1918–19 American Cup

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The 1919 American Cup was the annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. At the A.F.A.'s annual meeting at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ the delegates elected were president Duncan Carswell of Orange, viceâpresident Donald McMillan of East Newark, recording secretary James Galletly of Kearny, and financial secretary/treasurer Andrew N. Beveridge of Kearny, NJ.^[1] Twenty-five teams entered the competition. Bethlehem Steel Works won the trophy for the fourth straight time and fifth overall.

CountryUnited States

DatesOctober 1918 â April 1919

Teams25

ChampionsBethlehem Steel Works (5th title)

Quick facts Tournament details, Country ...

1918â19 American Cup
Tournament details

Country	United States
Dates	October 1918 â April 1919
Teams	25
Final positions
Champions	Bethlehem Steel Works (5th title)
Runners-up	Paterson F.C.
â 1918 1920 â

First round

The draw for the first round was held October 5, 1918 at the Continental Hotel in Newark, NJ.^[2] The first-round games were scheduled to be completed by October 27. Scottish American, Jersey A.C., Bridgeport City, Clan MacDuff, and Merchant Shipbuilding of Bristol drew byes. The New York/Paterson match was protested on account of ending seven minutes early and a replay was ordered.

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut District

October 26, 1918

More information American A.A., 0â1 ...

American A.A.	0â1	Robins Dry Dock
	^[3]	20' Jimmy Hayes

Clark's Field, East Newark

Referee: James Rowley (East Newark)

November 3, 1918

More information Morse Dry Dock, 1â0 ...

Morse Dry Dock	1â0	Kinley
88' Bell	^[4]

Morse Oval, Brooklyn

Referee: G. Caldicott

November 3, 1918

More information Paterson F.C., 1â2 ...

Paterson F.C.	1â2	New York F.C.
2H' Brown (pk)	^[5]	10', 20' Petrie

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Referee: Andrew Laurie (Newark)

November 10, 1918

More information Federal Shipbuilding, 6â1 ...

Federal Shipbuilding	6â1	Standard Shipbuilding
10' Miller 15' Peter Sweeney 1H' Clark 2H' Peter Sweeney (4)	^[6]

Bayonne, NJ

Attendance: 300

Referee: John Cunningham

December 1, 1918

More information Babcock & Wilcox, w/o ...

Babcock & Wilcox	w/o	Bridgeport Swedish
	^[7]

December 8, 1918

More information Bunker Hill, w/o ...

Bunker Hill	w/o	Tietjen & Lang
	^[8]

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

replay

December 7, 1918

More information Paterson F.C., 3â1 ...

Paterson F.C.	3â1	New York F.C.
1H' Hunziker 2H' Brown Stark	^[9]	2H' Ferguson (pk)

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Referee: Walders (Philadelphia)

New England District

November 9, 1918

More information J.&P. Coats, 1â0 ...

J.&P. Coats	1â0	Fisk Red Top
35' Carroll	^[10]

Lonsdale Av Grounds, Pawtucket

Attendance: 1400

Referee: Pemberton (Pawtucket)

November 9, 1918

More information Fore River, 0â0 ...

Fore River	0â0	Pan American
	^[11]

Athletic Grounds, Quincy, MA

Attendance: 800

Referee: George Lambie

replay

November 30, 1918

More information Fore River, 2â1 ...

Fore River	2â1	Pan American
7' Stradan 87' Kershaw	^[12]	30' Cross

Athletic Grounds, Quincy, MA

Referee: George Lambie

Pennsylvania District

November 9, 1918

More information Disston A.A., 3â1 ...

Disston A.A.	3â1	Hog Island Shipbuilding
Haggerty (2) 20' Eastwood	^[13]	McGhee

Disston Ball Park, Tacony

Referee: James Walders

November 9, 1918

More information Pusey & Jones, 1â2 ...

Pusey & Jones	1â2	Merchants Shipbuilding B
60' Frankie Brown	^[14]	30' Aleck Brown Matthew Barrett

Philadelphia, PA

Referee: Levi Wilcox

December 7, 1918

More information Bethlehem Steel Works, 2â0 ...

Bethlehem Steel Works	2â0	New York Shipbuilding
32' Forrest 2H' Fleming	^[15]

Athletic Field, Bethlehem, PA

Referee: Robert Scott

Second round

The draw for the second round was held November 9, 1918 at the Continental hotel in Newark, NJ. Matches were due to be played on or before December 15.^[16]

New York, New Jersey, Connecticut District

December 8, 1918

More information Babcock & Wilcox, 4â0 ...

Babcock & Wilcox	4â0	Jersey A.C.
10' Muir 1H', 60', 2H' Holden	^[17]

B. & W. Grounds, Bayonne, NJ

Referee: Russell

December 15, 1918

More information Bridgeport City, 2â3 ...

Bridgeport City	2â3	Federal Shipbuilding
10' Satterwaite 1H' Billie Shaw	^[18]	Carroll Ingram 81' MacLaughlin

Meadows, Bridgeport, CT

Referee: George Denholm (Ansonia)

December 15, 1918

More information Robins Dry Dock, 4â0 ...

Robins Dry Dock	4â0	Clan MacDuff
Garside Mitchell (2) 60' Munro	^[19]

Todd Field, Brooklyn

Referee: T. Cunningham

December 15, 1918

More information Paterson, 6â2 ...

Paterson	6â2	Bunker Hill
20' Blaisch Hunziker (3) Brown (pk) Stark	^[20]	Van Geison (2)

Olympic Park, Paterson

Referee: Charles Ward

December 15, 1918

More information Morse Dry Dock, w/o ...

Morse Dry Dock	w/o	Scottish American
	^[21]

McGolderick's Field, Greenpoint

Referee: Connelly

New England District

December 28, 1918

More information Fore River, 3â2 ...

Fore River	3â2	J. & P. Coats
30' Paige 1H' Stradan	^[22]	7' Harvey 2H' Carroll 2H' Smith

Quincy, MA

Attendance: 216

Referee: Robertson

Pennsylvania District

December 14, 1918

More information Bethlehem Steel, 6â2 ...

Bethlehem Steel	6â2	Merchants Shipbuilding B
1' Whitey Fleming 20' Ratican Pepper 55' Bob Millar 75' Forrest 77' McKelvey	^[23]	44', 75' J. Wilson

Bethlehem, PA

Referee: George Young

December 14, 1918

More information Disston A.A., 0â1 ...

Disston A.A.	0â1	Merchants Shipbuilding A
	^[24]	2H' Burnett (pk)

Tacony Ball Park

Referee: James Walders

Third round

The draw for the third round was held December 28, 1918 at the Continental hotel in Newark, NJ.^[25] Merchants Shipbuilding A team fielded an ineligible player and was required to replay their match with J. & P. Coats.

January 25, 1919

More information Merchants Shipbuilding A, 4â1 ...

Merchants Shipbuilding A	4â1	J. & P. Coats
5' Maxwell Danny Coursey Heminsley 46' Percy Hardy	^[26]	Todd

Disston Ball Park, Tacony

Referee: George Young

January 26, 1919

More information Federal Shipbuilding, 0â2 ...

Federal Shipbuilding	0â2	Bethlehem Steel
	^[27]	15' McKelvey 83' Fleming

Clark's Field, East Newark

Attendance: 2500

Referee: Thomas Cunningham (New York)

February 2, 1919

More information Babcock & Wilcox, 1â1 ...

Babcock & Wilcox	1â1	Robins Dry Dock
55' Elliott	^[28]	5' Jimmy Hayes

B. & W. Grounds, Bayonne, NJ

February 9, 1919

More information Paterson, 5â1 ...

Paterson	5â1	Morse Dry Dock
3' Alex Stark 46' Rudy Hunziker Rudy Hunziker Blaisch 88' Blaisch	^[29]	Beardsworth

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Referee: Charles Ward (Passaic)

replays

February 9, 1919

More information Robins Dry Dock, 2â0 ...

Robins Dry Dock	2â0	Babcock & Wilcox
20', 1H' Coleman	^[30]

Todd Field, Brooklyn, NY

March 1, 1919

More information J. & P. Coats, 0â4 ...

J. & P. Coats	0â4	Merchants Shipbuilding A
	^[31]	37' Duggan 39' Hyslop (pk) 71' Burnett Duggan

Coats Field, Pawtucket, RI

Attendance: 2000

Referee: Edward Pemberton (Pawtucket)

Semifinals

March 16, 1919

More information Bethlehem Steel, 3â2 ...

Bethlehem Steel	3â2	Robins Dry Dock
70' Fleming 2H', 83' Ratican	^[32]	5', 2H' Duffy

Athletic Field, Bethlehem, PA

Attendance: 1500

Referee: Charles E. Creighton (New York)

March 23, 1919

More information Paterson, 3â2 ...

Paterson	3â2	Merchant Shipbuilding A
28', 47' Archie Stark Blaisch	^[33]	18' Fidler 85' Duggan

Olympic Park, Paterson, NJ

Attendance: 3000

Referee: Thomas Cunningham

Final

The American Cup final took place at Disston Ball Park in Tacony, PA. Bethlehem Steel entered the final with 22 wins 2 ties and 1 loss with 81 goals scored and 17 against. Paterson won 16 tied 4 and lost 5 with 52 goals scored and 30 against. Bethlehem and Paterson were engaging in a virtual replay of the National Challenge Cup final played in Fall River the week prior. The result of both finals was 2â0 in favor of Bethlehem. Bethlehem won a third title in the season by finishing first in the National League followed by Paterson.

April 26, 1919
4:00 PM EST

More information Paterson F.C., 0â2 ...

Paterson F.C.	0â2	Bethlehem Steel
	^[34]^[35]	11â Paddy Butler 68â Harry Ratican

Tacony, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 3000

Referee: George Young

References

[1]
"Football Men Meet". (September 22, 1918). New York Tribune, Part II p.1 col.8
[2]
"Soccer Teams Are Paired Off". (October 6, 1918). The Sunday Call, p.18 col.7
[3]
"Brooklyn Eleven Beats Americans". (October 27, 1918). The Sunday Call, p.19 col.1
[4]
"Dry Dock Eleven Victor". (November 4, 1918). New York Times, p.14 col.2
[5]
"Referee Laurie Called CupâTie Game No Contest". (November 4, 1918). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3
[6]
"Sweeney Stars In Babs Easy Win Over Blues". (October 29, 1917). Bayonne Review, p.4 col.5
[7]
"Swedes Reinforce Lineup For Game With Cities Here". (December 6, 1918). Bridgeport Telegram, p.19 col.3
[8]
"Bunker Hills Won By Forfeit". (December 9, 1918). The Morning Call, p.3 col.4
[9]
"Paterson Soccer Team Outplayed New York Eleven". (December 9, 1918). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3â4
[10]
"Coats Eleven Defeats Red Tops". (November 10, 1918). Providence Sunday Journal, p.3 col.2â3
[11]
"Fast Tie Game At Fore River". (November 11, 1918). Quincy Evening Telegram, p.4 col.2
[12]
"Fore Rivers Win". (December 2, 1918). Quincy Daily Ledger, p.1 col.4
[13]
"Hog Island Beaten In A.F.A. Cup Game". (November 10, 1918). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.22 col.3
[14]
"Merchants Team B Wins Cup Match". (November 10, 1918). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.22 col.5
[15]
"Steel Team Keeps On Winning". (December 9, 1918). The Globe, p.18 col.1â2
[16]
"Soccer Team Paired For Second Round Cup Games". (November 10, 1918). The Sunday Call, p.23 col.1
[17]
"Jersey Lose To Babs Booters". (December 9, 1918). Bayonne Times, p.6 col.4
[18]
"Citys' Own Misplays Win For Federals". (December 16, 1918). Bridgeport Telegram, p.5 col.1â2
[19]
"Dry Docks Qualify In Socker Series". (December 16, 1918). Brooklyn Daily Eagle, p.2* col.5
[20]
"Patersons Were Too Speedy For Bunker Hill". (December 16, 1918). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3â4
[21]
"Cup Tie Game Postponed". (December 16, 1918). Newark Evening News, p.25 col.1
[22]
"Fore River Is Eliminated". (December 30, 1918). Quincy Daily Ledger, p.1 col.5
[23]
"Steel Team Keeps Right On Winning". (December 16, 1918). The Globe, p.8 col.3â4
[24]
"Merchant Team A Wins Cup Match". (December 15, 1918). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.22 col.6
[25]
"Third Round Soccer Cup Games Drawn By A.F.A.". (December 29, 1918). The Sunday Call, p.19 col.4
[26]
"Easy Victory For Merchant Team A". (January 26, 1919). Philadelphia Inquirer, p.21 col.7
[27]
"Federal Soccer Eleven Gives Bethlehem Fight". (January 27, 1919). Newark Evening News, p.17 col.1
[28]
"Babs And Robbins Soccer Teams Play Thrilling Tie Game". (February 3, 1919). Bayonne Times, p.5 col.6â7
[29]
"Paterson F.C. Was Too Speedy For The Morse Team". (February 10, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.3â4
[30]
"Goals By Coleman Win Game". (February 10, 1919). Brooklyn Standard Union, p.12 col.1
[31]
"Coats Outplayed By Harriman Team". (March 3, 1919). Evening Times, p.6 col.1â2
[32]
"Bethlehem Steel Enters Finals For American Cup". (March 17, 1919). The Globe, p.8 col.1
[33]
"Patersons Reach Final In A.F.A. Competition". (March 24, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.5â6
[34]
"Another Soccer Title Comes To The Town Of Bethlehem". (April 28, 1919). The Globe, p.1
[35]
"Bethlehem Beats Paterson". (April 28, 1919). The Morning Call, p.3 col.1

1918–19 American Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Semifinals

Final

See also

References

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