The professional St. Louis League champion Ben Millers, National Challenge Cup finalists of 1926, come from behind to squeak past the Muny League amateur champion Killarneys, 2-1, on a cold, snowy day at St. Louis University Field. Jimmy McCarthy (pictured) scores a goal after earlier missing a penalty kick for Killarney.

The National Challenge Cup (today’s U.S. Open Cup) returns to St. Louis after an 11-year absence, thanks to Stix, Baer & Fuller defeating the New York Americans, 2-1, at Starlight Park in the Bronx. Willie McLean (pictured) scores one goal and assists on the other.

Granite City’s Ruben Mendoza (pictured) makes headlines as Kutis defeats the Chicago Eagles, 3-1, in Chicago in the first game of the Western Final of U.S. Amateur Cup. Mendoza scores two goals, then becomes involved in an altercation that leads to a near-riot of players and fans near the end of the match.

Sonny Vitale (pictured) scores twice and St. Louis U. players Bill Vieth and Pat McBride have one each as the St. Louis CYC All-Stars beat St. Catherines United, 4-0, in a match pitting the CYC’s stars against an international club.

HOK and Snow Kreilich Architects release drawings (pictured) of a St. Louis soccer stadium projected to seat 22,500 to 25,000. Renderings show a sleek, rectangular structure with seats no further than 120 feet from the field, a translucent roof, and open gathering areas outside. The renderings will evolve into today’s CityPark.

Scullin Steel is the second St. Louis team to reach the final of the National Challenge Cup (today’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) in as many years, but slumps in the second half and loses to Robins Dry Dock of Brooklyn, 4-2, in Fall River, Mass. Charles Bechtold (pictured) scores both goals for Scullin.

The St. Louis Shamrocks lose National Challenge Cup (today’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) finals to the New York Americans in 4-2 defeat in New York in a two-game series decided on total goals.

Brad Davis becomes fifth player in MLS history to play in 400 games.

Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Billy Gonsalves has “his finest effort of the season” as Stix, Baer & Fuller retains its National Challenge Cup (today’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) title by defeating the Pawtucket (R.I.) Rangers, 5-0, in the first Challenge Cup final played at night.

First-year team St. Louis CITY FC overwhelms previously unbeaten FC Cincinnati, 5-1, before a sellout crowd at CITYPARK.

Paul Dueker’s stellar performance in goal is not enough as defending U.S. Open Cup champion Kutis loses to Monterrey of Mexico, 1-0, in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup at the Soccer Park.

Kutis earns rave reviews as it beats Hakoah of New York, 3-1, to capture the U.S. Open Cup in a two-game final decided on total goals. Kutis won the first game, 3-0, at Public Schools Stadium in St. Louis on March 31.

The St. Louis Archdiocesan Catholic Youth Council reports that the CYC is fielding 352 soccer teams with 6,620 players in eight age groups. The St. Louis CYC will grow to be the largest soccer organization in the United States by 1966 with 447 teams.

The St. Mathews Saints win the Municipal League soccer championship with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Claxtons before an estimated crowd of 15,000 at Fairground Park (game action pictured). Outside left Bill Kerr scores his second goal of the game near the end of the fourth 8-minute overtime.

Ben Miller of St. Louis loses to Bethlehem Steel, 7-2, in the final of the National Challenge Cup (today’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup) at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, N.Y., before 12,041 fans. Benny Nash (pictured) scores both of Ben Miller’s goals.

The AC St. Louis men’s professional team plays its first game and loses, 2-0, to the Carolina RailHawks in Cary, N.C., before 2,013 fans (pictured: AC head coach Claude Anelka, left. and player-assistant coach Steve Ralston).

Future U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Frank Borghi is born. He will be the goalkeeper who will shut out England 1-0 in the 1950 World Cup, one of the biggest upsets in soccer history.

Steve Trittschuh gives the sparse Soccer Park crowd of 3,287 plenty to cheer about as he scores a goal for the United States, and saves a potential goal by Iceland, as the U.S. Men’s National Team prevails 4-1 in a warmup for the 1990 World Cup. The Granite City, Ill., native and former SIU-Edwardsville player opens the scoring with a goal on a header in the 16th minute.

Madison Kennels of St. Louis loses 3-0 to the Hakoah All-Stars of New York at Brooklyn’s Dexter Park in the final of the National Challenge Cup (today’s Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup). Hakoah had beaten Madison, 2-0, at Sportsman’s Park in St. Louis on March 31. Their win on April 7 clinched the best-of-three series and the national championship for Hakoah.

The St. Louis Steamers end the regular season in style. Nebo Bandovic nets three goals and Don Ebert has two, including one just 17 seconds into the game, in a 7-6 win over the Chicago Sting before 8,540 fans at The Arena. Ricky Davis and Duncan MacEwan add the Steamers’ other goals.