The United States had recently entered World War I, and the soccer world felt the effects as increasing numbers of players joined the armed forces to wage battle in Europe. Soccer was not as hard-hit
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Fall River Rovers were a United States soccer club, based in Fall River, Massachusetts. They won the 1888 and 1889 American Cups as well as the 1917 National Challenge Cup. In 1922 Rovers and Fall Riv
1917–18 National Challenge Cup
…Cup Tournament details Country United States Dates December 25, 1917– May 19, 1918 Final positions Champions Bethlehem Steel (3rd title) Runners-up Fall River Rovers Semifinalists West Hudson A.C.F. Joliet F.C. The United States had recently entered World War I, and the soccer world felt the effects as increasing…
The 1917 Fall River Rovers team, winners of the National Challenge Cup