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Football tournament season
1938 National Challenge Cup
Dewar Challenge Cup
Tournament details
CountryUnited States
Dates16 January – 24 April 1938
Defending championsNew York Americans
Final positions
ChampionsSparta Garden City (1st title)
Runner-upSt. Mary's Celtic
Semifinalists
← 19371939 →

The 1938 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. Scheduled as follows: First Round on or before January 16, Second Round on or before January 30, Quarterfinals February 13, Semifinals East February 26, 27, West February 20, 27.

Eastern Division

 First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
 January 16 - New York
 
 New York Americans4
 January 30 - New York
 Brooklyn First Germans2
 New York Americans4
 January 16 - Newark
 Bethlehem Hungaria1
 Irish-Americans3
 February 27 - New York
 Bethlehem Hungaria5
 New York Americans4
 January 23 - New York
 Brookhattan3
 Brookhattan4
 February 20 - New York
 Hatikvoh1
 Brookhattan7
 January 30/February 6, 13
 Ponta Delgada S.C.0
 Lusitania Recreation6
 March 27/April 2 - New York
 Ponta Delgada7
 New York Americans2–0
 January 16, 22 - New York
 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic1–3
 Brooklyn Hispano1–1
 January 30 - New York
 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic1–4
 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic7
 January 16 - Baltimore
 Baltimore S.C.1
 Baltimore SC2
 February 27/March 12 - New York
 Budd AA1
 Brooklyn St. Mary's Celtic1–1
 January 16, 22 - Philadelphia
 First German American1–0
 First German American3–2
 January 30 - Philadelphia
 Philadelphia Passon3–0
 First German American5
 January 16 - Clifton
 Paterson Caledonian3
 Paterson Caledonian1
 
 Scots Americans0
 

Western Division

 First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
               
 January 16 - St. Louis
 
 St. Patricks2
 February 6 - St. Louis
 South Side Radio3
 South Side Radio1
 January 30 - St. Louis
 Burkes0
 Burkes5
 February 20 - St. Louis
 St. Matthews4
 South Side Radio2
 January 16 - Pittsburgh
 German Sports Club4
 German Sports Club2
 January 30 - Pittsburgh
 Heidelberg0
 German Sports Club3
 January 23 - Cleveland
 Slavia Bartunek0
 Slavia Bartunek3
 March 13, 20
 Cecil Merchants1
 German Sports Club1-1
 January 16 - St. Louis
 Sparta ABA2-3
 Shamrocks
 February 20 - Chicago
 Sparta ABAw/o
 Sparta ABA5
 February 13 - Detroit
 Scottish Thistles0
 Scottish Thistles5
 February 27 - Chicago
 Ekhardt & Becker1
 Sparta ABA1
 January 16 - Chicago
 Maccabee0
 Maccabee2
 January 30 - Chicago
 American Nickeloid0
 Maccabee2
 January 16 - Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Schlitz1
 Milwaukee Schlitz6
 
 Racine Deutscher4
 

a) aggregate after 3 games

Final

First game

Sparta ABA (IL)3–0St. Mary's Celtic (NY)
Trimmel
McDermott
Wolf
Sparta Stadium, Chicago, IllinoisAttendance: 4,000Referee: W.J. Arms

Second game

St. Mary's Celtic (NY)2–3Sparta ABA (IL)
J. McEwan
W. McEwan 		Trimmel
McDermott ,
Starlight Park, The Bronx, New YorkAttendance: 10,000Referee: M.L. Braun

Sources

  • St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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