▁team ▁from ▁Fall ▁River , ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁U . S . ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁N AF C ▁Championship . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Pont a ▁Del g ada ▁was ▁the ▁reign ing ▁National ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁and ▁National ▁Am ateur ▁Cup ▁champions . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Cup ▁champions ▁Del g ada , ▁Martin ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Cuba ▁for ▁the ▁N AF C ▁Championship ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁lost ▁both ▁matches , ▁ 6 - 0 ▁to ▁Mexico ▁and ▁ 5 - 2 ▁to ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁he ▁again ▁played ▁in ▁both ▁U . S . ▁games , ▁also ▁losses , ▁this ▁time ▁to ▁Norway ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁captain ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁with ▁Norway . ▁ ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁London ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁lost ▁to ▁Italy ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁single ▁elim ination ▁tournament . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁stal wart ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁as ▁he ▁started ▁all ▁five ▁U . S . ▁games ▁that ▁year . ▁ ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁games ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁N AF C ▁Championship . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁took ▁second ▁place ▁which ▁guaranteed ▁them ▁a