Football is played in the United States under the jurisdiction of the United States Football Association with headquarters in New York City. During the season of 1937-38 there were 1,256 clubs in operation throughout the country with 25,000 players participating in 190 leagues and cup competitions. There are 26 affiliated state associations, together with the following associate members: Amateur Athletic Union of the United States, New York City; Athletic Federation of Tampa, Florida; Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association of America, Philadelphia, Pa.; National Collegiate Athletic Association, Philadelphia, Pa.; Public Schools Athletic League, New York City.
The following are the results of the various National Championships:
NATIONAL (OEEN) CHAMPIONSHIP, played on a home-and-home basis: At Chicago, April 17: Sparta A.B.A., Chicago, 3 goals; St. Mary's Celtic, Brooklyn, 0 goals. At New York, April 24: Sparta A.B.A., Chicago, 3 goals; St. Mary's Celtic, Brooklyn, 2 goals. Final result: Sparta A.B.A., 6 goals; St. Mary's Celtic, 2 goals.
NATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP. At Fall River, May 1st: Ponta Delgada, S.C., Fall River, 2 goals; Heidelberg, S. C., Heidelberg, Pa., 1 goal.
NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. At Philadelphia, May 29: Lighthouse Blues, Philadelphia, 1 goal; Beadling Juniors, Beadling, Pa., 0 goals.
The Chicago Spartas, new national champions, reached the Western divisional finals on six different occasions and finally crashed through to clinch the open title at the sixth attempt. It is the only Chicago club to accomplish this feat in the twenty-five years of open competition.
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