The Detroit times., 1912-10-21
Wins Three Out Of the Four
Post-Season Series
Played
HISTORY OF THE YEAR
1912 is INTERESTING
Boston Club Was the Big
Record Breaker of
Season

Aerican league year shows that
II had very interesting history.
rhe American league ended its
ar's career by demonstrating be
re the shekeled attendance of thou
.nds OF fans In FIVE cities that II
as superior to the National league.
Four post-season series were play
n this fall. the American league be
AZ returned the victors in the three
most important-the worlds cham
3ionship set-to between the Red Sox
and Giants: the Philadelphia series,
Ebetween the Athletics and Phillies,
and the Chicago series, between the
tWhite Sox and Cubs. Only the st.
Louis struggle In which the American
league seventh position team was pit
tied against the national leagues sixth
notch club, was won by the National
league.
4 The Browns and Cardinals played
8 eight games, including one tie, before
Il the Cardinals own The Red Sox had
TO play eight games before they down
ed the Giants, while the White Sox
+ played a myst remarkable series with
n the Cubs. The first two games were
E draws. The next three were won by
the Cubs. Then the White Sox turn.
y ed in and won four straight The
4 philadelphia battle was a walkaway
v for the Athletics, as the former
worlds champions won four straight
j after losing the first contest.
A year ago, the American league
+ won the worlds series, the Chicago
conflict and also the majority of the
Z st. Louis games, Cleveland being the
+ only team to lose to National league
81 adversary.
No league obituary ever written
twas more pleasing TO Boston's Red
+ Sox. The show for this year busted
H up with the newly crowned cham
\ pions not only setting league rec
ord in the way Of games won, but
4 with the organization making enough
money to almost cover the expenses
that the new owners were put to when
they assumed chareg in the Hub last
spring
The season itself was not without
4 the many usual features. In fact.
there were several added attractions
|tnat do not occur often, among these
/ tile suspension of Ty Cobb, for as
|saulting a spectator and the resultant
strike of the Tigers, which necessi-
|tated the postponing or two games;
tine setting OF new pitching records,
and, lastly, the development OF num-
\ ber Of youngsters who promise even
ercater things for the seasons TO
ccme. Included in the notable events
| are also the accomplishments OF the
several managers who had their first
I trial at the helm of a ball club in
j .hnson's circuit.
II will be many seasons perhaps be
+. fore another pair of pitchers break
1.-THE league record for consecutive vic
tories. Since 1904 the record OF IA
|etraight wins had successfully with
stood the onslaughts OF latter-day
stars. This performance was put over
|by Jack Chsebro. then the king-pin
"spitter. with the New York yam
KEGS. The new mark Is 16 straight,
|Valter Johnson of the Senators hrst
4 setting the record only to have Joe
wood of the Red -Sox come along at
4 later date and equal this figure. :.
The wonderful winning streak OF
:heae men naturally brings TO mind
\ tie work OF the teams which they
lead. Naturally, the men supporting
4 |fhem did their share with snappy
0cldin4 and timely hitting, but this
tfacf should not lessen the brilliancy
~ the record-brealxing feats. Bob
|croom OF the Senators and Jean Du-
|bnc of the Tigers are two others VINO
/ set out on the record path only 70 iaiI
abort OF the mark, the former nlt,ins
nine straight, while Detroit sensatlon'
al recruit touched eleven before sue
|cumbing. -, -
The feats, however. were by no
means the only bright lights Oh tns
eeason. Eddie Walsh, the one anu
only "iron man." must not beoveriooA-
"a the big number of games ne nas
taken part in being silent testimony
|fo the argument that his wonderlmul m
r,orr kent the white Sox In nrst
sivision berth throughout the season.
<0alah had no chance for a winning
record. as at times he appeared IN
three or four games ia row to rescue
,ilinr hurlers, but, record or no rec
ord. the big moose" stands out ABOVE
them all
m deyelopment OF young pitcners
..,eral clubs enjoyed beautiful luck.
81 Touis. for instance, actually COIN
. cdn couple OF near stars In Baum
rnrdncr and Hamilton. these two
vounesters being hard for any ciuo
4 Il the league TO beat. The latter. a
|Irfthander. now ranks with the best
eonthpaws In the circuit-Plank, Cob
f linr and Gregg. incidentally Plank's
achievements for the closing campaign
cannot be overlooked. as the veteran
.,ffcr years of valiant service came
bafk. = and only for his steady pitcn-
ne there Is no telling where the crest
fallen Athletics might have finished.
The fan OF the Mackmen is a story
~ Itself. That they might have gone
..n1cr the wire ahead OF the Red Sox
had everything turned out right -
|.60bffnl. but Il IL Q certainty thar
|.Ir frht should not have resulted
e.. I.cieively. The whole AFFAIR hangs
...,.1H what led up to the suspension
.[Iief' Bender and sRnbey Old
go. That The old Chippewa was hit
.| ~ trail even as early as the
|r.|1'nF "trip wae known %