Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-06
LEAGUES ARE EQUAL
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seven VICTORIES LOT tie JuuioI poOy ohu
| twenty -four for the National. increasing
the margin to fifteen victories. For the
first time to any noticeably extent the
policy was followed this year of using
substitute teams in these interleague
battles, tending to destroy some of the
value of the results. But the games in
which secondary teams were used We're
about equal on each side. The Cubs
pitted their recruits against Cleveland in
New Orleans last spring and lost more
games than the Veteran Cubs probably
would have done. Later on. the Cleve-
land seconds were matched with the ST
Louis Cardinal regulars, and at the fin
ish Of the training season Connie Mack
used the bunch of substitutes against
Cincinnati, while his coming world
champions were playing the Phillies for
the spring championship of Quakerdom.
The results were not as good as those
achieved by the Cublets, for Macks reg
ulars could only tie the Phillies in Phila-
delphia, while the sub-Mackmen were
thoroughly trounced in Cincinnati. and
did not win game.
The post-season series played this fall
gave each league nine victories. The
Athletics won four, the Cubs one in the
big show, but that margin was wiped
out by the Giants and Reds. McGraw's
men beat the Highlanders four games to
two for the Manhattan championship and
the Reds trimmed Cleveland four games
to three for the Ohio title. The margin
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seasons play was obtained. therefore. in
the spring exhibition games
1t is interesting to note that the
worlds pennant always has been won by
the league which won the greater num-
Der Of interleague games in a season, ex-
cept in 1906. In that year the Giants
defeated the Athletics in four games out
of five, but the American Leavue held the
balance OF power" in spite Of that by
the margin of one victory on the year
White Sox Fooled Experts.
National League adherents always have
commended that the victory Of the White
Sox over the Cubs in 1906 was out of
line with the dope. But in the light of
the twenty-five victories which the
American League teams won from
National League teams in that season
compared to seven victories for the older
organization there does not seem to be
anything out of the ordinary in the win
ming Of the worlds title by the South
Side. A club victory in the same year
would have been further out of line than
was the defeat of the Athletics by the
Giants In the previous season.
There Is no dope that will hold good in
base ball. In fact, the outcome of the
worlds series itself several times has
turned the balance of victories for the
year in favor of the league winning
the big pennant. But, II interleague bat
ties give no advance information on
worlds series probabilities at least there
is proof that the American and National
leagues have not been far apart In play
ing strength in the following statistics,
covering in detail the games which have
been played between teams in the rival
ajors this year. and by totals those of
the preceding years since the dawn of
the present peace:
SPRING OF 1910.
March 14-At New Orleans A. Chi.
March 15-At New Orleans-Cleveland, 8; Chi
cago NotIonal second. 4.
March T7MAt t' New Orleans Chicago National
Msreh iAt moe sptlnrsBoston American
.. March is"xt New orleans-cleveland, s; Chi.
March. 1s-At Hot STANDARDIZATION American,
p; CINCINNATI. e. su.. c,..,.,
= MaSsh ., ss.At Hot Springs Boston American.
March 23-At Little Rock-Cleveland 3; ST.
March Isn ss1At Hot spfinss-Bost0n American.
March PA Hot springs-cueinnati, 4;
March 24-At Little Rock-CIeveland. 4: St.
Louis, 3.
March 2s.At Hot sprlngs-Boston American.
March pat Little Rock-Cleveland, s; St.
March se"At Hot sprines-Boston American.
81 Cincinnati, mine inings).
March 21-At Hot springs-Boston American.
March 2s- Hot Springs Cincinnati, Ia;
March aO-.At Hot Springs Cincinnati, II:
Boston American, 6.
March 20--At Washington-w Washington, 6;
Philadelphia National. l.
March 31-At Washington Philadelphia Ma
tional. 4; Washington. I.
March 31-New York American. o; Boston Ma
tional. !.
April lat Philadelphia Phillies, o; Ath.
April AT Philadelphia-phillies, 8; Ath.
April Sat Observation-Disclosures, Ii; Phil
lies, o.
April 6-At Philadelphia 8; Phil.
April Cat ashington-washIngton, 4; Brook.
April AT Observation-Disclosures. o: Ath-
April Sat Cincinnati-cincinnati. 10; Ath-
etics second. 0.
April 9--At Philadelphia Phillies, Q; Ath- |
April Cat Cincinnati. 8; Boston
April i6-At cincinnati-Cincinnati, Z; Boston
April 11-At delphia-AthIetics. 10; !
April 1i-At Cineinnati-petroit. 4; Cincin-
FALL or 1910
October lat Cincinnati-Cincinnati, Il; |
October ls-At clevelaua-cleveland. s; Gin
October 1s-At New York-National, ST.