Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-11

the nrst Worlo -
" rtes In the history Of baseball
was played In October. 1854. when the
Providence club OF the National
League defeated the Metropolitans OF
New York. champions Of the AmeFi-
can Association. for the coveted rag.
There was q contest for the worlds
championship long before that, how
ever, and the first worlds pennant
was won by Canadian club. repre-
sentlfe Hamilton. Ont II was In Sep
TENDER, 1865, that this pioneer worlds
series was pulled OF. The big tour
nament was held IN Detroit, where
the game. then IN its infancy, had
gained Z strong hold. Many wealthy
men OF Tigeft0wn were ardent fans.
and they backed the scheme with
their coin The teams entered n the
tournament were all amateur aggre-
cations, as professional baseball had
not yet been born. The cities repre-
sented were Detroit. Cleveland. Chi
cage. Buffalo, Albany, Boston. PniIa-
delphia, New York. Brooklyn. Pitts
burg. Montreal. Quebec, Toronto and
Hamilton. The latter city entered =
club called the UnknoWns. and they
grabbed the rag after 4 stern chase.
Under the rules adopted for the Be-
lries, each game was 70 consisk Of
three innings. and each team was 70
play q games The tournament last
ed sir days, and was continuous
performance from morning y night
The finish was close and exciting. n
the final contest the Hamilton On
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falo Reds. The club from the onla-
rio city needed that game 10 win the
pennant Under the rules IN vogse
at the tournament. the team winning
two Of the three innings got the game.
The Redb and the unknoWns each won
an inning and Bpllalo got six runs
In their half Of the third round Ham,
ilfon then went 70 bat and had scored
three runs when q player named IA
Rue faced the pitcher. He smashed
the pill over the fence. but while
rounding first be spfalned his ankle.
While the Buifalo ielder1 were
searching for the han q doctor ban
daged Ia Rue's foot. AZ one out re-.
tired the side. Il seemed 70 be all over
FOR Hamilton. After having hi1 m
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disappointment TO many fans not 20
absorb through the medium Of their
paner the wise observations srlDpoe.
edly made by big league stars. The
recent ruling that PLAYERS VIII not Be
allowed to write for the newspapers.
but will have to attend strictly 10 the
business of playing ball. is really 4
protection to the public. for very 1T.
tie of the stun appearing under dis
tfnguished names IS actually written
by owners OF those names
Ban Johnson Is right ID taking the
position that this Is an imposition on
the public. He has accomplished much
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