1937 National Challenge Cup

The 1937 National Challenge Cup was the annual open cup held by the United States Football Association now known as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup.

1937 National Challenge Cup

Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
Country	USA
Dates	10 January- 18 April 1937
Defending champions	Uhrik Truckers
Final positions
Champions	New York Americans (1st title)
Runner-up	St. Louis Shamrocks
Semifinalists	Sparta Garden City Brooklyn Hispano

Eastern Division

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

January 24 - Philadelphia

Philadelphia Germans

5

February 7,13

Trenton Highlanders

2

Philadelphia Germans

1-0

January 17 - Newark

Irish-Americans

1-1

Irish-Americans

3

February 28 - Newark

St. Michael's

1

Irish-Americans

0

January 17 - New York

Brooklyn Hispano

1

Brooklyn Hispano

6

February 7 - New York

Hosiery Local

0

Brooklyn Hispano

3

January 24 - New York

Brookhattan

2

Brookhattan

5

March 13,14 - New York

Baltimore SC

1

Brooklyn Hispano

2-0

January 17/February 7 - New York

New York Americans

0-3

New York Americans

4-6

February 21 - New York

German Hungarians

0-2

New York Americans

2

January 24 - New York

St. Mary's Celtic

1

St. Mary's Celtic

5

February 28 - New York

Paterson Caledonian

1

New York Americans

2

January 10 - Newark

Scots Americans

1

Scots Americans

4

February 7 - Newark

Patapsco Rangers

1

Scots Americans

2

January 17 - Philadelphia

Philadelphia Passon

1

Philadelphia Passon

4

Hatikvoh

0

Western Division

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

January 10 - Detroit

Detroit Chevrolets

0

February 7 - St. Louis

Shamrocks

4

Shamrocks

1

January 31 - Cleveland

Slavia Bartunek

0

Slavia Bartunek

3

March 7 - St. Louis

Graphite Bronze

2

Shamrocks

2

February 7 - St. Louis

Town Criers

1

Town Criers

5

February 28 - St. Louis

Club Lotus

1

Town Criers

2

February 14 - St. Louis

Burkes

1

Burkes

1

March 21, April 4

North Side Optimists

0

Shamrocks

3-0

January 18 - Chicago

Sparta Garden City

1-0

Sparta Garden City

3

January 31 - Chicago

Milwaukee Vienna

1

Sparta Garden City

5

January 10 - Chicago

Olympia

0

Olympia

2

February 21 - Chicago

Maccabee

1

Sparta Garden City

6

January 10 - Bridgeville

Castle Shannon

4

Dunlevy

0

January 31 - Pittsburgh

Castle Shannon

1

Castle Shannon

2

January 10 - Rochester

Heidelberg

1

Kodak Park

0

Heidelberg

2

Final

First game

April 11, 1937

St. Louis Shamrocks (MO)	1–0	New York Americans (NY)
Kane 44'

Public Schools Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 5,083

Referee: Tom Crompton

Second game

April 18, 1937

New York Americans (NY)	4–2	St. Louis Shamrocks (MO)
Smith 2' Kuntner Michael 57' Ferreira 70'		Gonsalves Strattman 47'

Starlight Park, The Bronx, New York

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: James Walders

Sources

• St. Louis Post-Dispatch