 In 1947, the United States Soccer Federation selected the amateur Ponta Delgada S.C. team from Fall River, Massachusetts to represent the U.S. at the 1947 NAFC Championship.At the time, Ponta Delgada was the reigning National Challenge Cup and National Amateur Cup champions.As a member of the National Cup champions Delgada, Martin traveled to Cuba for the NAFC Championship in July 1947.