Bisbee daily review., 1911-10-08
SERIES THIS YEAR THE
 EIGHTH BATTLE FOR
 w WORLD'S PENNANT

AfnleIlCS ana Giants VIII De the elEuJO between teams represent ug American and National leagues, and the seventh under the present strict rules govern ing such contests for the ultimate hOnors or the baseball universe. Of the previous Combats between cham pions Uf the American and National leagues the older organizatiOn has won four, and the younger league three.
 Before the advent of the American league series were arranged and played for the worlds championship as far back as 1884. but the great event never was surrounded with as many safeguards. nor was 't as much of a national institution as it has come to be under the present rules of organized baseball Usually it was conducted by the players as well as for their benefit. and the only super vision. # any. was exercised by the rival club owners. The games were not always played in the cities to which the champions owed allegiance. though some of them were. Frequent ", therefore. a worlds series assumed the nature of a transforming trip, and not always was the series completed so as to determine the worlds cham pionship. That always was a consid- eratiOn secondary to the receipts
 After tine amalgamation of the old American association with the Nation al league so as 10 form twelve club organ 'zataOn in 1890, there was only one major league. Consequently, for a period Of over a dozen years, there was no worlds series. As 8 substi- tute a hybrid arrangement was made through the medium Of the Temple cup. a trophy hung up by Pittsburg fan, W. C. Temp,e. to be competed for each fall by the teams which finished first and second in the Nationals pen nunt race. In spite Of strict rules gov erning the games, and the division of receipts. the seuies died ont Tor lack uf puhlic interest and was discontin- ued.
 From that time until peace was de- cleared between the American and Ma tional leagues in 1903, there was noth- ing tO maintain interest in baseball after the regular league champion ships were decided, and .u Conse- quence the closing weeks of each sea son usually were barren of profit. All that was changed when the present major leagues finally agreed 10 bury the hatchet and sit down to the same table Of goodies.
 The Boston American league team and the Pittsburg National league team. TesptytIye champions Of 1903, revived the worlds series in that sea son. lt was governed entirely by the two club owners and their subOrdi- mates under a set of temporary rules providing for the best five out of u.ne games, all contests to be played in Boston or Pittsburg The Boston team, under Jimmy Collins manage ment. won five out of the eight games played, and the ninth was unpeces- sary. The players divided practically all the net receipts.
 h 1904 the Boston team again won the American league championship, and New York won the National league penuant A challenge was is- sued to the Giants for a worlds ser ies, but President Brush of the Giants declined it His excuse was that there was no assurance that the series would would be properly conducted, although there had been no fault found with the series of the previous fall The title of worlds champions went io Boston by default in that year
 Before the fall ot 1905 the present rules governing worlds series had had been drawn uD and adopted, safe guarding the games sn every possi- ble way, and the series was resumed. New York won the National league and Philadelphia the American league penuauJ. In the big series the Giants were victCra winning four games out Of five Tho following year. 1906, was the first in which worlds pennant ever was played for ly two teams from the same city, the Chicago White Sox beating the Cubs iu four ont Of six games.
 After that for two years the Cubs and Detroit Tigers competed for the last honOrs. and the Cubs were vic t1riOus iOth times, winning four and tying one game out of five from De troit again tn 1908. Pittsburg cut in and played the Tigers an 1909. and that is the only time the full series Of seven games has been required to decide the championship Pittsburg won four out Of the seven. Last year the Cubs came back and earned the right to compete with the PhiIadei- uhia Athletics. but were beaten in four ont of five games for the big bunting.
 The rules. in brief. call for ser ies 10 terminate when one team shall have won four games. the players pool to be made up Of GO per cent. of the receipts of the first four games played. after 10 per cent. has been deducted from the gross for the na- tiouaI commission. The winner of the series takes 60 per cent. of the play CTS pool, and the loser 40 per cent. No player who is not under contract to h.s team prior 10 September I is e.iaibIe to play in a worlds series or 10 share tn its benefits