The Washington herald., 1907-10-09

Worlds championship baseball ha:
.aken on more tone since the National
Commission took these post-season con
tests in hand formally this being in ths
fail of 1903. but post-season series be
tween pennant-winning teams of major
leagues really is an old story. The first
series for the worlds championship was
played as long ago as 1884. says the New
York Sun. The high-sounding title OF
worlds championship was not bestowed
on them then. We We're simpler then
and perhaps not so grandiIoQuent There
being no baseball of our class outside the
United States, the term worlds cham
pionship may be deceptive Yet nobody
can gainsav that the team that wins on,
Of these series is the strongest team in
the world.
But whether it is a national a world's s
or solar system championship. the irs
teams TO do battle for il were the Provi
dence, champions Of the National Leagu,
Of 1854, and the Metrop0litans, champion.
of the American Association the sam,
year. Only three games were played. anC
records say the series was purely infor
NAL The National League drew the frs
blood, Providence winning all three
games. The scores were to o. TO /. anJ
L TO , Charles Radbourne. the grea
star Of his day pitched all three game.
for Providence. while Tim Keefe pitched
the first TWO and BecanSon the last FOL
the Nets.
The roster of the Providence club in,
cluded Lovett, RadboUrne, and Ed Crane
pitchers; GHig3n and Daily. catchers
and Start. Irwin, Farrell. Barrett, Denny
Radford and Carroll In the Mets1 line
up We're kecfe. Lynch. and Becannon
pitchersN Holbert and Rcipschlager
catchers: Nelson, Orr. Esterbrook. an,
Troy infelders. and Roseman. Brady
and Kennedy. outhelders.
In lSS5 there was played the first regular
series for the championship. There wa,
not the emolument in it then that ther,
is now for the players. The 1888 series
was for $1,000 a side a series Of sever
games was played. the coutenders being
St Louis for the American Association
and Chicago. Of the National League
Each side won three games and there wa.
one tie. The money was divided Comis
key and Arson were the respective lead
ers.
The ST. Louis team was made up o
Comiskey. Yank Robinson. ArIie Latham
and Bill Gleason in the infeld. with IN,
old Roman himself at first base. while il
the outfield were such stars as Tip O-NeuI
a mighty hitter; Curt Welch. "a wonderful
outfelder, and Hugh Nic0l. a swife base
runner. Doc Bushong was the mainstU
behind the bat, with Carruthcrs, Hudson
and Dave Foutz the curve masters. An
sons team included the old man himSel
at first base with Fred Pfencr Ton
Burns. Ned Williamson the other infeId
eTs. and George Gore. Jimmy Ryan, an,
Dalrymple in the outfCId The only Mix
Kelly was also in the array. as We're JOIN
Clarkson, Jim Mccormick, and SlIv6
Flint
The first game was played i'm ChiCag.
and was "a Tie, 5 10 >. The second game
played in St Louis, resulted 5 TO il
favor of Chicago i'm six innings, and wa
forfeited The third and fourth game
We're played in ST. Louis and We're wol
by St Louis by the respective scores o
~ ? anu " ~ hA-l'.ttef hFh.t Alt. A-t.A
game. played in Pittsburg. by a score o
10 ,. and also the next, played I'm Gin
cinnau, by a score of 9 10 .. on The fol
lowing day. October q. another game-Wa
played in Cincinnati, the Browns winning
15 to T.
The Browns and Chicago met again il
1856 for the worlds championship, ST
Louis winning the series. four games +
two. This time the games We're conhne
to the two cities chiefly interested. Their
was no jUnketnE to other cities. Tn
scores were as follows. Chicago. 6, s.
Louis, O; St Louis, p; Chicago, o. Chi
Cago. II; St Louis. T. ST Louis. s; Chi
cag0. :. St Louis. 10; Chicago, 3. s.
Louis. T. Chicago, 8 tten inniugsl.
The 1857 conflicts for premier honor
were more elaborate and extensive. One
more was Comiskcy one of the partic
pants The Deuoits won the Nationa
League peunaut in 1857. and tackled tn
Browns. Games were played in St Loui,
Detroit. New York. Pittsburc. Brooklyn
Philadelphia Washington and Bait
more. and the results with the opposin
pitchers, are contained in the foIlowin
table: