1924 National Amateur Cup

The 1924 National Amateur Cup was the USFA's annual cup-tie competition exclusively for amateur soccer teams. It was the second attempt but the first to be completed successfully. There were 81 entries of which Fleisher Yarn emerged as victors. The incentive in the tournament was that the winners would get to represent the U.S. at the Paris Olympics and each game was designated as an official "Olympic Tryout". It was believed that sending the champion amateur team would provide a squad with better chemistry than that of an all-star selection and require considerably less time to gel as a unit. However, as the tournament neared its final stages it became apparent that this idea might have to be reconsidered since the majority of the players on the remaining teams were foreign born and would not be eligible for the U.S. team. The only team with all American born players was the Union Electrics of St. Louis who had withdrawn at the quarterfinal stage.[1] At the conclusion of the final game the eligible players on both the Fleisher Yarn and Swedish American teams were chosen while the remainder of the Olympic squad had to be selected from other amateur teams.

1924 National Amateur Cup
CountryUnited States
DatesJanuary 20 – April 20, 1924
ChampionsFleisher Yarn
Runners-upSwedish American
Goals scored62
1923
1925

Bracket

 
Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
February 17 - Cleveland
 
 
Magyar American4
 
March 9 - Cleveland
 
Sons of St.George1
 
Magyar American3
 
February 10, 16
 
Heidelberg2
 
Heidelberg3-4
 
March 30 - Cleveland
 
Jeannette3-2
 
Magyar American1
 
March 16 - Detroit
 
Swedish American2
 
Scarlet Runners2
 
 
 
Swedish American4
 
Swedish Americanw/o
 
January 20 - St. Louis
 
Union Electric
 
Union Electric7
 
April 20 - Chicago
 
Memphis K of C0
 
Swedish American0
 
February 2 - Roslindale, MA
 
Fleisher Yarn3
 
Boston Blues0
 
March 7 - Worcester, MA, March 22 - Boston
 
Clan Robertson4
 
Clan Robertson2-1
 
February 2 - Roxbury, MA
 
Worcester Rangers2-2
 
Roxbury0
 
April 5 - Shawsheen Village
 
Worcester Rangers2
 
Worcester Rangers0
 
February 9 - Philadelphia
 
Fleisher Yarn8
 
Fleisher Yarn3
 
March 1 - Philadelphia
 
American A.A.1
 
Fleisher YarnW
 
January 27 - Queens, NY
 
Steinway FC
 
Steinway FC6
 
 
Calpe American
 

Eastern Quarterfinals

January 27, 1924 Steinway FC 6-1 Calpe American Queens, NY
Boyd (2), Cogan (2), McKinney (2) Report Costa Stadium: Senator Oval
February 2, 1924 Boston Blues 0-4 Clan Robertson (Dorchester, MA) Roslingdale, MA
Sent Off - McShane 2H Report Maltman 1H 2H, Stirling 2H, McIntyre 2H Sent Off - Paul (GK) 2H Stadium: J.J. Healy Playground
Referee: Thomas Ritchie
February 2, 1924 Roxbury 0-2 Worcester Rangers Roxbury, MA
Sent Off - Davison 1H Report Campbell 2’, Reauch 80’ Sent Off - Napier (GK) 1H Stadium: Connelly Playground
Referee: W.R. Welch
February 9, 1924 Fleischer Yarn (Phi.) 3-1
American A.A. (Newark) Philadelphia, PA
Report Stadium: Tenth & Butler St.
Referee: James Walders
Note: American AA protest that referee James Walders ended the game 15 minutes early was denied.

Western Quarterfinals

January 20, 1924 Union Electric (St. L) 7-0 Memphis K of C (TN) St. Louis, MO
Eddie Lyons 8’ 11’ (PK) 1H 1H 2H, Frank Leahy 2H, Dave Goldsmith 2H Report Stadium: Fairground Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: J.H. Craddock
February 10, 1924 Heidelberg (W. Pa.) 3-3 (a.e.t.) Jeanette (W. Pa.) Heidelberg, PA
Stengel 1H, Broggi 2H (Jones), Savage 94’ Report Monstrolo 44’ (Jaap) 2H (Jaap) ET (Jaap) Stadium: Heidelberg Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: E.J. Donaghy
February 16, 1924 REPLAY Jeanette 2-4 Heidelberg Pittsburgh, PA
Schang 1H (Jaap), Johnny Jaap 1H Report Moreman 10’ (OG), Broggi 2H, Murphy ET (OG), Broggi ET Stadium: Duquesne University
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Bloom
February 17, 1924 Magyar Americans (Cle.) 4-1 Sons of St. George (Akron) Cleveland, OH
L. Hoffman 2H 2H 2H, Molnar 1H Report Hardman 2H Stadium: Luna PArk
Referee: F.G. Protheroe
March 16, 1924 Scarlet Runners (Det.) 2-4 Swedish American FC (Chi.) Detroit, MI
Young 20’, Russell ET Report Brun 50’ 117’, Rundquist ET, Magnuson 120’ Stadium: Packard Park
Referee: W. Ferguson

Eastern Semifinals

March 1, 1924 Fleischer Yarn W-L Steinway FC Philadelphia, PA
Report Stadium: Tenth & Butler St.
Referee: James Walders
March 8, 1924 Worcester Rangers 2-2 (a.e.t.) Clan Robertson Worcester, MA
Hendry (2) Report Russell, Caroll Referee: Kirkland
March 22, 1924 REPLAY Clan Robertson 1-2 Worcester Rangers Boston, MA
Carroll 2H Report Carlin 1H (PK), Hendry 1H Stadium: Charlestown Playground

Western Semifinals

March 8, 1924 Magyar American 3-2 Heidelberg Cleveland, OH
N. Sziga 1H, A. Meywes 55’, L. Hoffman 80’ Report Andy Savage 1H, George Caraffi 1H Stadium: Luna Park
Referee: J.B. Storrie
Swedish American FC w/o Union Electric Chicago, IL
Report
Note: Union Electric withdrew

Union Electric withdrawal

The original plan was for the 1924 Amateur Cup champion to serve as the United States team in the 1924 Olympic soccer tournament. As the tournament reached the Quarterfinals, it was realized many of the teams had foreign born players who would be ineligible for the Olympic team. The U.S.F.A. decided instead to fill out the roster with players from different teams across the country along with players from the two teams in the final.

Union Electric management felt that since their team was the only one with a 100% Olympic eligible roster, all other teams remaining should be disqualified and the championship should be awarded to Union. Union also claimed there was no plan to reimburse their travel expense to Chicago to play Swedish American FC. When the U.S.F.A. declined Union’s request to disqualify everyone else, they withdrew from the tournament.[2]

Eastern Final

April 5, 1924 Fleischer Yarn 8-0 Worcester Rangers Shawsheen Village, MA
Andy Stradan 2H (Purvis) 2H 2H, Jim Purvis 1H 2H 2H, Duffy 2H, James McLaughlin 2H Report Stadium: Balmoral Park
Referee: Pat Darcy

Western Final

March 30, 1924 Magyar American 1-2 Swedish American FC Cleveland, OH
Mavis 48' Report Johnson 15’ (Lundquist), Rundquist 1H Stadium: Luna Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tom Birks

Final

April 20, 1924 Swedish American FC 0-3 Fleischer Yarn Chicago, IL
Report James McLaughlin 27’ (Stradan), Andy Stradan 59’ 2H (Galloway) Missed Penalty - Duffy 2H Stadium: DePaul Field
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tom Parks

See also

References

  1. "Olympic Soccer Plan Is Faulty". (March 19, 1924). St. Louis Post-Dispatch, p.22 col.7
  2. "23 Mar 1924, Page 10 - St. Louis Post-Dispatch at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
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