Wanderpokal
| Wanderpokal | |
| Sport | Bandy hockey |
| Founded | 1901 |
| No. of teams | 5 (1904) |
| Country(ies) |  German Empire
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The Wanderpokal (also known as the Tebbutt Cup and the Herausforderungspokal [Challenge Cup]) was an early German bandy hockey competition staged in Berlin.
History
The Tebbutt brothers from England had visited Germany with their venerable Bury Fen Bandy Club in 1899. They played four games in Berlin (out of a scheduled six) at the Neue West Eisbahn and the Friedenauer Eisbahn.
On December 24, 1901, the Neue Hamburger Zeitung reported that the brothers had donated a "Herausforderungspokal" to the newly-formed Berliner Eishockey-Verband.[1]
The first games known to be played for the "Tebbutt Cup" are from around February 18, 1902, when Britannia beat Preussen 25-2 and Akademischer Sportclub beat Britannia 11-5. Akademischer Sportclub claimed the inaugural championship.
In 1902-03, the Berlin Championship for the Wanderpokal was staged in Berlin. On December 8, 1902, BFC Preussen defeated Berliner Hockey-und-Radpolo-Klub 10-2. ASC Berlin later defeated Britannia 19-1 on January 18, 1903. The final scheduled for January 25 between ASC and BFC was cancelled due to thaw.
In January 1904, the Prager Tagblatt noted that the "Wanderpokal" was scheduled to be played for the third time since 1901. The participating teams were listed as being: Preussen, Ballspielclub, Britannia, Berliner Hockey-und-Radpolo-Klub, Akademischer Sportklub. The winner would then play a "grand match" against Deutscher akad.-tech. Radfahrverein Prag.[2] It is unknown if the cup was actually contested this year, as no results were subsequently reported.
Contemporary accounts
The December 29, 1901, edition of the Berliner Tageblatt.
The March 7, 1902, issue of the Cambridge Independent Press.
The January 5, 1904, issue of the Prager Tagblatt.
References
Credits
Special thanks to Patrick H. for supplying information on the competition.