sentences:  Until the 1914 establishment of the National Challenge Cup, the Peel Cup was among the most significant cup competition in the United States.While it was originally intended to determine the club champion of the mid-west, the Peel Cup quickly became the tournament to determine the Illinois State Champions.For several years it was a de facto Chicago championship, due to the large number of talented teams in the city, especially those playing in the National Soccer League of Chicago.