This Day in US Open Cup History... April 2

[1933] The day after losing the first leg of the semifinals 4-2 to Pawtucket Rangers, the New York Americans rebound with a 4-1 win in the second leg and advance to the final for the first time in club history. They would lose to Stix, Baer & Fuller (STL) that year 3-1 on aggregate.

[1938] This year, it was the New York Americans who were on the rotten end of a second leg comeback. St. Mary's Celtic (NYC) trailed 2-1 after the first leg, but took the second leg 3-0 to advance to the final, by a 4-2 aggregate score, denying New York a chance to repeat as cup champions. St. Mary's would lose the final to Chicago's Sparta Garden City 6-2 on aggregate.

[1927] As far as we know, there is nothing significant about the Providence Clamdiggers defeating J & P Coats 3-2 in a battle of Rhode Island clubs in the opening round of the 1927 National Challenge Cup.  We just think Clamdiggers is a unique team name. The Clamdiggers only qualified for the cup three times in their history (1926, 1927, 1928).

[1932] After the first leg of the National Challenge Cup final drew 3-3, New Bedford Whalers win the title with a 5-2 second leg thumping of Stix, Baer & Fuller (8-5 aggregate). Tec White, Werner Nilsen, Billy Gonsalves, Bill McPherson, and Tom Florie all scored for the Whalers who played both legs of the final in front of Stix, Baer & Fuller's home fans at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis. More than 7,000 fans attended both games which were played a week apart.