Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-04-12
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: contested campaigns OF the American
and National baseball leagues, the
Opposing games of which took place
today Every move which viii be
made on the playing field this, sum-
mer will be with. a purpose by each
team, but especially among the east
ern Organizations, to beat the lead
erss at any, cost. Conditions hays SO
shaped themselves by the victory of
the two clubs of Chicago last fall,
one in the American league, the 9TH
er in the National league, and the
ultimate victory of the American
league team over that OF the Ma
tional league for the worlds cham
pionship, that all Of the baseball
energy and intelligence of the east
is to be thrown into a struggle to
wrest supremacy in the national
sport from the west.
In both leagues, from the cham
pion Chicagos down to the tail-end
Bostons, all the teams apparently
have been materially strengthened.
The Giants have shaken up their in,
field. with the hope that they may
cut OF some of those ..chop- ground
ers'' which were being batted by the
Chicago Nationals last year in close
games. The Highlanders have added
pitchers who are supposed to be, pro-
ficient in curved balls. that they may
fool the weaker batters Of the Chi
cago Americans this summer. The
Boston American league club APP
pears to be somewhat demoralized,
but efforts are being made to
strengthen It. "A change Of owner
ship in the Boston National league
club has to large extent changed
the personnel of the team, and as
it stands today 1t is more formidable
than it was last year. Both Phila-
delphia league clubs have been
strengthened. Brooklyn takes the
field confident Of winning more
games from Chicago this season than
Il last. The Western clubs, on the oth-
er hand, are in excellent shape and
prepared to give the east a hard tus-
sic for honors.
s5 With the beginning Of the pen
nant seasons some facts and figures
concerning previous races in the two
big leagues are timely. The race this
year will be the thirty-eighth annual
tussle Of the National league and
the eighth annual campaign Of the
American league
Since its inception in 1875 there
have been 80 cities to hold member
ship at one time or another in the
National league. Chicago and Bos-
ton were charter members OF the Ma
tional league and are the only two
that have held membership continu-
ously since 1876. They have been
in every National league race and
between them have won almost as
many pennants as all the other cities
put together. The Bostons in SO
years have won eight remnants. In
1906 they finished last for the first
time. The Chicagos have won seven
remnants and finished last but once.
That once was in 1877, when there
were only i've clubs in the National
league.
The list OF cities that have been
National league members is as fol-
lows: Chicago, Hartford, st. Louis,
Boston. Louisville, Philadelphia,
Cincinnati, Providence, Indianapolis,
Milwaukee. Buffalo. Syracuse, C1eve-
land, Troy, Worcester, Detroit, KAN
sas City, Washington, Pittsburg,
Brooklyn, Baltimore and New York.
The circuit has ranged in size from
five cities to twelve.
ss The cities that have been compon-
ent parts Of the American league in
the seven years Of Its existence are
Chicago, Milwaukee. indianapolis,
Detroit, Kansas City, Cleveland, Buff
faIo. Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Bal
timore, st. Louis, Boston and New
York. Boston and Philadelp4. re
each won the pennant twice and Chi
cago three times.
Tail-enders Id the American league
have been st. Louis, once: MiIwau-
kee. once; Minneapolis, once; Boston,
once; Baltimore, once, and Washing
ton. twice. All American league cir
cults have been of eight cities. All
OF the championship percentages
have been In the GODS, showing the
even strength Of the organization.
Only Chicago and Boston have won
pennants in both leagues. OF present
big league cities Cleveland. ST. Louis
and washington have not won q
pennant III either major organiza-
ton washington, 81. Louis and