In 1958, the United States Soccer Federation used Kutis, with a few guest players, as the U.S. national team in two World Cup qualifying matches.

The team regained the Raiders name briefly up to November of the 1950–51 season when Walter Zenthoefer began sponsorship of the club.

St. Louis had one of the richest pools of soccer talent in the U.S. Kutis did not stop there, but also decided to sponsor three additional clubs, one adult, one for teenagers and one for boys age seven to ten.

On a side note, Kutis also sponsored several bowling, baseball, softball and basketball teams at the time.

In its first year in existence, Kutis won the St. Louis Major Soccer League title with a 12–1–3 record.

In addition, the club’s lower division team took the St. Louis Municipal League Championship title.

This year, Kutis made it to the National Challenge Cup Final, before falling 1–0 and 2–0 to the professional New York Americans.

Despite not playing in an organized league for the rest of the decade, Kutis rose to become one of the dominant teams on a national level.

In 1957-58, the success of Kutis was such that the Soccer Federation chose it to represent the U.S. in the two 1958 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches that year.

During World Cup qualifications, Kutis club lost to the Canadian national team 3-2 on July 6th, 1957 in St. Louis.