Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-10-07

! Forthcoming contest between the Giants
and Athletics, 1t first came into being IN
| New York in 1884, when Providence,
| winner Of the National League pennant,
crossed bats with the victorious Metrop-
olitans--New York's standard beavers
Of the old American Association. There
were lapses in 1891 and 1893 and a big
gap from 1898 to 1902, inclusive, and
we're played, but from 1884 TO the pres
ent, barring these interlmissions, the
post-season fight for the apex of the
baseball world has been an established
custom.
The flag has flown in ten states during
this short generation. Once 1t strayed
west of the Mississippi river and breezed
from a Flagstaff in the ST. Louis park Of
1886, twenty-Seven years ago. It stayed
there but one season, came back to De-
troit and never since has crossed the
Father Of Waters. !.
over eleven cities. Providence, Chicago.
st. Louis, Detroit, New York, Louisville,
Boston. Cleveland. Baltimore, Pitts
hurgh and Philadelphia-all have sent
forth, from time to times clubs that have
fought victorious battles for the trophy.
one hundred and thirty-four games have
stamped these teams in various years
premier baseball players Of the world in
no uncertain brand. Nearly three-fourtha
Of the, games have gone to the winners.
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have been closer than they We're in tn.
babyhood of the fight.
Nincty-seven of the 134 games have
been won by the teams which captuaed
the flag. Thirty-seven ilavc gone tn the
losers. Fifteen times a. National League
Ciul has won the flag: enc the I'D
American Association captured it: five
times it has lloated eyer m American
captoredLeaguo clubs have been its
keeper five times out Of nine years in
which the American and National League
clubs have played for 1t. For the past
three years it has breezed over an Amer
lean League park. IA. @
First winners Of the world champion
ship We're the Providence team, which
defeated New York three straight games.
The next year. 1885, the flag went -
again for the championship in 1887 anil
this time st. Louis atriumphed. Detroit
.cantured the flag in 1887. In 1883 it came
to New York for a two'year stay. Louis
vile got it, in 1890. Boston in 1892 and
land won it in a contest from Baltimore.
but the next year the old Baltimore Or
ioles took it away from Cleveland to
keep it for two years. The Boston Amer
p~ost-season fight between National and
Amtrican League pennant winners: New
York r%egained it in 1905. The Chicago
Nationals and Americans fought for it
III l9Ob and the WHITE ~ON won 1t. In
1907 and 1908 the Chicago Nationals won
it easily from Detroit. Pittsburgh tool
her place on the championship map in
1909, the Detroit team being defeated
for the third consecutive time in the
worlds series games. For two years
thereafter the Philadelphia Athletics cap
tured it. Last year it went to the <Bos-
ton Americans.
Six of the eleven cities-Providence, st.
Louis. Detroit. Louisville, Cleveland and
Pittsbprgh--have been worlds cham
pions but one season. Two. Baltimore
and Philadelphia, have been champions
twice. Baltimore in 1895 II 1897 and
Philadelphia in 1910 and 1911. Three times
the flag has 1loated over a Boston park,
in 1892, 1908 and 1913. New York and
the former in 1888. 1889, 1894 and 1905;
the latter in 1885. 1906. 1907 and 1908.
The table which follows traces the
flight of the flag from season 20 season
over the country:
Results of World Series to Date.