March 1 (1896)

St. Teresa, the city’s best team of the 1890s, wins its fourth and last consecutive city championship by scoring a dramatic 1-0 win over Diels in a showdown before 2,500 fans. Frank Tighe gives St. Teresa’s the coveted city champions cup by scoring with just 30 seconds left. The next day’s St. Louis Post-Dispatch will report, “At the conclusion of the game a crowd of 1,000 or more enthusiastic friends of the champions gathered at their dressing room and cheered themselves hoarse.” The victory gives St. Teresa a 14-2 record while Diels finishes 13-3.