▁Democratic ▁Country ▁Club . ▁In ▁mid ▁October ▁the ▁spons ors ▁James ▁A . B ur ke ▁and ▁John ▁J . D w yer ▁dropped ▁their ▁connection ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁month ▁were ▁known ▁simply ▁as ▁St . ▁Louis ▁s occer ▁club . ▁Without ▁financial ▁backing ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁players ▁otherwise ▁un emp loy ed ▁they ▁considered ▁dis band ing . ▁It ▁was ▁in ▁mid ▁November ▁that ▁they ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁began ▁an ▁inter city ▁schedule ▁out ▁of ▁Sport sm ans ▁Park ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Father ▁D emp sey ' s ▁Sh am ro cks ▁with ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁Phil ▁A . R iley ▁who ▁had ▁res igned ▁as ▁league ▁president ▁to ▁head ▁up ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁this ▁experimental ▁attempt ▁to ▁run ▁an ▁independent ▁pro ▁team . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁remained ▁and ▁the ▁Sh am ro cks ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁National ▁Cup ▁final s , ▁only ▁to ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁German - Amer icans ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Americans , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁Sh am rock ▁played ▁two ▁matches ▁against ▁the ▁visit ing ▁Bot af ogo ▁FC ▁from ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro ▁with ▁stars ▁like ▁Le ô n idas ▁da ▁Silva ▁and ▁Car val ho ▁Le ite . ▁The ▁Sh am ro cks ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁match ▁ 1 - 0 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁one ▁held ▁the ▁visitors ▁to ▁a ▁ 3