The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
BY W. j. MACBETH.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE worlds
series OF 1912 IS one likely TO be
remembered as hong as the game en-
drres. Not only will 1t bring together
in the respective major league CHAM
pions, an unusually we'll matched pair
of contestants, but il will also FUR
n.sh a stake of such gigantic proper
items as to bring out the very last
ounce of fight
A month Is left OF the major league
schedules. Much may happen in that
time. In neither league. so far. has
the pennant been won to an abso-
lutte certainty. Yet the New York
| Giants and the Boston Red Sox APP
pear to have such strange holds on
the iaurels that, for the sake of ar
, gument, well eliminate the rest OF
the fields. Unless some miracle hap
pens the big. annual pow-wow OF the
clans Will be staged Jointly IN this
city and in the City of Culture.
For everyone at all concerned In
the national pastime a better post
season attraction could not be arrang-
ed. In the matter OF pure ability 1t
is doubtful II two hotter-matched RI
walls ever faced each other. These
prospective challengers for a worlds
title represent the two greatest base
ball cities of the country. New York
will undoubtedly be the popular IA
vorite over Boston--at least in the
speculative fields. PNtsburg money is
bound to have such an influence. 1t
Is always q simple question OF Ma
tionai league sentiment against that
i'of the American league and Pitts
burg money invariably backs Its SYM
pathy for the old major organization
OF course New York, In view of local
baseball conditions. Is hotbed OF
National league enthusiasm and will
string along with the Giants to the
bitter end on, that account. COndi-
Lions Just the reverse prevail In Bos-
ton. The Hub cannot see the Ma
tional league with a spy glass. But
the prepnnderance of National league
money from New York and Pitts
burg is likely to so begging for odds
no matter how loyal and game the
Bostonians may be.
I New York Needs Title.
New York il set upon a worlds
championship for this occasion. 1t
feels the disgrace attached to last
fairs sorry showing against the,
worlds champion Athletics. Besides
this, however. McGraw needs the hon
ors for advertising purposes. He IL
taking the Giants and a picked team
from the National league on = tour
VI thC WITH tTin Winter. lou may
imagine how dearly the Giants will
sell their lives for the added prestige
OF that magic titie. IT il incentive
enough to make New York fixht TO
the last ditch even II the lions share
CT the spoiis did not 60 to the vic
torious team. Furthermore, this is
year Of years for upon 1t devolves the
prestigS of the rival major leagues.
This is the rubber. of worlds cham
pionships. Each league has now four
titles: to its credit and upon this falls
result hinges great deaf of civic
pride among the. fraternity.
80 the. Giants and Red Sox. meet
and both are In the same sort OF con-
dition that enabled them to make
such brilliant seasons records. the
J worlds series Is bound to be worth
while. Personally think the Red
Sox the better of the two teams. To
my mind they haze proved as much
by going through the whole season
without one serious slump. think
that in long race like q seasons
championship of 154 games the
Giants would suffer greatly by COM