After a six year wait, the Fall River Marksmen captured the National

Challenge Cup once again, defeating Vesper Buick 4-2 at High

School Field in St. Louis. 14,000 fans came to witness the match,

jam-packing every inch of the High School Field stands. Fall River

showed their clear superiority throughout the game, showing

virtually no weakness. The Marksmen started off quick, netting

their first goal within six minutes from the start of the game. Fred

Morley headed in a nice cross from Dougie Campbell. Vesper

managed to tie the game from the penalty spot, when Tom Harris

converted the kick that was awarded for a Fall River' Alex Kemp

was whistled for a handball foul.

Just five minutes after the restart, Fall River struck again through

Morley. Just a minute later, Vesper mad it 2-2 on a Joe McCarthy

goal. From that point it was all Fall River, as Johnny Reid scored the

winning goal when the ball came out of a goalmouth scrum. Harold

Brittan added the final goal just before the final whistle.

3/30/24  High School Field - St. Louis, Missouri

Vesper Buick 2-4 Fall River Marksmen

(VB – Tom Harris 36’(PK), Joe McCarthy 52’ ; 

FRM – Fred Morley 6’ 51’, Johnny Reid, Harold Brittan 90’)

Vesper Buick - Larbarge, Scott, Fitzgerald, Gockel, Burke, 

Oster, Wimer, Harris, Corrigan, Becker, McCarthy

Fall River – Findlay Kerr, Ned Tate, Alex Kemp, Bill McPherson, Tommy Raeside, Harry McGowan,

Dougie Campbell, Johnny Reid, Harold Brittan, Fred Morley, Frank McKenna

Att - 14,000  Referee – Edward McCabe  Linesmen – A. Shallcross, P.J. Kavanaugh