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March 30, 1924 –Vesper Buick (St. Louis) 2:4 Fall River FC, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final at High School Field (Att.: 14,000)

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Fall River FC wins first of four U.S. Open Cup titles. Fall River also won double – ASL championship (virtually clinching the title with six games remaining in the season on April 6, 1924) and U.S. Open Cup. The Boston Globe account of the game listed a crowd of 15,000. Goals: Tom Harris (PK), Joe McCarthy; Fred Morley 2, Johnny Reid, Harold Brittan. [Read more…] about March 30, 1924 –Vesper Buick (St. Louis) 2:4 Fall River FC, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) final at High School Field (Att.: 14,000)

March 27, 1927 – Fall River 3:2 New Bedford, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) at Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 14,280)

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Fall River Marksmen’s Dave McEachran opened the scoring with the first of his two goals, then Alex “Dynamite” Lorimer converted an Olimpico (“scored directly from a flag kick”), and Paterson gave the New Bedford Whalers a 2-1 halftime lead. McEachran equalized in the 49th minute, then Billy Gibson surrendered an own goal as Wilson “lobbed in a shot.”

“Every seat was taken and every vantage point was occupied, there being more than 14,000 in the enclosure …” [Read more…] about March 27, 1927 – Fall River 3:2 New Bedford, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) at Mark’s Stadium (Att.: 14,280)

March 26, 1927 – Fore River FC 3:2 [AET] Boston Wonder Workers, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) first round

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Fore River FC earned an upset victory over the Boston Wonder Workers in the U.S. Open Cup, thanks to two Dundas goals and one by Gowdy. Unable to find a first name for Dundas, who often appears as a center forward in game stories and lineups. In a 1931 Boston Globe story, center forward  Jack Dundas is mentioned as being recruited by Lusitania Recreation. [Read more…] about March 26, 1927 – Fore River FC 3:2 [AET] Boston Wonder Workers, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) first round

March 23, 1930 – Fall River Marksmen 3:2 (4:3 aggregate) Bethlehem Steel, U.S. Open Cup Eastern final replay at Battery Park, New Bedford, Mass. (Att.: 12,000)

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The Fall River Marksmen went on to win the 1930 National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup). [Read more…] about March 23, 1930 – Fall River Marksmen 3:2 (4:3 aggregate) Bethlehem Steel, U.S. Open Cup Eastern final replay at Battery Park, New Bedford, Mass. (Att.: 12,000)

March 21, 1925 – Shawsheen Indians 2:0 Bayonne FC, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) Eastern semifinal at Walpole St. Grounds, Boston

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Edmund Smith opened the scoring in the second half as Shawsheen Indians continued their path to the 1925 U.S. Open Cup championship. Smith played for Arboath FC in Scotland, then joined Shawsheen and Bethlehem Steel, earning a cap for the U.S. national team in 1926. Smith resided in Andover, Mass., for most of his life. [Read more…] about March 21, 1925 – Shawsheen Indians 2:0 Bayonne FC, National Challenge Cup (U.S. Open Cup) Eastern semifinal at Walpole St. Grounds, Boston

March 20, 1925 – “Fall River ground is being fixed up so that 20,000 fans will be able to see the coming cup final between Sam Mark’s team and Boston’s Woodsies”

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Significant soccer attendances marked the 1920s, and large crowds were expected for a U.S. Open Cup match at the Walpole St. Grounds in Boston on March 21, 1925, and for the Lewis Cup final at Mark’s Stadium on March 29, 1925. [Read more…] about March 20, 1925 – “Fall River ground is being fixed up so that 20,000 fans will be able to see the coming cup final between Sam Mark’s team and Boston’s Woodsies”

March 17, 1923 – J&P Coats 3:1 Fall River Marksmen at Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I.

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J&P Coats’ fifth victory of 14-game winning streak before “the largest crowd of the season.” J&P also advances to National Challenge Cup semifinal. Goals: Fleming 2, Gilmore; Duncan Dalrymple. Note: Dalrymple scores only goal of his ASL career for Fall River [Read more…] about March 17, 1923 – J&P Coats 3:1 Fall River Marksmen at Coats Field, Pawtucket, R.I.

March 16, 1930 – Fall River 1×1 [aet] Bethlehem Steel, National Challenge Cup at Polo Grounds (Att.: 15,000 – 3,000 from NE)

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This Fall River-Bethlehem Steel U.S. Open Cup match at the Polo Grounds “was one of the greatest games ever seen here,” according to the Boston Globe report. Attendance announced at 15,000, including 3,000 arriving from New England (the New York Giants averaged less than 12,000 attendance in both the 1929 and ’30 National League baseball seasons at the Polo Grounds).

[Read more…] about March 16, 1930 – Fall River 1×1 [aet] Bethlehem Steel, National Challenge Cup at Polo Grounds (Att.: 15,000 – 3,000 from NE)

March 9, 1924 – Fall River Marksmen 2:0 Bethlehem Steel, National Challenge Cup at Dexter Park (Att.: 20,000)

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The Boston Globe headlined: “Soccer Fans Spent About $100,000 Going to that Game Yesterday” after Fall River defeated Bethlehem Steel. 2-0, in the National Challenge Cup Eastern final in Brooklyn.

The Globe estimated 5,000 supporters had traveled from Fall River “and other Massachusetts towns,” a trip estimated to cost about $25 – teams and fans usually traveled by boat. Each club received about $2,500 in gate receipts. [Read more…] about March 9, 1924 – Fall River Marksmen 2:0 Bethlehem Steel, National Challenge Cup at Dexter Park (Att.: 20,000)

March 5, 1921 – Fore River 0:3 Robins Dry Dock, National Cup (U.S. Open Cup) fifth round

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Supporters arrived in numbers for a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match at the Fore River Shipyard field in Quincy, Mass.: “The largest crowd that ever attended a soccer game in this part of the State …” [Read more…] about March 5, 1921 – Fore River 0:3 Robins Dry Dock, National Cup (U.S. Open Cup) fifth round