”

In a statement to the sport’s growing popularity in Northwestern New York, Captain Fred Milnes commented on the replay decision as well.

“I am glad that the game is to take place in January,” Milnes said. “The number of spectators will show how firm a hold the game has obtained in this city and I think there will be a good crowd present.”

In addition to the question of Bliss’ eligibility to play, the MacNaughtons were also brought to task over how the game itself was conducted. All cup games were to have an admission price of 25 cents. The Macs had been charging 15 cents for their games all season, and protested the additional 10 cent hike in admission due to the fact that their field was not properly enclosed. The USFA refused to move on the matter, and many of the Rochester fans threatened to walk into the game without paying at all.

As a result of the admission fee row, the MacNaughtons failed to provide an official at the gate until almost kickoff, and also failed to repair breaches in the hedges that ran down one side of the field, which allowed hundreds of spectators to enter the game without playing any admission at all. Niagara Falls received only $28 ($619 adjusted for inflation) for their cut of the gate, despite newspaper reports that there were 3,000-5,500 in attendance. As a result MacNaughton were fined $15 ($331 today) for the game admission fiasco.

The winner of the Jan. 18 replay would have to travel to Detroit in early February to face Roses FC in the third round.

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The First Cup: Third time’s the charm for St. George FC as Round 2 comes to a close (Dec. 21, 1913)

December 21, 2012 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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On Dec. 21, 1913, the second round of the 1913-14 National Challenge Cup came to a close with four games in Detroit, New York and New Jersey.

In the lone game that was not a replay, it was a Brooklyn derby with the Brooklyn Field Club puting down the Rangers by a 3-0 score at Marquette Oval in Brooklyn. The Field Club team, who at the time of the game were 5-0-0 in National Association Football League play, found the Rangers club to be no trouble at all. The first of Robert Millar’s two goals came after twenty minutes, and his second came just two minutes into the second half. Five minutes later Millar assisted on the final goal for the Field Club, as he centered a long pass to goal scorer Charles Drinkwater.

1914 St. George — St. George FC from the 1913/14 season

Along with teammate Harry H. Shanholt, Robert Millar had the distinction of being selected to represent the NAFL in the annual New Years Day game against the New York State Amateur Football League.

The win set up the Field Club to host Bethlehem FC in the third round, which would become one of the more anticipated matches of the inaugural tournament.

After playing to a scoreless draw on Nov. 30, and a 1-1 stalemate on Dec. 14, Hudson United and St. George FC finally settled their second round struggle at Manhattan Field, with St. George coming out on top 2-1.

St. George took a 1-0 lead in the first half thanks to a penalty kick converted by Kelly. Hudson United drew level on a goal from Brennan. Barrett gave the lead back to St. George in the second half, and they managed to hold on and avoid another replay. St. George will face Peabody FC from Philadelphia’s Allied American Football League in the third round.

In Harrison, New Jersey, the Alley Boys FC took their second round replay with a convincing 4-0 win over West Hudson Juniors. The Alley Boys were in the middle of a fantastic season in which they won the New Jersey State Amateur Football League with a 22-0-0 record, finishing nine points ahead of second place Babcock & Wilcox.

1914 Packard FC — Detroit’s Packard FC from the 1913/14 season.

In the final replay game of the day, Packard FC triumphed over Roses FC 2-1 after extra time in a Detroit derby.

In front of 800 spectators, referee Garrett O’Keefe whistled to start the game, and from the beginning both ends of the field saw action. At the fifteen minute mark Roses won a corner kick when Stead cleared the ball for Packard out of the goal area. Smith delivered a perfect kick from which Horton scored the opening goal for Roses.

Packard wasted no time in scoring the equalizing goal, rushing the ball down the field from the ensuing kickoff. During a battle for the ball on the left side of the penalty area, a foul was called on one of the fullbacks for Roses, which resulted in a penalty kick being awarded to Packard. Reid sent his shot high into the corner of the goal to tie the game 1-1, which is where the first half eventually finished.

At the start of the second half, Roses nearly took the lead when right halfback Wink dribbled past three Packard defenders, only to send his shot over the crossbar. A few minutes later Packard won a corner kick but failed to convert.

After some fine passing between Miller and Horton, Roses won a corner which was cleared by Stead. Roses defense, anchored by goalkeeper Stansfield, thwarted the remaining attacks by Packard, and full time ended with the score still knotted at 1-1.

Just five minutes into extra time, Sutherland worked the ball down the field and after beating a Roses defender, fired a fast low shot past Roses’ goalkeeper Stevenson for what would eventually be the winning goal. Packard will host either MacNaughton Rangers of Niagara Falls Rangers in the third round. The USFA had yet to officially decide if a replay was in order following Niagara Falls protest of their 1-0 loss to MacNaughton back on Nov. 30.

(See the standings for the National Association Football League to get a sense of where some of these teams were in league play)

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Second Round
Dec. 14, 1913

Packard FC 2:1 (AET) Roses FC
Packard Park – Detroit, Michigan

Scoring Summary
Roses: Horton (Smith) – 15th minute
Packard: Reid (PK) – 1st half
Packard: Sutherland – 95th minute

Lineups
Packard: Stevenson, Stead, Reed, Mair, H. Sutherland, Stewart, Ramsay, G. Miller, Fraser, Murphy, Meldrum
Roses: Standfield, G. Cowan, Morgan, Wink, Henderson, Moore, Sutherland, Shankland, Horton, J. Miller

Referee: Garrett O’Keefe | Linesmen: Leech, Ferguson | Attendance: 800

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Brooklyn FC 3:0 Brooklyn Rangers
Marquette Oval – Brooklyn, New York

Scoring Summary
Brooklyn FC: Robert Millar – 20th minute
Brooklyn FC: Robert Millar – 47th minute
Brooklyn FC: Charles Drinkwater (Robert Millar) – 53rd minute

Lineups
Brooklyn FC: Pennell, Quinlan, Hynd, Mathews, Nichols, Gallow, Ford, H. Shanholt, Charles Drinkwater, Robert Miller, H.H. Shanholt
Rangers: McLeod, Gray, Marshall, Ross, Bell, Thompson, Cull, Liddie, McBride, McChesnie, Wallace

Referee: Charles Creighton | Linesme: J. Burrows, H. Ross

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St. George FC 2:1 Hudson United FC (2nd replay)
Manhattan Field – Manhattan, New York

Scoring Summary
St. George: Kelly (PK), Barrett
Hudson: Brennan

Lineups
St. George: Irving, Kelly, Jackson, Molyneaux, Garland, Durney, Grant, Barrett, E. Newman, Dunhavin, Finley
Hudson: Anthony, Bone, Sharrock, Cusack, Hopper, Longhurst, Swan, Hassall, Brett, Brennan, Buckle

Referee: H. Erskine | Linesmen: Adams, Ryan

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Alley Boys FC 4:0 West Hudson Juniors
Harrison, New Jersey

Scoring Summary
N/A

Lineups
N/A

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National Association Football League Standings (as of 12/22/1913)

	W-L-T	PTS
West Hudson FC	6-0-1	13
Brooklyn Field Club	5-0-0	10
Scottish-American FC	3-1-1	7
Clan McDonald	3-2-1	7
Paterson Rangers	2-1-3	7
True Blues	2-2-1	5
Wilberforce	2-3-1	5
Newark FC	2-4-1	5
Jersey AC	1-2-2	4
Caledonians	1-4-1	3
St. George FC	1-4-1	3
Bronx United	0-4-1	1

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The First Cup: Second Round nearly complete as USFA announces protest results, draw for Round 3 (Dec. 14, 1913)

December 15, 2012 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

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A full batch of second round games were played on Dec. 14, 1913 in the inaugural National Challenge Cup. Along with a number of intriguing match-ups, the day also featured the draw for Round 3.

It was Germany versus Ireland at the Lennox Oval as the New York Celtics of the New York Amateur League triumphed over the Metropolitan and District League’s German FC, 4-1. The game was tied 1-1 at halftime with goals from Laurie for Celtics and A. Van der Weghe for German. The Celtics broke the game open in the second half with goals from Humble, Boyle and Dixon.

Meanwhile, a third game will be necessary to break the deadlock between Hudson United and St. George, as the two Metropolitan and District League clubs played to a 1-1 draw at Manhattan Field. The teams played to a scoreless draw back on Nov. 30.

Hudson United led 1-0 at the half on a goal from right halfback Sharrock, but St. George equalized in the second half through Jackson. The two clubs will meet again on Dec. 21 to try and break the stalemate.

At Edison Field in Brooklyn, the Brooklyn Celtics had an easy time with Hollywood Inn, disposing of their New York State Amateur League rivals 6-0. The Celtics took command early, leading 2-0 after twelve minutes on goals from Campion and O’Hallaran.

Hollywood regained their composure, and nearly scored on a few occasions before the half ended. In the second half, the Celtics overwhelmed Hollywood for four more goals. Lonie scored two goals to take the score to 4-0. O’Hallaran scored his second of the game soon after, and King finished the scoring after a long run.

In New Jersey, three teams from the New Jersey State Amateur Football League squared off. In Bayonne, Babcock & Wilcox, who ended up finishing runner up in the 1914-15 NJSAFL with a 17-3-1 record, overcame Watsessing FC 5-3. Founded in 1867, by George Herman Babcock and Stephen Wilcox, The Babcock & Wilcox Co. (which specializes in making industrial boilers) still exists today, though now headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

In Harrison, the West Hudson Juniors and Alley Boys FC played to a 3-3 draw, making a replay on Dec. 21 necessary. The West Hudson Juniors were a reserve club of the West Hudson FC, which finished second to the Brooklyn Field Club in the 1913-14 National Association Football League season by a single point. The senior West Hudson team won the American Cup three times (1906, 1908 & 1912), and the NAFL championship on four occasions (1897, 1910, 1912 & 1913).

1914 West Hudson Juniors — West Hudson Juniors from the 1913/14 season.

Out west at Maloney’s Park in Detroit, extra time could not break the 2-2 deadlock between Packard FC and Roses FC, with another replay scheduled for Dec. 21. About 700 spectators braved the cold weather and turned out to watch the first-ever National Challenge Cup match in the state of Michigan. The game started quickly with Packard’s Ramsay striking the games first goal with just three minutes gone for a 1-0 lead. Roses began the game with only 10 players, when one of their men was late arriving to the game. After fifteen minutes of play Roses were at full strength, and soon afterwards equalized through a goal from C. Sutherland. Packard regained the lead on a strike from Miller, and the score stood 2-1 in favor of the automobile makers at halftime.

Three minutes into the second half, Roses tied the game once again with a goal from Shankland. From that point on the defense of each club took over.

The Detroit Free Press described the play of goalkeepers Standfield (Roses) and Stevenson (Packard).

“Shot after shot was blocked by the men in the cages, who seemed to be human stone walls when the ball came into their territory.”

A few shots from each team hit the woodwork, and on one occasion Roses thought it had grabbed the lead but the goal scored was nullified for offsides. At the end of 90 minutes the score stood 2-2, and an extra 30 to try and settle draw was in order.

The defense of both clubs remained strong in the extra sessions, preventing furious attacks by each teams’ forwards. Packard’s goalkeeper Stevenson strayed out of his goal mouth on one occasion, but Roses squandered the chance to win the game when their shot went wide of the goal, and neither team could find the winner. The Packard Motor Car Company was one of the premier makers of luxury automobiles in the early 1900s. The first Packard cars were built in 1899, and continued until its demise in 1958.

At the end of the day, the United States Football Association held a meeting at the Broadway Central Hotel in New York City to determine the pairings for the third round.

Two protests from the second round were heard and disallowed in the end.

First was the protest lodged by Chicago’s Clan MacDuff, who claimed that Hyde Park Blues fielded an ineligible player in their 2-0 win over MacDuff on Dec. 6. It was determined that Hyde Park were in the clear, and the MacDuffs call for a replay was turned down.

The Niagara Falls Rangers were also rebuffed in their quest for a replay, this one concerning their 1-0 loss to Rochester’s MacNaughton Rangers. Niagara Falls protested that Bliss of the MacNaughtons was playing under an amateur registration when in fact he was a paid coach of a local high school, but this was turned down due to lack of evidence. It should be noted however, that Dr. G. Randolph Manning had ordered a further investigation of the matter, so the Niagara Falls club held out hope that they might still get the replay they felt they deserved.

The pairings of the remaining 16 clubs for the third round of the National Challenge Cup were announced as follows. Five of the clubs are yet to be determined due to replays or games yet to be played.

West Hudson Juniors or Alley Boys at Clan McKenzie or Columbia Oval
Bethlehem FC at Brooklyn Field Club or Rangers FC
Babcock & Wilcox at Brooklyn Celtics
New York Celtic at Yonkers FC
Hudson United or St. George’s FC at Peabody FC
MacNaughton Rangers* at Roses FC or Packard FC
Hyde Park Blues at Pullman FC

*Pending further investigation of Niagara Falls Rangers protest

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Second Round
Dec. 14, 1913

Babcock & Wilcox 5:3 Watsessing FC
Bayonne, New Jersey

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West Hudson Juniors 3:3 Alley Boys FC

Harrison, New Jersey

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Columbia Oval FC 5-2 Clan Mackenzie FC
Grant City, Staten Island, New York

Scoring Summary
Columbia: J. Toal (2), Willard (2), J. Maskell
MacKenzie: n/a

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New York Celtic FC 4-1 German FC (1-1 HT)
Lennox Oval – Manhattan, New York

Scoring Summary
Celtic: Laurie, Humble, Boyle, Dixon
German: A. Van der Weghe

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Brooklyn Celtic FC 6-0 Hollywood Inn FC (2-0 HT)
Edison Field – Brooklyn, New York

Scoring Summary
Celtic: Lonie (2), O’Hallaran (2), Campion, King.

Lineups
Brooklyn: Kelly, J. Robertson, A. Robertson, Blakely, O’Hare, Butler, Campion, Lonie, McQueen, King, O’Hallaran
Hollywood: McCornick, Rentoul, Inglia, Bland, Owen, F. Martin, McLeod, McNeil, Salmond, Christie, P. Martin
Referee: G. Caldwell | Linesmen: J. Stanley, W. Christie

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Hudson United FC 1-1 (aet) St. George FC (Replay)

Scoring Summary
Hudson: Sharrock
St. George: Jackson

Lineups
Hudson: Anthony, Sharrock, Bone, Cusack, Hopper, Jolly, Hasall, Blyche, Brett, Brennan, Buckle
St. George: Dillman, W. Kelly, McWilliams. Molyneaux, Bernstein, Colderbank, Grant, Jackson, Phifer, McHugh, Hampson
Referee: Erksine | Linesmen: Bray, McDonald

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Roses FC 2-2 (aet) Packard FC
Maloney’s Park – Detroit, Michigan Attendance: 700

Scoring Summary
Roses: C. Sutherland 1H’, Shankland 48’
Packard: Ramsay 3’, Miller 1H’

Lineups
Roses: Standfield, G. Cowan, Austin, Wink, Richardson, Morgan, Horton, Sutherland, Shankland, Moore, J. Miller
Packard: Stevenson, Stead, Reed, Mair, Stewart, Brodie, Meldrum, Prendergast, J. Miller, Ramsay, G. Miller
Referee: Garrett O’Keefe | Linesmen: Leech, Ferguson

THE FIRST CUP SERIES (THECUP.US)
A detailed look back at the 1913/1914 National Challenge Cup

The First Cup: Philadelphia’s Peabody FC cruises into Round 3 with replay win over Wissinoming FC (Dec. 13, 1913)

December 13, 2012 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Peabody — Philadelphia’s Peabody FC from the 1913/14 season.

TheCup.us introduces “The First Cup” series, which revisits the first running of the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup (then known as the National Challenge Cup) that took place from the fall of 1913 to the spring of 1914. Click here for the full series.

Note: As you read this, you’ll notice a lot of players with just one name. This is not an oversight on our part, but rather, many of the sources of this information (newspapers, publications etc.) only use the last name of players in their stories.

While the bulk of the second round action kicked off the day after on Dec. 14, Wissinoming FC and Peabody FC met at Washington Park in Philadelphia on Dec. 13, 1913 in a replay of the 1-1 draw the week before. The result of the rematch was not quite as close, with Peabody coming away as 3-0 victors to advance to the third round.

Marley, Meadows and Colston provided the goals that powered Peabody to victory. Wissinoming’s defense was weakened very early in the game when right fullback Coventry was injured in the sixth minute.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Second Round
Dec. 13, 1913

Peabody FC 3:0 Wissinoming FC (Replay)
Washington Park – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Scoring Summary
Peabody: Marley, Meadows, Colston

Lineups
Peabody: W.R. Hanna, Witson, Grady, Colston, W. Hanna, Leslie, Evans, Lynch, Marley, Jacovelli, Meadows
Wissinoming: O’Brien, Coventry, Brown, McGraw, Boyle, R. Hyslop, Broadley, Skinnider, McBride, McKee, Simpson
Referee: G. Young | Linesmen: Lynch, Blackbrough

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Seven more matches in the second round are scheduled to kick off on Dec. 14:

Alley Boys FC at West Hudson Juniors (in Harrison, NJ) 10:30 a.m.
Clan MacKenzie FC at Columbia Oval (in Grant City, Staten Island, NY) 2:30 p.m.
German FC at New York Celtc (at Lennox Oval – Manhattan, NY) 2:30 p.m.
Hollywood Inn at Brooklyn Celtic (at Edison Field – Brooklyn, NY) 2:30 p.m.
St. George FC at Hudson United (at Manhattan Field – Manhattan, NY) 2:30 p.m.*
Watessing FC at Babcock & Wilcox (in Bayonne, NJ) 2:30 p.m.
Packard FC at Roses FC (at Maloney’s Park – Detroit, MI)

*Replay

The lone second round match remaining is Brooklyn Field Club against Brooklyn Rangers, which has been pushed back to Dec. 21 due to Brooklyn Field Club’s league schedule and an ongoing dispute over a second round replay against Bridgeport City in the AFA Cup.

To get a better perspective on where the clubs stood in league play, here are the standings of the New York State Amateur Football League and the Metropolitan and District League entering tomorrow’s second round matches:

New York State Amateur Football League Standings

FIRST DIVISION	W-L-T	PTS
Yonkers FC	6-1-0	12
Brooklyn Celtic	5-0-0	10
Columbia Oval	2-1-1	5
Hollywood Inn	2-1-1	5
Clan MacKenzie	2-2-1	5
Camerons	2-3-0	4
New York Celtic	1-2-1	3
Greenpoint	1-4-1	3
Rangers	0-3-2	2
St. George FC	0-4-1	1

SECOND DIVISION	W-L-T	PTS
German FC	7-1-0	14
Longfellows	5-3-0	10
Clan McDuffs	4-1-1	9
Fulton AC	4-1-1	9
Hudson United	3-4-1	7
Overseas Wanderers	3-4-0	6
Greenpointn Celtics	2-2-0	4
Spanish FC	1-3-2	4
Eureka	2-5-0	4
Clan Chisholm	1-3-1	3
Anglo-Saxons	0-3-3	3
Swedish American FC	1-4-1	3

METROPOLITAN & DISTRICT LEAGUE	W-L-T	PTS
FIRST DIVISION
St. George FC	5-1-1	11
IRT Strollers	5-2-0	10
Chelsea	4-3-1	9
Hamilton	2-0-4	8
Hudson United	2-2-1	5
Continental FC	1-5-1	3
West New York	1-4-0	2
Fulton AC	1-4-0	2

SECOND DIVISION
Yonkers FC	6-0-1	13
Subway FC	3-2-1	7
West Side Rangers	3-2-1	7
Overseas Wanderers	3-3-0	6
White Rose	3-5-0	6
Greenpoint	2-2-1	5
Smyrna	0-6-0	0

THE FIRST CUP SERIES (THECUP.US)
A detailed look back at the 1913/1914 National Challenge Cup

The First Cup: Yonkers FC wins in a ‘sea of mud’ as weather postpones six matches (Dec. 7, 1913)

December 7, 2012 by Chuck Nolan Jr.

1914 Fulton AC — Fulton AC of Brooklyn, NY, shown here during the 1913/14 season. Fulton competed in the New York State Amateur Football League’s second division.

Links to the full series are located at the bottom of this story.

Of the seven games scheduled for Dec. 7, 1913 in the second round of the National Challenge Cup, all but one was postponed due to severe weather in New York and New Jersey. The weather conditions were not suitable for the playing of good football, and the one game that was played took place on a field that was barely suitable.

New York Celtic vs. German FC, Clan MacKenzie vs. Columbia Oval, Brooklyn Celtic vs. Hollywood Inn, Babcock & Wilcox vs. Watessing, West Hudson Juniors vs. Alley Boys and the replay between Hudson United and St. George FC were all rescheduled for Dec. 14. The one game that managed to kick off was in Woodside, Long Island between Yonkers FC and Fulton AC from Brooklyn. The two teams played on a field that was described by the New York Tribune as a “sea of mud.” Spectators armed themselves with umbrellas and raincoats as they stood around the field in ankle deep mud to watch the contest. The game was between two clubs from the same league, but different levels of play. Yonkers competed in the New York State Amateur Football League’s first division, while Fulton played in the second division that season. Fulton came into the tournament as a bit of an underdog, as they were the only team in the competition that didn’t play in their home league’s top division.

The game had been under way only eight minutes when Pietrie kicked the mud-covered ball past Fulton goalkeeper McKillop fpr a 1-0 lead. As the heavy, misty rain continued, Pietrie struck again, this time helped by long passes and clever combination work. Fulton nearly cut the lead in half a few minutes later, but the waterlogged ball struck the crossbar and bounded back into play. As referee Hollywood sounded his whistle to end the half, six players were attempting to kick the ball out of a large puddle. Despite playing with just ten men the entire game, Fulton put up a hard fight in the second half, but the Yonkers defense was too much to overcome. Fifteen minutes after the start of the second half, F. McDonough’s shot from the left wing flew into the Fulton net to put the score at 3-0.

1913/14 National Challenge Cup – Second Round
Dec. 7, 1913
Yonkers FC 3:0 Fulton AC
Woodside, Long Island, New York

Scoring Summary
Yonkers: Pietrie – 8th min.
Yonkers: Pietrie – 28th min.
Yonkers: F. McDonough – 60th min.

Lineups

Yonkers: Craig, McKenzie, Kidd, Kerr, Taylor, Dennison, A. McDonald, Martin, Pietrie, Young, F. McDonald

Fulton (10 men): McKillop, Nichols, Michaels, Hays, Jarvis, Bignall, Barlow, Carver, Smith, Young

Referee: W. Hollywood | Linesmen: Hays, McCarthy

Postponed to Dec. 14
New York Celtic vs. German FC
Hudson United vs. St. George FC (Replay)
Clan MacKenzie vs. Columbia Oval
Brooklyn Celtic vs. Hollywood Inn
Babcock & Wilcox vs. Watessing
West Hudson Juniors vs. Alley Boys

THE FIRST CUP SERIES (THECUP.US)
A detailed look back at the 1913/1914 National Challenge Cup