Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-25

Tathewson, Bill Dineen,
oBabe" Adams, Mordecai
Brown, Jack Coombs and
I'd Walsh are the great
worlds championship pitch
rs Of modern baseball his
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Browns, Won in 1886.
comiskey's Browns beat Pop"
arson's Chicago White Sox in the
1856 series. Caruthers and F'outz
tUfrIing great ball for st. Louis.
In the 1885 series between st.
Louis and Chicago each team won
three games and zone game was a
re, The players got $41 apiece
ont Of this series. Last year each
of the Athletics drew down 1854
for his share. Quite a difference,
Ell?
Comiskey's Browns figured in
four worlds championship clashes
Detroit beat the Browns in 1887.
Lady" Baldwin, one of the great
cot southpaws Of his time, won six
and lost one game for Detroit. Co.
misley's right handers-Caruthers,
Foutz and Hudson-were soft pick
ing for the Detroit sluggers. Nearly
every member of the Detroit team
was a 800 hitter.
Keefe Outpitched King.
The worlds series of 1888 between
st. Louis and New York was
marked by tremendous pitching
duel between Timothy Keefe and
Charlie King. Keefe beat King
three straight, 2-1, Az and ga,
and won the series for New York.
King, whose real name is Koenig,
Is now a prosperous contractor in
St Louis He was known as Can
non BALI King, on account Of his
wonderful speed. He sure could
zng the ball over the plate.
Charlie Comiskey managed the
St. Louis Browns of 1883. Arlie
Latham, Tip O'Neill, Curt WEIGH
and other stars played under the
"Old Roman"
In the Temple Cup series of
1895 between Cleveland and Balti-
more. old Cy Young won three
straight games for Cleveland. Bal
timore won one game, Charlie Es-
per defeating Mig" Cuppy. Te-
beau, O'Connor, Wallace and Bur
kett were with Cleveland that year.
McGraw, Jennings and Joe Kelley
played with Baltimore.
Baltimore and Cleveland also
tied up in 1896. Young was knocked
off the rubber by the Orioles in the
first game. Hoffer and Joe Cor
bett pitched four strai~ht victories
Tor Baltimore. Bobby Wallace
pitched the second game for Cleve-
land, working against Corbett.
William Dineen turned the trick
for the Boston Americans in 1903
in the memorable eight game Sc
rles with the Pittsburg Nationals.
Dineen, now an American league
umpire, was the greatest right
handler Of his time.
Thanks to the wonderful pitching
Of Deacon" Philippe, Pittsburg
obtained a flying start. capturing
three out OF the first four games.
Dlneen beat "Schoolmaster Sam"
Lever in the second game. The
betting was 10 to l on Pittsburg.
Clarke. Wagner. Leach and compa-
ny thought they had the series
sewed up tight, especially when
Philippe beat Dineen in the fourth
game.
Old Cy Young saved the series
Tor Boston by whipping Kennedy in
me fifth game. Dineen beat Lever
in the sixth. Young thrashed
Philippe in the seventh and Di-
neen knocked down Philippe in the
eighth and deciding battle. He
struck out Honus Wagner with
three men on bases. 1t took all
the night out of the Pittsburg Pi-
rates Dineen shut them out, 80,
IN the final game
Matty Won Three Straight,
Mathewson still holds the rec
ord of three straight shut-out tri-
umphs over the Athletics in 1905.
M7ttys record is a mark they have
all been shooting at since the
Giants victory.
Big Six" surely was a wonderful
pitcher in 1905. He had the White
Elephants eating out Of his great
.sHl hand. He beat Eddie Plank
"-0 in the first game, trimmed An
DIV Oakley, go, in the third game
WI the series, and blanked the great
.'aShin, CHIEF Bender, 20, in the
0''0 and deciding game of the Sc
Ties.
h' Walsh pitched Fielder Jones
'h'"ago White Sox to victory over
''' 'hlcago Cubs in 1906 Walsh
1000 two games. including a 20
S..'-out that took all the fight out
'Ae Cubs and made Chances
."N Bears easy picking for White