Evening journal., 1910-10-21
MOST REMNANTS
FOR EASTERN CLUBS
In "a Seasons Only Twelve
Cities Have Shown the
Glad Flag
PHILADELPHIA
GETS IN THRICE

Although no eastern club has won
q major league pennant IN the last
four years friends and hackers of the
Athletics in their present struggles
with the Chicago "Cubs" have only to
20 to the statistician--the man who
has kept tabs on the game for the
past 20 OF 80 years 10 learn that the
teams on the Atlantic seaboard have
been the major pennsnt winners. Con-
sidering as big leagues the National
league the American league, the old
American Association, and the short
lived Union association and Players
league. there have been since 1876, 30
championship Marathons and Of these
only "a gonfalcns have been obtained
by the Chicago mines.
In the National league the combina-
tions from the eastern section of the
United States boast of 20 champion
ships banners to IA for their rivals In
the American league the Westerners
have six championships to their credit
10 four for the fasteners. One sea-
son. however, the Byron Bancroft
johnson organization was almost an
exclusively western affair, Buffalo be-
ing the only eastern team In It.
In the old American association the
Western clubs carried on the cham
pionship honors six times and the
Eastern clubs finished IN front on four
occasions.
The pennant winning club In the
short lived Union association was st.
Louis. and the flag winner Of the Play
ers' league which had an equally
brief experience. was Boston.
In a period of time extending over
"a seasons only - cities have been
able 10 boast championship teams IN
the big leagues. The cities are Chi
caeo. ST Louis. Detroit. Pittsburg and
Louisville in the West and Boston,
New York. Brooklyn. Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and Providence in the East
Eight clubs, three Of them no longer
IN the organization, won National
league pennants; IN the American as
ISOLATION seven teams landed banners,
and in the American league the cham
pionships have been won by four COM
binations.
Chicago and Boston have had more
pennant- winning troupes in the big
leagues than any other cities Each
city boasts 12 The Western metropo-
lis has had the championship team IN
the National league nine times and the
boss club in the American league
three times. Boston was represented
IN all FIVE Of the big leagues which
have been in existence since 1876 ana
has had pennant winners in four OF
them. which is a record to be proud
of Eight Of Boston's teams we're In
the National league, two were In the
American league, one In the Amerl-
can association and one in the Play
ers' league.
cities which have had pennant win
ners beside Chicago and Boston in two
organizations are New York, -
fsoiiis. brooklyn. Detroit and Philadel
phia A list showing the number o
major league pennants won by eacl
follows:
Chicaao-Nine In National league
three in American league; total. 12-
Boston-Eight In National league
two in American league; one In Play
ers' league, one IN American associa.
tion. Total. 10
New York-Four in National league
one in American association Total D.
st. Louis-Four In American asso-
ciation, one in Union association. To
tai. 8.
Brooklvn-Three IN National league
one i'm American association. Total, 4.
Detroit-Three I'm American league,
one in National league. Total. 4.
Pittsburg-Four In National league
Total, 4
Baltimore-Three in National
league Total. 3.
Philadelphia-Tw in American
league. one in American association
Total, 3
Providence-Two in Nationa
league Total. Q
Cincinnati-one In American associ
alton. Total, I.
Louisville-one in American asso
citation Total. !.