May 3, 1936 – Philadelphia German-Americans 3:0 (5:2) St. Louis Shamrocks, National Challenge Cup final (Att.: 10,000)
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Six-year National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) championship streak snapped for Shamrocks’ Billy Gonsalves and Alex McNab.
Gonsalves and McNab had teamed to win the title with the Fall River Marksmen, New Bedford Whalers, St. Louis Stix, Baer & Fuller and St. Louis Central Breweries from 1930-35.
May 3, 1925 – Indiana Flooring 1:2 Fall River Marksmen (Att.: 4,000)
Fall River holds ASL lead by 2 points over Bethlehem Steel
Brooklyn Wanderers 0:1 Boston Wonder Workers (Att.: 2,500)
Goal: Battles (heads in McNab corner kick)
Providence 0:0 Newark
May 3, 1930 – Pittsburgh Gallatin 3:3 Fall River Rafferty, U.S. Amateur Cup final
New Bedford Whalers 1:3 Fall River Marksmen, Lewis Cup
Goals: Paterson; Patenaude 2, White.
Note: “… the spectators put up a big kick that White was offside. About 500 of the spectators who so declared swarmed onto the field and surrounded the referee, William Stone, but he wouldn’t change his decision.”
May 3, 1953 – Ponta Delgada 2:0 Chicago Slovaks, National Amateur Cup final at Ponta Stadium (Att.: 2,048)
Goals: E. Souza 2.
Notes: Goalkeepers Henry Noga (Ponta Delgada) and Gino Gardassanich played for the U.S. national team, Gardassanich a reserve on the 1950 World Cup squad. Center forward Ed Murphy “failed to appear at the stadium. Murphy, who scored all five goals in the Slovank’s 5-0 Western final match against St. Louis Pastures, was involved in a travel mixup in New York en route …”
May 3, 1959 – Fall River SC 1:1 (4:2) Ukrainian Nationals, U.S. Open Cup semifinals
May 3, 1964 – Boston Metros 1:1 Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals, ASL match at Chelsea Memorial Stadium (Att.: 3,000)
Goals: Sanchez Garcia; Walt Chyzowych (PK).
Notes: Sanchez Garcia ex-Boca Juniors, Club America; Chyzowych league-leading 15th goal. Boston team includes Vicor Hugo Fornero, Hector Marinaro Sr. (ex-Racing, FAS, Tampico, Montreal Concordia, Toronto Italia), plus Colombian Hector Fernandez. Boston 8W-0L-3D; Philadelphia 10W-1L-1D.
May 3, 1970 – Elizabeth SC 2:1 Croatia (LA), U.S. Open Cup final at Downing Stadium, Randall’s Island
Manny Schellscheidt in Elizabeth lineup.
May 3, 1975 – Hartford Bicentennials 1:0 Boston Minutemen
Goal: Don Welbourne (OG). Notes: Hartford (1-1-0) inaugural home-opener. Minutemen season-opener.
May 3, 2001 – Revolution acquire John Wolyniec from Chicago in trade for Eric Wynalda
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